The morning call., 1893-12-14
FLORENCE HINCKLEY AGREES
hARGES OF IMPERSONATiON.

The matter of appointing an admins
traitor Of the Blythe estate to succeed the
late James c. Pennie came up before
Judge Coffey yesterday. Attorney Gen eral
Hart represented Florence Hinckley 10
her petition for special letters of admins
tration. while j. d. Sullivan represented
Public Administrator A. c. Freese.
The proceedings were very short and
simple, as at the outset Attorney-General
Hart Informed the court that his client,
Mrs. Hinckley, would consent TO the ap-
intment Of tie Public Administrator
Thereupon a petition was submitted on
behalf Of the alleged widow. Alice Edith
Blythe; but the Judge refused to hear 1t,
and eventually Public Administrator
FTeese was appointed custodian Of the
Blythe millions. with full power to act and
the assumption of full responsibility for
the property placed under his control.
Joseph Naphtaly, attorney for the late
Administrator, reported that all the papers
we're in his possession, with the exception
of some that had been left fn the posses
sion OF the attorney for Administrator
Roach. He said that there was S122. $3.50 90
In the city treasury and S9132 SO in bank,
and that the uneollected rents amounted
to s5105.
But the day did not pass without some
Kind OF a sensation, for another claimant
to the Blythe millions doomed up In the
person OF Mrs. Florence Rose Geddes
Blythe, who, 1t will be remembered. made
one or two unsuccessful attempts to have
her claims investigated during the past two
wears.
Mrs. Blythe. looking well and hearty.
despite the worries and anxeies of heir
ship 10 large undistributed estate, walked
into the County Clerks Office yesterday
and filed the following document with the
probate clerk:
To the Superior Court, Department No. 9.
probate, in the city and county of San Fran
cisco, State OF California:
The court Is respectfully requested to set
time Tor nearing my personal statement OF the
circumstances that have convinced me OF my
Just claim 10 be considered the lawful child and
legal heir OF Thomas II. Blythe. the citizen OF
the city OF San Francisco, State of California,
U. > A, said IN be now deceased.
And also II it is 10 the power or authority Of
tne court 10 appoint or provide counsel for one
Who Is not able TO procure legal ass istance the
undersigned przys the court to ex-TcIse its au-
thoTity 10 her behalf and appoint or provide her
evidence Of her claim.
FLORENCE ROSE GEDDEs BLYTHE.
12-13-'93.
Mrs. Blythe then walked over to Judge
Cofey's courtroom. and. drawing Baiiiff
Finn 70 one side, entrusted him with the
care of several voluminous documents
which she desired that Judge COffey should
read at bis leisure. These documents in
clude TWO person al letters addressed to the
Judge and dated Septem ber Is and is, 1898,
In which the writer CON planned of the WILL
ful negligence OF attorneys in not prosecu-
ting her claim. and prayed that the court
see that her rights were protected and her
case given fair hearing.
In addition 70 these there was bulky
document pnrporting to be correct copy
OF Mrs. T. r 6. Blythe's statements made
before the Supreme Court on September 2,
1892. In this Mrs. Blythe makes snme re-
markaDle statements. She begins by as
sertlng that Florence HInckIey (nee Blythe)
Is impeTsonating her, and that in her early
youth she was kidnapped by a man who
had possession of Charlie Ross curls 10
conceal his Identity" The claimanr further
states tha: she was stolen when ''qui,e a
little child, with SOFT golden curls." She
coneiudes oy asserting that her enemies are
surrounding her on all sides, and that she
gets DO fair play because she Is poor. She
claims 10 be the daughter of Thomas II
Blythe, deceased, aud born in lawful we'd
lock.
When she had secured the bailifvs as
sursnce that The documents should be
handed over TO Judge Coffey Mrs. Florence
Rose Geddes Blythe went her way in
peace. But Judge Coffey shook his head
when he heard of the circumstances. at
has nothing to do with me now" be said.
The Blythe case has passed away from
the Superior Court, presumably for rver.
AT any rate. can hear no motion of the
kind until the Supreme Court has passed
uDon the pending appeals" So Mrs,
Florence Rose Geddes Blythe VIII have to
wait awhile before her claim to the great
Blythe estate is presented for argument