New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-16
MISS FLOREyCE BLYTHE'S ESTATE.
l,ror, Tho San EranclscO Examiner.

Florence Blythe has been obtaining money under
false pretence since yesic she .o no wortb
ANYTHING OF the kind. She has not even got ~.
100000 to get The property OF the the csatc Is n no
10 90 through the hands Of couple more courts be,
fore 1t belongs to the daughter of Tom Blythe and
The seven wears Of trial have helped the estate a
great deal. When Blythe died he was In terrible
10 Market,st real estate, but he lacked hard sense;
one OF his ideas TO publish book on universal
Ia erqanz eS wo S congress lie engaged Hugh
NOLAN to write the book and r. +. Flynn TO organize
He presented Parrott's man Of business with sit
Of clothes the day Parrot took up e m3tgage Me-!
because that astute fnancfcr had habit Of looking
at the Blythe Block as though he would Ike to fore
The Blythe estate suffered considerably at timc
from an attempt made 10 bolster up the Blue Jncket
9e and the big big MS SaHn r the aT E NGn
lsirator as his attorney and asks fee Of $4,000 per
yea, for tSs pnS e pie f RoaS made
during his thirty eight years residence In California
but then Roach was not lawyer.
LAWYERS who IS to have big fee on: Of the e,ta,e
ns9 nan Hs the paSSi medicine ve cr
and had great deal more respect for the prcss than
the press ever showed for him. As Florence
guardian, he made contract with weekly sheet
here 70 advocate his grandchIld's claims on con
tingent fec The contract would not stand In court
but it is not likely to be subritted to judicial invcs
r. J. Rergln seemed 10 drop ont Of the after
the death OF his partner Hall McAlllster. Henry
Ighton was the first person 10 recognize the value
of Florence's claim lie wanted Alice Edith &
double up and 90 into court with Florence Tho
weeping widow and darling daughter Of deceased
a combination calculated 10 win anywhere-hut Hart
he OF the many HIS headed the Perys and their charge
OIL in New.lork, and. getting Their case, declined t
| pair with Alice Edith.
| There will be appeals. but there Is first a danger
that after the has reached the supreme Court
later some will find the mysterious viii that leave
a1O 600 TO Alice Edith and the residue Of the estate
Florence Alice Edith be keeping that in reserve
10 save her from the cold world IL the finally goe
| against her
The lawyers will all have fees large enough N las
them a lifetime The court can afford 10 aow larg'
! fees because they HSIed seven years work and I'D
vanccd thousands OF dollars 10 establish the rights OF
| moor child who could not have come into her owl
/ without such risks being taken on her behalf
Ily the time the LAWYERS and detectives paid. tn
appeal talen and tried. and The estate cleared ~ al
eicumbrsuceS. Florence may be worth II she wins.
much -. 900 0O0-"Ompafat'vely poor hcires> ~
| California. Miss Flood worth S2.j0O.OoO NOR
than eleven years'ago and her property has accunuI
lated since thcn. Lost week she invested $4,000 II
a few feet Of land Markot-st, and two years ago yh
| paid 81 600 600 fIr the Flood building.
| Mis- Hopkins worth fully $50 O0.OO0 when Mr.
searcs married her. end Mrs. AlcXauders share q Tn
Croker estate is than - OnO,OO The III ,sc
| sntro will be worth several millions dav, and M
Misses Fair. II they live. will be able TO sign checl
fo- IS. 600 each.