The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 24, 1897, Page 16

16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1897 THE CRAVEN PEOPLE A MINE ON CAPTAIN LEES Telltale Evidence in Quan Found in General Dickinson’s Office. FAIR PEOPLE ATTEMPT| TO HEAD IT OFF. | A Batch of “To Me” Notariai| Blanks Printed Previous to 1891 THE WORK WAS PRINTED BY CROCKER & CO. The Bonanza Interests Un arth An- other * Bogie Man” in the Sh p: of a Missing Deed. the Fair case uncovered a day for their opponents. | veople hanled from out the ecords of Attorney Jobn H. | a number of notarial cal in wording and form Coon ¥'s which certific: they te in the pencil overy that a deed ac- v Cooney with ome of his ¢ blanks after the date was missing. g of the notarial certifi- | cates in General Dickinsdr ice came a sort of boomerang to those who are | The Fair people and git to establish previous to Au- certificates of ac- dement printed by H. S. Crocker contained the words “‘to me.’ In 1ain of evidence they have sought to voung notary the two | defective orinting in s on the pencil deeds & Co. first began to cknowledgment. encil deeds acknowl- | of bad printing These defects are vi b ve on close inspection, and under microscope become matters of some importance. W hen Captain Lees lenly took a notion to take a hand in imed to have discov- 1ary, 1896, Crocker & Co. of 10,000 notarial which had defects in those in the pencil t To strengthen rove that none of rocker contained 10us to August, in the words ‘to me Wade. the foreman of the mg department, swore on | that previous one of this | Young Whiteside, who | by tbe detectives at the swore that be had inserted ’s case, in th : he sent up to the printers for a bateh | 5000 blanks on August 16, 1595, For time past the Craven peo-ie have on proofs of al the ted in this City for the i s en years. identally they kept tab on Crocker’s | e printed in this State rds ‘‘to me’’ as a portion T.e form was prescribed | Crocker & Co. had been | printing forms without these words they were printing illegal forms. General John 3 nson hos been the attorney for the ts contents. w. and 1f ¥ house for a number of yeare and has drafted ail the copy for the various ezal forms. | The records of Dickinson’s office prov:d | that previous to 1891 all notarial certi caies contained these words. There were oofs of the blanks in i is desk without number and the ven people quietly gathered a few of these in and prepared | them for the thunder Lees had | promised. When it came they were not | ain Lees discovered he had in a er he mada quick for Crocker's place and satisfied himself he had left a hole unpegged. Yes- | terday afternoon _George Crocker | made s call at Dickinson’s office | and attempied to get possession of ihe telltale forms. Captain Wade, who is is churge of the office during Dickinson’s | ttendance in the State Senate, refused to | them up and a wrangle ensued. i seneral Dickinson i3 our attorney,” | said Crocker, angrily, “and those blanks } belong to us by right.” | I can’t help that,” replied Wade. [ “General Dickinson 18 in S8acramento and I can’t give you anything without hi permission.’” But the blanks are ours.” | Wade shook his head. Crocker then de- | manded admittance to Dickinson’s private | room, but Wade was obdurate. | *I demand admittance to that room,” | said Crocker. And you won't get it,” said Wade, and e junior member of the printing estab- lishment withdrew to confer with his father and Captain Lees. No atiempt was made | to secure possession of the b.anks. It i probable that application will be made to. day to General D.ckinson to give up the documents. But their delivery to Crocker now would come too late to prevent their playing an | rtant part in Cooney's detense. | Copies of the different issues are now in | the possession of the Craven attorney They bear the datesof theirissues, secured irom the records of Dickinson’s office. | These dates cover a period extending back | to 1880, and when introduced in court will | probably go = long way to tearing down | the case Lees would build up against Coo: The Craven people have also made an- | other rather interesting discovery in refer- | ence to this portion of the celebrated case. The Fair attorneys and detectives say | that Cooney cut off the margin of the | zments he used on’the pencil | emoving the printer’s mark and the red lne on the margin. It is their | contention that in ihis process a strip of | fully half an inch wide was re- The orm of blank printed by | Crocker in 1886, to which. clzss Lees says | the pencil veeds acknowledgments be- lo corresponds now in size with | Cooney’s clipped blank If the venail | deed forms had not been trimmed, they would have been at least half an inch wider than those printed by Crocker. Ihus, Mrs, Craven’s representatives say, | v uced gt the proper time in Il be int court to prove that Lees and the Fairchil- dren have been couuting without the cost. The blanks used by Cooney are identical with those printed by Crocker & Co. pre- | us to 1891, in every particular, =o far as ke practiced eye can discern. They are similar to those used by almost every no- tary in the State for many years. There are now in the possession of Mrs. SPRING tity in Favor of Cooney Craven’s attorneys copies of acknowledg- ment made by severai rotaries previous to the time of Senator Fair’s death. Tney are all’similar to Cooney’s forms on the pencit deeds. One in particular was made by C. L. Calvin of Alameda in 1891. It bears the date of January 28, 1891, and to dispel all doubt as to where it was printed the firm name of H. 8. Crocker & Co. appears on the margin. The Craven people are confident that they can bowl the case against Cooney out of court out any effort. Assuming that the prosecution resis its case entirely on the defects in the Cooney acknowledg- ments, by which the prosecution will seek | to i.entily the date of their printing with the issue by Crocker in January, 1896, they have in rebuttal proofs of bianks | printed by the same firm previous to 1890 | and containing similar evidence of a bat- tered stereotype. According to the story of Crocker’s em- ployes the isspe of 10,000 forms was printed on two forms to save time. Both impressions were made from tvpe. In one the type was batterea, according to the police witnes-es, but the Craven peole are asking why if there was such baste in the matter a stereolype was not made and thus the correct forms would have been assured. The presence of Captain Lees in tbe case 1as led many to inquire why if he believes Cooney is in the conspiracy he does not arrest Mrs, Craven and others connected with the pencil deeds. This matter will probably furnish some sting testimony when Cooney’s. lawyers begin his defense. The deed that the Fair people say has disappeared is dated in November. 1894, two months later than the pencil deed It was acknowledged by Cooney on a form baving his name printed upon it. lis bearing on the case is indirect. The heirs bave been looking over Cooney’s records, and they say that as far as they can dis- cover Cooney used forms with his name printed on in almost every instance. They argue from this that it is peculiar that in Mrs. Craven’s case a blank form could be used. The presence of Cooney’s office certificate on a deed made later than the Craven documents would be evidence to them that Cooney was not out of mater:al with his name printed on it when it c Fair called at his office on Jan- 1894, air people intimate that John G. Barker, who has already been mentioned in the case asa friend of Cooney’s, knows something about the disappearance of the document. Barker, who is a son-in-law of Mrs. Johnson of the Colonial Hotel, has an excellent reputation and the Craven attorneys say the attempt of their opponents to bring his name iuto the case is a sort of bogie man movein the ab- sence of some legitimate excuse to fight in the oven. The case against Cooney will be resumed before Magistrate Carroll Cook to-morrow | morning. AN EXPERT'S VIEWS. L. Bresse Talks of the City's Expan- sion Northward—A Magnificent Park. G. “The ap: sement of the Fair estate will require careful study and special knowledge and skill,”” said G. L. Bresse of the firm of L. G. Bresse & Co. to a CALL reporter yesterday at his office, 412 Pine street. “There are two other appraisers, Ernest A. Leighand Richard V. Dey, men of wide experience and the highest stand- ine. “The estate has largely improved its north end proverty, and I have great faith in the future of that section. The pro- iected boulevard through Lombard street 0 the Presidio, with its superb marine view, will make a magnificent park, while the order and discipline enforced will ex- clude the objectionable element, making it most desirable for residence purposes. ““We find,” he continued, “'that money is freer and our firm has made recent sales for investors who take advantage of the low figures to secure bargains. We have added special lines to our business, which now inciudes making loans on real estate and securities, auctioneering, the handling of large properties, house-renting and collections for residents and non-residents, as well as placinz insurance, advising in- vestments and the exchange oi City and country property.” In answer to a query Mr. Bresse said: ““Yes, there is certainly a mining revival, in which we take a great interest, espe- cially in Amador, El| Dorado’ and Tuolumne count New processes maka profitable the working of low-grade ores and claims once abandoned.” Mr. Bresse has shown commendable public spirit in his support of the work of improvement ciubs, especially along lines that may become business streets. Al- though never aspiring to public office he takes a keen interest in municipal affairs. He is a strong advocate of reforms in City government, and during the recent elec- tion his influencs was felt on the side of good government. - Jury Claims Have Been Passed. Chairman Rottanzi of the Finance Commit- tee of the Board of Supervisors has passed the jury claims, which have been held up pe an investigation, to the amount of $20.432 50. | The committee acted upon the advice of the City and County A s An Innovation in Canay. One of the most cheeriul looking places in the city is Towne’s new confectionery store, which opened yesterday at 906 Market street. Mr. Charles Towne, the proprietor, claims to be the only manufacturer in the City using pure iruit juices and crushed fruits in his candies. Everything at this store is the very Dest that laborand pure material can produce. Towne's Ice Cream Soda cannot be equaled i the city. ® —— Sunset Merchandise Club. Tne charge of petty lerceny against Mrs. Elizabeth Roy, manager of the Sunset Mer chandise Club, preferred by Mrs. Aggie Dono- van, one of the members, was dismissed by Judge Low yesterday. It was intimated that J. A. WEAVER. 1 | James Daly, an ex-convict, were arrested in the Western Addition and when SAD DEATH OF JOSEPH A WEAVER He Expired in the Receiv- ing Hospital in This City. made a painstaking search for the room | occuvied by Deering in the hope of find- | ing the proceeds of some burglaries there, | but they were unsuccesstul. | - e - - | HUNG UP BY A HOQK. A Bootblack Suffers a Peculiar and Distressing Accident. Garibaldi Giovani is the “boots” of Nais- mith’s barber-shop on Clay street. It 1s Garibaldi’s weekly duty to wash the windows and puta plate-glass polish on them. Yesterday morning while at the 2 - o i top of a ladder about fifteen feet from the Of a Roving Disposition, He|ground, the Iadder slinped at the bottom, Had Lately Been Dis- | and Giovani was plunged to the sidewalk. sipating. | hold on some support, and while falling, | one of his hands struck an upward curved awning hook and he was impaled upon it. | The hock entered the palm. near the His Family, Who Live in San Jose, | thumb joint and the hand was torn com- | pietely oven, making a bad wound. Were Greatly Surprised to Hxar |~ When he came in contact with the hook, He Was D:ad. | Giovaninaturally clinched his hand tosave himself, not knowing the nature of the obstruction. This made the luceration much worse. He hung a few seconds on the hook, the cruel iron tear- ing its way slowly through the palm toward the knuckles. Then he fell, aimost fainting, to the sidewalk. Friends sent him to the Receiving Hospital, where the wound was dressed. It will be several weeks before Giovani can polish boots A young man about 2 years of age, well dressed and evidently weil educated from the manner of his conversation, walked 1nto the Receiving Hospital be- | tween 12 and 1 o'clock Friday afternoon | and told Dr. Bunpell that he was going | crazy. i agan. - D e e—— I have been onadrank for some days,” | Chita Jackson Held. be said, “‘and am suffering terribly. | Mrs. Emma Cleverly, better known as Chita Cenldn't you put me somewhere for a | time till [ get better?”’ In answer to the doctor's questions he said his name was J. A. Weaver, and that his parents were wealthy residents of San Jose. The reason he had gone to the hos- vital was to get recovered from his spree, as he did not wish his parents to know what be had been doing. As he appeared to be on the verge of | delirium tremens Dr. Bunnell prescribed |~ for him, and after searching him had him placed in a padded cell. There was noth- ing in his pockets to snow whether he was teliing the truth about his name and ad- dress, and his purse was empty. About 8 o'clock yesterday moerning Dr. Bunnell saw him in his cell and he ap- peared to be much better. He suggested to the doctor that he had better jeave the hespital, but as he had not fully recovered the doctor induced him to stuy for a few hour longer. Dr. Bunnell, about 12 o’clock, went to see how the young man was feeling and was surprised to find him breathing hard. He felt his pulse, and almost while doing s0 the young man breathed his last. The body was removed to the Morgue | and the autopsy will show the cause of death. | A dispatch from San Jose last night® gave the following additional facts: | Josph Addison Weaver was the eldest son o1 Colonel 1. R. W eaver, the president | of the Board of Trade in San Jose and a | prominent orchardist. The young mun | was roving in disposition and given to | drinking heavily, but as he wasofa ro- | bust constitution it was not feared that one of his sprees would result fatally. His relatives and friends had strong hLopes that he would overcome his habits of dis- | sipation, as he was quite young,and the | sudden and sad outcome is a great shock. | The family came to San Jose from Mat- toon, IlL, ihree years ago, and Colonel Weaver purchased thirty acres of im- |jos proved orchard on the McKee road, north- | east of the c.ty limits. The young man | was not content to live and work on the ST P %, N T Wl Jackson, was yesterday held by Judge Low to | answer before the Superior Court in $2000 bonds on a charge of grand larceny. Mrs. Dunnigan, & neighbor of the defendant, was the complaining witness and she testificd that the defendaut stole a diamond ring and dia- mond pin worth §110 from her. The articies were pawned by the defendsnt for $45 and the pawnbroker identified her. SA AND WRAPS and ge home place. He began to rove around | and get iuto bad company and his parents could not control him or get him to stay at home. He finally left abouta week ago, saying that he was going to San | searched at the City Prison a long dagger, | | several skeleton keys. a “jimmy” and other tools were found in Deering’s pockets. Detectives Gibson and Wren | He naturally threw out his arms to catch | NEW TO-DAY. T T BB SS B S BB 00 08 SBU0BbBs8808 088888030500 THE MOST EMARKABLE In point of Genuine Sacrifices of CLOAKS money=savers is that of the Great Retiring Sale o Corner Geary Street and Grant Avenue. A NURSE WHO WAS PAID WELL She Secured $7000 for Less Than a Month's Services. Eliza Waldeck, Attendant of the Late Henry Becker, Sued for a Large Sum. Otto Burmeister, Executor of the Dead | Man’s Will, Demands Restitn- | tion of Property. Otto Burmeister, as executor of the will of Henry Becker, deceasea, has filed a suit against Mre. Eliza Waldeck, who is also known as Eliza Becker, for the recovery of $5000 and a lot on Oak Grove avenue, near Harrison street, 25x112 feet in size, said to be worth $2000. L\ According to the complaint'Mrs. Becker | | took advantage of her position as a nurse | to induce her patient first to marry her and subsequently to convey to her all his property, which is estimated to be worth about $7000. It 1s alleged that on or about October | 28, 1896, Eliza Waldeck met Henry Becker | | for the first time; that before that they | were unacquainted and unknown to each | other; that on the day named she wasem- | | ployed to act as his nurse; that owing to | bis infirmities and weakness he was de- | | pendent on her from the moment of her | i installment as his nurse to tbe day of his | | death; that in consequence she had the | | absolute control and mastery over him | from that time 1o his death. | Ivis furtber alleged that immediately | after becoiing his nurse the defendant | formed the design of securing to herself | all the property belonging to the dead | man, and ot depriving his creditors and | his heirs of iheir rightful share of the same. |~ An explanation is offered tbat with this intent she informed him that she was un- | married and that the persons gamed in | n1s will did not care for him, anll 10 pre- vent them from disproving this statement she exciuded all iriends and acquaint- | ances from ‘his_presence, thus preventing | them from having any conversations with him. | All of these representations, it is said by | the piaintiff, were false, and by reason of | these untrue statements she indused him | to marry her on the 31st of October, three | days afier she was employed as his nurse. Five days after that he deeded his real es- | tate to bt and transferred to her posses- | sion all of his cash. Becker lived less than three weeks after iving his property to his new-made wife. | He left a will which provided that his | property sbould go to his relatives, ana | that Mr., Burmeister should act as execu- | tor. In view of these circumstances, ana | considering the allegation that Becker was physically and mentally weak and under the domination of his nurse, judgment of | the court is asked to compel her to refund | 1he cash and to reconvey to Mr. Burmeis- | ter, for the benefit of his heirs and lega- tees under the will, as no other property l belonging to the testator can be found. LE neral satisfaction of CAILLEAL Francisco to hunt work. He was a good | singer and an athletc and he made very | good company among his young men acquaintances. He was 24 years of age, a native of Illinois. His father and .Secre- tary J. P. Fay of the Board of Trade will leave San Jose for San Francisco this | morning to take charge of the remains, | | BOWEN SET FREE Federal Jury Decides 1hat He Killed | Jones in Self-Defense. The jury in the murder case of Harry | Bowen in the United States District Court, yesterday found the defendant not guilty after deliberating but ten minutes. | Frank Jones, second mate of the whaler Balaena, was kilied by Bowen on Septem- ber 1, 1896, his fate being provoked by re- | peated assaults upon defendant. | Defendunt’s mother came from the East | to sit by him during the trial and the ver- of Cloaks at this sale has bee There Yet Remains $50,000 Worth To be hurried out at those little prices that please the people. house in this city has ever witnessed. Thousands have profited by the great values we have given, and thousands more will have a chance during the days remaining of this sale. and Suits The attendance n the greatest any | dict affected her deeply. After it wasren- | dered she embraced Attorney J. N. E. | Wilson and wept copiously. Tnomas M. Drollet, a spectator, ap- planded the veraict of the jury and cried, “‘Good,” whereupon he was reorimanded by Judge Morrow and sentenced to twenty- hours’ imprisonment. The sentence was afterward remitted, upon Drollet’s expia- nation that he had nevér been in a court before and did not know his conduct was improper. Bowen came into prominence as the saver of life at the time of the great hurri- cane in San Pedro Bay several years ago, | at which time he was mate of the steamer Los Angeies. He went in a life-saving boat with a crew and saved the life of all aboard the Kennebec. ——— HAD BURGLARS' TOOLS. Arthur Deering, a Supposed Eastern L PRICES TO INT $2.00 Wrappers for Be Sacrificed on ALL THE PEOPLE. $35.00 Novelty Jackets for $7.50. $40.00 Dresses, lined with silk, for $12.50. $1.00 Waists at 25c. EREST 35c. ur Store Shall This Sale. frook, Convicted by Judge Conlan. Arthur Deering was yesterday convicted by Judge Conlan on two charges, one of having burglars’ tools in his possession and the other of carrying a concealed & new complaint wou'd be sworn to to-morrow morning charging Mrs. Roy with managing a lottery. e e ACKNOWLEDGED superior. the Waltz safes, in all sizes. 109 and 111 Marketst., S, F. > weapon, and was ordered to appear for sentence to-morrow. Deering is a suave. well-dressed man, and the police believe he is an Eastern crook. About three weeks ago he and Corner Geary Stree : : : E : E Everything in O : | ARMAND CAILLEAU t and Grant Avenue. FINE WINES AND LIQUORS, La Rosa, 1234csize...... -cut t0 103 sanchez & Huya, 1214 size. -cut to 103 K1 Telegrapho, 1234c size.. .cut to 102 Geperal Artbur, 40c straight. General Burnside, 10¢ s:raigh. 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