The San Francisco call., 1897-06-23
SNEERS
FOR MRS.
CRAVEN
Attorneys for the Fair Heirs
Rebuked in Open
Court.
THE LADY'S STORY WOR-
RIES THEM.
Mitchell Pleads That He Didn't
Make No Faces
Nohow. "
MORE ABOUT THAT PROPOSED
COMPROMISE.
Mrs. Craven Says She Was Hounded
by Detectives and CrankS and
Was In Fear of Her Life.
THE LADY'S STORY WOR-
RIES THEM.
MORE ABOUT THAT PROPOSED
COMPROMISE.
Mrs. Craven Says She Was Hounded
by Detectives and CrankS and
Was In Fear of Her Life.

Sneering and Intentionally mocking
smiles of incredibly, intended for the
1ury's benefit, constitute the latest effort
of the attorneys representing the Fair
heirs to ward off the stripes of the lash
that Mrs. Craven is now welding in the
great trial over her claims against the
dead millionaire's estate.
Som mething has obviously gone wrong in
the plaintiffs camp. Through their own
blunder they left the way open for Mrs.
Craven to tell about their sophistical
moves to com promise with her and now
it hurts. They have put aside all pre-
tense toward restraining their feelings of
evaporation and are now showing their
teeth and temper.
There was an open breach of court eti-
quette during yesterday mornings session,
when the lady offered to relate that she
had been bounded by detectives and
cTanks-aye, was IN fear of her very life
and that was one of her many reasons for
not proclaiming TO the world, and partic-
ulariy to TIE representatives of the Fair
estate, the fact that she had in her pos
session deeds from Senator Fair to prop
erty worth over million.
Mrs. Craven was prosecuted and pur-
sued by these evil ones, and eventually
got a chance yesterday to saw so under
oath, but it was not until after those
whom the expose caused to writhe had
made an exhibluon OF themselves.
1t was blonde haired and blue-eyed
Pros porous Bob" Mitchell who first lost
his head.
Mr.. Delmas was asking Mrs. Craven
something more in reference to her res
sons for not indiscriminately exploiting
her deeds about and framed a question
after this fashion: During the period
you have testified to, namely, from the
first interview you had with Governor
Budd at Sacramento in the beginning of
the year 1895 until the filing of your
deeds in 1896, were you cogniZant of the
fact that your movements were con-
stantly watched by detectives, and did
that knowledge on your part operate on
your mind to make you keep concealed
your deed 50"
Mr.. Mitchell, red of face and sputter-
ing, bounded out of his chair.
We object to the question as leading
as not cross-examination, as irrelevant
to immaterial," he shouted. "Why,
from a mere listening to that questio n
your Honor IS forced to a conclusion that
that could not possibly be a reason why
she did not show her deeds.
The objection IS sustained" mildly
quoth Judge Slack, for he readily dis
cerned that something was apt to be ''do-
ing, as the saying goes and was desirous
to forestall by pouring oil on the rufiing
waters.
'Of course" said Mr.. Mitchell, with an
effort to be crushingly sarcastic, Counsel
Is not attempting to get anything before
the jury that is improper"
81 resent that sneer as utterly out of
place." said Mr.. Delmas sharply.
Mitchell was still red and still sputter-
ing
think these questions are out of place" he
went on. 81 am sure that counsel knew
that that was an improper question to try
to get before this jury, whether or not
she was watched and bounded by detec-
tives or -''
The ruling has been made Mr.. Mitch
ell, said his Honor. with anxiety.
81 think" said Mr.. Delmas, Il am en-
titled to reply 10 so unhandsome and i'm
proper remark as counsel sees fit to in
dulge in"
'I think the question is settled" said
the court. q cut Nj. Mitchell short in
his statement"
''Of course, I have no objection to coun-
sci on the other side being INDUCED.
whether in good humor or i'll humor. to
any extent they desire to speak, claiming
the right to reply to them," rejoined Mr..
Delmas.
The storm for the moment blew over
and the examination of Mrs. Craven was
resumed on another line. Mr.. Delmas
now wanted to know if IL was not a fact
that some newspaper interviews with
Reuben ii. Lloyd had had considerable
effect in prompting her to keep her secret.
"Well, what | saw IN the papers about
the statements of Mr.. Lloyd on the filing
OF the will, the statements of the children
and the statements OF Mr.. Richard Y. Dew
and others, and also the still greater rea-
son, perhaps-the one reason that / knew
that l was followed by detectives houndeo
by-beset by cranks. and 1 was in fear Of
my life. So afraid was I that 1 went sc
far"
lone moment" interrupted Mr.. Delmas.
As he spoke he rose to his feet with an
accusing finger pointed at the row of at.
torneys representing the heirs. He had
been watching them as Mrs. Craven began
to relate her story, and had observed that
Mr.. Mitchell was snickering and leerin Q
at the witness. He also noticed that some e
of the others we're following suit, but with
less effort to attract the attention of the
jury.
81 submit, if your Honor please" said
Mrs. Craven's leading defender, calmly.
impressively, and looking squarely into
MitchelPs oscillating blue orbs, that this
witness is entitled to be treated with de-
cent respect, and that the counsel on the
other side have no right to openly sneer
at her in her face while she is testifying
and l call for your Honor's Judgment on
such conduct"
The shade of Mitchell's counlenance
had now dissolved into a scintillating
purple hue and he was nearing the froth-
ing state.
If that is intended for me-" he sang
out, 81 deny that did sneer at this wit
ness, but l smiled at the answer because
am satisfied it would not have ever been
given if Mr.. Delmas had not asked the
question a moment ago, to which 1 OBJ.
jected."
Whatever may have prompted the
conduct OF counsel" said Mr. Delmas, II
submit that while this lady is on the
stand, whatever recondite motives counsel
may have to make faces at her, or sneer
at her, or jeer at her, it matters not; it is