The San Francisco call., 1910-07-27

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ed the story told by Miss Ada Clark
BY this card it was shown that Miss
Lindley was supposed to be engaged in
classes on the morning of the episode
In Doctor Van LieW's office and had no
business in the library or the corridor
adjoining. Doctor Van Lew testified
however, that there were occasions
when the classes were disarranged, and
he could not say whether Miss Lindley
was, on the date in question, supposed
to be at her classes or whether she was
at liberty.
The remarks which drew the applause
came at the end of his direct examina-
tion.
The first witness for the day was
Otto p. Ranker, father Of Elmer Rank
er, who testified that he saw Doctor
Van Lew going home intoxicated. He
said he was with his wife and another
man, but who the third person was he
could not remember.
CHARACTER WITNESSES
The character witnesses called for
Doctor Van Lew were DR.. d. II. Moul-
ton, physician; John Hedge. gradu-
ate of the school; II. l. Leinneiger,
farmer; M. Oser. merchant; J. F. Rey-
nolds. merchant; W. III. Zwisler. mer-
chant; A. L. Newbarth; J. A. Peck. dep
lawyer; Guy Bennett; DIR. E. r. Enloe,
physician; j. w. Griswold, lumber deal
er; Mrs. c.. j. Sommer; f. 7. William
son, bank cashier; John w. Roper, min
ing man; J. r. Adler, hotel proprietor;
George E. Vadney, real estate, and F. C..
Williams, furniture dealer.
Among the girl graduates who up
held Doctor Van YLiew are: Miss Celia
Bradford. Miss Nola Goe, Miss Rowena
Locey, Miss Eleanor Bevans, Miss Alice
Burlengson, Miss Mary Entler and Miss
Helen Marion Sommer. All spoke of
him in the highest terms of praise, de-
claring that for all the years they had
attended the school they found him a
thorough gentleman.
Other witnesses who declared his
reputation was good were G. B. Swain,
Mrs. C. B. Swain, Mrs. Mary J.. Porter,
Mrs. Frank l.. Elliott, Frank N. Miller,
private secretary to President Lusk of
the board of trustees; Miss Olive Han
mis-, a graduate: j. Maulmiller, a must
clan; Miss Susie Porter graduate
Irene Widekind. student: C. W. Nc
Lellan, merchant; V. c. Richards, edi-
tor of the Daily Record, Chico's morn
ing paper, and Mrs. Frank Waterland
WEEPS ON STAND
The last named witness was over
come by her emotions on testifying to
burst into tears on the witness stand
During a session of the hearing Mrs
Ranker, mother of Elmer Ranker, cre-
ated scene in the corridor by calling
to task j. r.. Adler, proprietor of the
Hotel Diamond. Adler had declared
that her son had a bad reputation and
it was this that raised the ire of the
mother.
You beat" she said to him, you
helped to make him bad
You do not know what you are say
ing said Adler. Il only saw your boy
once, Mrs Ranker 1t Is no pleasure
for me to say such things against any
man, but it had TO be-"
Another witness who spoke in favor
of Van Lew was Mrs. w. c. Hendricks,
widow of the late Secretary of State
Hendricks and q sister of Louis Glass
of San Francisco.
The unexpected developments in the
case created great excitement around
town. Friends of Doctor Van Lew
congregating In the hotel lobbies and
the street corners were loud in their
denunciation of the entire proceeding,
many of them placing the blame on
Governor Gillett, declaring that the
whole charge had been raked together
to appease smoldering wrath of the
Southern Pacific railroad. Doctor Van
Liew, about a year and a half ago,
took a prominent part in fighting the
railroad because it laid a spur track
right in front Of the Normal school
building and which the students had
to cross in order to reach their places
of study. The matter was of great
comment at the time. and Van Liew
was one of the leaders in the move
ment to have them removed The tracks
still remain, but the claim of his friends
Is that from that time he has incurred
the enmity of Gillett This story is
given the wider circulation on account
Of the presence of the mysterious Biggs.
detective for the railroad company.
The Clark faction scout it as being
ridiculous, saying that it was intro
duced for no other reason than befog-
gfng the real issues.
Rumor of Secret Engagement
CHICO, July 26.-Rumors to the effect
that Miss Ada Clark, the girl who pre-
ferred the charges of immoral and un
becoming conduct against DR.. G. G. Van
Liew, was secretly engaged and in
tended to marry soon after the hear
ing here was concluded, created in
tense excitement in Chico tonight, 1t
being. alleged that this was the rea
son for her wishing to leave the school
The story came from an authentic
source and, though Miss Clark denies
1t emphatically, the probabilities are
that the attorneys for Doctor Van Lfew
Will investigate 1T in open court to-
morrow morning.
The story was to the effect that Miss
Clark has a sweetheart in Oakland,
and after her marriage she intended
settling down with him in Berkeley.
THE story is Ridiculous said Miss
Clark, 'and the one who started it
lied"
Similar statements came from her