The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-19
WHICH Is WIDOW GRADER !?
BOTH WOMEN DETERMINED TO
PUSH THEIR CLAIMS IN
THE COURTS.
EXCITING EXPERIENCE OF THE PUB
Lie ADMINISTRATOR OF MARIN
COUNTY.

| There is every probability that bitter
legal warfare will be waged in the courts
over the estate of jacob Mackey GRADER,
who died last Friday in San Rafael and
was buried there yesterday.
AS reported yesterday, two women ap-
peared Immediately after his death, each
of whom claimed to be his widow Both
women attended the funeral, and at its
conclusion returned to this city and set
afoot measures to secure the property OF
the deceased.
By the same boat came Edward Eden,
Coroner and Public Administrator of Ma
rim County, and who, under an order from
the Superior Court of that county, took
charge of the property of the deceased
pending the settlement of its ownership
through legal channels.
He met with quite an exciting experience
while taking an inventory of the saloon
owned by GRADER at 90S Kearny street. One
of the sons of Mrs. GRADER No. of this
city, under the impression that Public Ad-
ministrator Eden was taking possession of
the property on behalf of Mrs. GRADER No.
of San Rafael, forced his way into the
premises and refused to leave until an
officer was summoned. The situation was
then explained TO him and he withdrew
Besides the saloon Just mentioned, Mr..
GRADER also owned a saloon at $40 Jackson
| street, and the two-story frame structure
in which it is located, though not the lot
on which the building stands.
Mrs. GRADER No. 1, who has been living at
805 Pacific street, is quite indignant at
what she calls the bold pretensions of Mrs.
! GRADER No. 2, and declares that the latter
1 has no right or interest of any kind to any
of the property left by Mr.. GRADER. Her
story is that she was married to Jacob
Mackey GRADER twenty years ago, that she
| had three children by him-two sons and a
daughter-the boys being aged 20 and Is
| years respectively and the daughter six
| teen. Continuing she said:
1--WE separated about thirteen years ago
and have been living apart ever since. We
have met frequently and have exchanged
greetings, but nothing more. The cause
of our separation was family disagree
ments.
about two years ago my husband took
up with Nellie Hale, who was waitress in
one OF his saloons, and has been living
with her, so l learned, ever since. Ny two
i sons have been living with them at San
Rafael and my daughter is East. My hus-
band has not contributed to my support
since our separation, but has always looked
we'll after our children.
The other three children who have been
living with my husband and Nellie Hale
are her children by former marriage.
She has had no children of which my hus-
band is the father.
There has never been a divorce be-
| tween me and my husband. l never
had papers served on me and never
| heard him or any one else claim
that we had been divorced. Another
fact that will go to show that there has
been no divorce is that my husband was
| buried in Catholic cemetery and under
! tho o. ba Catholic
he been divorced man this would not
have been possible. l have always con-
| sidered myself his wife, and consequently
now consider myself his widow.
Il believe there is will in the safe of
the saloon on Kearny street, but l do not
know what its provisions are. have en-
ployed counsel, and shall fight for my
rights to the very end.
'All the household furniture, including
| the piano, contained in the house at San
Rafael was purchased by my husband be-
fore he lived with Nellie Hale, yet the
funeral had hardly proceeded two blocks
from the house yesterday when the piano
was removed by somebody, acting evil
IDENTIFY under instructions from Nellie
Hale"
Mrs. GRADER No. 2, who had possession
! of the keys to both the saloons as well as
the upper floor of the Jackson-street
house, kept close company with the Public
ADMINISTRATOR Wnlle ne was taxing an In
ventory of the property. She was attired
in deep mourning, and, though she passed
and repassed Mrs. GRADER No. in the
| premises on Jackson street, she totally
ignored her presence, assuming to be too
deeply distracted in her mourning to
notice anything except that careful in
| ventory was taken of every article of furni-
ture. When asked if she was married to
Jacob Mackey GRADER her reply was, I'm
| Mrs. GRADER"
when were you married2" was asked.
81 have nothing to say on this subject
now. l will make my statement in court
at the proper time" was the reply.
How long have you been married to
| Mr.. Graber?''
| 81 will say nothing now, but 1 tell you !
am Mrs. GRADER. | am woman OF few
words, and will say all that is necessary in
court when the right time comes" And
this was all the information that she
would vouchsafe.
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