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Show I FINE MANSION IS DOCTOPRISON PHYSICIAN FORBIDDEN TO LEAVE RICH PATIENT BY BROTHER OF LATTER. CHARGES BY HOUR FOR STAH Starts Suit for $6,960, Which Price He Claims Was Agreed Upon for "Unusual "Un-usual Detention" Defendant Married Heiress. Snn Frnnclsco. From tlio lonoly con-fines con-fines of tlio famous" Konoyah" cstnto In Lake county, wlioro dwollH wealthy Mllos Mltrov Qopcovlc, the inllllonalro, Ht ono tlmo a bluo clad, hard-working gripman on tho Sacrnmonto Htroot cablo lino, comes tlio story of n most unusual happening tin occurrence which mny bo nlrcd soon In tho courts of San FrnnclBeo, with Dr. Wultor H. Fenrn, a well-known Lako county phy-fllclnn, phy-fllclnn, nnd Clopcovlc na tho central llguros, Oopsovlc will ho rcmotn-bored rcmotn-bored as tho gripman who married Miss Floyd, tho heiress. For C'JG hours, or 29 days, Dr. Foam alleges ho was n prisoner In tho homo of Clopcovlc, whoro ho had gone to treat tho millionaire's brother. For each of theso hours tho physician wants $10, which, ho claims, Is justly duo him iib n Hpeclal fco covering, as ho declares, "unusual detention" In tho famous "Konoyah" mansion. For 69G hours Dr. Kcnrn says ho was kept away from his patlonts, who charged that ho forsook them to becomo tho prlvnto attendant of n rich man. All theso things and minor allegations linvo been mndo In a sensational statement, state-ment, mndo by Dr. Fenrno to a legnl firm, In whoso hands he haB placed his case. Tho firm will bring suit for $G,9G0 ngnlnst ono of tho most fortunate for-tunate cablo car grlpmcn who over breasted tho chilling fogs of tho western west-ern nddltlon. Tho splendor of Konoyah mansion hold no prizo for Dr. Fonrn, although ho had servants at his beck and call, prlccloss paintings to bo studied w'ten his patient rested easily, nnd count- less modes of recreation. Hut ever present In the doctor's mind, ho says, were suffering patients whom ho could not reach nnd ho was stirred to "You Cannot Go You Must Save the Life of My Brother." Indignation. When he attempted to cr8iindo Gopcovlc to permit him to leave tho place, ho says, ho was con- Hj fronted by violent entreaties. "You cannot go. You must save tho life of my brother Poter." Fcnru says that his suggestions woro met with emphatic promises. "I will pay whntovor prlco you say," fl Bald Qopcovlc, according to tho physl- clan, and Feam declares that when jH ho agreed to romuln for $10 an hour Hl Oopcovlc offorcd no objection. Hj According to Dr. Fearn thero nover has been any reply to his statements other than occasional small checks. Continued sllonce on tho part of Gop-cevlc Gop-cevlc led Fearn to place tho mattor In tho hands of a legal Arm, and now, It 1b Btutcd, a lawsuit Is to follow. IH It was whtlo ho was gripman at $3 ii day on the old Sacramento street cablo lino. Oopcovlc mot Miss Harry Floyd, a brilliant young heiress, living In Sacramento street. From a casu-al casu-al acquaintance thero grew a loving friendship, and Qopcovlc left his hum-bio hum-bio Job to wed Miss Floyd. A year after marrlago tho heiress died, leuv-lng leuv-lng her entire estate valued at more than $900,000 with tho exception of a few minor bequests, to her husband. A bitter contest for tho beautiful l.ako county property followed, but Gopco- lApB vie wob victorious. All that he says about the Dr. Fearn B statement Is: "I did It for the love of my brother." |