The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 18, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1896. THETALEOF THE CYPHER TELEGRAMS Stephen Roberts Translates | Them for the Law- yers. I THEY WERE ALLEXCITED Mrs. Craven’s Journey Across the Country With the Pre- cious Document. DOGGED BY A DETECTIVE. Supposed to Have Captured the Ink Will and Left the Train at Reno. The deposition of Stephen Roberts in the matter of the Fair will was begun yes- terday at the office of Pierson & Mitchell. Mr. Roberts 1s Mrs. Craven’s long-time iriend and adviser. He said he knew Fair but slightly. Six years ago Mrs. Craven sent him a power of attorney from New York, but he had never acted under it. Wiat he had done for her was done as her | friend and without compensation. He never knew of the leadpencil will during the Iife of Mr. Fair, although he had met Mrs. Craven frequently between the date of that instrument, September 24, 1894, and the date of the Senator’s death, December 28, In conversation with her she had told him that Senator Fair had made a num- ber of willsin her house. He was in the| | transmitted in cipher. habit of coming and taking the docu- | ments away with him, however. She | mentioned one as having been made after | Jim’s death (the Senator’s favorite son). | The first time she spoke of the pencil will | was on the 4th or 5th of February, just | before she started for Sacramento in the interest of the teachers’ pension fund bill. She said at that time that the Senator had | made a will also dated September 2L | After her return from Sacramento she re- peated this statement concerning this will and said that the Senator had made it in | pencil and copied it in ink. Also that the | Senator had brought to her house and pre- | sented to her at the same time the deeds | for the Mission and Sansome street prop- erties, The witness said he advised her to put | the instrument on record af once. She | L she had sent both of them East under the supposition that she had t«n months in which to offer them for probate. to produce the will immediately. her to my attorney's (Williams’) office, | and he corroborated me in this. She told | me she had told Governor Budd about the | existence of the will, and that Budd had | spoken to her in such a manner as to frighten her. 1 went up to see Budd, and | he advised me to ~ke Mrs. Craven to see | Mr. Lloyd. I di 3o, and she told Mr. | Lioyd all the circ stances.” The witness tk related how an agree- oy | told her she was mistaken 1n this,” said | the witness, “and told her it was her duty I took | ment had been entered into between the perties by which Mrs, Craven was to re- cewve $50),000, in consideration of which she was to vivea compiete reiease to the Fair heirs of all her claims against tie es- tate. He stated that Mrs. Craven advisea Mr. Lloyd during the-interview referred to concerning the existence of a_marriage contract. “I advised her,” said the wit- ness, “that she should not have sent the wills out of the State, and that having done so it was her duty to return them free of expense.’”” It was agreed that Mrs. Craven should 0 to New York and bring the will. Mr. loyd advised her to assume and travel under the name of J. 8. Cameron. The story of this journey as given by the witness is reasonably familiar. The wit- ness produced = number of telegrams, however, which throw some strong side- lights upon the situation. 3 These were the telegrams which were The witness pre- sented translationsof them. Mrs. Craven, upon arriving in New York, was taken dangerously 1ll, as appeared from tele- grams sent by her and her physician to the eager and anxious heirs and their at- torneys in this City. The telegrams sent to her by Mr. Lioyd were all of the most urgent and anxious character, warning her that she must come immediately with the will, or all would be lost; that the trust will of the 2lst was on the point of being probated. Her replies stated in one instance that she had lost her voice, so very ill was she. Another stated that it would be murder- ous for her to start on the long journey, and still another beggzed for a postpone- ment of two days, at the very least.. The answers to these offered small sympathy for her in her condition, but urged her at all hazards to bring the will; or, if that were impossible, to send it by a reliable messenger or by express, declaring that Judge Slack would grant no further delay. Telegrams produced from Roberts him- self warned Mrs. Craven thatshe must not come alone, that she must come well pro- tected, and so forth. Mrs. Craven undertook the journey, sick as she was, having first arranged with her friend, Mr. Mulholland of the New York Tribune, to have a friend of hers meet her in Chicago to carry the papers forward in case she was unable to proceed. In Chi- cago a gentleman approached heron the train, giving the name of C. G. Hareourt, and telling her that he was the friend of Mulholland and would act as the custo- dian of the ink will. She was very ill at the time and handed him the paper. She saw him on the train at a station east of Reno for the last time, from which point he disappeared. The witness telegraphed Mrs. Craven that he would meet her at Benicia. She replied telling him not to do so, and would explain later. She was sick all the wav out. Arrived at Oakland, she got into a carriage with Mrs. Haskins on the Oakland boat accompanied by the witness also. Thev were driven directly to Mr. Lioyd’~ office. There were there at that time Senator Fair's son, Charles Fair, Mr. Heggerty of Knight & Heggerty, Her- mann Oelrichs, Russell J. Wilson, Charles S. Wheeler and Ricbard V. Dey. They were very much disappointed at the loss of the ik will, but were pleased at receiv- ing the pencil will. Cbarles Fair upon seeing the document said immediately that it was in his father’s handwriting. “I telegraphed to Reno,’”” said the wit- ness, *‘to learn about Harcourt; alwo to w York. Mrs. Craven telegraphed to New York concerning the custodian sent by Mr. Mulholland.” Mulholland in reply said that he could not give the name of the individual with- out his consent. Mrs. Craven telegraphed that the papers and the custodian were missing. The reply came that the gentleman sent by Mulholland had met Mrs. Craven, who was returning under the name of Knox, but that he had been treated rather curtly by her and had not gone upon the journey. The witness then detailed the negotia- tions concerning the compromise contract of $500,000. That sum was finally agreed upon, and Mr. Dey was appointed .to complete the arrangements. The children made a conveyance to Mr. Dey of the in a position to raise the amount. The witness first saw the deeds beld by Mrs. Craven at'the office of Mr.' Lioyd this time. “I never had any suspicion of Mrs. Craven,” said the witness; “‘I always had the most implicit confiaence in her durin, all the years that I have known her. never saw the ink will, but I am as sure of its existence from what she bas told me as Ican be of anything that I have not seen. I account for theloss of the ink will on the supposition that a detective dogged her every footsteps from the time she started East. ““Mrs. Craven was ill in Chicago and ap- pears from Mr, Mulholland’s telegram to have treated his representative not as olitely as _he seemed to expect, and he eft ber. Some other person taking his place secured possession of the will and made away with it. The reason Mrs. Cra- ven gave me for sending the will East was the fear that it would be stolen, as the other will of the 21st was from the office of the County Clerk. I have always had a blind confidence in this will.” This concluded the examination, and Mr. Delmas will begin his cross-examina- tion to-morrow. Mr. Mitchell, who took the deposition, remarked that the witness had given his testimony in a straightforward, manly way. Republican Ciubs. The committee on the organization of district clubs of the Republican County Committee met for the first time at the Republican headquarters last night. The members of the committee are: John Jackson, P. J. Walsh, I. H. Thompson, James Alva Watt and G. Bacigalupi. The committee elected John Jackson chairman and P. J. Walsh secretary. It was decided to take no further action as to club organization unti! the next meeting, as it was believed that existing Republican clubs should be recognized and given their share of delegates to the municipal con- vention. The committee will meet again early next week. ————————— Thirty-Fifth Republicans. A very enthusiastic meeting of the Thirty- fitth Assembly District Republican Club was held at its headquarters, 1339 Valencia street. The meeting was addressed by John T. Dare, C. L. Hidemark and others. Recommenda- tions for precinct committee were made and other important business was transacted. This club is rapidly coming to the front as one of the prominent Republican.clubs of San Fran- cisco, and points with pride to the fact that John'D. Spreckels, leader or the Repubiican party, is one of its enrolled members. —————— Funeral of Stephen Wing. A large attendance of Masons was present yesterday afternoon at the funeral of Stephen Wing, one of the oldest of the craft on this coast. Mr. Wing was born in Massachusetts over seventy-ihree years ago. The services at the Masonic Temple, under the auspices of California Lodge No. 1, were very impressive. Among the pall-bearers were: Charles L. J. W. Pierce, thirty-third degree, Grand Con- sistory of California, and Past Grand Com- mander Henry A. Cline, also of the thirty. third degree. CARSON RACETREACK FRACAS. An Old Feud Nearly Causes the Loas of Two Lives. CARSON, NEv., July 17.—What nearly resulted in a double tragedy occurred at the Carson racetrack to-day. Jack Gar- rity, who killed & man at the Cremorne in San Francisco a few years ago, threatened the life of Mike Regan, another trainer. Regan had Garrity arrested, and as soon as Garrity got out on bail he hunted up Recan to carry out his threat. Regan was armed, and drawing a pistol fired two shots. But for a man named Tweedy stepping in and knocking Regan’s arm to one side Garrity would now be dead. The pistol was lost and Regan grabbed a pitchfork, knocking Carrity and Tweedy down. Tweedy was knocked senseless and is dangerously hurt. Garrity is un- der arrest. ———— Solano’s Excellent Financial Standing. SUISUN, CAL., July 17.—Only five coun- | ties in the State have a better financial standing than Solano County. According to the semi-annual account of the County ansome-street property that he might be | Clerk the total outstanding indebtedness | is only $9106. i N N THIS BuiLpmng WILL McKAY'S HEAD 15 IN DANGER, Recalled From Yokohama to Render an Ac- counting. A CONFERENCE CALLED. | Representatives of the Three Roads Which Employ Him to Be Present. LOMAX TALES OF WHEELS. Sings the O!d Song of the Injury They Are Doing to Other Lines of Trade. Railroad men of Montgomery streetand of Market street are looking forward toa conference that is to be held in this City to-morrow or the day after with unusual interest. To attend this meeting Tom McKay, formerly local agent of the Burlington, is coming all the way from Yokohama, Japan; E. L. Lomax, the general agent of the Union Pacific Company, came last night from Omaba, and W. P. Knisken, general passenger agent of the Chicago and Northwestern, will arrive to-day from Chicago. Tt will also be attended bya representative of the Southern Pacific Company. From reports along the lowerend of Montgomery street yesterday it was gath- ered that this conference will be anything but a lovefeast and may result in Mr. Me- Kay being relieved from his present pleas- ant and remunerative position. About two years ago McKay was com- missioned by the Central Pacific, the Union Pacific and the Chicago and North- western Railroad companies to go to. Yo- kohama and solicit passenger business for these roads, While the volume of his business has been satisfactory, his meth- ods with passengers do not meet with the entire approval of his principals. Itis charged thbat considerable trouble has been experienced with passengers handled by McKay. They claimed that they had made no agreement with McKay to travel over any particular route, and in several cases the Eastern connections of the Cen- tral Pacific lost traffic. When McKay arrives he will be asked to explain this and some other matters that are not just to the liking of one or the other of the parties interested. Taken alto- gether, the recent sojourner in the empire of the Mikado will be made to undergo considerable mental tribulation, and the ultimate outcome may be his resignation. Should he return to his former post, be will go with new instructions, more defi- nite and more calculated to bring tratfic | over the lines he will represent. ‘When seen at the Palace last night Mr. Lomax declared that his presence here was only in connection with the usual routine business incident to his periodic visits, but he acknowledged that there is SooN CONSTITUTE A NEW AND IMPOSING FEATURE OF MARKET- STREET ARCHITECTURE. An imposing and magnificent structure is to be erected on the rortheast corner of Powell and Ellis streets. The land, which is regarded as very valuable, was recently acquired from Theodore F. Payne by the Royal Eagle Distilleries Company. Tbe building for this company is to be erected by De Prosse & Meusdorffer, architects. The ac- ecompanying sketch was made by a CALL artist from architects’ drawings. The work of removing the old buildings from the site of the new edifice is in progress. According to the terms of the contract the 8ix months. new building must be completed within The main facade, 115 feet on Powell street and 65 feet on Ellis, will be constructed of brick, iron, cement and marble. The exterior and interior have been designed in the rich and highly ornate Rococo style of architecture, which is in vogue in Europe at the present time, and is being used extensively throughout the Eastern States, The main floor and basement will be utilized as a cafe, with "banquet-halls in the basement. The walls of the banquet-halls for ladies and gentlemen are to be finished with hardwood and marble wainscoting, surmounted by beautiful tapestry paintings and large mirrors, framed with modeled Rococo borders, and will be relieved with inter- niediate ornamental pilasters, and blended with the marble Mosaic floors and frescoed ceilings, which will give the whole a grand and palatial effect. The main entrance will be through a spacious pillared rotanda, spaced with pilasters and finished with marble and Mosaic to harmonize with the interior. The entrance to the Jadies’ cafe will also serve as an entrance to the upper floors of the building, which will be utilized for hotel pu: give access to the cafe below. It is said that the iron work of the new edifice will be the finest in San Francisco. The balconies and fire escapes are to be of hammered wrought iron. The tower of the building, rising 100 féet from the curb, will contain an electric clock. rposes. An electric elevator and grand staircase will to be a conference of ‘several big ' railroad officials—merely a casual meeting, though. *1 wouid have come out six months ago,” said he, "“but business detained me. Then I timed my visit so as to meet Tom McKay, who will arrive here on the 19th on the steamer China from Jayan. “Yes, Knisken of the Northwestern will be here in a few days. Then we shall meet just to talk over the Australia, Honolulu and Japan steamship line business. I haven’t any idea what will he done—just a little casual talk; nothing of importance. I don’t know when we shall meet, but probably a day or twe after Tom McKay arrives—after he is rested. “Meanwhile, I shall be busy attending to local business, for I haven’t been here for nearly two years. “Things are dull. Travel is very light, and there isn’t much doing. Bicycles have raised the deuce with suburban travel. No man who lives within five miles of a town thinks of using the railroad nowadays. “The bicycle has affected all lines of business. The taiior suffers because the man that ought to be buying a dress suit or a Prince Albert and going in society spends his evenings wearing a_ cheap bicycle suit and riding his wheel. It isthe same way with the show business. People that used to seek this enjoyment and recreation at a theater now amuse themselves wheeling. “In some cities there has been an enor- mous falling off in the revenue of street- car companies because of the prevalence of the bicycle habit. And cycling is not falling off, either. You wouldn’t think so if you could see the big orders waiting to be filled at some of the Eastern factories. In Denver, I am told, the car companies estimate that cyclinq has reduced their in- come $2500 a month.”" NEARLY MUKDERED AT MERCED. A Transcontinental Pedestrian Falls Into Bad Company. MERCED, Cavn, July Koegel, a young German pedestrian, in- tended to leave Los Angeles on the 18th instant and walk to New York in ninety days on a wager, but he is laid up in Merced for repairs. Lastnight he came in on the “blind baggage'’ and stopped over intending to go on this morning. He met Charles J. Thompson, a painter by trade, but a youngster with a natural aversion to work. Koegel was going to a hotel to spend the evening, but Thompson persuaded him that it was a useless expenditure of money, so they stretched out on a pile of bo:(rlds in theloft of Landram’s lumber- yard. Koegel was awakened about 1 o’clock this morning by a severe blow on the head. Thompson was the assailant and an ugly looking coupling-pin the weapon. Thompson’s aim was bad or Merced would have been the scene of another murder. Koegel grappled with his bed- mate, and yelled londly for assistance. Thompson then attempted to choke him. Officer Meehan heard the cries and with Ed Huzzie ran to the scene, where they captured Thompson as he was attempting to escape and took him to the County Jail. The German was taken 10 the Cosmopoli- tan Hotel, where his bruises were dressed by a physician. This afternoon Thompson was taken be- fore Justice Read for preliminary exami- nation. He claims that Koegel attempted to rob him and he clubbed him in seif- defense, but the presence of the counlinge pin on top of a pile of lumber is unex- plained. Thompson was held for an as- sault to commit murder with bail fixed at 000. The assailant isa hard-looking customer. He has been around here for some little time and claimed to be a painter. A kind- hearted citizen, who took an interestin him, bad secured a job for him, but he did not seem to enjoy an honest way of getting money and soon threw it up. Koegel will be needed as a witness at the Superior Court, so he will not reach New York on time. B e DROWNED AT EUREKA. Pecullar Accident to Two Workmen on the Government Jetty. EUREKA, CAL., July 17.—An accident happened at 8 o’clock to-night at the Gov- ernment jetty works in which Angus Me- Donaid and Ed Inman were thrown off the track into the ocean and drowned. Another man, Kenny Ferguson, was badly injured. The real cause of the accident cannot be learned. It would seem that in an attempt to unload a carload of medium rock the hydraulic power which is applied to tilt cars wenu to the wrong side. The cars instantly upset on the side of the heaviest weight of rock. McDonald was on the loaded car and In- man between it and an empty car at- tached. Both men were thrown into the water. As the sea was rough and the tide on the ebb no assistance could be ren- dered and they soon sank. Ferguson, the injured man, was in the empty car. When he saw which way the car was going to tilt he jumped onto the trestle and es- caped with a broken leg. The life-saving crew is now out 1n a surfboat and a gang is patrolling the beach. It isnot likely that the bodies will be recovered until flood tide. e —— HOLD-UP NEAR NEVADA CITYX. Teamster Relieved of His Loose Change by a Lone Highwayman. NEVADA CITY, CAL, July 17.—William Engle, a teamster who bad been up the country with a load of freight,was stopped on the return trip this afternoon near the Mount Vernon House, on the Blue Tent road, six miles from here, by a solitary highwayman, The robber was not masked and was armed with a Winchester rifle. Engle was ordered to give up his money and turned over $14 which he had in his pocket. In the 1ockey-pox of the wagon was a considerable sum in greenbacks, but this the robber did not get. The highwayman answers the descrl tion of tia man who on Tuesday last her& up Detective Gibson and Charles Sladky of San Francisco a few miles from there on the San Juan road, and is supposed to be the same party. ————— Arrested at Fresno for Embeszlement. FRESNO, CaL., July 17.—J. O. 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