The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-10

I After making INQUIRIES as to the where
abouts of his wife Mr.. Daniel went into
ner, after which he drifted into better
humor. The presence of DR.. Hemphill in
/ the hotel did not seem to please him and
when the latter's name was preached Mr.
DANIEL lace took on an eXaSperated eX-
{ preston.
After much parleying he was finally in
duced to make a statement. He told his
story in a straightforward fashion. and
/ claimed that he had letters to prove that
every word he uttered was the gospel
truth. He said:
There is absolutely no truth in the ru-
NOR that my wife and have had any do
nestle quarrelS. All statements to that
erect are absolutely groundless and are
9elng circulated by malicious tongues.
10 leave me in New York City by her
stepfather, DR.. John Hemphill, is equally
IaIse. remained in New York for the
reason that l had many important bust
ness arrangements to make before start
ing out here.
We came out here to protect our
the intrigues of designing stepmother
and stepfather. Mr. and Mrs John
Hemphill have interferred with our do
nestle felicity and they both have been
Trying for years TO get control of our
little girl. Mrs. Hemphill has been
padgerlng us to get the little girl and she
mas, as l can prove, gone so far as to
assert that my wife is not fit person
70 be the guardian of her own children.
Mrs. Hemphill came over to our home in
London last October and did her best to
lnuuce my wife to let her take the child
home with her.
Mrs. Daniel and myself came to this
city chiefly on account of impending lti-
cation connected with Mrs. Daniells two
children by her first marriage. Mrs John
Hemphill and her husband have been in
sSTum rr I in persuading the Probate
Court OF San Francisco to reduce the all
lowances which Mrs Daniel has received
for her two children out of the Hastings
trust estate since 1893 AS long ago as
mat year my wife, who was then Mrs
Mamie Hastings, was constantly annoyed
by her stepfather and stepmother with
threats OF removal from guardianship
ana other worries referring to her chill
dren's estate. She was then advised by
her solicitor in this city TO take UP her
residence in New York
soon after her marriage with me her
solcltor wrote to her, strongly urging her
70 get herself appointed in England guar
oian OF the persons and estates Of her two
chlldren. After some delay the children
were declared wards of the Court of
Chancery in England. Certain technicali-
ties TO conform with the California Code
mad TO be complied with, and then, after
some delay, the papers were forwarded to
my Wife's solicitor in this city to- enable
him TO transfer the guardianship and in
come OF the children to England.
Mr. and Mrs. DR.. Hemphill on hearing
TINS spread abominable insinuations to the
erect that my wife was DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning the whole of the income from her
chlldrens trust estate. Now anv sensi-
bic person would know (and my wife
solicitor stated In writing) that she would
only receive the allowance made bv the
court In the city and the balance Of The
income would be invested by the Court
Of Chancery for the benefit of the chill
dren. I'M
Not content with this assurance nv
Wife's mother, Mrs. DR.. Hemphill has
left no stone unturned to defeat a fnai
transfer of the children's income from
TINS city to England. Only last month we
received a telegram in London from my
wife's solicitor in this city stating that
tne Hemphills had persuaded the Proba te
court here TO reduce the children's in
come $6OO per month, their only object be-
ing 70 force my wife to come out here
herself. They knew that If nv wife came
TO this city she would certainly bring the
Snuuren with her and cause the Hemp
mis- TO spread the most outrageous re-
ports about me. They will no doubt mt
every obstacle in the way of the children
returning to their home in England.
cared for. @'-0' "ei4
= have no hesitancy in branding DR..
Hemphll as a designing fraud. I have
every reason to believe that they have
! beeh plotting to thwart every move that
VIII be made to bring about a speedy set
uement My wife has a private income
or her own. and so have / for that mat
ter. Why, before my wife or her children
came in for their large estate the Hemp
| nils treated her most cruelty She in
formed me that her stepfather wanted
her at one time to leave his home
w men | arrived here tonight I was in
formed that Parson Hemphill had been
browsing about here like a cow all even
ing. I'd like to know what business he
has prying into affairs of this kind