The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-17
ALICE edith IN
SAN FRANCISCO.
SO SAYS AN ACQUAINTANCE OF
THE LADY WHO HAS KNOWN
HER LONG.
HER MYSTERIOUS VISITOR.
HIGHTON SAYS THE SCANDAL WILL,
MAKE THE WHOLE CoUN-
TRY RING.

In spite of the reiteration, by those who
claim to know, that Mrs. Alice Edith
Blythe has left San Francisco and is now
staying with relatives in the country, there
are those who decline to believe that such
is the case and who enlarge with consider
able emphasis On their opinions that she
is still in this city il hiding.
Mrs. Blythe is said to have departed on
wednesday afternoon, but resident of
Vacaville. Barrows by name, says he has
seen her in this city since that time and
says that it is impossible that he should be
mistaken since he has known her well for
years. According to his story Mrs. Blythe
was staying in a house on Geary
street and was under the supervision
at least of Mrs. Cherry. While there,
he says, she was frequently visited
by rather short, very stout, dark COM
plexloned man, whose identity is unknown
to Mr.. Barrows. The name of a certain
person who was in some way connected
with the Florence Blythe side of the great
lawsuit was suggested by the description,
but the person named was also unknown
to the man from Vacaville.
D. }. Sinclair, the young newspaper
man who announced to Attorney Highton
Mrs. Blythe's alleged determination not to
have anything more II do with any con-
test, states that he arranged all the details
of her removal from her former apart
ments and her retirement from the public
eye. He said:
"Alice had been sick for some time and
was confined to her bed. visited her at
her rooms and told her that if she would
agree to abandon any further contest l
would help her and stand by her to see
her through. She had personal legal adj
vice that the last decision of the Supreme
Court ended her case and practically voided
any contract she might have relating
thereto with Attorney Highton. Papers
were drawn up a certain lawyer-I shall
not say who he Island she signed them.
BY those documents she conveyed to
Mrs. Hinckley all her claim to any portion
of the Blythe estate. She left her studio
and took rooms which l secured for her
till the arrangements were completed
She is now out of town. and she will not
show her face here again till the whole
matter is settled, for by so doing she would
lose any advantages she may have gained"
In spite of his practical admission that
Mrs. Blythe had signed the conveyances
for a consideration Mr.. Sinclair, when
directly questioned on that subject, i'm
mediately denied that such was the case.
He said:
"Alice did not receive anything for
Illc pdpOiS. vi COURSE, Is
good girl and a generous one, and she
may give Alice dollar or two later on.
but if she does it will not be because of
any agreement. The whole thing was
simply matter of friendship"
Concerning Sinclair's interview with
Attorney Highton, in which the young
man announced Mrs. Blythe's latest de-
termination, the lawyer says that Sinclair
evidently thought that as result of the
announcement something would explode
'He wore curious expression of alarmed
expectancy which was very amusing" is
the way the attorney phrases it. He also
expresses an opinion concerning the young
mans head which contains mention of
enlargement of the skull
In the complaint in equity which Mr..
Highton proposes to file, the defendants
will be of many social stations and of con-
siderable numbers. The attorney says
that he knows of at least twenty-one diff
ferent persons who have immediate inter
ests in the final adjudication of the case.
Some of these occupy lofty positions and
the attorney promises that the suit will
make the United States ring from one end
to the other.