The San Francisco call., 1899-08-30

the years of their engagement. All ties
were broken and they parted bitter enc
mics. The next day Miss Redmond called
upon Henry E. Highton and the result
was a breach of promise suit for $4,000
The case never went into court, as Carter
compromised. A week after everything
was settled he was back in Miss Red
monds s front parlOr billing and cooling as
though such thing as breach or prom
Use case had never been heard of.
Four more years passed in the same old
way. Quarreling and making it up, they
saw the months slip by until there was
another violent outbreak, and another
breach of promise suit followed. On this
occasion Carter called upon Henry r.
Highton and besOught him to use his in
nuence with Miss Redmond to have the
move in the matter, holding that after
the first settlement Carter was clear OF
Miss Redmond and should have stayed
away. Instead of that, he went back,
like the moth to the flame, and had TO
right to kick when he got singed again;
Carter then went to Miss Redmond, and
on his promising her, in the presence OF
witnesses. that he would leave her $lO,GPO
in MS will. the case was dismissed. lhlS
is the contract upon which Miss Redmond
is now suing Thomas Carter's estate.
After the breach of promise case was
out of court the couple became as great
friends as ever, and for three years they
never had a serious quarrel. Thomas
Carter died quite suddenly. He was an
inveterate smoker and that brought on
cancer of the throat About one year ago
he was around California street as usual,
and after taking a drink in Collins with
a party of friends, got on car and went
out to the hospital to have an operation tor
performed. On Friday. August 26, 1898,
he was dead. Miss Redmond did not hear
of his death until the last moment, and
she had barely time 70 reach the VI der,
takers before the coffin lid was screwed
down.
Fo~ few weeks after his death there
was no will forthcoming and Miss Red
4 lyDn u-h
William G.. Black. a nephew OF the dead
millionaire, asked to be appointed special
administrator on the ground thar lis up-
Gle. Martin Carter. had the win and would
not produce ii. This brought the uncle
to the front and he filed the will Cor pro-
bate. Miss Redmond's name was not mer-
toned in il, unless Carter was thinking
of her when he wrote after the payment
of all my Just debts
Thomas Carter disposed Of his millions
in the following manner:
After the payment of all my Just
debts and expenses of my lest illness and
funeral | give. devise and bequea;h all
of the rest. residue and remainder Of the
property and estate. real and personal and
of whatever kind and wheresoeVer stu
ated which shall belong to me or to
which ] shall be entitled at the time OF
my death. in equal shares, and share and
share alike to my nephews. Thomas New
ton Carter. Frank NJ. Carter, Leland Car
ter and Martin Carter, the four sons Of
my brother, Martin Carter. now residing
in Newark. county of Alameda. State of
California: my niece, George Black,
daughter Of my deceased sister, Margaret
Back. BIZ now residing at Newark aforesaid,
and my nieces Mary and Margaret, the
two eldest daughters Of my brother, John
Carter. who now reside at Buffalo. State
of New York The two last mentioned
were born Carter. but are married and
a. present their names are not known
to me-
Martin Carter was appointed executor.
and to him Miss Redmond. through her
attorney. put in a claim for $4,000. Mar
claim was a Just debt and threw it out.
Hence the present suit. which is entitled
Mary f. Redmond VS.. Martin Carter,
executor Of the last will and testament
Of Thomas Carter, deceased"