The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 7, 1900, Page 13

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Pages ] geneneren VOLUME LXXXVIII-NO. PesBu2l Tye PEETEILILEELERO TOR SR ORI IR Pages 13 0 22 L e R e e 129. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, OCTOBER - ’ 1900—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. E. D. SAWYER ACCUSED OF COMPELLING A WOMAN TO MAKE HIM AN HEIR TO HER PROPERTY ,.. '. M L ATIONAL ' NTEST FOR RICH ESTATE —— { 1 Is Attacked by — Shimmins'| MRS, MARIA L. SrmmiNs .. SIGNING THE Wik ES IN A SENSATIONAL SION OF THE R WYER AND JC WILL CONTEST PH MADENAS, erwise dispo oseph Mads This created considerabl se who saw the will, eft without anything felt disposed not to In this will there was t clause which provided r of the testator, Mrs. Ellen woman “of over years e $25 a month. he making of the brought by Attorney | pose, of the old woman at : the presence of Dr. Bennett and th Father Pimentel, her physician 3 the parish priest of San ,Pablo, Mrs. Shimmins signed the wil. When she was asked If it were her | rodded her head and the priest » physician affixed their signatures Several mo will Mrs. Shimmins made in company with Joseph Madenas s after the signing of this a trip to this It} is charged woman by a ef into Oakland and from rhe'e to the of- fice of Attorney Sawyer in this city old woman was about to The sign another will, although the first had not been de- stroyed, and she had expressed no pur- as far as known, to change it. Her | WHICH WILL BE COMMENCED TO-MORROW i ESTATE OF MRS. MARIA L. SHIMMINS, WHO LEFT HER | | | | | | 1 kS | | ' ] life was drawing to a close | atter that jo | dead, but that da | signed another will Burning of the First Will. She went with Made to the office of Attorney Sawy s shown another will which w the first. The second will gave to Attor- ney Sawyer the woman's entire property with the exce of the ranch, which bequeathed Madenas.. Attorney wife daughter were omit ted as legatees no refer- Three weeks city she was uggy ride she to and absolutely ence was made to Mrs. Shimmins’ sister, Mrs. Ellen Osborn. Madenas was made an absolute lezatee insteal of a provis ional one and Sawyer was made executor without bonds. The testament was sign- | admitted to probate. 1 ed by \13 lenas to a ‘She gave woman thedl returned to her home was on July 19, and on Aug dead. She fafled quick her second will. The Rev. tel caljed upon her frequently ing td her spiritual wants. before her death Father Pimentel counse! ed her that it would be wise for her to arrange her papers and prepare for the summons which was likely soon to come. The priest asked her if she had any documents of value with her and she plied that she did not know, but Made had placed something under her pillow. The priest felt under her pillow and | found the firkt will ich the - woman had made. He told her wh was and at her request he the fire, the old woman s bad made a second will and had no for the first. On August 13 s August 14 Attorne ond and 72\» petition he made the extrao tion that as far as he kr had no living relat t will provision had for a sister Mrs. Shimmir was filed with the clerk of Court tra © tinez and on August ‘.nl th Grave Charges of Fraud. It is against the probate ot will that the semsational comtest will bo filed to-morrow morning. The contest wil 11 be ade by Ellen Osborn, s Shimmins and by Egbert H.. Housman man, Martha J. Griffith Hr-1~ «nd Caroline H. Alfrea H. { | | MYSTERY OF A WILL THAT WAS BURNED How Joseph Madenas Won a Rich Ranch and an Income RELOIE Strange Story of an Old Hermit Woman of San Pablo. —_——— Decker, nephews dead woman. The dents of New York ana are r by Attorney James H 18 assoctated t Creely has J and will file In o Creely at all Shimmin will Mrs. been obtaine: m’r'l !nd was ment E last night by residence, 355 Bush mannar newspapers.’ WOMAN IS CHARGED TANFORAN FAIR PROVED WITH HEAVY THEFT) nd Bank Books W orth fhousands ~ 11 '\\ka Mrs. Wo ng held at Tan- thing-ef the past. with white frost and mber of the ex- siock are taking a mi- the conditions that gov- is one of the crafty erpretation of Rules: to itself the sole ret its rules and atters, questions otherwise incident to ancel any en- shibit exhibitions of prizes, as may heen published that the lure from lack of public and that Edwin F. Smith, its h the batking of many of business men in town, had after reaching !"4— main drive artest down from his paper throne. broken In spirit. Likewise eators of the il starred ven- 10 pay an assessment of rturbed and all at outs | ners Get Their n Franciseo and San | with themselves. While the trotting and pacing horse con- tingent were very fortunate in receiving all that was due them, a gigan howl is geing up from the exhibitors of fancy- bred cattie and h gh the en- trance fee was Dted fro these exhibitors, the joker in the con tions, which reads, “and cancel awards of prizes,” has been grasped by Ed Smith as a life-preserver would be by a drowning man. The autocratic, pneumatic-chested promoter, formerly of Sacramento, now informs exhibitors of fancy cattle and horses that they wiil be awarded the blue ribbons, but that the cash prizes, because of there being no other competitors in their class, will be withheld. What an in centive for breeders and prospective ex- hibitors at future fairs—that is, if Ed Smith is the major domo? After paving entrance fees, transportation. feed bills and attendant expenses the owners of roy- ally bred animals are informed that pleces of blue ribbon, given oy an associa- tion that failed to make good its promise. are their sole reward. Can it be that such prominent business men, directors in the scheme, as Henry | J. Pope, Crocker, John Maurice Casey. George Parrott, Joseph D. A Srant, A FROST AND BUNKO GAME Coin, but Fancy Stock Exhibitors Received Blue Ribbons Only. |GPOI’5E A. Newhail. Wilfrid B. Chapman, J. B. Crockett, Walter S. Hobart. Boyd and Major Rathbone, can be parties te such a bunko gamer: This is not all. however. Two separate bocks were issued, in one of which the rules governing exhibits were not pub- lished, this latter being supplied to own cattle. ers of thoroughbred horses and Such duplicity has riot' passed and while the projectors have 3. F. | that another fair w be given ne vear the fizzle just past will, in all prob-, abihty, terminate all sach thought. It i= understood that a number of exhibitor= | classes of faney where there was no com Morday morning mak: win F. Smith for the monev offered Failing to se-ure this_ they w ecourse to the iaw. Some of the vers best business men fn this city are among the stockholders and the: hibitors do not- believe the action of ){r Smith will be sanctioned by the facts are more fullv known. Saecretary Smith was interviewed last evening and said that in all classes whe: there was no competition. exhibitors cattie and demand on them when | would be awarded bive ribbons and houer | | enly. nt woman then produced the | The following ®fficers were elected at the third annual meeting of the San Fran- | clsco Red Cross Soclety vesterday Mrs. John E. Merrill; first Miss A. Beaver; second Mrs. 1. Lowenberg; third . Mrs. F. G. S8anborn; fourth vice president, Mrs. G. W. Buckingham; he box, with the ex- President s vice presiden ] rt:l!zr on l,he vice preside: she concluded | vio & had been for- | Vice pres iden isfying herself that she | vm detection she intended to | tre: rer, ¢ park and unearth the stolen | tary, Miss A. Mack, and recording sec- She told the police that she | retary, Mrs. Charles W. Slack. ) he pleasure grounds shortly after | president Mrs. John F. Merrill sub- and ‘,7;;‘,_‘_',"fi;{h*b;;*’;m;'";j,,,. 2| mitted her report on the work and doings of the organization. In part she said: Would have no | The last annual mesting found the Sam ity in finding it lhne\v she satis- 1 herself that she was safe from ar-| pr.ncieco Red Cross socluy engaged in a most - > | active ana rushing work. tent on Union To Captain Sevmour the woman said | Sousee was thionged Sith et volun- n had studled medicine in Boston | teers eager for assistance of various At before coming to this city. Her | the earnest solicitation of the citizens' execu- home is i Maine, where her relatives re- | tive committee, composed of Mayor Phelan, M. side. It is her Intention to plead gullty | H de Young. A. M. Lawrence and W. J. ar- when her case in the hope of | tin. the society had occupled the tent and escaping with a light sentence. | co-operating with that committes In the g’ i A | 1 |2 work of relief and transportation then neces- sary. The work was faithfully performed, our workers giving of their time and strength with- out stint, until a difference of opinion between our board and said committee respecting the proper methods to be employed and the amount of help to be given resulted in the withdrawal of the soclety from the tent on November 17, 15%. The headquarters was then removed to the State office in the Hearst bullding. W. Wiilard B. Harrington: Secre- { made at that time and later many unsuccessful attempts to obtaln from the cll.l- gens’ committee some part of the remaining 00 of the fund contributed by our citizens creased, and as we felt that we could not well appeal to a public which bad 40 latels respond- iy to the call of the citi- g ' RED GROSS SOCIE’I'YS ELECTION zens’ committee for a futu: than a year has passed mwe the return of the regiment and the monument is not erected It is not too late to bring comfort into the lives of many suffering men throughout our Stage could the custodians of the fund but be brought to feel with “'n‘.he importance of ap- | DIVORCE FOLLOWS TUGBOAT T1ARRIAGE Mrs. Anita Baldwin Separated From Husband by Court’'s Decree. NITA M. BALDWIN, daughter of | Anita was 17, Lucky” Baldwin, is divorced. She secured the decree in Oakland ves- terday morning on the ground that her husband, George W. Baldwin, eserted her. s one of the quickest divorces on record. Less than sixtegn hours elapsed between the filing of the granting of the decree. Mrs. Baldwin's com Friday afiern in their efforts to ob tain secrecy her attorney, Clarence Crow ell. had enlisted the aid of Deputy Clerk B. H. Swa who obligingly held the office open an. hour overtime. Crowell was ac- companied by Attorney Jellett of the firm of Jellett & erstein, whe had the de fendant’s answer in ais pocket. The an- r was piaced on record five minutes dffer the plaint. The clerk then tossed both documents Ints a pigeon-hole in his own private desk and.”locking up the office, departed. After much searching for a Judge to try the case Judge Hall was found willing give the matter a hearing. The only wi nesses examined were the plaintif a ned the complaint and | g her uncle, who testified that Baldwin “de- | serted his wife on January 1, had never lived with her since. It developed that the couple did not live | together happlly for any great length of time after their marrfase and that quar- réls were frequent until Baldwin left his \mua‘f wife and went East. Mars. Baldwin testified that she cominunicated with her husband on his return and asked him if be intended to live with ier agatn. His reply was that he did not. It was then that she consulted Attorneys Crowell & Leach with the view of obtaining a di- voree. The couple have no children and there are no roperty interests involved. lefendant did not put in an ap- pemm-e and did not deny in his answer that he left his wife nearly two yvear: 189, and e . He did deny. however, the intentior desertion. From the general temor of lhe answer he was apparently not sorry | hat he and his wife should vart com- | which took ny. The divorge ‘= the acquel to a tugboat 5, 1882, when Gearge it salary of a marker dn lht Baldwin Hotel. pretty and black- eorge soon fell was asked but turned a deaf ear to the pleadings of her wooer. Se- cretly they arranged plans for an elope- n Merx of “ousin she an"l « sympathy of Markus hurch of nephew from take his wif way he knew to @ oupt> we t for a year ¥ nd secured a_ political position as ‘a ~'>rk and ged to sup port himself and wi the sympathy of his t back in his empioy the Baldwin Hote! destroyed by cumulated enough money string of racehors with hi Easr rifty he ac- to purchase a He took the racers im when he left his wife and went MAYOR WILL ISSUE NO ELECTION PROCLAMATION Governor May Have to Issue Supple- mental Call to Include Justices of the Peace. v Attorney Lane informed the Board of Election Commissioners yesterday that required by general » coming election on Novem- ber § was one issued by the Governor of the State. In his epinion says that the Mayor's proclamation is required onily for : municipal officers. As the Governor omitted in his clection proclamation a call for the election of Justices of the Peace it may be necessary for him to issue a supplemental call therefor. charter says that Justices of the Peace shall be voted for at the same time as members of the Legislature and the strar will put the names of Jates for the offices on the general tieket.

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