The San Francisco call., 1897-10-15
v. N. NELSON
IS IN A RAGE
Says That Nan Nelson Is
Trying to SWindle
Creditors.
Clara A. Mcfarland, Agnes
Brock and Lawyer Nagle
Accused.
Charges of Arson and Conspiracy to
Defraud Made in the Superior
Court

Mrs. Nan Nelson, an insolvent debtor,
is having a stormy time with William NJ
Nelson, w alleges that he was the
lady's husband for twenty-five months
and is now her creditor to :he extent of
$685.
Mrs. Nelson's list of creditors as given
by herself was exceedingly brief. She
acknowledged the following debts: F. D.
Brandon, $Z99 80; Clara a. Mcfarland
(her sister,, $500; ). & 1. Blum, $72. No
assets were reported by the petitioner and
Ne.lson was in no way recognized as O
creditor.
Nelson objected to the alleged debt OF
$1,000 claimed by Mrs. Mcfarland, saying
'uat as the husband of Mrs. Nelson he
Knew that she had not Ill two years had
$1,000 or any part thereof under her con.
,7oI.' He branded Mrs. McFarland's s
claim as fraudulent. He also asked 10
have The alleged debt 10 J. d l. Blum
stricken ou since member o. the firm
had tod hlm that the bill was incurred by
Mrs. Mcfarland, not by Mrs. Nelson.
In Lis first report Mr.. Neil on stated
that the inso.vent de btor here mentiuned
still i'd an interest in Inglenook ranch
IN Solano County and in The premises
SoI Capp street, which he said she mad
'coloraby anu fraudulently assigned to
her sister, Clara A. Mcfarland, who has
subsequen ly and lraudulentiy ASST ned
the said property TO Agnes + Brock, a
stenographer employed by the lawyers
Magic & Nagle."
Tue insolvency proceedings have been go
ing on Tor more than year without any
apparent pro obabllity of reaching a conciu-
sion. Mr.. Nelson has been cited TO snow
cau~e next Monday why The affairs o. the
estate shall not be wound up, and in his
connection he has sworn TO anu filed in the
County Clerks office a peppery assignee's s
supplementary report, in which The TO-
lowing passages appear:
This assignee submits very earnestly to the
court THIS report, believing he does that al
most every poss Bile Infringement of the insol.
yency act OF 1895 has been committed by the
said insolvent deoIor, Nan Eie.son, in con-
junction with her sister, Clara A. Mcfarland
both of whom have aided and aDetted ana
consplred with each other to commit arson
suppression of estate papers, books ETC., to the
estimated va ue OF $40, ,338. That the house,
barn. stable, chlcken-houSP work house,
chicken ience, etc-, were burnt by Nan Neil
son, the insolvent debtor. and 10 this assignee's
knoWIedge her InsoIYent estate is he rightfui
owner OF this property and the insurance
thereon OF $500, which with out success she
and her sister Cara a. Mcfarland, her attoI-
ney, Charles Il. Maggie, and this typewriter,
Agnes Ellen Brock, ali acted toge ther without
success as consp.rators TO deIraud the estate
OF the insurance money.
All OF this property has been transferred bv
Nan Nelson TO her sister, Clara A. Mcfarland
without consideration and with intent to de.
fraud her creditors, ana it has been further
transferred to sand Charles q. NagIe's type
writer, Agnes Helen Brock, by his advice a d
REQUIREMENT for his use and benefit contrary
o law. as he wei knew, he being Il cons spira--
Tor with all these parties aud in tending, as
this sftAnt IS informed and believes to cheat
the said Nan Nelson and afierwArd Clara A
McFarIahd out OF all such property they
may possess.
Mr.. Nelson says that Nan Nelson and
Clara A. Mcfarland have Joint owner
sap OF property at the corner of Twenty
third and Capp streets worth 5000. to the
purchase OF which Mrs. McFaT and con-
trI buted 500 and Mrs. Nelson 5000
Touching the cItat on TO exulpit his
papers and 10 make a showing of his DO
lngs an regard 10 lhe insolvent estate Mr..
Nelson says he has no objection TO 9. wing
This Information to the court, but he tears
that disclosures made 10 the opposition at
this time may jsopardize the interests OF
Ihe estate ana 1T creditors. Arguments
touching his phase of the controversy
Will be heard by Judge Slack next Mon.
day.