The San Francisco call., 1899-12-08
SHE WILL FIGHT
FOR PORTION OF
GOODMAN ESTATE
Nurse Girl Claims to
Be an HeiresS.
BIG FORTUNE is INVOLVED
FLORENCE GOODMAN SAYS HER
AUNT DESERTED HER.

From kitchen drudgery and the trying
occupation OF nurse girl to an Alameda
baby with lusty lungs little Florence
Goodman, colored orphan girl, has sud-
denly become aware that she is an heir
'ess. She has every reason to believe that
her grandfather. the late George Good
man. who died last New Years night in
TINS CITY, leaving fortune of nearly $780,
900 In good hard coin, provided for her
IN handsome manner. but that will
antedating that in which she was mem
toned so substantially has been admitted
to probate.
Her attorney, Charles Z. Naylor has
been looking into the matter for several
weeks and yesterday reported that he had
reached the conclusion that his client had
good grounds for attacking the alleged
last Will. Legal proceedings will be taken
TO have the order admitting il to pro-
bate set aside. This will be undertaken
on the broad grounds that the testator
was OIL unsound mind at the time of max
ing the alleged last will. and that he was
unduly Influenced against his grandchiId
by his son and daughter.
The life history OF Florence Goodman
would make good foundation for a
melodrama. She is the child OF the late
George Goodman's favorite son. Moses
Adolphus Goodman, now deceased Her
parents died when she was scarcely IN
years old. and from that time on Until
his death she was cared for by her grand
father She was his constant Companion
ana seemed TO bring sunshine to the old
man In his declining years A few days
after his death, according to the story
told by the little colored girl, her aunt
and uncle-the son and daughter OF the
Training School and left her among
strangers. They did not call upon her
or offer her any financial assistance a after
they had turned her over to the managers
Happiness had gone out of the girls
life and the future was not promising
when City Clerk Ben F. Lamborn OF Ala
media visited the institution in search ~
a nurse girl for u lusty limb OF the Lam
born family. Florence Goodman was rec
commended. and she went TO live AT the
Lamborn home across the bay. Mr.. Lam
born's inquisitive turn of mind prompted
him TO inquire into the nurse girls ante
cedents, and he soon learned from her
the story of her rich grandfather who
vide for her in his Will. Mr.. Lamborn
petltioned the Superior Court of Alameda
County for letters of guardianship over
the girl. and when they were granted he
placed her case in the hands OF Attorney
Naylor.
The Goodman will was admitted to pro-
bate January II. The petition accompany
ing IL set forth that the estate was worth
about 5000 The appralsement subse-
quently filed showed money I'm bank and
real estate valued at s22.7S s6. The grand
uaushlSr oeneNes that there Is still much
more that has not been accounted for.
The will provides for Florence to the ex-
tent OF 800. while the residue OF the es-
tate is bequeathed To decedents children
Lucretia Thomas and Dureasso Goodman
who Is named as executor without bonds
Leonard s. Clark, who witnessed the
mark OF the testator to the will, Is at
torney for the estate.
Last May Judge Coffey made an order
of partial distribution. allowing $1,000 10
Mrs. Thomas and $1,000 TO the son Du-
reasso. From the documents filed in con-
nection with the case II appears that but
or her representatives at the time the
will was probated. and IL is probable that
the whole estate would have been dis
tributed before she had had an oppor-
tunity TO be heard in court had not Clerk
Lamborn OF the Encinal City interested
himself In her case.