The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-01

still very high, especially considering we only
have the corridors to light and the lit
| Rave you noticed, Mr.. MelcaH. that ootn my
| sisters and myself. though you nave wen IN
vested our money out at g. aud 10 per cent,
| have less income than my eldest sister, why
! is IL? She gets on an average 5Iouo. oyer
$500 year, and we get about El4oo oou-
$1,000. You will no doubt say we get more
! but you keen it back in order 10 invest, put
| quite understand thar. You DO the same Tor my
| eldest sister, and still hers Is larger
forgot 10 men ion the Oceanic Steamship
| Company have watched that company also
and 1t seems very good. Any surplus money
If you know nothing or hear nothing to the CON
trary against them, l should IKE put lhlo
them. as they pay such good dividends.
Two DAYS after the above was written
Mrs. Murphy met with the acciuent In
cab. On the 18th Miss Fannie continued
the letter as follows. sending D0th por-
| tons IN the same envelope:
Thank God, Mr.. Metcalf, have not worse
news To write than that my mother met win
rather a severe accident on the 26th. Inc doc
tor says IL was marvel she was not killed on
the spot. The shaft of a hanson cab ran INTO
ours and struck my mother in The chest ana Tor
a minute almost pinned her 10 her seat. only
her ribs are bruised nothing broken; nor VS.
the more delicate part of her chest touched,
thank God, but still il was i great shock. ana
you can imagine how We three girls felt win no
responsible or experienced person TO tell us
what 10 do. We, however, Immediately sent Tor
doctor, and now my mother Is much better.
and, please God, l houe will soon he all right.
l will let you know. No one else was hurt.
AS il Will soon be the new year. oiter you my
very best wishes for a bright, nappy and sue
cessfu new year 10 you and yours, and, trust
ing you are ali well, l remain yours trniy.
FRANCES MURPHY.
Have Won had the Point Lobos lot fenced in I?
l see gas has not gone lower than DO this
month, December. low about Spring Valley?
| have not lost faith and | Ike thar company.
/ am sure II will come oui all right. IL has 100
much money and property not TO DO so.
Now. it has been charged" said Foote.
"that these letters were teeming with IN
formation about this will contest. The
contestants have been on fishing eXpedi-
ton simply. This letter is so utterly
! Irrelevant it sh ould not be admitted as
evidence"
The court will cOncede," remarked
Judge Henshaw, ''that this young lady
watched her business and was in touch
with her business affairs"
But there was thirst for money uu-
usually keen" added Wheeler. land her
letters will produce the inference that she
had a thirst for accumulation of wealth
seldom seen in anybody. A flve-cent
piece was as much TO Miss Fanny as gold
eagle is TO many people"
"Oh, that's matter for argument" re-
spOnded the court. YEARLY.
4 letter from Fannie to Metcalf dated
at London in January, 1880, which the
contestants claim is an important factor in
the will contest, was read. 1t states that
the family in London, with the exception
of Nellie, had been Frustrated with in
fluenZa, which disease left Mrs. Murphy
very weak in body. While she was
physically Frustrated 1t is claimed she was
influenced to make her will in favor of the
three daughters. GssEss
Still other business letters were intro
duced to sustain Attorney Wheeler's vie w.
They were altogether concerned about
leases of the Murphy building and rents
Maid nv I 7 o. Rrjpn &- 90
At the night session only young Dan
Murphy was on hand. The lawyers
Foote. Martin. Wheeler and Hall and Mr..
Metcalf- were there, and the audience
benches held but one lone spectator.
Mr.. Wheeler opened proceedings as
usual by firing questions thick and fast at
Mr.. Metcalf, to all of which Mr. Martin
objected.
The question was regarding the value of
the respective Murphy heirs and the in
come Of each. Mr. Wheeler said his OBJ
ject was to prove that Miss Fannie Muir
| phys possessions were Of more value than
! those of either of the others.
The court stated that this was reasona-
bic to suppose, as the young lady was an
invalid and not liable to spend so much on
society, etc.
Dir. Metcalf said the fortunes of Miss
Helen and Miss Isabelle were equal in
amount.
Mr.. Foote stated that the mother and
each Of the children had received 100000
out Of the estate, and 1t was net reas0na-
/ Bile to suppose that at this late day each
/ would have the same amount, since some
! had spent more than others.
Mr.. WheeIer's line of argument was TO
| show that the girls, Helen. Isa belle and
| Fannie, already had more money than the
! others, and that it was unjust to give to
| them this additional money from the
mother and to leave the contestants no
/ part Of II.
Mr.. Wheeler said Eugene's wife already
had S250,C00 and was a prospective heress
t. much more from her mother, and il is
but natural that Mrs. Murphy should not
leave Eugene anything from her wealth ;
but with Lady Wolseley it was different
Her husband had an estate, but il was
heavily entai!ed. and it was unnatural for
the mother TO leave this daughter nothing
and to forget her children also. against
whom she could have had no feeling, even
though she felt bitter toward Lady WolSe-
lev.
1t came out that the fortunes of all the
children at the time Of the mothers death
were the same, out Mr.. Wheeler stated
that three girls at that time had at least
$4,000 more than the boys Dan and Sam.
Lady Wolselev's fortune at that time
produced an income of SIS, 900 a year.
The question of the fortunes and in
comes of the children became so entangled
after awhile that a consultation was had
among the attorneys and Daniel which
lakted some minutes, and out of chaos
came this, that Dan received $500 Der
month. that Sam received 81 per week and
that The daughters were literally pro-
vided for.
Mr.. Metcalf said. in answer to a ques-
ton, that he always supposed the rela-
tons between Dan and his mother were
of the friendliest character; had never
written to the mother that Dan had gam
bled; had written to Mrs. Murphy that
there was nothing in the report that Dan
had been gambling. Il have no bias
against Daniel T. Murphy" said the wit
ness.
Mr.. Wheeler-If you had no bias against
Dan why did you advise the mother to
make will. saying that if she did not. in
the event of her death her son Dan would
administer upon her estate?
Mr.. Metcalf-Because in 1887 Mrs. Muir
pny told me that she did not want her sons
to administer upon her estate.
A PLEASANT MUSICALE.