The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-20
DAUGHTER
ACCUSES
MOTHER
Marie Baldwin's Suit
for a Legacy.
SAYS SHE WAS IMPOSED UPON
TRANSFERRED STOCK VALUED
AT OVER $4,000
She Did So Hoping to Reconcile Her
Mother, Who Is Bitterly OPP
posed to Her Young
Husband.

Several years ago, when Mamie V.
Baird left her home to become the wife
of Barry Baldwin Jr., she left a sorrow
ing mother behind her.
The young woman's motheR, Mrs. We
ronica c. Baird. was opposed to the hand
some son Of the well-known United States
Marshal, Barry Baldwin. Why, no one
knew but her daughter, and she cared
naught for her mothers whims. defied
parental wrath and became a bride
Now the differences of mother and
daughter have been carried into the
courts and the chasm between Them
broadens with each passing day. Yester-
day a complaint was filed entitled Marie
V. Baldwin against Veronica c. Baird -
and heralded the inauguration of a Bit
ter legal contest over interests in two
local corporations valued at over SAB 900,
which, Mrs. Baldwin alleges, her mother
Incorporated.
On April 1, 1896, states the complaint,
Mrs. Baldwin was the owner of a sepa-
rate estate, consisting of 225 shares of the
capital stock of the California Powder
Works and 203 shares of the capital stock
of the Sausalito Land and Ferry Com
pany. All this stock was in the maiden
name of the plaintiff, but was in the
hands Of her mother, Mrs. Baird, who
held It as guardian of her daughter dur
ing her minority. On April 81, the COM
plant continues, Mrs. Baird caused the
stock to be transferred into the married
name of her daughter. Mrs. Baird then
her that 1t was necessary for her to in
dorse. Mrs. Baldwin, who, at that time,
was unlearned and inexperienced, in
dorsed the stock without hesitation and
delivered 1t to her mother
Mrs. Baird did not delay, but on the
same day had the stock transferred on
the books of the two corporations into
her own name. Mrs. Baldwin states that
liable stock, and simply transferred it in
trust to her mother under the following
circumstances: Mrs. Baldwin was ex-
pecting to become a mother She had mar
ried against the wishes of Mrs. Baird,
who still entertains an intense prejudice
against young Baldwin. Mrs. Baird,
states Mrs. Baldwin, reminded her of the
danger of her condition, and advised her
to transfer or dispose of the stock, SO
that in the event of her death, her child,
or in event of the child's death also, her
brothers and her mother would be as
sured of the income from the property.
In hopes of reconciling her mother to her
marriage, and also fearful of what the
near future might have in store for her,
the daughter transferred the stock
Months passed by, and on September 2S.
1896 a child was born to Mrs. Baldwin.
When she regained her health the
that her PROPERTY be returned to her. This This
Mrs Baird refused to do telling her
daughter, so the complainant states, that
she would retain the stock forever unless
her daughter cast off and abandoned her
husband. This declaration proved shock
to the young wife, but she would not give
up her husband. No wealth could atone
for lost affection, and no money could
lead her feet from the path of duty so
she left her mother and spurned her ofrer
Now the suit has been filed, and the
rest Of the story will be told to the world
in open court. The little fortune was a
win from the estate of her father, the late
John Fl. Baird, and, although it break her
heart she is determined that the law shall
wrest that which her dead father gave