The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 21, 1896, Page 14

12 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALi, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1896. WJUDGE HASTINGS THE NICEST LOVER IN ALL THE WORLD" Said to Have Been Tested in the Light of Millions of Kisses Exchanged With His Alleged Widow. Sensational Developments in the Contest Over the Jurist’s Property. TALE OF THE CONTESTANT. She Gives Details of an Unconventiona Courtship and Two Marriage : Ceremonies. Many of the most sensational elements that characterized the cetebrated Sharon divorce case and have come to the surface in the Fair estate litigation, as far as the latter has progressed, promise to be devel- oped in the proceedings to be had before Judge Coffey, commencing on Wednesday nexr, in connection with the contest to the will of the late Jud-e 8. C. Hastings filed by Mary Viola Hastings, better known as Mary Keller, the alleged widow of the deceased jurist. In the deposition of Mary Viola, which taken last year, the examination having been conductad by S. M. Bhortridge. Matters went along swimmingly and in a most interesting manner until Mr. Short- ridge requested the production of certain letters claimed to be possessed by the de- ponent, which she said had been written to her by Judee Hastings, and which she declared would prove her to be his widow. Acting under the advice of her attor- neys she declined to submit these letters. In view of this turn of affairs Mr. Short- ridge returned the deposition, as far as it had been taken, to Judge Coffey, and yes- terday served notice upon the contestant that upon next Wednesday, November 25, they would ask Juage Coffey to order her to produce those letters, so that pro- ponents might inspect them and use them as evidence in the matterat issue. The purpose of taking the deposition was to ascertain on what grounds the claims of the contestant were based, and to enable the proponents of the will to trace the life and career of the alleged widow, who is charged by the executors and legatees with being an adventuress. Mary Viola Hasungs is the name claimed by the deponent. Viola, she de- clared, was the Catbolic baptismal name given her by Father Burchard without her knowledge after her allezed marriage to Judge Hastings. Her maiden name was Mary Lake and she was born in Pennsyl- vania. Ore of her peculiarities was shown in THE LATE JUDGE S. C. HASTINGS. W N was filed with Judge Coffey yesterday, a very unconventional style of courtship is described with minute detail and unction. Strange marriage ceremonies are told of with the greatest complacency, while the honeymoon that foliowed, according to the fair contestant of 50, is as remote from anything that would be attributed to the founder of Hastings College of the Law as can be conceived. 8. C. Hastings, formerly one of the Jus- tices of the Supreme Court of California, died in 1883. It will be remembered that some time previous ne had made two trust deeds to the great bulk of his vast fortune, estimated in the millions, giving his property to his children, who | at that time consisted of R. P. Hasiings, prominent in politics, since deceased; Dio Hastings, now of Solano County; Mrs, Major Darling; Mrs. Flora Keyes, now dead, who married a son of General Keves, and who left a little daughter, and Miss Ella Hastings, now living with Mrs. Darling. William Giselman, for many y ears the confidential agent of the dead jurist, was named as trustee. He also made a will leaving the re- mainder of his property—about $150,000, exclusive of some minor legacies—to his six grandchildren, three the children of Mrs. Major Darling, as ‘follows: Mrs, Louise La Montague of New York, Mrs. Jennie Grinnetl, who was recently wedded to Dr. Grinneli of the Presidio, and Dr. Clinton C. H. Catherwood, now in New York; and three the children of Dio Hastings, as follows: 8. C. Hastines, Hoyt Hastings and Ethel Hastines. Wil- liam Giselman and R. B. Wallace are named as executors. In 1885 the Judge had married a second time, taking to wife Miss Knuts, who sur- vives him. In the present contest, which was insti- tuted shortly after the filing of the will of the deceased disposing of the $150,000, the children of Mrs. Darling are represented | by Samuel M. Shortridge; those of Dio astings by George A. Lamont of Solano; Mary Viola Hastings, so called, by Sulli- van & Sullivan, and Mrs. Lillian Hastings by Knigh & Heggerty. The contestant, as the basis for her claim to a share in the Hastings estate, sets forth that the deceased jurist at the time of making his last will and testa- ment was insane, and that she is his widow. As a preliminary step in the contest, the deposition of the alleged widow was NEW TO-DAY. A SHAMPOO WITH A warm shampoo with CUTICURA SOA®, followed by gentle applications of Curi- CURA (ointment), the great skin cure, will clear the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, allay itching, soothe irritation, stimulate the hair follicles, and produco clean, healthy scalp and luxuriant hair, ‘when all else fails. the world. Price, Soar, Zic: Brsovewr. fc. and 81, cm 2+ How to e roduce Luxuriant Haiz,” mailed free. her reply to the question of Mr. Short ridge as to her age. ““You would not spoil a young widow’s prospecte?”’ she pleaded. I attained my majority before I came to California. I am 49 years old.” The first twenty years after she was in- vented she pa-sed mostly in Pennsylvania, and took occasion to inform her questioner that she was a country girl. She also dur- {ing this pericd visited relatives in Ten- ressee, Kentucky, New York, Connecticut and other places, and thus probably ac- quired the nomadic habit to which she | later confessed she was addicted. She sel- | dom remained more than a month or two with any one of her relatives. She went to Memphis, Tenn., about the heginning of the war to live with a sister, and re- mained there, in her own words, ‘‘antil the cruel war was over.”” While there she married Berthoid Marschner, a captain in i an Illinois cavalry regiment. She graphi- cally described how she “stood the chances of bullets” with her husband when she ac- | companied him to Vicksburg. On their journey she told how the pilot-bouse was shot 1o splinters. Later she went to Chi- cago, where her husband diea at the close of the war, In 1868 she came to California for her health, after having been bequeathea $75,000 by ber uncle, William Keller, from the income of which she lived. On arriving in this City she went to the | Cosmopolitan Hotel, where, she says, she obtained a year's accommodation in ex- change for landscape painted by herself, This work of art, she mournfully informed | her questioner, was lost to the world in the fire which destroyed the Tubbs Hotel in Oakland. Having exhausted the board and lodging value of her painting, she took up her residence “at a place opposite the Baldwin | Hotel,”” where, for company’s sake and not for the incident rev-nue, she had a family live with her. “I took them,” she said, ‘‘because I thought I was too young to live alone. I was a young widow in those days and was besieged with beaus.’”” { After this she recorded a change of resi- dence every few months. Continuing her life story, she said: ‘I lived at 503 Mason street at the time of my marriags to Jud ‘e Hastings in 1877. Up to 1883 I never lived more than two or three months atany one place. I moved every few weeks because & son of Judge Hastings haraesed me. “After mn{ marriage to the Judge [ went into the real estate and insurance business as an agent and solicitor. I sometimes made saies of real estate,and wanted to insure the old man, but Mr. Giselman would not let me do it. “I was married 10 the Judge the first time in 1877. I do ‘not remember the month. It wasearly in the spring. Ican recollect the second marriage more detfi- nitely. The first was a Quaker marriage. It was a consent marriage. 1 wasa Quaker when 1 was young. ey say the cere- mony themseives. Tnefy don’t have preachers to marry them.’ “‘How long had the Judge known you?” she was asked by Mr. Shortridge. I had known him by sight from the time I cume to California. His first wife died in 1876, and she was not dead long before he was making love to me. He said if I would mmrv him he woald settle $2.000,000 on me. was very much ad- mired at that time and had plenty of offers of marriage. “The marriagze was as follows, Quaker style. He said: ‘I suppose I must take thee, Mary, to be my lawful wife,’ and I said, ‘I take thee, Clinton, to be my lawful husband,’ and we joined hands before witnesses, One of the witnesses present was Hugn Clayton, a Quaker. He is now dead. He was my caterer at that time, and he was a high-toned caterer, too. An- otner witness was Mrs. Mary Kingman, I do not know where she lives now. They move so much in California I can’t chase them. She was staying there in the house as a friend of mine, but not paymng. 1 kept her as a companion. “After the marriage he said he desired - me to become a Catholic, and that then we would have another marriage. “We went to the Cliff House the night of our marriage and be got beastly drunk. I sobered him up and he got drunk acain, and we had a big time. I got him sobe; again, but he got two or three more gul- lons of liquor and again got drunk. lived from that time as his wife. *I was married the second time to the Judge by the Rev. Mr. Steaaman. My vrincipal adviser was Charles Heggertv, who was a boy at that time, but he knew more about law than all these old lawyers, and I followed his advice. He said no license was re: nirfd. After the second marriage I live% al Mason street, where the Judge resided, excepti when he was out of town. “The Judge went to Fourth and Berry streets when he wanted to get drunk. He usually wanted to get drunk once in three months.” She then described in detail their court- ship. ‘‘He was notdrunk at the second ceremony unless you call being in love arunk. Iloved him and heloved me, and I think both of us were drunk with love. *‘Love is a drunk, I think. He was crazy on love and so was I.” Deponent explained that she acquired the name of Keller becanse when uer uncle left her $75,000 one of the conditions was that she should take his name. She added that she kept the name Mary because her first husband was a count and she wished Lo retain the title of countess. Continuing, she said: “We did not want the children to find out about the marriage. We were going to have a swell marriage by and by, when the children were to be informed of the marriage. ‘“After the first ceremony we took a drive in the Judge’'s carriage along Van Ness avenue and inspected some of his property. I had the second marriage performed because of the wishes of the church peo- ple. They did not know anything about it, but I thought I would become a mem- ber and wanted this all right. I wanted a Protestant marriage, because my people would disown and disinherit me otherwise. “I never told any of the children of the marriage. I never claimed to be the wife of Judee Hastings. We agreed not to make it known until we had the Catholic marriage performed. That was the stipu- lation between usin crder not to deprive bim of Christian burial. I never ad- dressed him as my .. usband in the pres- ence of any persons. Ionly called him ‘my darling,’ ‘my dearie,’ but addressed him as Juage in the presence of others.” “Have you the marriage document with you?”’ asked Mr., Shortridge. “Yes, sir,” replied the lady. “Kindly produce it.” “Yes, sir.” ““How does it not appear C. S. Hastings instead of 8. C.?” “They reversed the name. The Judge stated he did not like the name of ‘Se- ranus.’ He said it was only fit for a red bull. That was the reason he did not call himself Seranus. He said he never named anything but his red bull after that—the Durham. That is why it was reversed.” ‘“I'he marriage certificate was written two or three days after the ceremony by the Rev. Mr. Steadman. Judge Hasiings never saw it. I showed it to ‘Dio’ and ‘Robert,’ two of the sons, because 1 liked the boys and I wanted them to know I was their new mother. When the Judge was tipsy he always went by the name of Mr. Haggin.” “How did it happen that Steadman prepared a certificate ?'’ she was asked. *‘1 thought it would be well to have 1t to prove the marriage. In the East all that is necessary is to jump over the broom- stick to get married. Two months after Rev. Mr. Steadman married us he went to San Jose. I never heard of Mr. Steadman again. Mr. Giselman wanied to see my marriage certificate many a time, but'my lawyer said he was going to keep his powder dry and would not let him see it. “The Judge could not bear to be out of my sight. e was with me every moment he could spare from his business.’’ In describing her correspondence with the Judge she said : “I never in any letters called him hus- band or sicned as his wife. I always called him ‘Darling Judge.” He addre-sed me as ‘lovey,’ ‘petty’ and ‘dearie.” He never addressed me as ‘Dear wife,” as we expected Bob to open our letters. At one time he stolea hundred of them. I like better to be called ‘lovey’ and ‘petty’ than ‘my dear wife.” I think 1 have 10,000 love letters put away, from high dignitaries, men even higher than Judge Hastings. I was a belle when I was young. I was not a belle of ‘Petaluma,’ but I was a belle every- where I went. I have 362 letters from Henry Shaw of St. Louis, a man worth “1 gave up all these nice American gentlemen to become the wife of a Count and bea Countess. Iwanted a handsome new man for a husband.” “‘Have you any love letters from Judge Hastings?"” asked her questioner. *'I have several of them. He was not a very fine scribe. You would think he had dipped a fly in the ink and chased it all over the paper.’” “Did he evertalk of love 2 ‘‘He was the nicest lover in the world.”’ “How do you know that?”’ “Because he could kiss sweeter than anybody in the world.” “How do you know that?” y millions of kisses.” From your experience of that love you think he surpassed-all other men ?*’ “My former husband would kiss my haud. Idon'tlike that style. He would get down on his knees and kiss my hand. I want a man with more dignity."” ‘“What was the peculiarity of his kisses?” *‘He had the good sense to wash out his mouth and wash all the tobacco taste out.”” “Did you know of the marriage of Juage Hastings to Miss Knuts?"’ “When I heard of the marriage I feil in a fit, and they lifted me up by the neck and severed the vertebra almost, and that is why I am having rhese fainting spelis. “The Judge told me once that Mrs. Newlands’ chambermaid chased him down here while be was drunk, and he wus wor- ried to death about it for fear I would ge" of it and that it would break my poor eart. ‘“‘After his marriage to this woman he never stayed in San Francisco over night for fear 1 would have him arrested for big- amy. Itold him I would. He told me that Robert made him marry her.” Referring to the manner in which the de_:‘d jurist disposed of his fortune she said: “I heard of all this foolishness—that he had put all his proverty out of his hands to keepit away from bothofus. I did not care what he did as long as he was not divorced from me. I never in any open or legal way asserted my rights. ““The last time I met him he said, ‘I was crazy or I would not bave treated you so, Mary. Can’t you forgive me? '’ It was at this juncture that the witness admitied having letters which would prove her to ba the widow of Judge Has- tings, Upon being requested to produce them, however, she declined to do 80, hence the action of Mr. Shortridge, which Will bring the matter up for hearing be- re Judge Coffey on Wednesday next, when most interesting further develop- ments are expected. - Sharkey and His Rival Photographed.. The Wasp had one of itsexpertsnap shot photographers make two pages of views of Fitzsimmons and bharkey in thelr training quarters a few days ago. These excellent and interesting pictures are reproduced in the Wasp this week ina large number of nali-tone engravings which preserveall the character of the original photographs. They give a elear ides of how the two poxers will look when facing each oiher in the ringin afew daws. Sharkey’s muscular development, as shown by the camera in his tnlnlng exercise with Billy Smith, is wonderful. The views of Fitzsim- mons leave no doubt that ne is attendin creditably to his work. The Wasp this wu{ writes up the tocal politicians in its usual breezy style. } A French surgeon has removed a bullet from the eye of a child without destroying the sight. —————— VISITING cards and invitations printed or en- graved at reduced prices in our stationery de- parument. Saaborn, Vail & Co., 749 Market st.* TWO SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED Diphtheria Creates Alarm in the Board of Health., Eight New Cases Have Been Reported Within the Past Three Days. Institutions of Learning That Will Be Visited and Subjected to Close Scrutiny To-Day. The Board of Health has decided thatin order to check the spread of diphtheria, which threatens to become epidemic in this City, it will be necessary to close two and perhaps three of the schools from which many of the recent cases have emanated. The board was at first inclined to make light of the danger, but the reporting of eight new cases within the past threedays bas created much alarm and extreme measures will be resorted to. The schoo!s that have been decided on for closing are the Everett and Hawthorne public schools and perhaps the Notre Dame parochial school. It was decided at the special meeting of Wednesday last that the board should visit the Hawthorne, Everett and Notre Dame schools, from which a large number of cases have been traced, and ascertain if possivle why such « state of affairs should exist. No particular date was assigned for the inspection, but the alarming number of the recent cases has harried the board and the visit will be made to-day. The Health Officer, the inspector of the district in which the schools are located and a plumbing inspector will.accompany the board, and the sanitary arrangements of both schools will be subjected to the closest scratiny. It has been reported to the Board of Health that the closets at the Notre Dame School are built with open vaults, and that these are responsible 1n a great measure for the number of cases that have been traced to -this institudon. Should this prove to be correct the Board of Health will order new sanitary appli- ances put in at once and the school closed in the meantime. There is serivus talk among the mem- bers of the board of declaring the disease epidemic, in addition to closing the two schools mentioned, should any consider- able number of cases among the pupils be reported during the n xt few days. *‘Of course, this would be an extreme measure,’”’ said a member of the board yesterday, ‘‘but if diphtheria continues to spread and appears to gain ground it will be necessary to doso to prevent contagion. When it onte gets a firm footing diph- theria is a very hard disease to eradicate, ard if the situation becomes really dan- gerous nothing can be gained by delay. In several Eastern cities the healih authorities are now battling with epi- demics of diphtheria; and while we do not fear that the disease will get the up- per hand we shall close the schools as a matter of precaution.” The Health Officer stated yesterday that he had no doubt that the disease would be stamped out 1n short order, but that the closing of the schools was absolutely necessary to effect the eradication, MAY TAX THE BONDS, The City and County Attorney Renders an Opinion in Keference to Souths ern Pacific Indebtedness. City and County Attorney Creswell ren- dered an opinion yesterday at the request of the Board of SBupervisors which sets at rest the vexed question as to whether the City has a right to assess the bonds of the Southern Pacific Company owned by resi- dents of Ban Francisco. The opinion is as follows: To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Franci:co—GENTLEMEN : I am in receipl” of your communication re- questing my opinion in regard to the Fallfion of John W. Mackay and R. V. Dey, petitioning your honorable board to order paid to them as trustees of the estate of Mrs. Theresa Fair, de- ceased, the sum of 22342 70 in satisfaction of & judgment affirmed by the Supreme Court of this State in the case of Mackay et al. vs, the City and Caunt¥ of San Francisco. In reply I will siate that the judgment has now become final, and should be paid. While the judgment in the above entitled case was nominaily against the City, tle re- sult of the litigation was in reality a victory for the City, for by it was determined that the City had the right to tax - nearly $2,000,000 o; bond: of the southern Pacific Railroad Com- g.ny of Arizona, which were owned by Mrs. heresa Fair at the time of her death, and which her executors strenuously urged were not laxable in this State. The tax on the bonds amounted to $31,687 90, and was paid to the gly by the executors of Mrs. Fair under pro- st. The judgment for $2342 70 above men- tioned represents the tax paid by the execu- tors on the 20 per cent raise of the bonds avove their face value made for purposes of State taxation; and the raise being in contra- vention of the constitution the tax thereon was illegally collected and should be returned 10 the executors of the estate. The raise of 20 gor cent above face value was e purposes of State taxation, d the entire tax collected on the raise was zlid over 10 the Stale; therefore this entire udgment against the City should be deducted y the Treasurer of the City and County of Ban Francisco in his next settlement with the State Controller, es_provided by the statute ot February 27, 1893 (Stat. 1893, p. 32). 8an Francisco, Nov. 20, 1896, HARRY T. CRESWELL, Attorney and Counselor, PRESENT TO NATIVES, Irving M. Scott Gives a Picture by Keith to the Native Sons’ Hall Anssociation. Irving M. Scott has notified the board of di- rectors of the Native Sons that he will present to their society a magnificent painting by William Keith portraying “The Golden Herit- age of the Native Sons.” Recently Mr. Scott gave a commission to Mr. Keith to paint the picture, a beautiful view from the mountain tops looking toward the setting sun. This is a glimpse of California, typical of her foothills, plains and h:{: nd treated in such a powerful manner that the painting is impressive. _The directors of the Hall Association of the Native Sons of the Golden West met yesterday afternoon to arrange for the formal reception of this painting from Mr. Scott. It was then and there decided to have an en- tertainment, which will begin with an address by Irving M. Scott and a response by James D. Phelan, president of the association. The pre- sentation wili be made in the first speech and Mr. PLelan will conve; thanks of the Na- tive Sons. There will n original 34 Dr. E. K. Taylor on the subject of the picture, “The Golden Heritage of tne Native Sons™: also vocal and instrumental music. A committee, as follows, was -pgolnud to arrange a date with Mr. Scott and to make other preparations for the ntation event: James D. Phelan, L. F. B; nxton. A. Eberhart, J. R, Howeli, John H. ly and H. G. W. e painting will be hun place 10 the Nfun sSons’ xsfl in & prominent on Mason street. Will Summon the Contractor. As the time for beginning work on the new Kearny-street municipal building approaches the Municipsl Buildings Committee x.\he Board of Supervisors grows more anxis Te- garding the clearing of the lot, and the matter Was up before the committee yesterday. It ” NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. SATURDAY'S SPECIALS! We close a most successful week’s business with special offerings of the following and many other sea- sonable lines AT ASTONISHINGLY LOW PRICES! VEILING! VEILING! At 5 Cents a Yard. DOUBLE AND SINGLE WIDTH FAN- CY DOTTED VEILING, worth 25¢, on sale at 5c & yarii. At 25 Cents a Yard. THREE-QUARTER WIDTH CHENILLE DOTTED TUXEDO VEILING, worth Séc;nd 45c, on special sale at 25¢c a yard. At 50 Cents Each. BRUSSELS AND TUXEDO NET CHE- NILLE DOTTED BORDERED VEILS, regular value $1, on special sale at 50c each. HANDKEECHIEFS. At 25 Cents Each. LADIES'’ WHITE SCALLOPED .EM- BROIDERED SHEER LAWN HANDKERCHIEFS, recalar value $6 per dozen, on special sale at 25c each. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. At 25 Cents a Pair. CHILDREN'S FINE RIBBED BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, doubie knees, soles and ‘toes, Hermsdorf black, worth 40c, on special sale au 25¢ a pair. At 33} Cents. CHILDREN’S BLACK RIBBED CASH- MERE WOOL HOSE, high-spliced heels, double soles and toes, worth 50c, on special sale at 3 pairs for $1. At 75 Cents. LADIES’ JERSEY RIBBED EGYPTIAN COTTON UNION SUITS, high neck, long sieeves, ankle length, heavy weiEht, worth $1, on special sale at 75¢c each, At §1.00. LADIES' NATURAL GRAY SANITARY WOOL VESTS, high neck, long sleeves: drawers to match; non- shrinkable, worth $125 on special sale at $1 each. MEN’S FURNISHINGS. At 5 Cents. 450 dozen MEN’S FANCY BORDERED HEMSTITCHED HANDKER- CHIEFS, large size and in neat de- signs of fast color prints, regular price $1 20 a dozen, on special sale at 5c each. At 50 Cents. 125dozen MEN’S AND BOYS' UNLAUN- DERED WHITE SHIRTS, made of Utica Nonpareil cloth,with re-enforced fine linen bosoms, felled seams and double backs, worth 90c, on special sale at 50c each, At 12} Cents. 96 dozen MEN’S FULL - FINISHED HEAVY MERINO SOCKS, in undyed sanitary colors, good value for 25¢, on special sale at 1214c a pair. At 75 Cents. 76 dozen MEN’S UNDYED SANITARY WOOL UNDERSHIRTS and DRAW- ERS, warranted shrunk, regular price $1 25, ou special sale at 75¢ each. At $1.00. 58 dozen MEN’S AUSTRALIAN LAMB'S- WOOL and CAMEL’S-HAIR MIXED UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, warranted thoroughly shrunk, regular value for§1 50, on special sale at$1 each LADIES’ KID GLOVES, At 59 Cents. 108 dozen 4-BUTTON UNDRESSED KID GLOVES (large buttons), colors mode, tan, slate and brown, all sizes, regular price $1, on special sale at 59c a pair. At 59 Cents. 102 dozen 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES (large buttons), in dark, medium and tan shades (sizes 6, 61£ and 614), regular price $1, on special sale at 59¢ a pair. LADIES’ WOOL WAISTS —— AND —— CHILDREN’S COATS. At $1.25. LADIES” WOOL WAISTS, in fancy plaids, latest style sleeves, yoke back, laundried collar, reeular price $175, on special sale at $1 25. At §2.00. LADIES’ ALL-WOQOOL WAISTS, in fancy - colors of red, navy and black, latest sleeve, on special sale at $2. At §2.50. | CHILDREN’S NIGGERHEAD COATS, in red, green and navy blue, finished with collar trimmed with black an. gora fur, regular price $3 50, on special sale at $2 50. At $5.00. CHILDREN’S FANCY NIGGERHEAD COATS, made in the latest siyles, deep pointed collar, of plain cloth, finished with braid and fancy buttons, on special sale at $5. MACKINTOSHES. At $2.00. MISSES' MACKINTOSHES, in navy, black and fancy mixed, value $275, will be offered at $2 each. At $6.00. LADIES’” MACKINTOSHES, in double texture, in navy and vlack, two capses, value $3 50, will be offered at $6 eachs | UMBRELLAS. At $1.50. LADIES SILK GLORIA UMBRELLAS, with natural handles, steel rods, will be offered at $1 50 each. At $1.50. GENTLEMEN’S GLORIA UMBREL- LAS, with natural handles, paragon irames, will be offered at $150 each. E& STORE OPEN SATURDAY EVENING U NTIL 10 O’CLOCK. Murphy Building, Market and Jomes Stregts. \ L7 Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests was found that the contractor who took the job of removing the debris of the old building had neglected to tear down a party wall, which 1s said to support the walls of the buil: ing abutting on the property. Asthe contrac- tor gave no bonds for the completion of the work, it was not clear how he couid be compelled to compiete his work, but it was decided to summon the contractor and find out why he did not live up to his agreement. ALL SEEKING ESCAPE. Unusual Number of Convicted Criminals Asking for New Trials From the Supreme Court. From all parts of the State appeals from convicted criminals for retrial are pour- ing into the Supreme Court. One and all of these appeals are based on technical- ities. Tn the past two months twenty-one convicted criminals have asked the Su- preme Court to give them another chance, which 1s at the rate of about one every three days. In every case the attorneys have set up that the trials which Lave re- sulted disastrously for their clients were not fair in some respect. Such a generai arraignment of Califor- nia Judges and jurors is something unpre- cedented. The financial stringency does not interfere with raising sufficient money by convicted -criminals to pay for the print- g of briefs and the employment of at- torneys in the least. Since the middle of September the following persons have asked the Supreme Court for a rehearing: Henry Church, San Francisco, robbery. John Maxwe'l, Napa County, perjury. Benjamin L. Hill, Alameda County, murder. James Cregan and Charles Becker, San Fran: sco, fo 3 MF"r‘:nlr{Vefion. San Diego County, assault with intent to murder. Frank Lewis, Shasta County, murder. Jose Ylario, San Diego County, murder. Edward Wickham, Alameda County, embez- zlement. Manuel Gomez, S8an Francisco. rape. James Holmes and seven others, San Fran- cisco, murder. Clifton E. Wayne, Los Angeles County, rape. William White, San Francisco, burglary. Thomas Griffin, Contra Costa County, rape. The Durrant case will undoubtedly be reopened to permit she introduction of briefs. The day for the hearing of the motion has been filed, being December 2. This is the most important case in some re-pects liable to be considered in the im- mediate future. It will be recollected that Paulsell, convicted ofirobbery, has, within the past few days, been granted a new trial, ‘Why the convicted criminals have begun to seek new triais in such number at this rticular time 1s something of a mystery. Rg transcripts on appeal in criminal cases filed in the earlier part of the year were quite numerous. In fact, there were fifty-seven up to and including September 14, which makes a total of seventy-eight convicted criminals who have sought a new trial during this year. The rate prior to September 14 was six a month. Since then business of this sort has been livelier. The present phenomenon is causing con- siderable comment among attorneys who have criminal practice. e . ——— Queen Victoria has in her possession three sea pictures executed by M. G. 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