The San Francisco call., 1897-07-30
NONE HAVE AS
] YET DESERTED
.
:.
Judge Slack's Gold-FeVered
i. Jury Still Remains
= =: Intact.
It : Was a Day Consumed for
:. !: +. the Greater Part in Ar
gument.
The Desire Is That Attorney Lloyd's
Contract With the Fair Heirs
Shall Be Produced.


sion of the Fair Craven trial.
Two of the Jurors were missing, and Wis
ions of all sorts of annoying complications
incumbent upon their possible fight to
the Klondyke gold fields fitted through
his Honor's mind. But the baillff's call ut
the courtroom door disclosed the fact that
the ttuants were only trying to finish the
stun DIS of their cigars out in the corridor,
and when they hurried into the room to
answer to their names the Judge heaved
sigh of relief and bade the attorneys pro-
ceed with another long day.
The fire of the gold fever has by no
means been extinguished in the breasts of
al least three OF the Fair-CraVen jurors,
however, and it is just possible that with
the departure of the next steamer for the
or two in the box.
Attorney Reuben n. Lloyd, in whom
Mrs..Crayen confided so i'm plicitIy up to
the time that he and the other attorneys
for the Fair heirs deserted her and
her rights, occupied the witness-stand
throughout Yesterdays session, contlnu-
alfv under cross-exam ination by Mr.. Del
mas:
Mrs. Craven was not in court, but her
chair was pre-empted by her daughter,
Miss Margaret. Beside the little lady sat
.Iudge Curtis, the celebrated New York
LAWYER. The Judge has not been address
ing The court much during the past few
DAYS. leaving that matter to his leader,
MIR. Detmas. But he maintains his wonted
vigilance and is always conspicuous IN the
conferences of counsel.
Mr.. LLOYD inaugurated the days siege
BY asking permission to correct state
= Iii hn to- Nn n r
before He had testified that he never Of
fered Mrs. Craven $500, 900 for her deeds.
What he wished to do now was TO omit
the qualifying phrase, "for her deeds"
The remainder OF the forenoon session
was consumed for the greater part In ar
gument. The DEBATE received its impetus
from d question from Mr.. Delmas calling
for the disclosure by Mr.. Lloyd of his re-
lations with his clients the Fair children.
The witness made partial answer before
the objections arose. He said that he did
not think he was the attorney in TACT for
the heirs but had been employ ed TO con-
duct certain negotiations for them.
sfWas that mploy ment authorized in
writing ?" asked Mr.. Delmas.
Mr.. Lloyd said it was not.
Was your authority to act as their at
tornev in law in writing2 p was the next
question, and that was the rock upon
which tn keel split.
There was long talk as to whether or
not the witness could be compelled to
divulge alleged privileged communica-
tioDs, but the court finally ruled that he
must answer.
Mr.. Lloyd said he had written contract
with the heirs, but did not have it with
him,
e, TheEenpon Mr.. Delmas made formal
demand for the production of the contract
in coGEt, and that started an argument
which. lasted up to recess time and which
is not settled yet.
During the debate Mr.. Foote made q
poin tfor he defense when he accused the
other side OF changing front. They cared
nothing for privileged communicatlons
1e~said, when they put Judge Aitken on
: the stand; and caused him to divuge the
alleged transactions he had had with Mrs
Craven. What was sauce for the goose
.should' be sauce for the gander, was his
closing shot.
., Just as. recess was being taken Judge
Slack. said he would take the matter unde r
advisement, but later IN the day he said
he would hear more argument this morn
ing before giving ruling.
MIR. Lloyd was questioned with referen ce
to his. conversation with Mrs. Craven. in
which Mrs. Fairs will was spoken of, at
the opening of the afternoon session.
:: The. witness said he could not possibly
recall the: lady's exact language. But in
Substance she said she reminded the Sem
ator that his divorced wife had shown a
preferencefor the two Fair girls in dis
posing of her property as against the son
Charles. The girls got half a million
more than Charles. Mrs. Craven, he
thought, said she advised the Senator TO
make Charley even" in his will and hat
the Senator agreed to do this by giving
o his son an extra half million. This prom
1se was fulfilled in the pencil will.
Tlfat subject was dropped and Mr.. Del
mas wanted 10 know something in detail
about the witness connection with the
rough copy OF the pencil Will furnished
him by Mrs. Craven. After he had in
'spected il, he said, he put it away among
a lot of other papers. Somebody came and
asked for it-he didn't remember who
but he could not find it at the time.
When it was determined 10 fight the
pencil will, however, he did find it, ar d
he gave it to Carvalho, the handwriting
expert. 1t consequently went into the
hands of Attorney Wheeler, who used ii
Then the conversations were again re-
verted to.
. Did not the conversation between SEN
ator Fair and Mrs. Craven, with reference
to what property he was to give her, take
place before the execution of the ink and
pencil wills?" asked Mr.. DeImas.
She told me that they had several con-
versations in which that matter was dis
cussed," replied Mr.. Lloyd. Isle did not
designate just when they took place"
Now, Mr.. Lloyd, don't you know that
those talks took place before that will was
drawn?"
well, that was what 1 inferred; l
didn't know it,"
The contract by which the Fair heirs
were 70 pay Mrs. Craven $500 600 for her
claims was the next subject of discussion
between Messrs. Delmds and Lloyd. The
latter said that the contract was drawn up
and signed in his Office. He was there
when each of the heirs signed it. He re-
mem bered that they were all in the City
at that time.
''Do you know who drafted that con-
tract?" asked Mr.. Delmas.
II dc" was the reply.
This would have been an interesting
tring to know in view of the testimony
that has already gone on the record to the
effect that q 'loophole" was purposely
q left in the contract through which the
heirs could evade payment of the agreed
: sum after they had wrested Mrs. Craven
Of her rights. But Judge Slack sustained
an objection to the disclosure, and the
identity of the clever drafter remains q
secret.
o. The contract, said Mr.. Lloyd, was given
: to Richard Dey after it had been signed.
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