The San Francisco call., 1909-07-24
DUNPHY READY TO
YIELD TO SISTER
Appears in Court Sober and
Consents to Appointment
of Guardian
Wife "Dodie," However, OPP
poses Plan and Further Eyi-
dence Will Be Heard

The inquiry into Jimmie" Dunphy's
competency to manage himself and his
property took unique turn yesterday.
Dunphy abandoned his fight, told Judge
Trout he was perfectly willing his sis
ter. Jennie should be appointed his
guardian. and said he was satisfied she
would act for his best interest. Never
theless the opposition TO Miss Jennie
Dunphy's petition was pushed with re-
newed vigor. ''Dodie" yaIencia-B Baird
Dunphy. his wife. filed an answer de-
nying the cattleman's inability TO look
after himself and her attorney, Timo-
thy J. Lyons, contested every move
by Dunphys friends. Dunphy married
the Valencia woman about a month ago
after a hilarious night. and one of the
chief objects of the guardianship pro-
ceedings is 10 get him away from her
influence.
In a perfectly sober condition. his
heavy eyelids dropping wearily over
DUH eyes, his face the picture of misery
and detection, the once dashing Jim
mie" Dunphy sat in the body of the
court and listened TO testimony about
mis- penchant for seeing things" when
overloaded with strong drink.
TELLS OF DUNPHY'S ANTICS
II. J. Lang, superintendent of the La
Posto ranch, in Monterey county, which
belongs TO the Dunphy estate, told of
his antics when suffering from delirium
tremens.
About four years ago I was taking
him from King City to the ranch, when
he stopped and looked UP into the
trees, thinking he saw things up there
said Lang.
nj. fc
cetiously observed Attorney Lyons.
Were there any things to be seen?'
questioned Perry Evans, counsel for
Miss Jennie Dunphy.
Nothing that 1 could see," answered
the unima ginative witness.
What no leaves on the trees?" asked
Lyons in mock establishment
They were eucalyptus trees and they
are green all the year" said the su-
perintendent 1t was in the daytime,
and Mr.. Dunphy simply ina agined he
saw something UP there" he added.
Then ensued an inquiry to ascertain
what Dunphy thought he saw. Il
don't remember don't know" was
the only answer that could be got from
Lang. who seemed TO be testifying
with reluctance.
Lang's opinion was that Dunphy was
mentally unsound and incapable of con-
Quoting business. He was drunk a
good deal of his time while on the
ranch and would go to places where he
was not wanted and where he had no
business We would have TO take
him out" the superintendent testified.
REGARDED MENTALLY UNSOUND
r. A. FuIkerson. superintendent of
the Dunphy properties in Nevada, tes-
titled he had known Dunphy for 20
years and regarded him as mentally
Ill ff,,,r
business. His mind would wander of
when we were talking business, and
he would refer 10 something else
said the witness When ] would bring
his mind back he would say, Oh. yes,
whatever were we talking about? He
has been on the ranch many times, and
have spoken to him about selling cat
tie. but in the last seven years he has
not attended to any business for the
estate of William Dunphy, his late
father"
JENNIE DUNPHY THE BOSS
To Attorney Lyons the witness said
the estate Of William Dunphy con-
trolled about 1000 200 acres in Ne
vada-a tract of land 30 miles wide and
20 miles long. OF this about 16S.00
acres was owned by the Dunphy estate.
Fulkerson said he got no business let
ters from Dunphy, but that T. r. Cur
tbs, secretary of the estate, always
wrote 10 him. Miss Jennie Dunphy is
the boss. though" he added.
September of last year was the oc-
casion of James c. Dunphy's last visit
to the ranch, the witness said, but
prior to that he had been there every
year for 20 years. Dunphy talked over
ranch matters with him, he said.
In the vast herds of cattle on that
ranch do you know of any Irish bulls?"
questioned J. H. Meredith, one. of Miss
Dunphy's attorneys. Attorney Lyons
thought the question ought to be
stricken from the record, and it was
not answered.
At the outset OF the proceedings yes
terday Lyons announced his withdraw
introduced the answer of Mrs. ''Dodie"
Dunphy. Following this Meredith said
Dunphy was in an adjacent room and
desired to be present. The object OF
the inquiry was then brought in and
formally introduced to the judge.
A suit for s3,042.S5 principal and
s524l4 interest, representing IS prom
issory notes given by Edward +. Burns,
bathhouse keeper, TO Dunphy during
the period from May. 1906, to Novem-
Der. 25. 1905. was begun in the superior
court yesterday.
Eleven executions against properties
owned by j. c. Dunphy were yesterday
placed on record. Four of the num-
Der were in satisfaction of a judg-
ment in the superior court for bills
aggregating s2.O69.40 and seven were
for Judgment in the justices court
for $3.50.