The San Francisco call., 1897-08-24

reason for so much excite ment over the
NJ after, for it was developed that the girl
has no estate, though it was for time re-
ported that she would inherit $4,000.
The girl seems to be remarkab BILE person,
however. since every one who has met her
at once becomes her fast friend. More
than that, it appears that she is remark
able musician, although but about IA
years of age, and IN other respects her in
tellectuality is vouchei for as unusual.
The original application for guardian
ship was fled by Mrs. Helen Kuhl, with
whom Mary had lived for many years,
having been placed in the Kuhl house
hold by her father when he brought her
from Alaska, soon after her birth. In her
own behalf Mrs. Kuhl testified that sne
has good home, and that it was her de-
sire 10 give the girl all the advantages of
good care and tirst-cass education. She
said she had heard stories that had been
circulated against her. but that there was
no truth in the report that she had abused
the girl in any way or that Mary had
been com PEELED to sleep with a colored
girl. She had slept in the same room, but
not in the same bed with the colored girl,
but that was in accordance with h.r own
wish.
When the proceedings opened yester-
day Attorney Gallagher announced that
Mrs. Kuhl had decided to withdraw her
application for the guardianship because
OF the great publicity that had been given
to the matter. On account of these hap
penings she did rot believe that Mary
could ever again be as happy as she had
been in the past, and although she still
loved the little girl dearly she would give
up all claim TO her custody and ask The
court to appoint some proper person for
the place. Mr. Gallagher added that Mrs.
KuhI does not believe the persons now
around Mary Brown are her best friends,
but she left the whole matter in the hands
OF the court.
Attorney Martin Stevens remarked that
certain aspersions had been cas-. on DON
aid Ross, the other applicant for letters of
guardianship, and he thought an oppor-
tunity ought TO be given for reply unless
those aspersions were withdrawn.
Mr.. Gallagher retorted that his client
Withdrew her petition for letters OF guar
dianship, but nothing else.
Captain Ross was then called to the
witness-stand, and in the first place Mr..
Stevens said he was not particularly de-
sirous OF being appointed guardian, but
had merely put in his application in order
that he might have proper standing in
court and thus more effectually com bat
Mrs. KuhL He professed the greatest re-
pugnance for that lady, saying that he
could not bear to speak to her after she
had abused Mary In his presence once
about two years ago, when she referred to
Mary as dirty little Indian" and called
Mary's mother "a squaw with nothing to
wear but moccasins and a breech clout."
1t was only short time ago that he had
heard that Mrs. Kuh! was cruel to the
girl, and then he was told that Mrs. Kuhl
struck the girl on the forehead with the
heel of her shoe because she snored while
she was asleep. He asked the girl about
it when he saw the scar. His attention
had been called to the scar or he would
probably not have noticed it.
Another complaint that had come TO
Captain Ross was the allegation that Mary
was com PEELED to sleep with CO ored
servant girl. He investigated this and
found that the report was not true
At This point the greatest surprise OF
the case was disclosed. for Mr.. stevens
asked about the property tnat Mary is