The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-23
SPIRIT CONTROL.
A Failure With a Story
Behind 1t.
WHY CUPID IS MOURNING.
Accounting of the Guardian OF
the Nickals Children.
BENNETT IN A HIGHER COURT.
A Suicides Large Estate Is Willed
to Two of His Lifelong
Friends.
BENNETT IN A HIGHER CoURT

| was neceSsitated by the application OF
Mrs. Nickals TO be appointed guardian oil
the children. At the time of Flick's ap-
pOintment Mrs. Nickals was away from
the city. owing to the fact that she and
her husband had entered into an agree
ment of separation some time before the
latter's death. Her whereabouts was not
| known until she returned last April.
Flick was examined as to the items in
his account by Attorney kaufman, par
ucularly those charging the estate at the
rate of $50 per month for services rendered
as guardian and $50 per month for board
ing the two children. 1t was evident from
Kaufman's line of questions that he in
tended To show that Flick's main support
| has been the estate of the children, but
this was cut off because 1t was deemed not
material or relevant Tie guardian
claim of 500 for services was cut down TO
$500 and with that change the report was
approved.
The estate was once very valuable one.
but it has been considerably diminished
by expensive litigations. Flick has re-
signed as guardian in favor of the mother.
| whose application Will be heard on Sep
IembeT 4.
Attributed to Spirit Control.
Messrs. Blanchard IL Couse. who equipped
I y
menE at Golden Gate only three months
ago. nave failed for large amount. While
| there Is nothing startling about an or
binary failure. yet from all accounts, there
| is quite story with a splrltualistic me-
! dunn in the plot back OF this one.
/ The cash for the enterprise, it appears
! was furnished by Mr.. Blanchard as again st
| the knowledge and experience of Mr..
! Couse. just how much money the former
! furnished Is not known, for it Is SAID that
his credit was excellent on account OF mis-
! boosted expectations of large fortune
/ from the East. Suffice it 10 say. however
that Blanchard & CouSe got deeply into
debt. and it is charged that the former,
without consulting his partner, tran Sferred
his property TO a Mrs. Grant, a spiritual
list. who is. also his houSekaeper. Mr..
| COuse claims that he has received nothing
Tor his labOTs, and also that the mechanics
who worked Ia the establishment were
not paid their wages.
Some say that Mr.. Blanchard is held
| under spiritual control, but be that as il
may, he Will soon be the defendant in more
than one civil action unless his great eX-
pectatiOns from the East materialize to
help him out of his difficulty.
Cupid Mournsd.
Frank Augustus Casassa and Rosie
Odetb Cornell, pretty girl of the SPANS
type, journeyed all the way from San
Francisco TO the County Clerks office in
this city for the purpose of Obtaining a
license to marry. They encountered
De-uty County Clerk StetsOn and the
matter of filing out license form pro-
crossed smoothly until Miss Cornell, who
might easily pass for IS. said she was only
10 Years of age.
Thereupon the business-like clerk de-
mauded the written consent of her parents
The candidates for matrimony looked
| blanklv at each other and then Mr.. Casas-
sa explained that while Mrs. Cornell was
| entirely agreeable to the match they had
not thought TO OBTAIN from her writing
! to that effect. Mr.. StetSon. however, put
| down his pen and said he could not write
another word until they got what be
wanted or brought the mother in person.
| This was at 4 O'Clock, and Casassa
! rushed away and telegraphed Mrs. Cornell
at Pacific alley, San Francisco, to teIe-
| graph her consent. Patiently they waited
/ at the counter where licenses are dispensed
until . O'Clock. Mrs. Cornell had not
| been heard from, the clerks had all gone
home, and the couple disconsolately started
| for home again, saying that they would
return in the morning.
The HommePs Go TO Law.
Susan G. Hommel and her husband.
Joseph HOmmel, yesterday Instituted two
! damage suits against the Oakland Consol-
| dated Street Railway Company. which, if
brought to successful issue, will consid-
erably increase their family treasury. Mrs.
| HOmmel alleges that she was a passenger
on car owned by the defendant. on June
q last. when 1t c0llided with another ear
at switch on Second ana Broadway
Mrs. Hommel says that she was very much
shaken up by the shock and seriously in
! jured, and she demands damages in the
sun Of 5000.
Mr.. Hommell was not on the car at the
time OF the collision, but nevertheless he
suffered damages to the amount of 1864.
lie alleges that he is vendor OF patented
| article, By the sale of which ne makes an
average OF SIS per day. lie lost all this
money, he says, because through his wife'S
injuries lie was compelled to attend her for
eighteen days, during which he lost many
valuable business chances and the comfort
of his wife.
Appealed to the Supreme Court.
| c. r. Bennett is making a hard fight TO
get out of the County Jail without putting
up $1,000 the amount of his bail. The
| hearing of his application for a writ OF
ha0eas corpus on the ground that the evil
deDce which had been adduced in the Police
Court was not sufficient to hold him TO an :
swer the Surerior Court came up before
Judge Ellsworth yesterday morning. AS
result the action of Police Judge A lien
in holding him for trial was upheld, the
writ was denied and the amiable ex-secre-
| tary of the Society for the Prevention of
afternoon Mr.. Brassy. his attorney, ap-
| pealed to the Supreme Court from the de-
cisiOn OF Judge Ellsworth. The testimony
| in the case was delivered to the court by
Deputy County Clerk George Furry early
IN the afternoon. BENEFITS appeal will
be considered by the court in bank.
EK-wife and Widow at War.
The divorced wife and the widow of the
late capitalist. George Godfrey, will have
another inning in the courts. The former.
who is now Mrs. Mary A. Neary, has sueo
the widow, Alice E. Godfrey, TO recover
$4,000 for household furniture in the God
frey residence at 961 Market street, on the
| ground that 1t has been wrongfuIly con-
yerted; and for the further sum of S3475.
claimed to be due as rent for the premises
al S125 per month.
Exwife and widow have long been at
war over this property. and have resorted
to the law several times, but apparently
without avail, for they are still at 1t.
Is the New High School Defective?
The city has been most unfortunate in
the matter of the construction of the new
schools. Even now engaged in an eXpen-
slve litigation over tho Sixth Ward schOoi ,
| local contractors have come forward with
complaints against the character of the
| work being done on the new High School
| building. 1t Is alleged that the double
| floors are being laid in q very defective
manner, inasmuch as the boards are very
loose by reason OF a niggardly use of n ails.
An investigation will in all probability