The herald., 1894-06-14
THE PATHF|NDER'S PROPERTY.
Suit Against the Widow of
John G. Fremont.
A New York Man Has q Judgment
Against the General.
Loren Jones Only Recently Discovered
That Fremont Transferred His
San Francisco Property to-
His Wife.

Loren Jones, resident OF New York,
through his attorneys, Fnlayson &
Finlayson, yesterday filed in the United
States circuit court bill in equity
against Jessie Benton Fremont, wife of
the deceased John O. Fremont, the
"pathfndsr." Mrs. Fremont resides at
1l07 West Tw enty- eighth street, this
city.
The complaint alleges that prior to
1860 John G. Fremont was indebted 10
Jones in q sum exceeding $10,e 900, for
services rendered, for money laid out
and expended on his behalf and at his
request; that thereafter an action was
commenced in the supreme court of
New York. by Jones. against Fremon
to recover on the cause of action set
forth. On January IA. 1885, Fremont
confessed judgment in favor of Jones
for $4,000, but the judgment remains and
ia wholly uneatistied.
1t is further alleged that ON Septem-
Der 81, 1860, Fremont purchased the
property known as Black Point. or San
Jose, in the city OF San Francisco, con-
sisting of IL acres OF land, comprising
six lots of the Western Addition, and
also the streets Franklin, Cough and
Tonquin-and that he purchased the
property for SAL 900. The title to the
property ia said to have been taken in
the name of Jessie Benton Fremont,
vile of John O. Fremont, although she
paid no consideration therefor; that at
the time of purchase Fremont was in
debted to various persons in Gums OF
several hundred Thousand dollars; that
the only property Fremont had at that
time was an interest in the Mariposa
grant, of which, in 1851, he decided one
half to Palmer. Cook & Co.. who were
to pay the taxes, expenses of confirming
title by the government, and furnish
Fremont with money to 60 to England
to make a sale of the grant.
The title was confirmed in 1855. and
two years later Fremont mortgaged the
grant to Benjamin Ward fol $50 900,
borrowed money. In 1868 he gave
mortgage as security for 800 bonds OF
$1,000 each. Several mills were erected
on the Mariposa grant to work quartz
veins. On June IA, 1860. Fremont gave
a mortgage for 100000 and only thiee
months afterward bought the Black
Point property already referred to. The
Mariposa property was finally sold at
sherifHs sale.
1t is therefore alleged that the taking
of the title of the Black Point property
in the name OF Mrs. Fremont was fraud
ulent and void as against the creditors
of Fremont, and was made in contempla-
ton OF his insolvency. John Fremont
died IN New York on July Ii, 1890, an
insolv and the estate OF the decedent
was Insufficient to pay the claims al
lowed by the administratrix by the
judge of the Los Angeles superior
court. Jones claims that he did not
discover the transfer OF property
until 1898, wherefore he wants the
transfer of property in the bill of com
plant be declared fraudulent and void !;
that Mrs. Fremont be restrained by an
injunction from interfering with or dis
posing of the proceeds OF the property,
being the amount awarded, or to be
awarded. by the United States court of
elaine, except under the direction of the
court; that receiver be appointed to
hold the property during the pendency
of this suit, and that the judgment
against Fremont. held by Jones, may be
satisfied out of the same.