The herald., 1893-12-24
THEMANSF|ELD-G -GOODSPEED CASE
Attorney Hanlon Obtains An
Injunction Yesterday
TO Prevent the Mansfield's Obtain
ing Mrs. Pratt's Money.
The Attorney ssys That Thcre is Onl y
$19,5Go Left, out of Over n Hun
dred Thousand, and He Cor.
rails the Fragments.

The Mansfield -Goodepeed litigation
developed last night into a complaint
being filed against Gen. John ManH-
field, Mrs. Anah Mansfield and Mrs.
Louisa G. Gross, alleging fraudulent
misappropriation against all three de-
PENDANTS, upon the strength of which
Judge Clark yesterday issued an injunc-
tion restraining defendants from with
drawing any further sums of money be-
longing to Mrs. Annie Pratt, the incom-
petent, from either the London, Paris
and American bank of San Francisco or
the Farmers and Merchants bank of this
city.
The complaint, after setting forth the
position of Mrs. Pratt and of the de-
fendants, states:
plaintiffs further allege on their in
formation and belief, that large sums OF
money belonging to the estate OF Annie
A. Pratt, said incompetent person, have
come into the hands of defendants,
John Mansfield, Anah E. Mansfield and
Louisa G. Gross, during the last four
years and over; and that all three OF
said defendants, John Mansfield, Anah
E. Mansfield, his wife, and Louisa G.
Cross, have tortuously, wrongfully and
traudulently obtained and appropriated
to their own use largs sums of money
belonging TO the estate of Annie A. Pratt,
an incompetent person, to which they
had no right or title whatever as these
plaintiffs are informed and verify believe
the truth to be, and go allege."
The complaint also alleges that $685.
1868. "a has been, with the connivance
and assistance of John Mansfield and
Louisa G. Cross, obtained and placed in
the hands of Anah E. Mansfield for the
purpose of concealing the same from the
heirs at-law of Annie Pratt, and that
the defendants have drawn all the above
money from the Farmers and Merchants
bank, with the exception of balance of
$18, ,88l.92
The papers also allege that Louisa G.
Cross has drawn from the London, Paris
and American bank of San Francisco
over $66, 900, of which now only remaine
a balance of $l571.92.
PENDANTS, John Mansfield, Anah f.
been, and are totally insolvent and un-
demnity against them. Also that the
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said fraudulantly appropriated moneys
certain real estate.
Upon the strength of this complaint
Judge Clark yesterday issued the fol.
lowing injunction:
"On reading and filing the verified
complaint of PLAINTIFF herein, and good
cause appearing therefor, it is ordered
that John Mansfield, Anah E. Mans
field, sometimes known as Mrs. John
Mansfield, and also as A. E. Mansfield,
and that Louisa G. Gross, and each and
all of them, and their attorneys, SER
vants and agents be, and they are
hereby restrained from drawing or re-
ceiving any of the moneys now on de-
posit with the defendants, the London,
Paris and American bank OF San Fran
cisco, and the farmers and Merchants
bank of Los Angeles, and said corpora
tions are hereby ordered not to pay out
to the said other defendants, or any OF
them. the whole or any part of said
moneys"
The Injunction also forbids the sale
by the defendants of any real estate pur-
chased with the money Of Mrs. Annie
Pratt.
The Injunction was telegraphed to San
Francisco by the indefatigable attorney
for the petitioner, Charles F. HaDlon,
and served on the Farmers and Mer-
chants bank of this city.