The San Francisco call., 1897-06-25
MRS. HINCKLBY
TN MORE LAW
Litigation to Decide Her
Debt to Her Step
grandmother.
MIS- Kate Perry Byrne Has
Some Alleged Big Debts
Outstanding.
Differences of Opinion Regarding the
Value of the Blythe Estate
Lands.

Mrs. Florence Blythe Hinckley no
sooner gets out of one branch OF litigation
than she is com PEELED to take up another.
On Wednesday night at 10 o'clock the
suit of Attorney Thomas 1. Bergin against
Mrs. Hinckley for $50. coo was closed Dy the
disagreement of the jury in Judge Hunts
court Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
Mrs. Hinckley was in Judge SeaweII's court
ready to face an array of litigants and
their attorneys that would daunt a person
of less experiences in law proceedings.
The action In Judge SeawePs court is
brought by Henry Lang against Mrs. Kate
Perry Byrne, Mrs. Hinckley and dozen
other defendants to collect the amounts
due from Mrs. Byrne to her many credit
ors.
In this matter it may be said that Mrs.
Hinckley has not the same personal in
terest that she held in the other litigation
wherein she was named as a defendant
After the filing of Mr.. Lang's complaint t
against Mrs. Hinckley 10 secure an in
terpretation OF the contract which she
holds for one-tenth of the Blythe estate
recovered by Mrs. Hinckley.
Mrs. Byrne contends that the one
tenth ought to be distributed to her in
property at $5,O0O,000. To this Mrs.
Hinckley obiecIs, solely on the point of
the way in which the distribution should
be made. She admits that she agreed 10
give one-tenth of what she recovered to
Mrs. Byrne, who is her STEP grand
mother, or the second wife of her grand
father" as described by the young heiress
on the witness-stand. and she says that
she Is willing to carry out that contract,
but thinks Mrs Byrne ought to take her
pay in monev, basing the estimate on
valuation OF s. 10000 or thereabouts.
In this connection an interesting point
Is raised by the expression of opinion
expressed by Attorney Russell Wilson,
who is reported to have said that Mrs.
Byrne is entitled to take her 10 per cent
OF the Blythe estate in real property and
that those holding assignments from the
lady must await her convenience in the
matter of settlement of their claims after
she has come into the possession of the
land.
Those who hold assignments from Mrs.
Byrne are as follows:
Henry L Kowalsky, $50 900; s C. Murphy.
$31 500; Henry Aohr, $33, 500; G. Fuseuot,
$3.50; l. p Drexler, $I5 $50; Mrs. Ida j.
fniiiIps. $4,000; ,odd! Lillian sKowalsky, $500;
Gowan, $4,000; Mrs f. ]. Clarke (wife OF AT.
torney Alfred Ciarke), $4,000; w. i. Waldron
$3.50; Kinsena d Johnson OF San Jose, SI7OO;
NJ OOCuIdn OF Shn tNdlael, GOZUO.
In regard to all these claimants against
Mrs. BYrne's share of the property Mrs.
Hinckley holds neutral position, except
that she does not wish them TO get more
than she owes her STEP grandmother, to
whom she says she has already paid the
sum of SAT, 500. Another source of outlay
TO Mrs. HinckIey at this time is said 10 be
the sum of $500 month, which goes 10
the heirs of the late Hall McAllister in
settlement of the claims for his legal SER
vices in the Blythe estate litigation.
Among the lawyers engaged in the pres
ent suit before Judge SeawelI may be
mentioned the following: Wilson g. Will
son, w. II. II. Hart. Aylette Cotton, H. l.
Kowalsky, Rodgers, Paterson, Hepburn
Wilkins, L. NJ. Hoefier, w. a. Kirkwood.
f. McGowsn, George Squires, Freeman &
Bates. w. II. Levy, A. Cochran and Alfred
Clarke.
Additional counsel will be engaged as
soon as the litigants have time TO make
the necessary arrangements.
After considerable preliminary matter
had been disposed OF it appeared 10 the
court that the parties were not exactly
ready 20 proceed, and Judge Seaweil
granted a continuance until next Tue ay
morning at 10 O'Clock. There was some
intimation OF compromise, but whether
this included the main parties to the suit
or only those having contingent interests
was not made clear.