The San Francisco call., 1897-07-03

bered, and for the first few years while
Grandpa Perry was alive all went well.
Then Mary Beale married Board. Flor
ence Blythe was opposed to the man
whom her former nurse MARI led, and
thenceforth she refused to have ANYTHING
10 do with her. When trouble arose be-
tween Mrs. Perry and Florence the latter's
When Florence Blythe became Mrs.
Hinckley she did not mention her mar
rage to Mrs. Board. When Mrs. Board
called after Fritz Hinckley's death she
received no recognition from her former
ward. OF what was due her for her three
or four years services Mrs. BOARD AYERS
she received only a couple of hundred
dollars.
Mrs. Board and her chila are now al
most destitute. They are living quietly
in a scantily furnished fat on ShatIuck
avenue, Berkeley. She hopes that Flor
ence will assist her in her present d fl
culties and recompense her for her services
rendered years ago. In case of refusal to
aid her a suit for $40, ,000 or SIS, 900 NAV be
brought against Mrs. Florence Blythe
Hinckley and Mrs Burn formerly Perry),
who was Flore nce's guardian at the time
the services were rendered.
If failure to obtain money from the
e. ythe estate was disa appointing, the
struggles of the husband, Richard Board :,
Ioprovide for his wife and child were still
more discouraging.
II tried without success to get some
thing to do here" he said. as he told his
story sorrowfully, though frankly, at the
Alameda County Jail yesterday. Then
| went to the country and tried to get a
job as a farm laborer, although l had
never before done anything but clerical
work. The result was the same-I could
get no work.
''In addition to all this, we lost a child
last November. / was in debt and my
family were in want. Having tried in
vain to get an opportunity to earn money
with which to support them l resorted to
other means. l forged a check"
The forged check was for $50 and was
drawn on the Central Bark OF Oakland
1t was made payable 10 Mrs. Nj. S. Nor
man Of this City and bore the signature of
r. E. Rowland. Board sent the check to
Kahn Brothers shoestore and with it a
note with Mrs. Norman's signature. re-
uuesting that the check be taken in pay
ment for Sc bill. A boy whom he had
and was to bring back the change.
The Kahn brothers were suspicious. the
boy was questioned, an officer was called
and Board was arrested on Washing ton
street, where he was waiting for the boy
to return.
Boards preliminary examination was
held yesterday. He offered no defense,
was held for trial in the Superior Court
and was removed TO the County jail.
"Why did / commit forgery p he said.
II could not see my wife and baby suffer
ing. If did not have them to provide
for l could have got back East somehow
or other, but they were depending upon
me tor subsistence and / tried in vain to
earn it for them.
"When brought before the court shall
plead guilty and throw myself upon the
leniency of the court. Mrs. Norman,
whose name I forged. has called here TO
see me ard has promised to do what she
can. 1 try 10 be hopeful, but some
times I almost feel that my mind is giving
way under the strain of the awful expert
ence have been having"
The prospect of relief for Mrs. Board
from Mrs. HinckIey or the Blythe estate
is very small. A CALL representative tried
in va IN to obtain personal interview with
Mrs. Hinckley at her Fruitvale residence
last evening. ''Say for Mrs. Hinckley,"
said her agent, "that she knows nothing
about the present circumstances of this
won an, and that she has received no ap-
peal for assistance from her. If the
woman does not make an appeal" he
added, "she will probably not get any
thing, for Mrs. Hinckley has very little
money herself and she finds it almost i'm
possible to get any.