The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 10, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO JAMES G. FAIR SIGNED THE DEED. J. J. Cooney, Ex-Notary,. So Testifies Under Qath. ALL DAY ON THE STAND Cross-Examination Only Devel- ops Details of the Original Story. WERE NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS Mrs. Craven Was Too Ill to Appear and Mrs. Haskins Is Out of Town. The entire day was consumed in Judge 8lack’s court yesterday taking the deposi- tion of J. J. Cooney in the matter of the proceeding brouzht by the special admin- witness was considerably more at his ease under the cross-examination than he was under the first flush of taking the chair, His indifference grew upon him. He produced a whole library of records, including the boek in which the entry of the Fair-Craven deed acknowledgments were made and a cashbook that developed nothing save some entries of the indebted- ness of some of the lawyers in the case that provoked some amusement. The witness simply and quietly repeated under the close cross-questioning the story he told under the direct examination. Judge M. Cooney, the witness’ father, was in the courtroom during the whole iday, a close listener to his son’s testi- | mony. Miss Margaret Craven, Mrs. Craven's daughter, sat with her mother's counsel, Delmas and Shortridge and Lansing Miz- ner. Mr. Delmas conducted the taking of the deposition on benalf of Mrs. Craven, and Garrett McEnerney, assisted by R. B. | Mitchell, cross-examined. The witness testified that he is 32 years old, and was a notary public from Octo- “ber, 1887, to January, 1805. Mr. Delmas produced a photograph of James G. Fair, whose likeness the witness recognized. He then produced the now- famous deeds with their acknowledge- ments and declared the signature to the latter was his own; own. Delmasread the acknowledgment: ‘‘Per- sonally appeared before me, Jame G. Fair, kpown to me to be the person so repre- sented.” Witness said the facts set forth were true. He said he bad no personal ac- quaintance with Senator Fair at the time, but knew him well by sight and could not %Wé»aw‘ Q(\pu\/\z\r\) Can = VR TSt SAA'\ S\SLQ — = T M AN 0Wn Quan ™ e\ \[,‘ LW Fac-Simile of the Entry Made by Notary J.J. Cooney in His Notarial Record of the Acknow!edgment of the Pencil Deeds. istrators of the Fair estate to quiet title to | the two pieces of property which Nettie R. Craven claims as having been deeded to her by Senator Fair. Mrs. Craven was too ill to be present. Dr. Marc Levingston took the stand and 80 testified. Judge Slack announced that he intended to go away on & two weeks’ vacation, and any matter not brought forward this week must be postponed until August 3. Mr. Delmas said he was ready to go on with the matter of the will on twenty-four hours’ notice. It was agreed to postpone the taking of the deposition of Mrs. Craven until August 3, and with it this branch of the inquiry, as George Knight refused to take up any other witness. “Then,” said Delmas, ‘““we may proceed at once to take the depositions in the will contest.”” ‘“First come first served,” said Mc- Enerney. ‘“We desire to take some deposi- tions in that matter.” “We are ready,” said Delmas. *“Iwould have our witnesses called—I will call them myself.”’ The names of the long list of attorneys on the other side were called, including, besides, Richard V. Dey—he of the half- million contract. They were Garret Mec- Enerney, Reuben H. Lloyd, W. 8. Wood, Charles S. Wheeler, Mountford 8. Wilson, | Raussell Wilson, George A. Knight, C. J. Heggerty, W. 8. Goodfellow, W. M. Pier- son and R. B. Mitcheli. A half dozen of them did not answer. Goodfellow had not been served, they said; Mountford Wuson and Charles 8. Wheeler were away on their vacations, Heggerty wonld be in court in the after- noon, Wood and Pierson could be sum- moned from their offices. *I will not consent to go on with this matter until the witnesses summoned are bere in oourt,” said Velmas. “ I will not vprocded with the matter in piecemeal as the other is being done.”” So this too was laid over until August 3, at which time all this other matters are on the calendar. This left the way clear for the deposition of Mr. Cooney in the suit to quiet title brought by the special adminis- trators against Mrs. Craven and others. Mr. Cooney was called at the instance of Delmas & Shortridge. When Mr. Cooney was called a quiet mannered young man responded and was sworn, and from that time until court ad- journed at 5 o’clock he was the center of interest. Mild-mannered scarcely conveys the idea in Mr, Cooney’s case. ‘‘Indiffer- ent” is better. During all those hours he was being constantly requested to raise his voice—to ‘‘speak louder.” But he did not speak louder. The direct examination closed at half- past 12, at which time in answer to Mr. Delmas’ questions the witness had told all that THE CALL of yesterday said he would tell—that Senator Fair came into his office and personally made the acknowledg- ments to the deeds—that he remembered the circumstance perfectly well. Mr. Delmas turned the witness over to the other side and Mr. McEnerney ealled for the noon recess. “I would prefer to go on,” said Judge Slack, “if we can finish with this witness in a reasonable time.” ‘‘We cannot cenclude with this witness within a couple of hours,’’ said McEnerney. 8o the recess was taken and at 2 o’clock the audience and attorneys returned to their places with every prospect of a fine alternoon’s entertainmeni—of seeing Mr. Cooney cross-examined out- of all sem- blance to his mild-mannered self. Great was the zdisappointment. The have been mistaken. Then Delmas went |into detail that no possibility of doubt should remain. “Who brought these conveyances to you?” he asked. “Mr. Fair.” “Who hand them to you?” “Mr. Fair.” *‘Who acknowledged them to be his and to be signed by him 2’ “Mr. Fair.” | | cate of acknowledgement ?”’ “1 did.” “Did you make an entry in your books | of this transaction?” “I made a memorandum.” | ‘“Have you that book with you here?” { *“I have.” The book was produced and the memo- randum read, as follows: 27. James G. Fair to Nettie R. Craven. Deed date September 8,1804. Gift. Lot NW. corner Eleventh and -Mission streets,N.2 25 by 550. 27. James G. Fair to Nettie R. Craven. Deed date Sept. 8, 1894. Gift. Lot SW. cor. i Pine and Sansome streets, 2274 feet by 1374, The memorandum, as was all the others in the bock, was written in pencil. Photographs of the deeds were pre- sented by Delmas as exhibite, it not being the intention to leave the original docu- ments. Here the recess was taken. Mr, Mec- Enerney began the cross-examination in the afternoon by zoing into the history of Mr. Cooney’s appointment as notary by Governor Waterman in 1887, and follow- ing it until he resigned in 1895. His office was at 11 Montgomery street, in the Lick House block, at the time Mr. Fair made the acknowledgments referred to. The witness could not remember what time of day it was that Senator Fair came into his office, nor did he remember whether he really came into the stall of which his office consisted; did not re- | know about the property conveyed in the deeas; he had, however, a distinct recol- lection of the Senatot’s visit. Mr. McEnerney asked minutely as to the circumstances, the number of chairs in the stall, whether he was seated at his desk or standing up when the Senator came in, but the witness had no distinct recoilection of these circumstances. He did not remember ever having seen Senator Fair after this; did not know of ever having taken the acknowledgements of any other deed written in pencil. He never spoke to any one about the circum- stance of the acknowledgements; was first spoken to about the matter about two weeks before the deeds were put on record. George R. Williams and Stephen Roberts came to him and asked if the signature and seal were his; he said they were. He also told them tuat he remembered Sena- tor Fair coming into the office, but could not recall what it was about without look- ing up his record, but he would remember it then. Witness kept no cash account or record of bis receipts as notary. said that he knew what the deeds pur- ported to convey, a3 the descriptions Were | lustof he swose ot sorsi &m-z:'o“a'n‘l.fi.f.h.“ written there. ‘The records kept by the witness of his business as notary from 1887 to the end of | nate California exhibitors. 1804 were produced. They were neatly written sheets of yellow legal blank paper, bound in parts containing each the record that the seal was his 1 “Did you after that fill out the certifi- | | caused a laugh. JALL, FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1896 11 as originally written. This contained the entry in question. He knew that the deeds referred to were deeds of giit. He did not know Mrs. Craven; never heard of her before that time; did not remember being introduced to Mrs. Craven by Mr. Barkis at J. J. O'Farrell’s; did not know Mrs. Haskins. Mr. McEnerney then called for the cash- book. The witness said he kept no cash- book—only a book showing indebted- ness to him. This was at his home. Mr. McEnerney insisted on having it, and a re- cess was taken to allow him to get it. The witness brought the book, but it revealed nothing relevant—a little in- debtedness by Knight & Heggarty that This ended the inguiry. The pooks were all offered in evidence by McEnerney. Mr. Delmas. stated that it had been agreed to take the deposition of Mrs. Has- kins, but upon inguiry it was found that she was at San Leandro. She could be called into court to-morrow if desired. Mr. Mitchell made objection against her being introduced in advance of Mrs, Craven. The whole matter, he thought, should go over until August 3. *I simply wanted to expedite the busi- ness,” said Delmas, assenting. GROCERS’ OFFICERS, Arrangements Made by the Retail Protective Union for a Grand Picnie. The Retail Grocers’ Protective Union, lately reorganized, held a meeting last night at B'nai B'rith Hall for the election of officers. The following were chosen: J. T. Hurley, president; Simon Vock, vice-presidert; J. B. Mahoney, treasurer; directors—C. H. Becker, Charles Claussen, J. G. Fiorance, J. J. Hayes, Charles Hen- ning, Charles Menn, J.” McElroy, Charles Meier, J. C. Meyer; trustees—T. Cor- nelius, David Mehden, F. Steimke. L. F. Dolder is acting as secretdry pro tem. until the board of directors appoint a permanent secretary. _Arrangements were made to hold a grand lcr:c unday, August 9, at Schuetzen ar SURFBIGISTS WIDE AVAKE State Precinct Work Is Rapidly Being Reduced to a System. The Rev. Anna Shaw, Her Vacation Being Over, Will Lecture in Oregon and the East. “I believe in patronizing the weaker sex, sol have a man dressmaker; and as I have an appointment with him I must not make the poor fellow wait too long.”" The Rev. Anna Shaw was evidently tired. She half reclined in a luxuricus easy chair in the elegant quarters of the ‘Woman Suffrage State Central Committee and fanned her heated face with a clerical- looking handkerchief of spotless lawn. The gifted lady, despite her recent fa- tiguing labors, looks well. Yesterday she wore a natty tailor-made traveling costume of pearl-gray tweed, set off by rows of ornamental stitching and a few lustrous mother-of-pearl buttons. A simple but fetching little hat crowned the wealth of hair just beginning to show a few threads of silver, and the bright, open counte- nance was charming in its tasteful setting. “Yes,” pursued Miss S8haw, *I am tired, though I bave been loafing for ten whole days. Ihave been enjoyiny a little outing m Santa Barbara and expected to rest there, but the drives in the neighborhood were so lovely that I could not resist the temptation, and rode and drove all the time. “But,” she went on in more serious vein, “now I shall have to don the harness | again. To-night I leave for Oregon City | where I shall speak on Saturday and Mon- | day, returning immediately in order to lecture at Pacific Grove on the 17th, at Long Beach on the 20th, and then take the train for the States. In the East I will address conventions at various places in Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio and New York. The Eastern work will keep me busy about a month, after which I hope to retura to California to await the victory which will, I trust, be oursin No- vember,” At the Woman Suffrage headquarters in the Emporium building things have a very busy, bnsinels-likeqook. Miss Hay, the usually genial chairman of the State Central Committee, was positively formid- able as she satbehind a towering breast- work of piled-up letters dictating replies to a little army of bewitching, though un- approachable, stenographers. “‘Our State work is getting on fumously,” she took time to remark, “‘and within a brief space will be thoroughly organized. The work in the interior has been conided to Miss Harriett Mills, Miss Laura Ran- dall, Mrs. Ida C. Hazlett, late of Colorado, and Mrs. Owens of Chico. Mrs. Naomi Anderson, a gifted and eloquent colored woman of Sacramento, will tour the State lecturing to members of her race, among whom are said to be 12,000 or 15,000 voters. “The papers have been uniformly kind to us, and even the journals which have opposed our cause have, generally speak- ing, done 5o in a decent manner. “Of course,” she concluded with a smile, as she returned to her work, “we would all swear by THE CaLn—if ladies ever did swear, which they don’t.” member what he said exactly; did not | 8bout 38 years of age, went to the City and He identified the natarial record and | diplomas. Many of these were brought back HE CUT HIS THROAT. Attempted Suicide by a Patient City and County Hos- pital. Richard Clayton, a native of England, at the County Hospital yesterday morning for treatment. He bad a cut in his right wrist which he said had been inflicted in a fight with an- other man. The wound was dressed and he was placed in one of the surgical wards. By some means he got possession of a razor, which was probably concealed in his clothing, and during the afternoon cut his throat, severing his windpipe and the main arteries. He was hurried to the operating-room and the gaping wound sutched and dressed. The physicians at the hospital said last night that his chances of recovery were doubtfual. Clayton refused to give any information about himself, but it was ascertained that he had been living in the Prescott House on Pacific and Iny streets, The probabill that he had attempted to commit suicide by cutting the arteries in his wrist with the razor and the sight of blood had made him weak The Last of the Awards, ‘When the State Board of Trade’s magnificent exhibit of California products was sent to the Atlanta Exposition the exhibitors were award- ed 129 gold, silver and bronze medals and the management, but man; 210 e Berwaraga were left be- of Trade head: uarters at 16 Post street. These gnnl forwarded ali over the State m'fl.‘i mz:f ————— The Sons of Herrmann. ‘There wili be & meeting of the Sons of Herr- mann this evening in Druids’ Hall, 418 Sutter of a year. The witness said these were 7 not the original entries, but that copies :n..u“"""‘f;?'::?.r:.: mfi:,?fi ation of the new bad been mm::n‘“ -original ud the ;',,""“ o 'g:"l{l :t. :‘n,d J. mua::: $he racord of the Iast yesr which rematiod | Lpon tho Dow chory || address tho megting HEARTY PRAISE FROM HIS GRACE Young Ladies’ Institute En- livened by Archhishop Riordan, FINES FOR LAGGARDS. President Now Shares the Au- thority to Construe the Constitution, NEW LAW CONCERNING PROXIES Grand Literary and Musica! Enter. tainment at the Temple in the Evening. The Young Ladies’ Institute enjoyed a little relaxation yesterday morning in fin- ing officers and delegates for coming in late. There wasa good deal of fun at this unexpected event, but the tardy ones hast- ened to set themselves right with the fin- ancial secretory as soon as possible. After the usual order of business was a thing of the past, amendments came up for discussion. The most important of | Lanier. visiting: delegates in Native Sons’ Hall. The ladies have made elaborate prepara- tions for a successful feast and general good time with which to end their session. M’KINLEY COLORED CLUB. Men of the Dark Racé Ally Them- selves With Republicanism. The colored men of S8an Franeisco organ- 1zed a Republican club at California Hall on Bush street last night, at which there was a large aitendance. More than 150 men signed the roll and pledged themselves to support the Repub- lican party, and do all in their power to secure the election of William McKinley for President of the United States. E. J. Jackson, John H. Williamson, Charles N. Jamison, Joseph Pinkard and R. R. Lockett were appointed a commit- tee on permanent organization. They recommended that the name of the club should be “Colored-American MeKinley Republican Club.”” This was unanimously adopted and the organiza- tion was named amid ereat applause. The same committee recommended the following-named members for officers: President, William N. Sanderson; first vice-president, George W. Dennis; second vice-president, W. R. Page; third vice- | president, Rev. Stephen Severance; secre- rary, W. A. Butler; and treasurer, James R. Phelps. | All of them were declared elected. By the authority of the club the presi- dent appointed the following committees: Executive committee—J. C. Reyer, E. Jackson, W. W. Smith, J. L Clayton, J. T. Ci lender, Harry Pinkard, 8 M. Davidson, A Grubbs, A. L. Dennis, John H. William: C. A. Jamison, Harry Randolph and Rev. R. Comumittee o rules and order—A. A. Graner, Robert Thomas aud Richard Cochran. Shert but eloguent speeches on the duty of the colored race to support the Republi- can party at the coming campaign were made by the Rev. Stephen Severance, A. A. Graner, A. A. Collins, President W. N. Sanderson and others, at all of which the audience showed great enthusiasm and prolonged ' applause as each speaker touched the vital chord of the colored race on the benefits brought to them under the Republican party’s administration. %;nmnm_ " / il n&zuuufl MISS NANMNIE NAGLE, Grand Cutside Guard. The Two Young Ladies Wko Sce That Late-Comers at the Convention Hall Receive the Proper Medicine for Laggards. HIOUIS ol S aummnm %ulu W= mmmur_—‘un'nmn;uumm;\ Il | —mmuuimlmm;-_umum—=—‘-nummE OIS = =72 i MISS MAGGIE. NICHOLS, Grand Inside Guard. these, which divided the authority to in- terpret the constitution between the grand president and the board of airectors, was adopted. Hitherto, that authority was vested solely with the grand president, but now she is merely one of a board, of E’nich the directors are the other mem- ers. A letter was received from Archbishop Riordan and read to tte council, in which he stated that the kind invitation sent him to pay the Institute a visit was ac- cepted and that his Grace would be present in the afternoon. The duties of the commiltee on returns were vested in the finance committee. Several delegates who had been pie- vented from being present at the organiz- ing of the Grand Council were present at this session. Among them was Miss Kitty Callinan of Napa. The Misses Ida McAdam and Maggie Madden of Watsonville are expected to be present to-day. At the morning’s session Father Cum- mings was a welcome visitor. His frequent words of advice and his droll humor did much to enliven the meeting. Inthe afternoon alaw concerning proxies was enacted. It provides that when dele- gates to the Grand Council are in any way prevented from attending that body the vresident of the local council or a substi- tute will be granted admittance. Archbishop Riordan then arose amid a vrofound and respectful silence and ad- dressed the assemblage in that eloquent style for which he is noted. The silence, however, did not last long; the Archoishop was irresistible in his humor, and every- body was soon in a roar of laughter. His speech in general was devoted to advising and encouraging the members. After stating his pleasure at receiving an invitation to attend the Institute and meeting the delegates he said: “The Young Ladies’ Institute is now a recognized factor in the religious world. The period of your probation is passed, and you have the sympathy of the public to re-enforce you in your struggle to lift the burden from the oppressed and to succor the sick and needy. “It has always been a source of pleasure to me to view the conduct of all the branches in the archdiocese. You have done good spiritually as well as tempo- rally. As your ideal you have taken that great and noble woman who 1900 years ago gave to the world a Divine Redeemer.’” After referring briefly to the various dis- tinctions in womankind arising of late years, the Archbishop continued: “The unbelieving man is saved by the believing wife, and tfie anbelieving world 1s saved by the believers. The world needs woman’s help, and the more unlike man she is the broader is her scope, and conse- quently the greater is her influence. This may seem paradoxical, but it is true, nevertheless. “The influence for good which a woman could wield over a man depends largely on how closely she resembles his 1dea his mother and his sisters.” Archbishop Riordan concluded his ad- dress with some strong words of encourage- ment to the Institute to be found always in the foremost of the movement for charity and humanity. The acting erand president, Miss Sophia A. Grote, thanked the Archbishop in be- half of the Institute for his words of com- meondation and encouragement, and a re- cess was declared till 9:30 A. . to-day. In the evening a grand musical and literary entertninmont was given at Metro- politan Temj'e Luder the auspices of the Institute, 3 Just back of the platform had been placed two large American flags, and the speaker’s desk was also draped with the same colors. The hall was packed to overflowing. ¥ Evyery seat in the building was occupied and many were forced to stand against the wall, 'both on the main floor and in the gallery. A very full and excellent programme CATHOLICS 1O LECTURE, The Young Men's Institute Organizes a Labor Bureau. Officers Elected and Branches Estab- lished in California and Nevada. The Young Men’s Institute now has a lecture bureau which it proposes to em- ploy as a potent factor in spreading the truth about the Catholic church. At the recent Grand Council of the order at Haywards aresolution was adopted pro- viding for such an adjunct to the Young Men's Institute in this jurisdiction and others, The selection of members was left to the grand president, and in conformity with this plan Grand President Gallagher has appointed the following as members of the B:ntnl Lecture Bureau: Rev. P. C. Yorke, Hon. J, F. Sullivan, Colonel James F. Smith, Rev. James McDonald, James C. O'Donnell, Thomas H. Fallon, Frank J. Kierce and John Lynch. ‘These prominent members of the insti- tute have met and elected officers as fol- lows: Rev. P. C. Yorke, president; Frank J. K. Pierce, vice-president; John E. Rich- ards Jr., secretary; John O’Donnell, treasurer. Almost immediately the work which the bureau was designed to accomplish was begun. Local bureaus have been estab- lishea at Los Angeles and Sacramento, Cal., and Virginia City, Nev. The central bureau will exercise a general supervision over all lectures delivered under the auspices of the Institate in car- rying out the provisions of the Grand Council constitution relative to public lec- tures. It will only act, however, after consultation with the local bureaus and after baving been advised of the localities in their respective jurisdictions. The members of the central bureau are very enthusiastic and hope for the accom- plishment of great good as a result of these public lectures. 1t is believed that at the next meeting of the central body a course of lectures wul be partially arranged. pl B e R NEW C(MMITTEEMEN, Eight Members Added to the Republi- can County Committee. At a meeting of the Republican County Committee at its Market-street headquar- ters last night eight new members of the committee were appointed by Chairman Manwaring, and the appointments were confirmed. Under the resolution adopted at the previous regular meeting the chairman was directed to appoint an additional member of the comm1ttee in each district, glving the committee a8 membership of thirty-six instead of eighteen. This step was taken to make the com- mittee still more representative of the best elements of the party and to give it num- bers sufficient to attend well to the crowd- ing work of the campaign when divided among committees. Cuairman Manwar- ing is exercising great care in making his ulfeedons. and in making them he is en- deavoring to satisfy as far as possible everybody concerned. In some districts several men have been urged for appoint- ment, and 80 it was that Chairman Man- waring did not have the full list ready last night. q’non named and at once confirmed by the committee were the following: had peen prepared for the occasion, and <ni ict—] all tl::(fut‘x’uip-nu in the exercises ‘wi g‘:l‘r:;’ fl';::f'vg:fix':: s:fil‘l‘;:mln. enco! The programme was as follows; Thirty-fourth—R. Schleuter. Crgan selection. Thirty-fifth—John T. Dare. nelecnon.fi Thirty-seventb—John A. McCarthy. S Thirty-eighth—John L. Coster. e T T KD ecttation ‘orty-four th—] p Oron Fo— ooisey | . J: H; Thompson, county committeeman Recitation (selected). . from the Thirty-fifth District, had urged Soprano solo. .| the appointment of john Daly instead of Cornet solo. John T. Dare, though he spoke highly of Voeal trio. . Mr. Dare, and he was so put out at his dis- appointment that he ed his office as treasurer of the committee. Harry N. essor To-night there will be a banquet to the Gray was elected to the vacancy on mo- tion of J. M. Chretien. THE CURTAIN DOWN O DR, BROWN. Left Yesterday for Strawberry Point, Towa. He A QUIET DEPARTURE. Scores of Friends Accompany the Pastor to the East- Bound Train. WIFE AND SON WENT WITH HIM The So-Called “Independent Church” Has Now Become a Thing of the Past. By yesterday morning’s overland train the Rev. Dr. Charles Oliver Brown left the scenes amid which he had labored as a pastor and suffered as an offender against the moral law. The warm, bright rays of the early morning sun were gilding the waves of the bay as Dr. Brown, surrounded by a score orso of his most faithful friends, turned his gaze toward the fast receding city—the city in which ne had learned the bitterness of criminal accusation and the horror of mental torture—the eity in which be had also known the sweetness which comes from iriendly aid and con- solation. On the wharf a crowd of his parishioners stood with tear-dimmed eyes waving their adieun. The departing minister seemed no less affected than the flock which he was re- signing to the uncovenanted mercies of destiny. On his right arm rested the wife who had been the chief sharer in his trials. On the other side stood Valentine, the pastor's youngest son. Theboy and his mother wept unfeignedly as they saw the faces of dear friends be- coming less and less distinct as the dis- tance increased. The pastor stood like a soldier gazing upon the scene of a terrible combat out of which he had come forth alive, though sorely wounded, and then, waving an inaudible blessing to the watch- ing crowd upon the wharf, he sought a corner of the cabin, where he chatted as freely and composedly as he could with the knot of friends who were crossing the bay with him. “I will go to_Chicago first,” he said, “and thence to Dubuque, lowa. There I hope to meet my eldest son, who will take us to his home at Strawberry Point, near that city. There I hope to be restored to health and strength again. Till I am well once more I cannot speak definitely as to my future. It is lik§ that of my friends and enemies, in the bands of God.” On reaching the Oakland mole the party ascended the train which was in waiting, and amid tears, prayers and blessing Charles Oliver Brown, the man of mys- tery, imputed crime and unutterable sui- fering, was whirled away, in all proba- bility never to return. "‘\%ell. he's gone,’” said Deacon Morse, when the train bad disappeared from view, “'‘His story was a strangely sad one. WUr, Brown’s worst and bitterest enemies must acknowledge that he has shown himselito be no coward. Our bes: wishes follow him, and I for one am sure that a happy life of usefulness lies before him. ““Wher. the dreadful scenes of the church council and the Bay Conference were over, a majority of the First Congregational €hurch people wished to continue under D:. Brown’s spiritual guidance. So they inaugurated a series of voluntary meet- ings, over which they requested Dr. Brown to preside. He consented. From the first he met with every success, and all hoped that under circumstances so eminently fa- vorable the doctor's health would rully and he would soon become himself again. “But these hopes were doomed. His strength waned and last Sunday he col- lapsed. His being demanded rest, and he has done well to cease his labors for a time. “As for the ‘Independent Church,’ as the newspapers call it, in the first place there was never any such organization. Dr. Brown’sadherents merely held a series of voluntary meetings and religious ser- vices. When we meet as a church again it will be as the First Congregational Church and under no other name. % ‘“For the present the usual Sunday serv- ices will be (Pispensed with until the caurch members can be bronght together. The Sunday-school and Christian Endeavor meetings will, however, be continued with- out interruption. Meanwhile we will await deveiopments, “The church building on Post street is in constant need of care and repairs, and its running expenses are much too high for the present membership to bear.. Stili, I was opposed to closing it, and only de- ferred to the united verdict of the trustees in the matter, though I was accused of closing the church. We may worship there again until we can find a purchaser for the site, when we hops to build a new church on Van Ness avenue. Thus far we have not found a pastor, but will doubtless get the right man soon. The story regarding a Rev. Mr. Birch, published in” one of the papers, was made out of whole cloth. “But,”’ concluded the deacon, with a tinge of regret in his voice, ‘‘we will ways remember Dr. Brown and miss him. SUNG 0P SULLIA Forty Thousand Dollars De- manded for an Injured Reputation. Hughes Was Arrested Four Times at the Instigation of the Saloon Man. “Pop” Sullivan has a pretty fight on his hands. He has been sued for $40,000 damages by C. A. Hughes. There is probably no one in San Fran- cisco better known to the men about town and other local seekers after pleasure than the proprietor of the Hoffman. For forty years he has dispensed refreshments, both solid and liquid, to the wayfarers within the (ity’s gates, and during that time there are very few who ever suspected the mild- mannered “Pop’” of bearing malice. Yet such may be the case, for Mr. Hughes, torough his attorneys, J. H. Henderson and T. C. Kierulff, alleges that he has been damaged to the extent of $10,000 on four distinet occasions by actions of the de- fendant that are nothing if not malicious. The complaint recites that on February 1, 1895, W. J. Sullivan procured the arrest of C. A. Hughes on a charge of carr; a concealed weapon, but trn Judge Low dismissed the complaint. For thas con- spiring to injure Hughes' good name, n‘srhuon and business it is prayed that Sullivan be assessed $1 . Again on February 1, 1895, Sullivan, not to be balked of his revenge, filed another complaint, charging Hughes with using vu!gar and obscene language and with try- ing to create a breach of the peace. Judge Low convicted the defendant on this charge, but the Superior Conrt reversed his decision. For thus trying to injure the complainant another $10,000 is desired from the coffers of the saloon man. On February 5, 1895, a third charge of unlawfully carrying brass knuckles was preferred against Hughes at the instiga- tion of Sullivan. Again did Judge Low conviect him and again did the Superior Court reverse thedecision. An additional $10,000 is demanded for this persecution. A fourth charge, alleginz assault upon the person of W.J. Bullivan was made against Hughes on February 5, 1895. Judee Campbell dismissed it and a final $10,000 is asked as a salve for this wound inflicted upon Mr. Hughes' good name, reputation and business. The trouble between Hughes and Sulli- van dates back to an altercation about Hughes bringing a colored woman to Sul- livan’s place. Sullivan says he ordered the pair toleave the cafe, and that Hughes came back and assaulted him. The arrests followed, the idea being thatif Hughes was convicted in the Police Court he would lose his place in the office of Harry Wise. Jar. Sullivan says that the cases in the Superior Court were allowed to go against him by default, because of an oversight on the part of his attorneys. Fighting Over a Burner, Phillip Meyer instituted suit in the United States Circuit Court yesterday against the Wellbach Commercial Company and the Well- bach Light Company to recover $100,000, al- leged to be due as a Toyalty on a patent atmos- pheric burner. The défendants in the suit are residents of New York, represented locally by E. E. Ewing. Charged With Burglary. William Filmer, electrotype works, 424 San- some street, swore to & complaint in Judge Joachimson's court yesterday charging James Mackey with burglary. He aecnsed Mackey of breaking into his place on Wednesday and stealing $12 worth of typemetal. FLL OF THE BISTLE The French Citizens Will Elab- orately Celebrate Th's Event. Entire Proceeds Will Be Donated to the Relief Fund of the French Hospital. The executive committee, composed of the presidents of the different French so- cieties of this City, met last night to com- plete arrangements for the next celebra- tion of the Fall of the Bastile to occur on Tuesday next, July 14, The celebration this year will take place at the chutes and will be very elaborate in every detail. Besides the various attrac- tions of the chutes there will be held in the afternoon literary exercises and a vau- deville entertainment. In the evening there will be fireworks and a concert, fol- lolwgd by a grand ball, which wilt last all night. The railroad companies have agreed to furnish cars all night, a concession that heretofore has never been granted to any crfinnizatiun. The entire proceeds of the celebration will be donated to the relief fund of the French Hospital Society. The following programme has been prepared : Overture, “‘La Fille du Tambour Major,” by the orchestra; address, by Sylvain Weill, presi- dent of the day; *“Hail Columbia,” by the orchestra; -allocution by the French Consul; chorus, by La Lyre Francaise (French Choral Society); English oration, by Professor E. Knowlton; ‘Star-Spangled Banner,” Mme. L. Fichter; French oration, E. J. Dupuy; “La Marseillaise,” by Marcel Perrow, chorus by La Lyre Francaise; finale by orehestra. The music will be furuished by A. Ronco- vieri, the vpopular leader of the American Concert band. The fireworks are promised to be particularly fine. Permission to set them off has been obtained from the Supervisors. The following is the committeé on arrange- ments: Honorary president, French Consul Laurence de Lalande; president of the day, Sylvain Weill; vice-president and chairman of literary and finance committees, P. A. Ber- gerot; secretary, J. Deschamps; treasurer, J. 8. Godeau. 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