The San Francisco call., 1909-06-15
SINS OF FATHER
VISITED ON SON
BY De UR|OSTE
GuatemaIan Refuses TO Serve
on Jury Hearing Case of
Young Cabrera
Presidents Offspring Loses His
Suit for Damages Against
WhitteII Sr.

i VIII not sit IN this case Inc
president OF Guatemala, father Of the
plaintiff. was responsible for the death
Of two OF my cousins"
George de Urioste. one OF the fore
most members Of the local Guatemalar
colony, caused a sensation in Judge
Hunts court yesterday when he sprang
10 his feet in the jury box and in the
foregoing words refused TO act in the
trial Of the $4,000 damage suit OF
d. Cabrera, son Of the president Of the
Central American republic. against
George Whitteu Sr. The jury decided
the suit against Cabrera shortly before
noon.
De UriOste was excused without any
further explanation. by consent OF
both sides. He seemed highly excited
when he learned what case it was he
had been summoned TO serve in. De
Urioste was one of the first u men
in the box. Attorney Charles Han
lon. representing Whitten. offered to
accept the p if none Of them had any
opinion on the case. 1t was then that
De Urioste made his statement.
The two cousins OF De Urioste who
lost their lives in one of the periodical
revolutions of Guatemala were John
Vitteri and A EItteri. brothers.
WELL KNOWN HERE
Both my cousins We're well known
in san Francisco said De Urioste
later in the day. They We're natives
of Guatemala. and were killed about
six months ago. There was some kind
OF a revolution. but we have not been
able 70 get any particulars here of
The circumstances. You must excuse
me from saying anything further
about the matter. as I have many
friends there. People here are afraid
10 speak. for fear their friends in
Guatemala may suffer in consequence.
Young Cabreras action was tried
during the morning session OF court,
and the jury before going TO lunch
brought IN verdict for the defendant
Cabrera was thrown out of the
apartments Of George Whittell Jr. the
morning Of December 81, 1907. after
an all night carouse, and ne wanted
$50. 900 6amag ges from the father of his
companion. The evidence. apart from
that OF Cabrera himself. showed. how
ever. that il was not Whittell ST. who
assisted Cabrera TO the sidewalk. but
Leo Clar, private secretary Of the mil
Ionaire.
JOY" RIDE WITH GIRLS
Cabrera was not in court yesterday
but in a lengthy deposition he gave
his version Of the affair. Describing
himself as a planter" and giving hi,
age as a. the plaintiff stated that h'
first met Whittell Jr. about s O'CLOCK
the night before the cyectment episode
From the Guatemalan's account, they
seemed to have spent glorious
night, embracing automobile trips tC
different parts of the city and visit:
TO roadhouses and resorts stretching
from Kearny street to the beach, &C.
cOmpanied part of the time by tive
fair but unnamed companions. There
were also two chauffeurs, Lee GoulC
and Bert Owens.
we picked up the two girls afte
midnight and the six of US went L
the Casino, near the park, arriving a
1880" said Cabrera in his deposition
we were there until ! O'Clock. / wa
not drunk The greater part Of tn
time I sat in the hallway. near the bar
sleeping. We came back to town
dropped the girls at Suffer and Fill
more streets and then returned to tn
Casino. We stayed there only fiv
minutes that time, had a drink an
then went TO WhittelTs apartment i
Mason street near Pine.
THROWN OUT
I stepped out of the room to ca
Gould" continued Cabrera, when / me
Whfttelrs father without a word O
explanation he grabbed me and punche
me and kicked me and shook me, say
ing. What are you doing in thi
houseT I said. I just met George las
night Whitten grabbed me with hi
two hands on one shoulder. and Clal
his secretary, grabbed my other shoul
der They kicked and punched me an
] could make no resistance. So ra
downstairs to the street. / afterwar
beard Whittell say, There goes tina
man. Get me my pistoln The secre
rary came after me and hit me wit
his umbrella. Afterward 1 had bruise
all over my body"
Whittell. in a deposition. said he di
not recOllect having seen Cabrera /
the apartment and was quite certai
lie had not laid hands on him.
i went 10 make my daily visit t
my sons apartments and I found wha
you would call a rough house goin
on" he testified. Il ordered one or tw
people to leave the place, but / use
no force" deposed Whittel Sr.
Ciar. the secretary, testified that n
pushed Cabrera and told him to ge
out i also 'shoo'd' him with my ope
umbrella. like you would a flock q
ducks or geese. and drove him dow
Mason street" Clar stated.
CHARGES PERJURY
Charles S. Peery, attorney for ca
brera, and Charles Hanlon, Whitten
lawyer. briefly addressed the jury.
This dissolute son of the presider
OF Guatemala by perjury has endeaS
ored TO recoup himself out of the pock
cts OF a wealthy man." said Hanlol
He has not seen TT to bring any on
here TO corroborate his story--not eve
the couple of cheap chauffeurs and III
two girls who took part in the night
lilarity."
The jury spent 10 minutes deliberai
ing and then returned a verdict |
favor OF Whittell.