The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

my attorney, Mr.. Patton I was just GO
ing down to see him about this outrageous
statement made by Mr.. Cunningham.
What do you think of a man who would
say such hard things about his wife?
HE never supported me and l can prove
that he pawned my iewelry time and
again. Here is a ticket now, and he did
not have the manhood TO use his own
name but put them in as Mrs Gibbons,
which was my former husbands name"
1t was suggested that she explain the
baby problem, that being the most in
teresting feature of the case.
81 don't care to talk about that, except
in the presence of my attorney" she re-
Piled al did sign some sort of docu-
ment, but l hardly know what 1t was now.
am the mother of the little girl, however,
and at the proper time will prove it. About
the little boy, that was buried, l have
nothing to say now or later. This will be
aired in the courts, and all that | have
done will be thoroughly vindicated."
Lawyer Patton was absolutely opposed
to his client talking. Several times Mrs.
Cunningham attempted to explain certain
points brought up by Patton's talk, but
silent. So far as Mrs. Cunningham is con-
cerned there is nothing new in the case,
though other features have come to the
surface that add not little interest to it.
A nurse now employed at the Kings
Daughters Home on Francisco street is
confident that the girl child claimed by
Mrs. Cunningham as her own is not that
lady's, but is child brought to the Golden
Gate Founding Asylum by Swedish
woman in April or the latter part of March,
1892. The lady does not care to have her
name known at the present time, but is
willing to swear to all that she knows
should the occasion demand it.
81 am confident that 1 can throw some
light on it so far as the little girl is con-
cerned," said the nurse. 81 was nurse at
the founding asylum on Golden Gate
avenue in 1892, and one night Swedish
woman brought little girl to the house
who was only few hours old. This was
the last of March or the first of April.
The child was very delicate and sickly,
and grew to love her as if she were my
own. We named her Laura, and l deter
mined to adopt her. because she was
beautiful, loving little thing and needed
careful nursing. / was called East on &C
count of illness in my family and put off
adopting her until my return.
In December of the same year I returned
to San Francisco and was told that the
child had been adopted by lady and would
be brought up in refinement and ease. |
asked the matron, Mrs. NJ. c. Taylor, to
tell me the name of the lady who had
taken the child, but she declined on the
ground that such matters were kept secret.
In the course of our conversation, how
ever, Mrs. Taylor let slip the name of Mrs.
Cunningham as the one who had adopted
the little girl, and as soon as 1 read the
story in the CALL became convinced they
were one and the same.
81 am interested very much in that
child and would like very much to adopt
it yet if / could. asked Patton, who was
Iar y s,o f%
hams attorney, if / could see the child,
but he said he hardly thought l could.
Mrs. Cunningham is very peculiar he
said, land does not wish the childs pres
ent abode known | am sure that could
identity the child if saw it,
Mrs. Cunningham has a suit for dam
ages pending in the courts against street
railway company. Her husband with
drew from the suit because he thought
that she was shamming, at least that is
what he says.
81 became a party to the suit said
Cunningham yesterday, "because thought
my wife was really injured, but later events
convinced me that she was simply endeav-
oring to put up job on the railroad, and
the day she testified I withdrew from the
suit. She told her story in very tragic
manner and wound up by falling into some
sort of fainting fit. | got her out of the
courtroom as soon as possible, and as soon
as she was out of sight of others she burst
into loud laughter, asking me if that was
not fine piece of acting. l became dis
gusted and notified the attorney to with
draw the suit, which he refused to do.
Then I went to the railroad people, told
them my situation and voluntarily with
drew from the suit"
The case, as is well known, resulted in a
mistrial, and Mrs. Cunningham is now
fighting the suit on her own responsibility.