The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-01-23

ing-house in the city. Among those
who lived at the place were the best
known men of the San Francisco of
that day, including Sharon, Newton,
Booth Frederick, Terry and others
equally famous.
In 1858 she returned East and met
,E5hn Brown, with whom she had had
considerable correspondence. She claim
ed that she had a meeting with Brown
at Chatham, Canada, at which time
she presented him with a Canadian
draft for $4,000 Brown was to or
ganize the raid and Nanny was to
w71rk as an agitator among the slaves.
She stated that the failure of the raid
was due largely to the fact that Brown
wIs premature, starting the attack be-
fore his forces were fully organized.
On Browns person at the time was
found note signed "W. E.. f." as #
was supposed, Mrs. Pleasant claimed
that the signature was I'M. e. p" the
NJ signed by her giving. the, appearance
of W.. After the failure Of the raid
Mrs. Pleasant returned to San Fran
CISCO.
'Mamrny's' connection with the Bell
and Sharon cases is filled with mys-
terry. There have been claims that she
Rracticed voodlOO rites In both cases.
Stories were circulated Of strange
ceremonies in the Bell mansion, and
in the Sharon case it was testified to
THAT Sarah Althea, acting under
'Mammy s. advice went to a grave
yard on a certain May day and
plantad in tine ground a. shirt ana pair
of socks belonging to the millionaire.
Mrs. Pleasant was the hacker of
Sarah, AltlNea in her fight for tie
Sharon millions to the extent of many
th0usa9ds of dollars, and after the
death Of Terry looked after the I'M
fortunate woman during the early
stages OF her insanity, finally having
her sent to Stockton. 1t has been
! claimed that the money paid out in
/ the sharon case came from the Bell
/ estate. Nanny" was hOusekeeper in
B the Rsll home for many years and
handled the money expended in run
nins- the household After Bells death
she looked after his WIDOWS business
affairs.
When Bell died, he was supposed to
] D- WI III PIuiuuutUUU at least. Inc APP
/ praisement reduced the amount to less
than a quarter of that sum- and the
litigation over the estate is still going
on, with little show for even few
hundred thousands when final distri-
| button is made. Bell died suddenly
as the result of a fall over the banfs-
tiers in his own house, and there was
much talk at the time connecting
Nanny" with the affair, but nothing
came of it. Later there was a mystic
riOus assault on Fred Bell
Nanny always seemed able to
obtain an unlimited amount of money
from the Bell estate. In the settling
up of the Bell affairs deeds We're found
showing that the Bell homestead was
actually in Mrs. Peasants name. She
also made claim to diamonds and other
jewelry in a safe-deposit box in the
Donohoe- Kelly Bank appraised at
$4,000, and the ownership is still a
matter of litigation. Nanny" claim
ed that she let the jewels out to those
who desired to display them at func-
lions.
Nanny" Pleasant was supposed to
be the guardian of more family skele-
tons than any person in San Fran
cisco, but while it was believed she
was connected with many question
able transactions it was always as
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