The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 14, 1900, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JULY 14. 1900. 3 CJUDGE J. M. TROUTT ENDOWS MARTIN STEVENS WITH FORTUNE IN FEES. L R R e e e e e e e e e e R A A D G e e o S e e o e e e e e e e e ] - L 4 4 . A4 . - L 4 - . . . - * * . & ¢ * - - * : : - @ . * < ® 3 3 * 3 pe - L4 - * & * . @ 3 . - / PS s 3 b . {F ® o I} . - @ 3 3 <l L 4 - 'i 4 o It ‘ o ¥ . o * 3t 1 & ‘ ! € - é - - 2 . .; * $ 4 p: 3 . 5 ° * 2 . 1 - * P * 3 3 Judge Troutt, Who Has Favored Stevens With a Fortune in Fees. . D = SPAP P SDIPSDIP DS S U DUPADU DU DD WP D U S S A - = r - s, Inw was not d therefore, a sensa- ADVER MENTS. vor in this regard. As ated, this fact bears no other ce than an Indication of gross «Th¢ Smith tance of the favor of Judge in making Martin Stevens an at- v for absent and minor heirs is of A mighty man is he,” but he is not al interest. A short time ago mig! enough to defy disease a Friedman, & very wealthy man, pitiful to « Latner, the loafer who repre- the Palace Hotel. His friends see the strong If as an heir to an estate to | were concerned to see that In the admin- d and to property has com istration of his estate there should be no avagance and within two hours after death therefore they hastened to court see that their choice of attorney for absent and minor heirs should be honored by appointment by Judge Troutt. They had no reason to believe that in that short space of time any one but the close friends of Friedman knew of his death. They were astounded therefore upon ar- riving at court to learn that Martin Stev- ens had been appointed by Judge Troutt t the absent and minor heirs. that the fees of Stevens In this ne already amount to housands man brought low, his muscles melting away until he can n more swing heavy sledge to shape the giow- ing iron. "I was with his ap- y for absent and Judge Troutt has gone fur- In scores of cases he has vens as appraiser to dater- estates shall be gub- collateral inheritance tax. Out ens has also reaped a est. While Judge Troutt has 0 exceptionally kind to Martin Ste- vens, it might be expected that he would be generous to the friend of Stevens, olton. The records show that Col- ton received many appointments sim- flar to those given to Stevens and has won from them many rich fees. are the facts that are interesting the Grand Ju It is perfectly apparent that Judge Troutt has a right to appoint whom he likes as attorneys in the cases which may come before him. He can be arraigned, however, at least upon the ical Discovery and e Girst two bottles - ce’s Golden Medical Discovery blcod of the poisons which | es diseases of the stom- time Chretien A sensation was create it was learned that the Grand Jury had at last decided to take up hcie scandalous affair. It is to be hoped that it will be probed to the very bottom and that no’one guilty of crime sh punishment for his acts. The peop the entire State are interested scandalous matter. often men so intimately associated with hl’;";xer! is a movement on foot in the Bar Association to investigate these and other facts in connection with the scandal in Judge Troutt's court. Lawyers, as well as laymen, recognize that probate prac- tice is the most serious of all legal prac- tice. The property of the unprotected this Every newspaper in | California is discussing it s a matter of the most serious moment, for it touches | upon affairs which are closest to the peo- | pie. The fact that the property of the dead can be stolen by a decree of a court of justice has astounded California and on all hands comes the demand that the mat- | dead must by all hazards be guarded and ter be investigated with absolute thor-| there {s a disposition on the part of some | oughness, When the Grand Jury lnurlo! the leading attorneys of the city to These | | 6 question of good taste in appointing !afday_n | | to-day,” said the Judge, “and there are 2 number of cases walting now.” captious, but are anxious to proceed as far as we can.” e L g {/Grand Jury Begins an Investigation of the Crime Against the Unprotected I[n- testate Dead. ‘ Startling Revelations Are Made by an Official Expett “in the Records of the Probate Court. ; D+49+4 4440500054400 044000 GOLDEN PROFIT BY TROUTT’S COMMAND: AR e e S e e S S e d bring to trial man represented Curtis. Dist Captain Seymour sat together and carefully noted every move made by the attorneys for the defendant. When the Judge called the case Chre- tien stood up and was Instructed as to his rights. Then the Judge ordered Clerk Groom to arraign the defendant on the charge of forgery. When the clerk start- ed to read the description of the land in- cluded in the deed on which the forgery charge s based Chretlen said noncha- | lantly: | “Oh, I know all about that. You can| skip it.” | When Chretien took his seat, Barnes | said: | “We are ready.” “The prosecution is not ready,” satd Prosecuting Attorney Whiting. ““We pre- fer to have the matter go over for a day | or,so. Our witnesses are not all present, | as one or two are out of town. Let the case go over for two days.” “We are exceedingly anxiou sald | Barnes, “to proceed with the case. We believe that the heas before your | Honor on the preliminary examination will demonstrate that the complaint made | here cannot be sustained by the testi-| mony. Mr. Chretien has been in jail for two days, thrown in there from the Su- perior Co So far as the absence of witnesses is concerned, there are many{ witnesses whose testimony I presume we | would be willing to stipulate should go | in as to what they are going to testify.” | “We are willing,” said Whiting, “to let | the case go over to any time counsel will | agree upon so as to suit their conven- ience, but we are not ready to go on this morning. It is only falr to the prosecu-| tion to allow the case to go over for a Gay or so.” **As long as the defendant doesn’t con- sent,” said the Judge, “you will have to file an affidavit.” “We will do that,” sald Whiting, “un- less Mr. Barnes consents to a certain District Attorney Byington whispered to Whiting, who promptly sald: “All| right, the prosecution will proceed. We | can start now, and If necessary get a | continuance later on.” “I cannot hear the case in Its entirety ““We do not desire,” sald Barnes, “to be It was then decided to eontinue the case L e B e e e R R S R R R R R R R R o e e e e e e R R S R AR s O TATHATHTHAT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT AT H T AR T AT T K MARTIN STEVENS REAPS A RICH HARVEST IN JUDGE TROUTT'S COURT SR T AT T AT @ *> HE startling expose made by The Call of th ‘ T,lu-lze James M. Troutt to an imposto x Judge Trouit. An expert h. z of his inquiry is the sensational discove: 2, for absent heirs in scores % sands upon thousands of ,) pointments, some of whi; e | Attorney for No. of Case. Name of Deceased. Absent Heirs. * S ..o o . ihimLyms. . ..........| KO Colton 22656 . e oo sl iehiol Rodely.... . - .. - sv=ews R 0. Collon » ¢ 22681 . eesee=-a--.. | George P. Wallace.......... | A. 0. Colton. 4 22682 . e leemilr Gl oot PA O Ol ) A b S S BN Juiius Friedman... tin Stevens. * 22784 -e-e---. Angela T. Antonnucci........ A. 0. Coiton. 4 x 22797 S ey G Casia 2 A. 0. Colton. ) ¢ 22804 .. e SR hard Slevin............. A. 0. Colton. - TN - - . |George ) Hughsten...-..... | A 0. Collen. b o 2 2 S o A e L e D e e g A. 0. Colton. ) | . 22842 ... ...............|Charles T. Ledwith.......... | Martin Stevens. % y 22933. - o eee-y-..|Charles Sondstrom.......... | Martin Stevens. x 22943.................. Carrie Sankey............. Martin Stevens. = PamAL [ osenl RO L caeaiana | A O Colton X 22 <. }KatieS Van Shaiek-. .- _ --- A. 0. Colton. 2 < 22992 iam A. Levinson......... A. 0. Ceiton. 4 y 22993 -3 B ol 1 Steiger______.._.....|A O Colten. ) x 23010.. ---- | Dominick Harrison...... ---- | Martin Stevens. * 23014. jamin M. Hartshorne..... ' Martin Stevens. X 23020 .. Eilen Delaney. . ... o B R A. 0. Colton. x 23084 . ... . ...........|MaryF. Nichols_........... | Marlin Stevens. % 2Wh0 ciao oot August Black . b 1 0 N T 4 sooggede T L Mhema S Bevee Lo -- ' A. 0. Colton. 0 20000 - - .- ... |LovigPavent - ...........|Marlin Slevens. % 230G o -----|Jennie C. McCauley____._ ---- | Martin Stevens. Y 23107 eeuceveeeennn....|Catherine Mueller........... | Martin Stevens. 3 x 23146.. Charles Litterman_______ --- Martin Stevens. * 23152 Alpert Meyer............... | A. 0. Colton. 0 3 23211 ... -Catherine Hallet............ | Martin Stevens. * B 7 R LjEmma0leane_ ... -- | Martin Stevens. = QDBEY .. s Ty Keele . oo [ Martin Stowne, ¢ Nedone L John Husten.___.__________!Martin Stevens. % L o IS eRR RN T o e ee=e-=---- Martin Stevens. » ) 23280 ... ... ............|Robert R. Searle............|Marlin Stevens. ¢ s o - ol SRRSIRNIEE | 8 T e .. | Martin Stevens. * 2388 . o ouisa Koppooaitoo.o .o | Mavin Slovens. 23382. Euphraise J. Chardine.. . ... .. | Martin Stevens. * 23399 cecsees | Mary Smith............... | MartinSlevens. 3 * 23412 we-e---|JohnHurley................|Martin Stevens. % 23392. =l 72 Vichn Hillian ---- | Martin Stevens. X 23428..........-.......|Elizabeth Muckelbaugh....... | A. 0. Colton. = BN BT R BT AT T e T T o xo x-B T.2%2 w7 JAMES MONROE GOEWEY, “got hotd A PIONEER, IS NO MORE Passing of One Who Was P nently Identified With Growt! of the City. OUTBREAK OF BLANKET o Sencndie INDIANS IS FEARED | GRITICAL CONDITION OF CAPTAIN COGHLAN Noted Naval Officer Near to Death as the Result of an Opera- tion OMINGTON, I Bulletins Posted Ordering Friendly | Indians to Keep Away or Suffer the Consequence. Y. M J SOLWA A petition t t vern: 1 s-morrow asking tk detachmen State troops be 4 and their joined forces wit - small bands of In (f the | fir was main body hourly. It is estimated that| chemical the entire force numbers over 300 at pres- | ent.” The squaws and papooses have been sent-north and only the young bucks re- | main at the point. The white settlers at | the point are preparing for an attack. | i The Indians at the agency have assured the whites of their support, but it - thought that many of them are going over | wn, to_the Blanketers. Nohing_has been heard from Ca Mercer since his departure for the and fears are entertained for his safety. ———— May Lose His Eye. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. MONTEREY, July 13.—The two-year- old son of George Leist of Seaside, np organization is vention Called. County Con sey ptain | marsmarTow we caught L Spectal o PLACERVILL SALE And many are profiti ANCE of THIS SEASON CLEAR- here men- tion: LADIES’ Chocolate Kid Lace Oxfords and t med heel sizes; the pai Dark Brown Kid Lace Boot design, extension sole, me Dark Brown Kid Ve and tip. 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