The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-15
MRS. CRAVEN LOSES.
iosG-DRswS-o s1sr FOR FAIR
PROPERTY DECIDED.
slack Decide. Despite ISwser~'
Pret~ss.-Penesi Deeds Were Forz-

san FRANCISCO. SEPT. f4-Tne famous
case * Angua IS. Craven, 5y which ma
s&e-a @sgTs ara heirs o. the tate Ssnaior
5@nssS Q Far sought - quiet the tile Gf
-Nss- @sEfss 4. Craven. i school teacher Of
ta.sz ciEy. g tgo pieces g properly GA Sa1-
Hes4e and Mission streets valued 81 E. 81
- Ess flzaly seelaed today b. Superior
Se2ee Slack, kiitsag IS q chancellor IN
equity.
FER five long months ne trial % the
case arsxgeG along before dry 90 waom
vas hEiailT submitted 1poa three de-
eiszys issues yesterday. but after wra1ig-
ms for ten hoars that body announced its
tfaao.tstT % agree gpon a verdict. and Ras
discharges by ne conTt late last night
Seaze ssaek minated that Sc had reach
80 Is decision 80 thai time bus at the
urgent request o. counsel Tor the defend
sEs deferred rendering Il uatll today.
" nen me case .as called the court room
~aS packed 20 suffaeztion wiEh lawyers
ard others inteFested In the result 81 rhe
AisEasiols and TIE closing scene In the Iexsi
drama vas awaited with unusual interest
attorney +. Il. Mlxehelf o. behalf OF tne
Plaintiffs opened he preceesalus BIZ offer
ing - Submit the case FOR deessson hy TIE
court az chancellor IN equity d IL
Seir1as. or behalf n ire defendant. con-
tended taat the issues begare the court
~ere rot equitable issues. ard although
Judge Sack naA oserruaea Eaas contention
a TIE casset q tie case. requested leave
70 srEEe The point, Judge Sack dectsnea
70 bear counsel nowe.ar. and Attorney
" ~, Foote usde vigorous appeal TO
the court Bcs 20 de1ide he ease By chan
Gerry afgutg2g that, since the court had de-
clasd thai TIRE defendant was entitled 70
At advisory jury 20 advise the court aud
thai jury lad not advised Il the court
could a0s take upon Itself 10 decide the
case Judge benson supplemented the APP
peal q his conferees for another jury trial.
bat the court vas deaf &c them all and
caEtAiled the argument.
Judge Slack theraupoa rendered MS de-
casaon 70 the effect that the pencil deeds
puTporting 70 have been signed b. James
q Fair. ~ means OF which Mira. Craven
sought TO sustain her title 20 the property
In controversy. were foEgeries. and that
they had neyer been Acknowledged oy
James g Fair before NoJsry J. J. Cooney.
as claimed. and that therefore the ae-
Acknowledgements attached thereto were
also fcFgeries. As 70 the third Issue,
Judge Slack held that there Was no evil
Ferlce Of q conspiracy existing between
Mrs. Craven. Mr.. Haskins and Notary
Cooney whlch had for its object the loot
.ng Of the Fair estate. except BY infer
ence-
The decision was evidently unexpected
BY the defendants counsel who asked
fer and obtained II stay OF proceedings
for thirty days.
Neither Mrs Craven nor her daughter
Was In court when the case Was decided
When questioned as to what, If any. ac-
fion they proposed 20 take IN the prem
isfs. the plaintiffs attorney declined 20
discuss the sGbect AZ present. but II is
generally believed that the grand jury
now In session viii take TIE matter Up
Immediately.