The San Francisco call., 1905-05-03
Mrs. TrOg'S- Suit in
-Sdn MdteO County
Is Dismissed.
OVERTURE BY DEFENSE
Services Of Statesman
for PiOuS Fund
Admitted.


The suit OF Mrs. Robert P. Troy.
formerly the wife of United States Sen
stor Stephen n. White, against John T.
Doyle OF Redwood City TO recover S20,-
600 for the late Senator's services in
the securing of a settlement OF the
pious fund. case will never come to
trial. 1t was set for hearing yesterday
morning in Superior Judge Bucks court
at Redwood City and witnesses and a
yenire Of trial jurors were present. but
after several hours consultation the
opposing counsel reached a compro-
mise and the suit. was formally dis
missed.
1t was expected that the trial would
last several days and that during its
progress much concerning the methods
OF securing the prous fund award that
had never been published would come
cut. Two United States Senators,
White and Stewart, We're working to
secure the settlement, and after it was
made there was a stormy dispute be-
tween attorneys and church dignitaries
over what was due as fees. The laying
bare of all the. proceedings, it was sur
missed, would prove of interest to the
public. -
The compromise so suddenly effected
in. the little county seat OF San Mateo
has closed the last of the disputes over
Robert p Troy and d. n. Delmas
were present at the San Mateo court
yesterday to represent Mrs Troy.
There we're also present to appear as
witnesses for her J. WiSeman McDon-
aid, her attorney in former efforts to
collect from Doyle; Mrs. Fannie White,
mother Of the late Senator, and Miss
Hortense White, the Senator's daugh
ter. Mrs. Troy was also present.
CONTRACT WITH WHITE.
John T. Doyle was in court. and At
torney Philip G. Galpin represented
him. When Attorney Troy appeared
at 10 o'clock Attorney Galpin ap-
proached him. and said the defense
wished TO make a proposition for
compromise. These two and Attorney
Delmas retired. being granted permis-
sion TO do so for fifteen minutes by
Judge Buck. They consulted in the
Judges chambers.
The first proposition made by Gal
pin vas promptly rejected by Delmas
and Troy. The three went before
Judge Buck and secured an extension
of time. They repeated this several
times, the conference continuing until
2 o'clock, with an intermission for
luncheon, Judge Buck patiently wait
ing in the courtroom.
When the agreement was reached
Attorney Delmas made a motion that
the suit be dismissed. Judge Buck at
once made the order and the case was
ended.
- Hae the case gone to trial the plain
tiff would have submitted testimony to
show that Senator William NJ. Stew
art of Nevada and Attorney John T.
Doyle had an agreement with Arch
bishop Riordan ana the Bishop OF
Monterey and. Los Angeles to receive
one-QuSrter Of the total sum awarded:
that Doyle employed Senator White
n n Ui n m
one-third of what was received; that
S125.000..or $62. 500 each. was award
d ed Stewart and Doyle by the Arch
bishop. The sum sued for is below
the amount that would be actually
due.
There would have been introduced
IN evidence. had the case gone TO trial,
numerous letters from Doyle to White,
acknowledging the services of the lat
ter in securing the award It would
! have been shown tnat il was White
who induced the American State De-
partment 10 make q demand upon the
republic. Of Mexico for the amount of
the claim. without which demand The
Hague tribunal could have taken no
cognizance Of il. Among the letters
introduced in evidence was one from
Judge William r. Day of the State
Department, written in October, 1897,
informing him that at his (White's)
request he had sent the demand to the
Mexican Minister.
STEWART'S FAT FEE.
Doyle. il is said, once offered Mrs.
Troy $3.50 as a compromise.
1t is surmlsed that had the case gone
to trial the defense would have been
made that Senator White had no right
TO use his official position in the col
Tecting Of claims, that the statute of
limitations had run against the claim
and shat the actual contract for three
months that had been entered into with
Senator White expired long before the
collection Of the sum received.
AS a matter of fact, the best. work
done by White for the claim was after
the expiration Of the contract, and the
value Of the services We're acknowl-
edged by Doyle as late as January of
limitations.
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