The San Francisco call., 1897-09-10
suffering and for the shame that has been

suffering and for the shame that has been
brought upon my innocent sister.
" Nanny Pleasant, L understand, has
said that l was way ward, accused me OF
being an iacendiary, and in conclusion OF
her arraignment says that with her own
money she has paid my bills, and now
that she is out of funds and Mrs. Bell Is
In straitened circums stances l lind n to
bring them into court and air my deplor-
able idiosyncrasies. as they call them. In
answer to this | will ask Nanny Pleas
ant where she got her money, all these
thousands she alleges she has advanced
Tor the support OF myself and family. Ii
the world only knew the secrets stored UP
in that dusky frame 1t would know story
of human perversion seldom paralleled. AS
far as dishonesty is concerned l received
my first in struction IN that neIarious art
from the old negress herself, and a her
suggestion my first victim was 10 be Mrs.
Bell and the fruit of my dishonesty the
modest sum of $4,000. | was to be aided
and abbetted by Mammy'-in fact, all l
had to do was TO take the money from the
old negress alter she had procured it from
her mistress with suavity and foul lies.
This instruction in the art of dishon-
estv received at the hands of Nanny i'll
1895. She came to me one day and sug-
gested that l go into business. l asked
her just how | would accom- plish the sug-
gested object without funds, and she told
me OF her plans. She said she would get
me $500 month from Mrs. Bell under
SOM pretext or another, but as L did not
believe 500 a month would carry on
very extensive business, and being am bl-
tious, / told her to double the amount and
l would accept. She promised to do SO,
and / awaited results. She went to Mrs.
Bell and told her that | had advanced
some thousands of dollars toward the
household expenses, and that Mrs. Bell
ana herself NANNY Pieasant) were in
consequence indebted 10 Inc for the sum
advanced. never advanced the money
referred to, but as Mrs. Bell had implicit
faith in the old negress she made out the
order on the executors of the estate in my
name for the sum asked for. The oroer
was presen ted, but as the executors at
that time had no ready funds they could
advance me no money. In consequence
the order remained in the hands of the
executors until about year ago.
Finally the Alabama mine belonging
to the estate was sold for $75, 900 and my
money was placed aside for me. Owing to
the fact that had never drawn any money
on the order over $4,000 was due on IL at
the time the mine was sold, | had long
regretted, however, that l had been a
parry to the dishonest transaction and de-
cided TO return the money to Mrs. Bell.
This did. | took my sister 10 the bank
with me and cashed the order, and after
taking out 5000 sent the remainder of the
money home. l believed that in sending
the money home l was paving the way for
a happier life. This was not to be so, how
ever and when | arrived at home in the
evening instead o. being thanked for the
money l returned | was upbraided for
keeping the small sum of 5000 and ordered
out of the house.
~ was on crutches at the time and did
not feel like starting out In the world a
cripple. so l remained, but later l fol-
lowed orders and took up my residence
downtown. Nanny Peasants dishon-
esty and my impulsiveness had again
wound the coils of trouble around me and
they manifested but little tendency to-
ward loosening for several months.