The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-12
Charles S. Wheeler Pays
His Compliments to
D. M. Delmas.
Says Part Of the Little Napo-
Icons Speech Was
Stolen.
Accusations, Innuendos and Intima-
tons Cast at Mrs. Craven's At
torney in Sensational Volume,

The argument in the Fair-Craven case
is over and Charles S. Wheeler has had
his retaliatory rap at the Little Napo-
leon."
For day and a half Wheeler sat with
the attorneys for the plaintiffs and list
ened to the keen sarcasm and stinging
denunciation which Mrs. Craven's attor-
ney directed toward him. IL was pre-
dicted that his reply would be sensa-
tional, and when the young attorney
arose to speak on behalf OF the inter
venors Yesterday forenoon there was no
diminution in the crowds which had at
tended the previous session.
Wheeler's inrod uction was brief. He
contented himself with stating that he
would meet, step by step. every PROPOSE
tion which the defendant had advanced.
Then he turned his attention to bis OPP
ponent, and the faying began. He paid
brief tribute to Mr.. Delmas' oratorial
abilities. but the commendatory words
were soon exhau sted.
II will not speak of home and paternal
love-" he SAID. Perhaps the five chill
dren whom 1 leave every morning, per-
haps the fact that my nights are spent
under my own roof leaves me Incompetent
to speak upon the subject OF home life. 1
will leave that TO the man who comes into
court grasping q Bible in one hand and
the arm of a police detective with the
other.
al will not spe ak of intimidation and
assassination. | have heard those words
before. | have seen them before. They
were stolen from the lips OF the great
1rishman who uttered th en-. have read
an account OF case IN this City where ID.
NJ Delmas used the same words stolen
from Curran. a wandering minstrel sing
ing the same old tuner No, a crushed
tragedisn fitting from court TO court
seeking the same old vindication which
once before Jury of his peers has refused
to accord him, and which | feel certain,
gentlemen, you will again deny him
Mr.. Wheeler then went into q minute
account of the dealings with Mrs. Craven
of the firms which Delmas had denounced.
lie commended that the firms mentioned,
when they believed the will genuine, had
stood by II, but when they came to view
it as a forged document they repudlated
1t, thus refusing to be parties TO crime.
In the course of this part OF the argu-
ment Delmas objected TO Wheeler's COM
mentlng upon his own testimony. Strik-
ing a serio- comic attituke Wheeler ex-
c aimed: you may intimldate or
assassinate me- but you cannot stop me-"
Again Judge Slack trowningly raped
for order and then ruled Delmas' obiec-
tion lot we'll taken.
GAS l was saying, when the string
BROKE" continued Wheeler, and then he
delyed into the intricacies of James G.
Fairs chIrography.
Returning to the subject of the aban-
Comment OF the pencil will, he said:
When 1t became demonstrated that that
docum ent a forgery, the time had
arrived Tor the Wilson q Wilson's, the
Lloyd d Woods, the Knight d Heggertys,
and the CARRIER, Boalt & Bishops 10 leave
that tram, and the time had arrived for
the Delmases, the kowalskvs and the
Ruefs OF this city 10 get aboard"
Mr.. Wheeler wound up his mornings
speech with another broadside at his OPP
ponent, which caused a sensation through
out the courtroom.
Gentlemen, who is the man who makes
this assault upon the regulations of these
tirms?" he demanded. That man is a
genius, and he is man of >moral worth
because Judge Curtis says so, and Judge
Curtis is an imported expert who ought
to know. If he were not the man Judge
Curtis says he Is what 10y he would be
TO band of periurers, forgers and unmit-
igated scoun0rels. If he were not, as
Judge Curtis says III honor to his State
and his generation, if he were a man who
had been found guilty by a jury of rob-
bling an old man OF $50, 000 ii be were
scoundrel who had Haunted MS infamy in
the face of the people as no other man
has ever dared to do, l could stand the
opprobrium which he has heaped upon
me, but being the man Judge Curtis says
he is, God pity me-"
Mr.. Wheeler devoted the afternoon to
Analysing the defendants testimony,
which he contended was unnatural
throughout. incidentally he defended the
part taken by John r. Aitken, who had
been treated roughly by the defendants
counsel. He said Mr.. Aiken mad acted
prudently and honorably. He had simply
disclosed the evidence of crime, as was
his duty as an attorney and as a good
citizen.
Judge Slack will charge the jury at l
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.