Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-27

troll Of Mrs. Lamberton. The af7davit
further recites that Bryson has lived
with Mrs. Lamberton Npenly and noto-
riously, and that Notwithstanding the
shame, humiliation and degradation OF
the publicity, his wife and children
have tried in vain TO induce him to part
from Mrs. Lamberton and return to
them
In conclusion the affidavit asks that
Attorney Hanlon lie not appointed to
represent Bryson, on the ground that
he would fight for Mrs. Lamberton s
interests ae we'll as Bryson's.
But Hanlon is in the fight to stay.
Yesterday he stated that the contest
for the estate and the appointment of
a guartlinan would occur next Friday
afternoon, and that Immediately fol-
lowing that Bryson would be tried on
an insanity charge before Judge Rives,
the trial probably to occur on the fol-
lowing Monday.
Attorney Hanlon further stated that
Bryson and his nurse and physician
would probably arrive in Los Angeles
today and stay at the Alexandria,
where he had secured apartments ad-
joining those .cupied by his attorney.
The millionaire's affidavit, fled in
y
position and his plan Of campa, ,gn and
complains Of the treatment he has thus
far received in being ignored in the pre-
liminary steps of the litigation, Is as
follows:N
MlIlionalre's Affidavit
John Bryson, sr., being duly
sworn, deposes and says; That he
is the John Bryson, sr., for whom
Il To- L ,I,ssN 10. h..
guardian ad Item; that he left Los
Angeles on April z, 1907 and arrived
in San Francisco, Cal, the next
day, and that although his departure
was known to his relatives neither
they nor any of them Oh anybody
else gave him notice that 1t was
intended that the application to ap-
point Evaline Bryson guardian ad
Item in this action would be made
or that this suit would be COM
menced, or that any legal proceed
ings would be taken against him and
his estate by anybody, and deponent
further says that Evaline Bryson
filed herein on April 8, 1907, an un-
verified petition for said appoint
ment, giving no notice thereof to
him in any way and he has had no
notice of the same or of the filing
of the application thereon to ap-
point a guardian ad Item, or of the
order appointing said guardian ad
litem until long after it was made.
On information and belief he alleges
that no showing on oath or other
wise was made to obtain the order
or appointment, nor was any testi-
mony given or evidence adduced on
which to base said order, nor was
anything else done than the mere
filing and presentation of said un-
verified petition in order to obtain
said order appointing said guardian
ad litem and that said order was
made on an exparte APPLICATION with
out any reason, authority. proof or
showing and without any notice of
any kind to said John Bryson, sr.,
or to any of his attorneys, friends
or agents.
Deponent further says that he
never was judicially or in any way
declared or adjudicated to be men
tally incompetent or insane, and as
a matter of fact deponent says he
never was and is not now mentally
incompetent, but on the contrary he
is perfectly sane and mentally COM
petent and that he never was and
is not now influenced by any person
or persons whomsoever; that all of
said proceedings were taken with
out MS hIlOWleuB0 VI COIlSSlI anu
without giving him a day in court
and without a trial or an oppor-
tunity to have a trial or to have
his day in court, and alleges that
all the said proceedings were taken
herein without his knowledge Or
consent.
He further alleges on information
and belief that on the same day,
April 8, 1907, temporary restrain
ing order was issued without filing
any bond, and afterward, on April
18, 1907, the plaintiff filed u
bond of five thousand $(5000)
dollars and the said tenn
porary restraining order was va
Gated and new temporary restrain
ing order was made upon giving
said bond, and as far as he knows
it is still in existence; that last tenn
porary restraining order purports to
be to the following effect: 1t pur-
ports to restrain Gladys L. Lamber-
ton, H. S. Rollins and f. D. Nc
Dowell, Merchants National bank
of Los Angeles and Security Saw
ings bank, their agents and SER
wants from conveying, assigning,
transferring, incumbering or In any
wise disposing of any of the per-
sonal or real property of John Bry-
son, ST., or of any of the deeds,
transfers, mortgages, assignments,
agreements, writings or documents
executed or delivered by said John
Bryson, sr., to any person or cor
poration, affecting any of the prop
erty of said John Bryson, ST., and