The San Francisco call., 1897-11-02
MORE Woe FOR
MRS. PLEASANT
Fred Bell Declares His In
tention to Have Her
Arrested
Charges Her With Having
Robbed the Estate Of Over
$4,000.
SAYS That Books Have Been Falsifed
in Way to Deceive the
Court.

The war in the house of Bell is about to
take new turn. The son, who is now
engaged In the courts in an endeavor to
have his mother removed from the
guardianship OF her children, is about to
train his guns directly on Nanny
Pleasant. Young Bell declares he will file
criminal charges against the colored
woman. He makes the startling state
ment that he has evidence that the aged
colored womaA has robbed the estate of
his father OF a sum ag regating $50. 900
and that he will prosecute her for felony
emb. " ement.
This determination on he part of Fred
Bell is SAID by his friends to be the result
OF his arrest some days ago on charge of
disturbing the peace. In court Bell de-
MED the accusation, saying in explsna.
ton that he was a victim of a conspiracy
wh.ca had been hatciied by Mrs. Pleasant
for he purpose of injuring his chances OF
winning the case to rel move his mother
from the guardians hip of the children. 1t
is said that Il colored woman feared
that in case he was successful in this
action Bell himself might aspire to the
succession, and that would be death to
her plans. The young man has always
strenuouslv denied that he was seeking
the place, but on the contrary would be
sa tistied with any selection Judge Coffey
might make.
But this IS part OF anotter story.
There had been rumors for some weeks
that Bell mad other cards up his sleeve be-
sides the civil action charging his mother
with incompetency. Three weeks ago
plans were laii for putting the whole mat
ter before the Grand Jury in hopes of get
ting that body 10 investigate the manner
in which Mrs. Peasant has managed the
household OF the millionaire for the past
SIX wears. This is case III which the City
Hall politicians have taken much In crest,
and for some reason or other Bell and his
attorneys sh away from the effort TO Sc
cure an Indictment and announced that
they would ahi lie by The decision OF the
civil courts. Belts declaration now charg-
ing the coIored woman with EN- bezzlement
anu his intention TO prosecute her In the
criminal court, adds new interest 10 the
house of mystery on the corner OF Octavia
and Bush streets.
For SIX wears Mrs. Pleasant has been
e ptactical manager of the big house.
Through her hands, 1t is said. has passed
all the money from the estate OF the dead
millionaire, and young Bell charges her
wiki having dive. ted 20 her own u>e in
that lime he sum OF $50 OO0.
he INCOME Vi Tue CuIiue tiilo
time has never been less than $50 day,
and. is said, that since Bells death over
$3.50, 600 has been paid TO the family by
the executors of the estate. The greater
portion of this sum mas been handled by
Mrs. Pleas SAINT, ana young Bell declares
there is little to show Tor it beyond the
maintenance of the family in ordinary
style.
Bell, in his chargesagainst the colored
woman, will declare that the books have
been falsitied in a way that has deceived
his mother and even the executors OF the
estate. He lays stress on one entry OF
$4,000, which would indicate a sum ad-
vanced 10 him by Mrs. Pleasant, which
he declares be never received, and which
is fraud on its face. He will also charge
that moneys have been diverted by the
duskv empress of the house to her friends
for outside spe eculation. Another charge
will be the Iootng of the treasure box OF
his mother, which is said to have con-
tanned $50 QUO worth of diamonds.
Il believe that when the court hears the
evidenc | will be able TO prove my state
ments that my fathers estate has been
piundered right and lett" said Bell.
MRS. Pleasant is we'll intrenched, mas
m uch as at present she is hoodwlnking G
my mother, bu: / think court will bring
her out of her shell.
NANNY Pleasant. refuses to discuss
young Bells threat to have Eer arrested.
but her attorneys say they are primed
for big fight whenever Bell sees ut TO
swear out the warrant.