The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24
TO KEEP AN EYE
ON EXPERT AMES
Trouble in Store for Him
When He Comes Back
From the East.
Attorneys MoEnerney and Del
mas Evidently Forget About
Their Duel.
Notarial Blanks Once More the Theme
and the Sleepy Days Have
Returned.

urally there was much disappointment
among those of the spectators who at
tended with the heartless anticipation OF
hearing Attorney McEnerney reassert his
thirst for a bucketful of Mr.. Delmas' rich
red blood.
The challenge for duel which was the
sensational feature OF tie close OF la
weeks proceedings was not even referred
10 yesterdav-in fact, the prospective COM
batants actually appeared TO be friendly
and those who had hungered to witness
blood-letting affair are about reaching the
conclusion that tones afraid and the
other dassent."
1t was on the programme yesterday to
put Handwriting Expert Daniel T. Ames
on the spit and roast him plenty for hav-
ing in the course of public lecture deliv-
cred outside of court proclaimed the pen
CLIP will and the disputed Craven deeds
to be rank forgeries. But, as was an.
nounced in The CALL last week, the VEN
erable professor Ct curly-cues and pen
pressure put himself out OF reach OF the
contempt citation by taking train for
the East. OF course he was not in court.
Mr.. Delmas asked for an order changing
the date OF the summons in such man
pert returns, if he ever does. The court
made an entry TO that effect.
1t was a dull and unlnteresting day
throughout. 1t marked the beg .nning of
the eighteenth week of the protracted
litigation and opened with Attorney ]. J.
West on the stand again and under cross
examination. MIR. McEnerney devoted
most of his attention toward testing the
witness ability to remember events of
ordinary import occurring during his en-
ployment last year in Lawyer Ruers Of
fice But bout all that was elicited from
West was a reiteration OF his former testi-
mony, to the effect that he saw Martin
Kelly in Ruefs office late on the afternoon
OF July Of last year, thus showing that
the politician could not have been in the
com pany of John r. Aitken, as the Latter
has testified.
John c. Lynch, the new Collector OF In
ternal Revenue, was the next witness.
He was the Speaker OF the Assembly in
1895. End was called for the purpose OF
identifying the bill which Mrs. Craven
lobbied through that session providing
for q scnooiteachers retirement fund.
He did this, but when Mr.. Delmas sought
to show that Mrs. Craven had told the
witness that wealthy man had be-
oueathed $50 900 to the fund an objection
from the other side barred the evidence
out.
Efforts were made by the counsel for the
defense to get in some evidence regarding
notarial blanks through the medium OF
w. E. Stanford and Mrs. Addie Ballou,
but in each instance Judge Slack refused
to admit the testimony.
Captain Webb, who formerly had an
office with General Dickinson, testified
that early in January OF last year he found
in the generals law office some notarial
blanks which were exact counterpa.ts is OF
those used by Cooney in acknowledgi ging the
Craven deeds. This was brought out for
the purpose of breaking down the plain
tiff's theory that Cooney used blanks that
were not printed until two years after
Senator Fairs death.
C. K. Bonestel the attorney, followed
Webb and corroborated the National
Guardsman's statement. Mr.. Bonestell
said he was present when Webb recovered
the blanks from dusty package found on
q shelf in Dickinson 8 office.
Bonestell was cross-examined by Attor-
new McEnerney. He said he was admitted
to the bar by the Supreme Court during
one of it's sessions al Satramento some
time during 1882 or 1888. He could not
remember In what month he was ad-
mtted. The witness was told to describe
General DlcEinson's offices accurately, and
he proved quite equal 10 the task. The
rack of shelves upon which were kept the
gal blanks was located directly In front
of the generals desk in his private office.
Webb had been talking about banks Ior
several DAYS before he examined the pack
ages referred to.
"How did you come to meet Mrs. Crav.
en- p asked McEnerney.
Captain Webb introduced me to her, I
think
Where was that?"
"At General Dickinson's Office. She
called there one day while l was there.
The general was notthere at the time. l
was never present when the general and
Mrs. Craven conferred"
Bonestell said it was at his suggestion
that Webb searched through the shelves
for the blanks. He was busy and wanted
to get rid OF the captain. Besides he said
he was not interested in the blanks.
McEnerney asked if it were not a fact
that the packages OF blanks were brought
into Dckinson's office by Mr.. Stanford of
the Crocker Company as late as February,
$685. Bonestell said this was not so.
Captain Webb was put on the witness
stand for cross-examination after the at
torneys were through with Bonesteli. The
captain admitted that he was quite int,-
mate with Mrs. Craven and called on her
frequently. He was no longer connected
with General Dickinson's Office because
he. was looking after an estate
in Hum boldt County and ranch
belonging to Colonel J. ]. Stevenson in
Stanislaus County. He recomm ended to
Mrs. Craven that she employ General
Dickinson as one of her staff OF defenders,
and did not hesitate to say that he had
done everything he could to help Mrs.
Craven's cause along.
Reuben H. LLOYD was now recalled to
the stand and questioned by Mr.. Delmas
re arding a subpoena that was served upon
Mrs. Craven at the time the Fair heirs
were pushing the pencil will forward
for probate. The object of exhibiting the
subpoena and bringing out the fact that
the lady defendant was to have been
called as a witness in support of the now
disputed will was to show that the heirs
and their attorneys had practically ad-
mitted the genuineness of the document
The attorneys for the plaintiffs objected
to this showing being made, and the day
closed with an argument. Judge Slack
had not heard enough law to convince
him ON the point when the adjournment
hour had arrived, so there will be more OF
it this morning.