The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-09

told him I had come for my answer to the
note had written you asking for an interview.
l saw by that that you We're expecting me. 1
had TO be in court at 10 o'clock and 1t was past
10 o'clock I got up and spoke to Mr.. Martin
and told him to tell you l would be back at
clock chat was the time that was appointed
the three calls had made before). Mr. Martin
told me you said you would not see me, SO
need not come: It seems scarcely worth while
for a judge Of the court to far forget his
dignity as TO leave such a message for any
one that he had spoken so often about in
court $50 il has been repeated to mel. 1
not a coward and 1 viii see any in self
defense. Mr. Martin knew there had been
something said, for he tried TO screen you by
saying you had never mentioned my name. I
have always understood that YOU had a great
deal to say about my influence with Mrs. Bell
and the children. Now, Mr. Bell was a gen
tleman, and he knew what 1 there for.
what my influence in his family. He
should have known after twenty odd years. and
died satisfied with me, and 1t shows very poor
taste Tor any one after all OF these years to
try TO interfere from the bench or elsewhere
tas II has been reported to mel. Mr.. Bells
friends have no such ideas, for they sent
word last summer from Glen Ellen to come
and bring Reginald Bell. He was up there
living in the servants quarters. uncontrolled by
who came along the road. II l had gone up
and brought him down as ought to have done
I should have been censured and called a very
bad woman. If Mr. Bell had been alive he
would have expected me to have gone up and
brought Reggie down, and Mr. Bell would have
soon silenced those who said 1 had too much
influence. I never heard of that boy drinking
getting drunk before last summer, and he
was there all summer. have had good deal
to say about the executors and lawyer for the
Bell estate selling their assets to pay their
own debts. I told 1t TO the lawyers and
I have told to to you That would be q very good
thing for you to say from the bench, If you must
say something and 1 will prove it to you.
These are the kind of things 1 have been say
ing that makes me such a bad woman in the
estimation Of people that not straight them
selves 1 have said them to the principals them
selves. OF the two l would prefer to be
corpse than a coward / Of the
brothers yesterday from the st. Mary's Col
lege, and I would not insult Brother Hugh by
sending such message, that he had been re
that he does not know who l went to see with
him When the bill for the boys was not paid
I gave Brother Hugh my personal note and
paid It when it was due 10 keep the boys in the
how the Bell estate being distributed, and
If there was nothing left would
pay the two hundred and some odd
dollars, for that is what is due them
estate were bringing law suits against the
estate and giving assets that had been paid to
people to pay their debts. Now. this wo-
man who has respect for the right and the
ence NJ. z. PLEASANT.
23o9 San lose avenue. Geneve Cottage.
Nanny seems to have slipped a cog
when she cited the brothers of st. MaTy's
College. Brother Walter, of this college,
to whom ''Mammy's" letter was
forwarded, has informed Judge Coffey
by letter that Nanny has seen no
brother in the college as stated in her
letter, nor has she interviewed Brother
Hugh. Father Walters letter concluded
! by an expression of gratefuness for the
consideration shown the college by Judge
Coffey in the matter of business con-
nected with the Bell estate.