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MR. HASKINS WROTE LIKE A SCHOOLBOY.
Variations of His Pen-
as Viewed
•by an Expert.
THE WIDOW'S DEFENSE.
Mr. Eisenschimel, a " Profes
. sor of Forgery," Says the
: < Will Is Genuine.
: MAITY NEW WITNESSES HEARD.
Story of the Finding of the Wills
Among Old Papers and Under
= •■-•' . the House.
■ Mrs. Elizabeth Haskins is making a
strong defense of her husband's will. Ex
• pert Eisenschimel declared positively yes
terday that the will admitted to probate
could not be a forgery, and several wit
nesses were called to substantiate the fact
Some of the Features of the Haskins
Contest.
[From a tkeich made by a "Call" artist.]
of the discovery of thia will"and other wills
in the famous series.
Besides this main evidence on the con
test, testimony was offered to Bhow that
the estate involved was community prop
erty, and further, that the house and laud
at the corner of Leavenworth and Green
wich streets stands legally in the name of
Mrs. Haskins. Even if the will should be
.broken the widow's claims would cover at
least three-quarters of the estate, but a
large amount of testimony in support of
the will has been given and there are many
witnesses yet to be Heard.
: Lansing Mizner of Benicia, attorney for
Mark Levingston in the Fair will contest,
Was an interested spectator in the court
yesterday. He conversed much of the time
with Mrs. Haskins and her friends, but took
no/part in the case.
.Carl Eisenschimel, the handwriting ex
pert for the defense, was an entertaining
witness as he gave a blackboard lecture on
liis calling.
'I attended the schools in Vienna, not
such schools as we have in this country,"
tie said by way of introduction. "My in
e.tructors were the very best, and with
these I made very rapid progress."
Mr. Eisenschimel was not at all bashful
in telling about his qualifications, and he
stated that he had been a specialist in
"pen art" for twenty-two years.
"Do you ever imitate the handwriting of
others as a matter of instruction?" Mr.
Deuprey abked.
"I am a professor of forgery, in a certain
way.".
"You are called on to imitate signa
tures?"
"Yes/sir; I do that every week in my
business."
"Can you imitate a name so that the for
gery cannot be detected?"
"So that it caa be detected only by ex-
perts-.".
"Can you distinguish a forgery from the
true signature?"
. "I can."
The will of August 6, 1888, which has
been admitted to probate, was handed to
the writer.
"That was written and signed by James
Haskins," said the witness.
■'Is it a forgery?"
"It is not."
"What are the peculiarities of Mr.
Hawkins' handwriting?"
"In all hi 9 writing I find a tendency,
coming down from his schooldays. It
shows neglect of education or practice in
that line.
"His handwriting appeared always the
tame, but the letters were made in many
ways. I have examined a hundred or more
of his signatures, the bank signatures and
others, and I find that there are very many
differences, though there are peculiarities
which cannot be "imitated.
'Sometimes Mr. Haskins made -a very
fancy D and sqmetirnes a very plain one,
altogether different. These exceptions
were his freaks, not his habit.
VHe usually made the I something like a
T. But what <!ohs he do? Write that Way
always? No! Here- is as fine an las any
body could make.
"In one of his letters I find a very fancy
jtyle of B, the only one of the kjnd in all
af the documents thathave been produced.
The capital" J was sometimes written en
tirely above the line, and there are many
variations of that letter.
"Defective spelling was the rule., I am
istonished to find that in one .instance
At. Haskins spelled his first name
I-a-i-m-e-s. Letters were very often omit
ed from the words that he wrote."
Mr. Eisenschinu-1 illustrated his declara
tions with imitations on the blackboard,
lie will resume his testimony to-morrow.
In his opening address for the defense
sarlier in the day, Attorney Wrignt stated
that there had been ill feeling between the j
two brothers, James and William Haskins,
as the latter had induced his father, who
owned a $3000 estate, to disinherit James.
A long estrangement followed, and the
brothers were eventually brought together
again through the influence of Mrs. He3
kins, the wife of James.
Mrs. Haskins wept as the lawyer went
over the story of her married life, and Mar
garet Craven comforted her. The pathetic
scene did not last long, tnough, for the op- .
posing counsel knew no sentiment and ex-
Senator Ford engaged Mr. Wright in a
quarrel over prosaic leeal questions as to
whether some of the assertions were rele
vant, material and competent in the case.
Mrs. Craven was absent during the early
part of the session, but her daughter and
several other young ladies were present.
Expert Eisenschimel was on hand all
day and with an air of wisdom he gazed
through his spectacles and a big micro
scope at the exhibits of handwriting al
ready submitted.
Mrs. Haskins testified in her own behalf
that when she married Mr. Haskins on
February 6, 1862, she had $7000 of her own.
She gave her husband the use of the funds,
and a portion of her money was used in
the construction of the house on Leaven
worth street.
This house she conveyed to her husband
by deed, and it is a portion of the estate
bequeathed in each of the eleven wills that
have been brought to light.
"My husband was quite sick at the
time,'] said Mrs. Haskins. "He told me
that if he was sick very long he would
have to go to the poorhouse. I gave him
the property in the hope that it would
cheer him up. He was opposed to the
transfer, but I had the deed drawn up and
recorded."
The question of the will-writing was
then taken up;
"Did your husband have some peculiar
habit relating to his birthdays?" asked
Attorney Wright.
"He tidually made a will."
"A will every birthday?" *
"Nearly every year."
"Did you ever see any of these wills?"
"Yes; they are here in court."
"How did you find the will of 1879, that
was written on a board?"
"I was hunting for a board to fix tne
pate. My husband usually put on th« i
joists under the house any good pieces of j
board that he might find, and I looked
then. A lady was with me and she found i
the piece of board with the will.
" 'Here, Mrs. Haskins, see this ' said my
friend. 'There's writing on it.' "
'•Did you write the will of 1888?" the
attorney asked.
"I did not, sir."
"Did you procure it to be written?"
"I did not, sir."
"Did you write any of these other wills ?"
"No, sir."
"Did you procure any of them to be writ
ten?"
"1 did not"
Mr. Ford intimated that Mrs. Haskins
and her husband had frequently quarreled,
but the witness replied that there never
had been any trouble of that kind.
The testimony given by Charles Hemt
zenof Forest City, who said that on New
JAMES HASKINS, THE MAN WHO WROTE A WIL.L, EVEBY YEAR
AND THEN HIU IT.
[Draivri from a photograph produced in court by Mrs. Haskins.]
Year's day, l«ill, Mr. Haskin's told him he
had never made a will, was contradicted in
many particulars. Mrs. Haskins testified
that on the day in question Mr. Heintzen
w.as not at the house.
"You clearly remember the events of
that day, do you?"
"I do." "
"Did you have a turkey for dinner?"
"No; we had a goose."
Mrs. Haskins was duestioned about the
burning of Forest City, about the effect of
the fire on her husband's property and
about the Live Yankee mine and other in
terests of the Haskins brothers.
There was little in the whole history of
the Haskins family that the attorney left
out of his inquiry.
All this time seven out of the twelve
members of the jury chewed gum, with
which Louia Sarony had : kept them sup
pHed. Mr. Sarony is a member of the
jury and he carries a stock of gum from
the candy factory every day. When Pro
fessor Mitchell, the writing expert for the
contestants, was recalled, the jurors ob
tained permission to question him.
"Do you think that the Haskins lettres
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 1895.
produced in court were all written by the
same man?" Mr. Sarony asked.
"I do," was the reply.
The juror went into the general discus
sion of penmanship, and then some more
witnesses were called by the defense.
Mrs. Eliza Kutner testified that in
March, 1894, she visited her friend, Mrs.
Haskins, to confer with her about a busi
ness matter. While looking through a
trunk to find a written agreement in rela
tion to a lease Mrs. Haskins found a
sealed envelope bearing the addres: "Mrs.
James Haskins." The envelope was torn
open and the will of 1888 was found therein.
"'Oh, that's nothing,' said Mrs. Has
kins," the witness continued. "Then she
was going to tear up the will, but I told
her not to and she put the will back in the
trunk."
Edward B. Laughlin, a tenant in Mrs.
Haskins' house, testified that Mr. and Mrs.
Haskins had always seemed devoted to
each other. No discord ever seemed to
exist. Mr. Laughlin had been in the real
estate business and on one occasion Mr.
Has Kins told him that the property stood
in the name of Mrs. Haskins.
Stephen Roberts, an old friend of the
family, pave, similar testimony, declaring
that James HasKin^ had said to him,
"What's mine is my wife's."
Charles W. Heyer, auditor of the Ger
man Bank, produced a lot of ponderous
volumes to show the Haskins signatures.
One or two of the jurors proceeded to
question the witness and Judge Coffey ap
parently accepted an opportunity to refer
to the chewing-gum.
"Gentlemen of the jury," said the Judge.
"You must not ask questions of witnesses
or counsel without special permission of
fhe court. You are expected to use your
eyes and your ears, but not your mouths."
A witness to the discovery of the pine
board will under the Haskins house was
Annie Laughlin, the actual finder of the
board. Miss Laughlin is a sister of
Edward B. Laughlin, a previous witness.
The official inventory of the Haskins
estate is as follows:
On deposit In the German Savings Bank. $ 4,800 00
On deposit in the Savings and Loan
society 7195
Land at Leavenworth and Greenwich
si roots 6,875 00
Family residence thereon 1,125 00
Total $12,874 95
Mr. Deuprey declares that in any event
the real estate cannot be included in the
James Haskins inventory, as it was con
veyed to the husband in a deed of gift
dated October 16, 1889, and the Supreme
Court has decided in the case of Requa vs.
Brandenstein that any such deed by a wife
to husband prior to the legislative amend
ment of IS9I is void.
Mrs, Haskins stated in court that she
received $7000 at the time of her marriage,
the money having been left to her by her
sparents.5 parents. She and her husband went to
forest City. There they buried tne money,
having no bank to put it in, but they dug
it up afterward and came to San Francisco.
With that money the house on Leaven
worth street was built. The property was
deeded by Mr. Haskins to his wife, but a
reconveyance, as already stated, was after
ward made.
IMPROVEMENTS OF NOTE
The Grant-Avenue Hammam
Baths Rebuilt and Re
furnished.
In All Artistic and Scientific Re
spects Unsurpassed In the
Union.
The interior of the big Hammam Bath
house on Grant avenue, near Market street,
has been entirely rebuilt and refurnished.
The work has engaged the services of a
large force of carpenters, decorators and
electricians for several weeks, and cost
many thousands of dollars. In order to
make it an "up-to-date" bathhouse,
Charles Sladky, the proprietor, while on
his tour of the world, from which he re
turned a few months ago, inspected all the
principal bathing establishments of the
Eastern States and Europe. In fact this
was the principal object of his tour.
San Franciscans may find much to inter
est and instruct them in the latest improve
ments of these baths. The key to the
whole house is the magnificent hall and
reception-rooms for ladies and gentlemen.
They are irregular in shape, and full of
surprises and delights. They are a mar
vel of what can be done with marble, mir
rors, electric lights and the frepcoers'
brush. The designs of the incandescent
lights are intricate, and the frescoings are
full of delicate suggestions. The whole is
of Moorish design' with harmonious fur
nishings that only a visitor who had ran
sacked the Orient could plan or perfect.
Turning from an artistic to a scientific
view of the place, one rinds every provision
known to any modern bathing" establish
ment in the world. Every bath approved
by the medical world is here represented;
such as the Turkish, electric, carbonic
acid, sulphur, mercurial, steam baths in
three grades, and shower baths that are a
distinctly new thing in this City.
Artistically and scientifically "the place is
such as to appeal to the most critical taste,
and assume rank as one of the most promi
nent features of San Francisco.
Excursion to Ukiah.
The Cross-country Club has arranged a select
family excursion to go to Ukiah next Sunday,
the 25th inst. The advertisement of the trip
thus concisely states some of the advantages
"Seats guaranteed. Tickets limited. No music
or dancing. Good company assured." Tickets
(if 2 for the round trip, children half-rates)
may be obtained at the club'B headquarters.
119 Powell ctreet.
DURRANT IN THE BELFRY.
Two Witnesses Saw Him There
With Different Young
Women.
WILL APPEAR AND TESTIFY.
Mrs. Leak, the All-Important Wit
ness, Is Greatly Annoyed by
Visitors.
THE DURRANT CASE IN A MINUTE— MORE
WIINESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Two additional witnesses for the prosecution,
in addition to Mrs. Caroline S. Leak, have been
discovered by the police. The}- are A. Keilnor,
a contractor residing at 948 Mission street, and
John Rosh, a carpenter residing at 120 Tenth
street. They state positively that while build
ing the roof on the auditorium of Emmanuel
Baptist Church in September, 1893, they saw
Durrant on two occasions ascend to the belfry
in company with a young lady. This evi
dence, while not bearing directly upon the
case, is produced by the prosecution for the
purpose of showing beyond a doubt that Pur
rant had been in the habit, before the disap
pearance and murder of Blanche Lamont, of
visiting the church in company with a lady
companion, and also that he was familiar with
the ascent to the belfry.
Mrs. Leak, the other new witness, has been
considerably annoyed since her name has been
mentioned in connection with the case by a
constant stream of visitors wishing to see her
on one pretext or another. She dislikes the
publicity that has been thrust upon her, and
will probably take a trip to the country to
avoid it.
Since the knowledge of the nature of Mrs.
Leak's testimony has become public property
it is stated that the defense will a?ain renew
its motion for a change of venue, Judge
Murphy having indicated, when he denied the
former motion, that, at another time, were the
application made on a proper showing, he
would entertain it. Concerning this state
ment the attorneys for the defense have noth
ing to say, and only time will tell.
Note to the Reai>eb —If you wish only to
know what wm actually nccomplished in the
Durrant ca«e yesterday the foregoing summary
will give you that information. If, however,
it is your desire to learn the particulars of this
interesting trial you will rind subjoined a clear,
succinct, impartial account ot all important
matters. Under no circumstances will the
offensive del nils be admitted. They are not
essential to an intelligent understanding of
the progress of the case, and will be accorded
do place in these columns.
Interest in the Durrant case, already at
a fever heat, was 'considerably heightened
yesterday by the announcement from the
police that they had discovered other new
witnesses besides Mrs. Caroline S. Leak.
There are two of them and their testimony,
while not bearing directly on the case,
establishes beyond a doubt that Durrant,
previous to the disappearance of Blanche
Lainont, had visited the beifry of Emman
uel Baptist Church several times— each
time in the custody of a young lady.
These witnesses are A. Kellner, a con
tractor residing at 947 Mission street, and
.John Rosh, a carpenter residing at 120
Tenth street, They were called upon on
Aucust 7 by Detective Gibson and as a re
sult of their interviews with him were sub
penaed to testify at the trial.
Mr. Kellner states positively that he saw
D'urrant in tlie belfry of the church with a
young lady in September, 1893, and Mr.
Rosh, who was present on one of these
occasions, hears him out. to that extent.
Kellner had the contract for constructing
the roof of the present auditorium in the
church and Rosh was in his employ.
One afternoon while alone at the work,
Kellner states, he saw Durrant ascending
the stairs leading to the belfry, assisting a
very good-looking girl up. He was ac
quainted with Durrant ana could not be
mistaken as to his identity. He did not
know the young lady. A few days later,
while Rosh was with him, they both saw
Durrant with another young lady on the
belfry stairs. On each occasion the young
people remained aloft about tifteen mm
Ut.'S.
The police realize that this is going
pretty far hack, but upon discovering the
witnesses it was resolved to subpena them
to show if possible that Dnrrant had visit
ed the grcwsonie belfry several times with
young women. This testimony may not
be allowt-d in, and it is not the intention
to press the matter. They were subpenaed
merely to save a possible point and to be
used in case of an emergency. As it is
there is not a doubt but what the prosecu
tion is satisfied with the mass of evidence
it has gathered against Durrant, and es
pecially with the testimony of Mrs. Caro
line 8. Leak.
All stories to the contrary Mrs. Leak's
evidence cannot fail to be impressive.
Despite the fact that several persons inimi
cal to the prosecution have stated to re
porters for The Call that Mrs. Leak is
given to gossip, their statements go for
naught in the face of her exemplary life,
her excellent reputation and the voluntary
testimonials to her character given by her
friends. If she is nothing more, "Mrs.
Leak is a bright, wcll-pn-served woman, in
the full use of every faculty, and her testi
mony was only offered to the State after
the full and deliberate conviction that such
a course was the only one to pursue. Sha
has a son and daughter of her own, the
latter, a Mrs. Burke, residing at Palo Alto
or Ban Mateo, and, knowing what an ex
emplary young man Durrant appeared to
be, slie hesitated to give testimony that
would plunge the son of another woman
into trouble. That is the reason why she
hesitated long after her mind had been
made up to the firm belief that he was the
man who had lured Blanche Lamont to
her death.
When at last, however, Mrs. Leak be
came convinced that her further silence
would be an absolute Hying in the face oi
providence she unbosomed her story to the
police, and then and there, for several
reasons, it was agreed that Her name
should not be used in connection with the
case until the very moment she was called
to the witncss-s.tand. In the first place,
Mrs. Leak feared the notoriety that she
knew would follow in the wake of pub
licity. She wanted to be bothered neither
by callers nor reporters, and for that rea
son, if there had been no other, Captain
Lees decided to say nothing concerning the
lady or her testimony.
The captain had, however, another and
a weightier reason. From his observation
and that of his men he had arrived at the
conclusion that the defense proposed to
make a vigorous attack to weaken if not
wholly impeach the testimony of the
witness Martin Quinlan. Satislied of this,
he proposed to let Durrant's counsel go
ahead and do their worst, fully convinced
that any attack they might make on
Quinlan would only rebound witn double
force upon the head of the defendant
when Mrs. Leak told the story that would
corroborate that of the attorney witness to
a nicety.
That'was the powerful reason impelling
the Police Department and the prosecu
tion to secrecy in the matter "of Mrs.
Leak. But the matter came out, and for
the past two days the Hackett residence
at 124 Bartlett street, where the all-impor
tant witness resides, has been hauntea by
ail sorts and conditions of people. To
most of these she has been denied, al
though she has not gone to the country as
had been stated. Detective Seymour
called upon her yesterday afternoon and
had a long talk. He found her somewhat
disturbed and annoyed at the notoriety
the discovery of her connection with the
case had already occasioned. Mrs. Leak
stated to the detective, however, that she
did not propose to be harassed, and would
positively refuse to grant interviews for
publication.
Among the annoyances occasioned to
Mrs. Leak was the publication, uninten
tionally, of a statement that she had been
divorced from her husband. This is not
true. There has been a separation and
the husband, Crapo Leak, is living at
Gloversville, N. Y. The son. Mondulla
Leak, now at the head of the Leak Adver
tising Company, was formerly a partner of
Louis D. Radgesty of 411 Market street,
this City, in the Leak Glove Manufactur
ing Company of Gloversville, N. Y. Mrs.
Leak is comfortably provided for and sews
merely to keep herself occupied.
That is the true story of the newest and
strongest witness for the prosecution, and
against the chain of evidence in which she
forms the connecting link it is impossible
for the prosecution to see where even an
alibi can be proven for Durrant. Yet, in
face of it all, the defense is to all intents
and purposes just as confident to-day of
its ability to establish the innocence of
Durrant beyond cavil as it ever was.
Again and again has General Dickinson
stated that that alibi could and would be
proved and the other principal personages
connected with the defense state that they
are of the same opinion still.
For the present that is the way the case
stands. Each side proclaims its belief in
the ultimate triumph of its own presenta
tions; and yet there is a gap of four in the
jury which, from past experience?, it would
seem it would be hard to rill. Tomorrow
the trial will have entered upon its fifth
week, and but two-thirds of the jury have
been secured. One thousand and fifty
veniremen have been drawn from the
trial-jury box and all but 125 of them have
been passed on in some way or another.
The defense has exhausted only eight of
its peremptory challenges and me prosecu
tion four of its ten. At this rate anotner
cheerless vista of three weeks is expected
to be consumed in rill : ng tbe box, if it is
accomplished at the end of that time.
And this doubt as to the ability to secure
a jury, together with certain questions put
to veniremen by Mr. Deupiey upon exam
ination concerning w,hat influences certain
publications had had upon their minds,
has led to the belief that the defense in
tends to renew its motion for a change of
venue. It has not been stated that it will,
but taking all in all it is just within the
probabilities that the accused will not be
tried in San Francisco. Time will only
tell, and pending the filling of the jury-box
it is dragging slowly enough.
SAUSALITO'S BIG FETE.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Held
Yesterday and a Commit
tee Appointed.
The "Night In Naples" Carnival Is
Taking On the Form of a
Certainty.
The public meeting held in Sausalito
yesterday to take definite action on the
proposed "Night in Naples" entertainment
did its work quickly and with perfect har
mony. The sentiment favoring the event
has grown since the holding of the prelim
inary meeting last Wednesday.
Dr. Crumpton called the meeting to or
der and Commodore Harrison was selected
as permanent chairman. J. H. Pryor of
the News was made secretary.
A number of short speeches were made
and a motion prevailed that the chairman
appoint a committee of three whose duty
it shall be to select four more, these seven
to form the permanent executive commit
tee of arrangements. Commodore Harri
son appointed on this committee: Gen
eral Dickinson, as representative of the
town of Sausalito; Commodore Bruce of
the California Yacht Club, as representing
the yachting interests, and J. B. Stetson,
in behalf of the transportation business.
The selection met with the unanimous ap
proval of the meeting.
This committee will meet on Monday
morning to select the four other members,
and the disposition of the citizens will be
immediately ascertained and the work
pushed with vigor.
Colonel J. E. Slinkey made a brief but
enthusiastic talk favoring the carnival and
said that he was of the opinion that it
could be made a grand success.
M. M. Barnet, upon invitation of the
chair through the request of Dr. Crump
ton, spoke at some length and urged im
mediate action. He said that Sausalito's
delightful situation afforded the oppor
tunity to make one of the grandest dis
plays of the kind ever witnessed.
Manager Stetson of the North Pacific
Coast Railway discussed the exhibition
with a great deal of enthusiasm. "It will
no doubt be urged," he said, "that my
offer to give $500 toward this affair is a
business proposition. Well, that is true in
a sense. The steamers and the trains will
carry a great many visitors here, and they
will pay their fare. But the contribution
of $500 added to the extra expense of trans
portation will double the cost and it will
necessitate the carrying of 2000 people to
cover that. But this is a business proposi
tion for the town of Sausalito. This sort
of an attraction will draw more residents
to this beautiful town as 'The Nights in
Venice* have increased the population of
Belvedere.
•'The people in the cities appreciate these
displays, and especially will the illustra
tion of the bursting of the volcano be an
interesting feature. We can make this
a grand success, and one of the bigcest
things ever seen on water or land."
Mr. Tidball, who has managed many car
nivals and similar displays on this coast,
was present, and was invited to speak. He
said that Sausalito could do something
original in this carnival and present a dis
play that had never been equaled.
Word was received from Commodore
Outte of the San Francisco Yacht Club,
saying he would aid the project to the ex
tent of $500. Commodore Caduc of the
Pacific Yacht Club, A. \V. Foster, presi
dent of the San Francisco and North Pacific
Railway Company, and Captain G. W.
Thomas also sent to the meeting their
hearty approval of the scheme, and offered
to do "their share toward its success.
JUSTICE BLINDED.
The Case of George Thomas Moran, a
Police Court "Grafter," Being In-
vestigated by Judge Low,
One of the peculiar ways in which justice
is deceived came to light yesterday, and
Judge Low is to make a thorough investi
gation to find out who is responsible.
George Thomas Moran was arrested on
May 4 for vagrancy and threats against
life. The latter charge was for threaten
ing to kill a woman who had been sup
porting him for over a year. He was re
leased on $500 bonds, but on May 11 the
bond was set aside by Judge Low and
Moran was ordered into custody because
he had renewed his threats to kill the
woman.
When the case was called on May 16 the
woman refused to prosecute on the charge
of theats to kill, and Judge Low convicted
Moran on the charge of vagrancy and sen
tenced him to six months in the House of
Correction. Attorney McGrath filed a no
tice of appeal with Clerk Sullivan that
day, and on May 20 an order of discharge
was presented at the House of Correction
for Moran's release, purporting to be
signed by Judee Low, and he was released.
This order of discharge has been mis
placed at the House of Correction and can
not be found. Judge Low says he did not
sign it and did not accept any bond on ap
peal which, as committing magistrate,
should have been presented to him for ac
ceptance. Besides, no statement of appeal
was received by Clerk Sullivan.
Moran was one of the "grafters" arrested
last Tuesday foi vagrancy, and the atten
tion of Judge Low was called to his pre
vious arrest and conviction. He at once
issued a bench warrant for Moran's arrest.
He was taken before Judge Bahrs yester
day, who affirmed the judgment of the
lower court and Moran was sent to the
House of Correction. After serving his six
months he will have to stand his trial for
"grafting" around the Police courts.
SCHISM IN CON. VIRGINIA
Sprlng Accuses Superinten
dent Lyman of Manipula
ting the Stock.
THE CHARGES NOT SUSTAINED.
The Investigation Adjourned for
One Month to Secure Further
Testimony.
Yesterday afternoon the directors of the
Con. Virginia mine assembled at the office
of the company in the Nevada block, to
consider certain charges that had been
preferred on the part of certain stock
holders by Edward F. Spring of the
Report against D. B. Lyman, superinten
dent of the mine at Virginia City.
The specifications appeared in the form
of a letter from Mr. Spring to the president
of the company, charging Mr. Lyman with
having operated in certain newly discov
ered ores in such a way as to show them to
be unprofitable and with having specu
lated heavily on the stock market, in the
mean time having manipulated the ore so
as to advance his own interests, to the
detriment of the stockholders of the com-
pany.
The meeting was called to order by Pres
ident .Fish, Directors O'Connor, Messer,
Wells and Zadig also being present. Mr.
Spring and Mr. Lyman were present and
were represented by Attorneys Edmund
Tanszky and \V. E." F. Deal, respectively.
The letter from Mr. Spring which con
tained the charges against Superintendent
Lyman was read. President Fish stated
that he had informed Mr. Lyman of the
charges and that Lyman had denied them,
at the same time offering the board of di
rectors an opportunity to fully inspect the
boo.ks of his brokers ih this City as to his
dealings on the stock board. President
Fish stated that Mr. Lyman's brokers had
copied his accounts in all transactions had
with them and that he, the president, had
Inspected said accounts and found that in
this particular, at least, Mr. Spring's \
charges were unfounded. Mr. Spring de- j
sired to investigate the books personally, j
but President Fish stated that Superin
tendent Lyman had offered the books for
the inspection of the board only and that
he objected to Mr. Spring looking into
them, as, aside from the purposes offered,
they were his own personal accounts.
Mr. Spring was invited to produce the
evidence to substantiate the charges made.
Mr. Spring stated that the letter before
them was sufficient to put the matter be
fore the board, and that the members
should investigate the matter themselves.
Dr. If. A. Cachot was then called as a wit
ness on behalf of the prosecution, and
stated that it was common rumor upon the
street that Lyman was buying and selling
stocks, depending for their valuation upon
reports as to tlve wealth of the ore in the
Consolidated Virginia.
Mr. Spr.ng had no more testimony to of
fer, but read the weekly reports from the |
mine, covering a period of some months, !
and attempted thereby to show that Su- j
perintendent Lyman had endeavored to j
make the valne of the ores produced fluc
tuate.
Superintendent Lyman then stated that I
certain conditions in the workings of the
mine were responsible for any and all
action which he had taken, and denied
that there was aught in his action to war
rant the bringing of the charges, or to give
color to the conclusions sought to be
brought by Mr. Spring from the reports I
read. The investigation was adjourned
for one month, at which time Mr. Spring
promittfl to produce from Virginia City
witnesses to substantiate the charges
which he has made.
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In reply to your question, "Can it be held to
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