The San Francisco call., 1895-10-15

Mrs. Garcelon had decided on for that pur-
pose She did not know all her relatives, par
ticularly the younger generation. Most
of them lived in Maine, and at first she
had $1,000 and $500 as the limits of their
individual p ortions She believed that any
one that had $4,000 was a rich person, and
that in Maine people were wealthy on COM
paratively little. She cited her early mar
riage experience and declared that they
used to live on $500 year.
In response to Judge Stanly's suggestion
that she might divide her college bequest
between Bowdoin and the State University
she said, mo, not after the way they
treated my brother as Regent" To another
cautious inquiry put forth by the Judge
she made reply that her list of legatees was
complete, and that she had purposely
omitted Miss Mcclellan; that her brother
had done enough for her. To this Judge
Stanly replied that in living with DR.. Mer-
ritt for twenty years Miss Mcclellan had
necessarily isolated herself and had for
felted any prospect of marriage because of
those relations, and that in consideration
of that he believed she ought to be given
something. But his suggestion did not
avail. After that Mrs. Garcelon heard that
Miss Mcclellan knew that she was not
mentioned in the will and that Captain
Franklin burlington knew he was left out
also. She Immediately demanded an eX-
PLANTATION of Samuel burlington and
Judge Stanly as to the source of the
secret which was known to herself and
them alone. Inquiry proved that Miss
Mcclellan had got her tip from spirit
medium, but it was not known whether
Captain burlington also got his from
spiritual sources.
Captain burlington had been seen by
Judge Foote drinking in a saloon, and
clared he could never on that account be
one OF her trustees, as she had intended he
should. Then Mrs. Garcelon again urged
Judge Stanly to be one of her trustees,
and he told her be would not serve for
$50, 900; that he could not do it without
neglecting his business prospects. Later,
in April, 1891 she sent Stephen Purring-
ton to Judge Stanly's Office in this City
with the repeated request that he serve,
offering him $25, 900 for his services. He
again declined, but after much urging
from Purrlngton and an additional offer
by him of all the fees and of no response
bility as to the details of management, he
consented, and received the $25, 900. But
all collections and business pertaining to
the trust were attended to by Purrington,
who came to Judge Stanly only for final
approval
Judge Stanly's firm received $1,000 for
drawing up the trust deeds.
Mrs. Garcelon complained that charity
mongers" were trying to kill her off, but
sue SdIQ lIldI SllS was SOOO 1OI JCn fSdIS
more. The charity nuisance had become
so great that she was in the habit of throw
ing scores of unopened letters into the
waste basket, reserving only such as had
Maine postmarks and might be from rela-
tives. In order to put a stop to these So
licltations for financial aid she directed
Immediately upon the formation of the
trust, that the fact be published and char
ity mongers warned.
In regard to q certain legislative act
passed in March, 1891, regulating the dis
position of property by persons of old age
or possible mental inability Judge Ham
ilton told Judge Stanly that he believed
the act had its origin with some enemy of
Mrs. Garcelon and that it was aimed di-
rectly at her. At the time an anonymous
copy was mailed to Judge Stanlys Office.
Captain Franklin burlington had given
up for a year his profession upon the sea
to live with his wife, child and maid at
Mrs. Garcelon's home, receiving in addi-
ton to the maintenace of his family a
salary equal to his pay as captain. But he
began to have aspirations, and broached
the subject to Judge Stanly, saying that
he thought Mrs. Garcelon ought to give
him $50. 600 in consideration of his aban-
doning his marine profession. When,
however, he made the proposition to Mrs.
Garcelon she told him he had better go
back to sea, but that she would like to have
his wife and child remain with her. It was
on this that Mrs. Garcelon requested Judge