The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 2, 1896, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1896, HEBBARDS REMARKA N ODIFYING AN INAUNCTION BLE COURSE ~ D. M. Delmas Presents a- Plain. Statement Regarding an Incident Pertinent to .the Libel Case. " : Truth of the Averments -Made in the Circular Offéred in Evidence, GENERAL SHEEHAN'S SALARY. Allowed Five Huncred “Dollirs -a Month by the Bank Directors’ for. His Scrvices. The greatér part of yesterday in the Williams libel case in Judge Dainger- field’s court was taken wup in attémpting to. introduce evidence ‘to show’that. the statements in the alleged libelous circular were true, especially those. altusioms.to Genera!l Sheehan as an ‘‘irresponsible po- | L litical parasite” and te James Alva Watt as “the notorious James Alva Watt.”, | Tbe defendant, Williaws, Wwas neém; mentioned at all, and the casual Visitor hearing the téstimony wotid be forced to | the conclusion that Sheehan, Watt and | Hebbard were the defendants in the-tase. | The courtroom was crowded with di positors in the.ill-fated barmk, and their |° faces fell when they learned that the gen- eral had been drawing $500 per month:-for | his services, not to_speak of another fut salary to Mr. Watt, The defense thus far have proved by.| preponderance of evidence that Judge Hebbard ' promised ‘to allow the directors | to meet and resign and afterward repudi- lu{r.i d denied his- promise, day in objecting to quéstrons as tp the reBumlion of James Alva-Watt. n Bhortridge took the stand_for the purpdse of making a correction of a portion -of, his testimony of the day before. ment was as follows: S *“Mr. Foote asked me yesterday if I had ever acted as attorney for Mr. McDenald, avd Tanswered that I mever had. -Atthe time my mina wasdiretted o the subject- matter of this inquiry. Irecalled lasteven- ing that many years ago I was associated with Caqlonel Flournoy, since-deceased, and Messrs. Sawyer and Burnett as attor- ney for Mr. McDonald in certain divorce | case, some ten or more years ago. Idon’t| think I apveared as the attorney of ‘record | ip the matter. “That was probably- before | the organization of the People’s Home | Bavings Bank."” | D. M. Delmas was called to the stand, and Mr. Foote protested mildly against] allowing him to testify, because a stipuia- tion bad been made yesterday that Mr. Delmas would testify to the same effectas did Mr. Shortridge regarding the pledge or promise made by Judgé Hebbard in his | chambers that he would modify the in- | junction, and Judge Hebbard’s subse- quent repudiation and denial of that promise. \ Counsel for the defense explained that on the day before they were not aware that Mr. D:imas woulid be able to attend. The court allowed Mr. Delmas “to testify. | The witness told about the meeting in Judge Hebbard’s chambers. There were | gresem on that occasion Judge Hebbard, | amuel M. Shortridge, Mr. McCarthy and | .Mr. Hutton. ‘‘The substance of the conference-was this,” continued Mr. Delmas. *‘In order to make it intelligible I shall have to state that an injunction had teen issued by the Superior Court enjoining the board of di- rectors from meeting and transacting any corporate busiiess of any kind whatever. | The object of the interview in Judge Heb- bard’s chambers, as I understood it, was to see how far that injunction couid be relaxed so as to permit the bpard to meet for the purpose of resizning and electing theirsuccessors. Afier that meeting Judge Hebbard seid that he would so far relax or modify bis order of injunction asto permit the board to meet and resign and elect their successors, provided that they elected a board selected by and agreed to by the committee of depositors of the bank, that committee being represented, as I understood it, at that time by Mr. McCerthy and whoever else was present with him at the time, “I don’t remember that 4ny names were mentioned on that occasion. Judge Heb- bard added the following to his remarks: ‘I will permit the board 10 meet in my courtroom,” which was adjoining his chambers.” 2 The witness next told about appearing in court on a subsequent occasion for the purpose of having Judge Hebbard sign an order for a modification of the injunction, Mr. Delmas said: “I informed the court that in pursuance of its own suggestions the committee of depositors had selected a board which they desired to act, and requested the court to issue an order enabling them to carry out that purpose. There seemed to be some diginclination on the part of the Judge to do so, and I reminded the judge of the statement made by him in his chambers, that there would be a modification of the injunction for that purpose. The Judge denied that he had ever made such astate- ment. I then said that the statement could be proved by a number of persons who were at that very time in the court~ room. _“Judge Hebbard insisted in maintaining bis position, that the court had made no such promise and had entered into no such bargain or anything of that kind, as he termed it. My recollection is that writ- ten resignations had been signed by the old board and placed in the hands of the committee ready to be used. On that oc- | peared in Judge Hebbard’s court * :logcasion representing 2600 depositors of ‘| matter belodging to ¢he B: .| sioners'and’ he ordered -thi ‘0ote was kept busy the mest of the [ fornia Sate Deposit ‘ard “Tr: the'-opening of court Samuel M. |} His state- ['attorney’ for the'receiver. | bondsmen. Williams casion H. E. Highton represented Graves, “Jenkins and -Montgzomery. “H, Durst represerited .Dr.’ Bouche at some stagé of the procegdings.””. . . . . -~“Walter J. Bartnett, attorne; the nexf witness. the bank.and $725,000 of deposits. “Do “jou kvow anytfiing about an ac- counting or pretended aceouuting by Gen- 2l éral John F. Sheehan of .the affairs.of the R R i, * Mr. Footé’s prompt objeetion to this |"on to say that in Jatruary, 1895, the. matter |'of the accpunting came wp before Iudge | Hebbard. * James Aiva Watt was present, | representing’ ‘General Sheehan, and T.- Carl Speiling was present also. Mr. Watt asked that General 8heelran be discnarged 1 as receiverof the bank. Mr. Spelling op- | posed the discharge on the ground that | there had been no proper accounting filed ['in.the court and “that there had been no statement of the receipts and 'disburse- meits of the bank; that the compensdtion of the receiver had not been fixed. - Judge Hebbard.stated that he understood that he had nothing to do-with. fixing the com- .pensationt of the receiver:or of his attor- ney ; that.the Supreme:.Courf had virtually decided that the. receivership was ‘invalid -and void, and that he ;egal-Bded that as charged. question was sustained. The witness went | {~ On’ that occasion. the witness drew the | attention of the court to the fact that the receiver had refused- to. permit the Cali- wnfair and-an unfit man to be Judge, and the voters ot the Oity and County of San Francisco were notified by the circular to that effect. We submit that whatever was done by Watt in the way of manipu- lating the affairs of the bank so as to pre- serve the ascendency of himself and Shee- han is admissible in this case, because _tkat is what Hebbard is charged with. ““Was not Judge Hebbard responsible -| for the scandalous mismanagement of the affairs of the bank since its misfortunes? The efforts of these depositors to secure a satisfactory board of directors in order that the depositors, the men, women and children whose money had been puf into this bank, should be in the hands of their representatives and not in the hands of men who had no interest in the'bank wh;(over, were obstructed by Judge Heb- bard. » “If this allegation ol the notoriety of James Alva Watt, if it is alibel on a Judge to allege that he has appointed a notorious ;:har;n,cter, we may bring proof of that act. **The circular states,” said Judge Dain- terfield, “that Judge Hebbard’s bosom friend was a notorious character.” . District Attorney Barnes objected to the testimony on this point on the ground that the witness did.not know the reputa- ilon'of James Alya Watt when he was ap- pointed. The object of it was to allow the counsel for the defense to present them- selves before the jury with a club in ‘their hands to beat the lE:yx-air‘xs out of persons not connected with the case. He thought it was eminently improper. v The court remarked that no attempt had been made up to the preseni fime to show that the prosecuting witness knew of the notoriety of the person-appointed by him, but nevertheless, independently of his personal knowledge of the notoriety of Mr. Watt, the siatement would be damaging, and therefore the defense would have a right to prove -the truth of the language claimed to be defamatory. . “'I see no escape from it, because to rule it out would be to’ devrive the defendant of the right he has to prove the defama- tory language of the circular,” - added Judge Daingerfield. 7 - o - “When did you first acquire a knowl- edge of the reputation-of James Alva | Wait?” asked Mr. Henley. “In an interview I had with him'after thi conference in the Jutige’s chambers,” replied the witness.” “'In-addition to- that I acquired other knowledze as to Mr. W att’s character.” . 3 evening when the Judge wrote an order 1n the Goldtree case and gnve it to Watt. He related also what he had heard that day in court when Mr. Delmas called Judge Hebbard’s attention to his promise and about Judge Hebard’s denial of the same. Then Mr. Speiling was asked as to the reasons why he batfdrawn §500 from the bank, and Mr. Spelling, who appeared to be very uneasy at the question, replied that he had been allowed the money by the directors for his services as attorney in a case outside of and not connected at all with this one, He appeared to im- pute a sinister motive in Mr. Thornton’s asking the question. This caused Mr. Thorhton to remark that Mr. Spelling was mistaken as to the outcome of the case and that the court ‘records showed that the case had been dismissed. T. H. McOarthy was recalled and was asked whether the reputation or the ac- tions of James Alva FVan had not formed the subject of a discussion among the %enple. Mr. McCarthy replied tbat he ad heard Mr. Watt discussed in a very uncomplimentary way in the Foresters’ and the B'nai B'rith halls. “Did you sizgn this circular?’ asked Mr. Foote on the cross-examination. Mr. McCarthy deciined to answer any questions of that purport on the statutory grounds. General John F. ‘Sheehan was the next witness. In response to questions by Mr. Henley he said that he acquired his title of general because he had been adjutant- general on the staff of Governor Perkins. He also held the position of Register of the United 8tates Land Office in this City, «and was holding that position on the day he was appointed receiver of the People’s Home Savings Bank. He was alko secre- tary of the Yosemite Commission at a salary of $75 per mouth. He was ap- pointed by Judge Hebbard as one of the Commissioners in the case of Emeric vs. Alvarado, a three years* job. He was al- lowed $11,000 for his services in that case. He was also a receiver in three cases in which the People's Home Savings Bank was concerned. He drew nothing from the bank during the first month of his employment as re- ceiver, .and after that he drew $250 per month to live on. Then the directors made him an allowance of $§500 per month for the whole time, which amount he drew. He was not positive whether as re- ceiver he had made an accounting to the 'court or not. He had signed a'statement to the court of receipts and expenditures. Mr. Watt was his attorney in the prep- . “From what you learned did you arrive = = aration of his account, and Mr. Watt was W ¢ Not.: Mz, Delmas Testifying That Judge Hebbard Broke His Promise - to. the Depositors’ - Committee: Mr. -Henley Asking tnesses :Whether. Iamcs Alva Watt Was tho_rioua il also attorney for the bank. © “It was the duty of Nir. Watt as attorney for the bank to contest any improper ac- count presented by the receiver, was 1t not?”’ Mr. Foote objected again, and the court adjourried until 10 o’clock this morning. PAID ITS TAXES. Amount of the rirst installment Paid . by the Railroad Company. The Southern Pacific Railroad Company bas within the past few days paid the first installment of Btate, city and county taxes in every county in which taxes were levied against the company. The several amounts are as follows: .| “Contra Costa, $3500; San Jnaggln $1650; -| sacramento, $8005; Placer, $2635: Nevada, 2485 ; Sierra, $2275; Piumas, $415; Siskivou, 222,175: Trinity, $3400; Shasts, $10,280; Yuba, $896; Sutter, $466; Butte, $6700; Te- | nama, $10,620; Amad.r, $90; EL Dorado, | $1252; “Mendocino, $64; Calaveras, $114} ‘olusa, $1172; Glenn, $1163; Stanisiaus, $2360; JMerced, $4300; Fresno, $15,020; Madera, $910; Tulare, $5600; Kings, $3115; Kern, $13,120; Los Angeles, $8200; Orange, $1002; San Bernardino, $2550; San Diego, $2286; Riverside, -$2880; San Mateo, $6080; Samia Clara, $6560; San Benito, $411; Santa . | Cruz, $1175; M-nterey, %:o,aw; ‘S8an Luis - | Obispo, $3250; Sante Barbara, $i293; Ven- tura, $2252; 'Solano, $2030; Napa, $710; Sonoma, $1110; Yolo, $2497; San_Francisco, $151,731; Alameda, $12,490; total, $347,599. - -Of the amcunt paid in 8an Francisco $75,718 was on account of the Market- ‘street rail way system. The company has also paid its taxes in the State of 'Nevada. In six counties in which property is assessed the amount -| paid, which is for the year, is $152,000. RS, KELLER HND- HER TEN TRUMKS She Will Have to Ransack Them All for Her Old Love Letters. . Says They Are in a Cold Cellar and, Besides, Have Been Badly Rifled. Now Declares the Cartload of “My Dear Wife” Episties Were Car- ried Away Long Ago. Marie Viola Keller, who claims to be the widow of the late Juage Hastings, spent an interesting hour before Notary Levy yesterday afternoon in the office of Samuel M. Shortridge. The lady’s deposition was being taken in the matter of her contest of Judge Hastings’ will. B Mr,, Shortridge had called upon Mrs, Keller to produce a number of letters which she ciaimed the Judge had written to her and wherein she said she was ad- dressed by him as “My Dear Wife,”” *My Darling Wife,” *“My Pet” and other such terms of endearment. Mrs. Keller had said such letters were or had been in her, possession, but flatly refused to produce them unless compelled by the court to do 80. Mr. Shortridge a few days ago se- cured from Judge Coffey an order com- manding the lady to produce the letters, and it was to receive them at her bands and to hear her statements concerning them that she was cited to appear before the notary in the attorney’s office yester- day afternoon. But she did not bring the letters. More than that, she declared it to be more than likely that in all the vast recesses of her ten trunks and two boxes, where she had formerly stored the endearing epistles, not one of them could now be found. Neither could she name a place that they might be found, except it be among Rob- ert Hastings’ papers. Robert, she said, had rifled her trunks time and time again and she was certain had carried away everything in the form of writing which coulds be of value to her in this proceed- ing. “They would not have dared to bring suit against me and to defy me unless they thought they had all my letters and papers that might go to prove my rights as a wife,’”” she said. “My trunks were rifled”’—Mrs. Keller used this word frequently, but insisted upon pronouncing 1t ‘‘rafflea”’—*at San Rafael and at every boarding-house that I have been in for several years. Kobert mifi ét; he was responsible for it; hedid it alL” Mr. Shortridge went over the testimony of the lady as given previously, reading her answers to questions concerning these letters, in which she distinctly stated that she had a great number of these letters addressed to her in the tarms peculiar from husband to wife. In every instance Mrs. Keller declared that she had been misreported and wanted the record modi- fied. Where, for instance, she was re- ported as having said that she “had the letters,” she insisted that the record pe position, Mr. Shortridge recited the pro% ceedings leading up to it, the refusal of the witness to proauce the letters except upon an order of the courtand this by ad- vice -of ber counsel. He read Judge Cof- fey’s order, and then made a formal de- mand for the production of the letters under its authority. . Mrs. Keller said she had:not had time to make an examination of her trunks and boxes, of which she has tweive, and wherein the letters were formerly kept. She said that many of the trunks were locked and the keys lost. . “It would be easy to find a locksmith who could furnish a key, wounld it not?” asked Mr, Shortridge. The lady admitted that it would be easy. Theattorney wanted to know what the witness kept in such a numberof trunks and boxes. « “Such things as a lady may be expected to have,” was the answer. ‘‘They are chiefly filled with wearing apparel and manuscript,” ¥ “What, for instance, script ?” “I have written a number of poems, enougu to make a volume,"” said the wit- ness. “I have sent a number of them to the Examiner.” She was asked how long it would take her to go through the trunks and find the letters, if any were there to be found. She thought she could do this in about twWo months. She said the trunks were in a cold cellar, that she was sick and that she could not think of going into them at present. She had been throu h but two of che trunks within the last six or eight months, and those only to see whether or not they had been robbed. She declared that she had never given to Lier attorney, Mr. Sullivan, any letters addressed to her in the endearing terms referred to, nor had she in her immediate possession any such letters. Mr. Sullivan stated}also that he had no such letter, nor had he ever received any. Mr, Shortridge then asked the notary to request of the witness thatshe produce the letters to-morrow if she had any, say- ing that the time she required was ridicu- lous, and that he was sure the court would think so too. Mrs. Keller said she was ill and could not possibly go through her trunks before to-morrow. : Mr. Shortridge said he did not wish to ask anything that would tax the lady’'s health or strength. He extended the time to Saturday. Mr. Sullivan said he would advise his client to produce the letters if she could. The hearing then went over until Sat- urday. CARRIED HIS LAST PAPER. A Clever Dog Who Assisted His Mas- ter in Delivering Evening Papers in This City. Edward Gleizee, a carrier of the Evening Post, mourns the loss of a large black dog that for many years had been his constant companion and assistant in his tour of delivery. The animal sickened a few days since, and yesterday passed to that un- known where all good dogs go. The faithful canine served his master well and saved him many steps in going over his route. The dog had learned how his master would leave papers at certain places, and while the man was delivering ‘on one side of the street his four-footed companion wouid receive a rolled paper and deliver it on the other side, where it belonged. One of the castomers the ani- mal served was a bakery on Kearny street, and when he first came there with a paper he was given a cake. He never iorgot that, for every evening afier leaving ihe paper he would remain on the premises until given a cake, after which he wouid hasten to rejoin his masterand receive an- other paper to deliver. X ————— 00L. FOLLIS ORITIOALLY ILL. Because of Appendicitis Physicians Per- formed a Surgical Operation. is the manu- made to read that she “bad had the let- ters.’ Introductory to the taking of the de- Lieutenant-Colonel Fred Follis of the California National Guard is in a danger- ous condition at his home, 2230 Washing- - Company, T.of “claims the assignee of a-large num k$' of the of the.bank, to inspect the. book! :The sitness said also-on that occa- hat he did not know what amount of money. had been. paid to Mr. Waty, the 5 'hat was one of the reasons why he was desirous of having. diccess to the books, and he therefore ob- jecteidl to the settiement of the account and'the discharge of ttre receiver and his There -was ‘no detailed ac: count of regeipts and disbursements. That was in the case of Goldtree and others against the People’s Home Savings Bank. the’ g In that case the stockholders wére ask- ing for an accounting. ‘Judge Hebbard said that he had mno jurisdiction to settie any account, that that ‘mafter had been settled by the Supreme Court, and that the Bank Commissioners and” the board of directors were.the proper-authorities to ad- just and determine the counsel fees and the fees.of the yeceiver. i Objection having been mada to thjs line of- evidence Mr. Henley, with a copy of the alleged libelous circular in his hand, proceeded to argue the matter. 5 “The object of the testimony,’: & Henley, “is to sustain the allegation of this circular in respect to the improper discharge of the receivers” = - The witness went on to say that in December, 194, an expert was. placed on the- books of the. bank by tbe California Safe Deposit and Trust Company and tire expert reported to witness, every day. In the latter part ot December General John F. Sheehan refused’ to permit the expert to examine the books any further,. The general was compelled some time in’Janu- ary, 1895, under an alternative writ of mandamus served upon him; to again allow the expert to inspect the books. The retirement of three of the directors left the old board in the majority. . Mr. Bartnett next related the substance of what occurred at a meeting in the office of the California Safe Denosit and Trust Company, on which occasion Judge Hebbard suggested that the depositors ought to have a majority of the board of diréctors. General Sheehan cbjected to the depositors having a majority and it was finally agreed that they were to have toree dirgctors out of the board of seven. T. H. McCarthy, the next witness, was asked by Mr. Henley whether he knew James Alva Watt by reputation or other- wWise before Watt had secured his appoint- ment and the witness replied that he did = . ot, “Did you know it afterward?”’ was the next question, Mr. Foote objected and made a speech | in which he explained that he objected to Mr. Watt's reputation being attacked merely because some disgruntled stock- holders were not satisfied with his action. Mr. Henley thereupon proceeded to read the aliegea libelous circular, and commented upon its opening statements as_being true and substantiated by the evidence taken in the case thus far.. Mr. Henley read from the circular as follows: In May, 1894, depositors in ihe insolvent People’s Home Savings Bank organized and appointed a committee to look after their in- terests. Their first efforts were directed toward securing a satisfactory board of direc- tors. The existing board had been prohibited from meeting for any purpose whatever by Judge Hebbard. ““That’s true.”’ commented Mr. Henley. He then read the mention of “‘the notori- ous James Alva Watt,”” and the mention of the name of General Sheehan as “an irregqpomxble, political parasite.”’ ‘‘Now, the proposition is simply this,” said Mr. Henley, “that by reason of the fact that this character of persons was ap- rolnled by Judge Hebbard, it is not al- eced, as your Honor will see, that judge Hebbara appointed these men knowing them to be 50 and so; but the proposition was that a Judge who wou!d violate his promise—who would appoint men of this character to positions of this sort—was an at any opinion that Mr. Watt was a no- - torious character?” was asked. e Mr. Foote objected. | 3 “How coula I prove,” asked Mr. Henley of-the court, “‘that Claude Duval was a notorious person without inguring .from- somebody? I don’t wish, of course, to institute any disparaging comparison be- tween Claude Duval and Mr. Wait,” added Mr. Henley, bowing politely in the diraction of Mr. Watt, who was sitting be: side his friend, Judge Hebbard. :‘There are notorious persons in this City who- have never been convicted of any crime.” The court thought that the question called for the opinion of the witness, and |. was not therefore admissible. & 2 Mr. Henley argued that James Alva Watt def-ated tbe proposed reorganiza- tion ‘*because he-was afraid that he would Jose his job. Here is an institution,” con- tinued Mr, Henley, *“in which tens of thousands of men, women and childrep in this City are interested, and which has fallen into the hands of men who are not satisfactory to the depositors. Judge Hebbard promised that he would allow them to reorganize the board of directors, and the next day the Judge denied_his promise. In view of these fucts can we not show James Alva Watt's intimacy with Judge Hebbard, and the fact that Watt interviewed parties who were named for ‘the new board as to their opinions on certain matters connected with the management of the bank, and cannot we argue to the jury why it was that Judge Hebba:d repudiated and de- nied that promise? Why was. it unless something occult and sinister existed ? “It was Watt whose fat job was in danger by the displacement of the old board and the instaliment of the new. We want to show, as iliustrating the intimacy between those men that Mr. Watt went 1o Sacramento and made a nominating speech in behalf of Judge Hebbard.” Mr. Foote ‘objected. He saia that he didn’t want to have pol.tics mixed up in the matter. ‘ Mr. Henley—I intend te prove in this case that Judge Hebburd— “I object,” shouted Mr Foote, ““The record shows the making of the promise by Judge Hebbard,” continued Mr. Henley, “and his subsequent repudia- tion of that promise. It shows also the meeting of S. M. Shortridge, James Alva Watt and Judge Hebbard iu the rooms of AN MaCLAREN, * ONE OF THE EMINENT CONTRIBUTORS FOR 1887, e GLIMPSES OF WAR. ‘TRACK’S END. tion and took a recess until 2 p. M. After recess E.J. L vernash, attorney- at-law, testified as to Mr. Delmas remind- ing Judee ebbard of his promise and Judge Hebbard’s denial of the same. He was asked concerning a conversation had by bim with General Sheeban, witi: refer- ence to some stock of the bank owned by Livernash and Mr. Foote’s usual objec- tion 10 something interesting was put for- ward. ‘Mr, Henley said that he proposed to prove that Watt and Sheehan were con- federates and acting together.. The objection was sustained and Mr. Livernash carried away the secret in his breast. T. 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