The San Francisco call., 1908-09-22

Budd, said yesterday that Mrs. L. M.
Budd had never suggested q relation
ship prior to the return of Governor
Budd and Mrs. Dumouriez from Europe
year ago, and that at that time there
was a great change in the feelings of
Mrs. L. NJ. Budd toward Mrs. Dumour-
iez. Concerning the disputed deeds, Mrs.
Inez Budd said:
Three days before Mr.. Budd and I
returned to stockton, about July 16 OF
last year, I went to the Crocker safe
deposit vault at Mr.. Budd's request
with Frank c.. Drew. With the key
given me for the purpose by Mr.. Budd l
opened the box and took out the con-
tents. / took the contents to Mr.. Budd
and among the other papers was the
deed to this property at Filbert and
Hyde streets. l am sure that had there
been any agreement between Budd
and Mrs. Dumouriez whereby he was
to return the deed in consideration of
$4,000 cash he would have said some
thing to me about It, I showed the
papers to Mr.. Budd, and after looking
over them he gave them back, telling
me to take care Of them. This was two
days before the will had been executed.
Mrs. Dumouriez also had a key to the
deposit box.
In LAWYERS HANDS
"As to making legal battle for the
property I shall act in accordance with
the advice of my lawyers. I shouldn't
want the property for minute If I
had taken place.
After Mr.. Budd made the will. he
asked me to give his brother, John E.
Budd. $4,000 Since the funeral I have
informed both Mrs. L. NJ Budd and John
Budd of this and told them that the
amount would be paid over as soon as
the estate had been settled. At that
time Mrs L. M. Budd said it was very
magnanimous on my part, remarking,
No one else but Inez would have done
such a thing I was the only one who
knew of Mr.. Budds request.
-Four months ago, and before Mr..
Budd and Mrs. Dumouriez returned
from Europe, Mrs. l. NJ. Budd said she
was in doubt as to what, II any, rela-
ton existed between Mr.. Budd and Mrs.
Dumouriez. and was also in doubt as
to whether or not she ever wanted to
see her again. She seems, however, to
have had very strong change of
mind"
Mrs. L. NJ. Budd was seen at her
home at the Budd house in Stockton
yesterday relative to the story that
the late Judge Budd. her husband. had
a former wife. Mrs. Budd said:
"Mr. Budd and were married when
he was about 80 years of age. at James
Vile, Wis. / was much younger than
| he, but If he had had a former wife I
never knew it. 1t never occurred to
me that this was possible. Until after
his death 1 never heard the question
| discussed.
MARRIED IN EVANSVILLE
When we were married Mr.. Budd
was practicing attorney in James
Vile. He was schooled in New York
and attended institutions of law learn
ing there. We lived together until his
death here. At the time of his death
he was 80 years old We lived together
| for so years and our home was a happy
one. We were proud Of our family.
las for Mrs. Dumouriez, the papers
have prosecuted her. I know her inti-
mately love and esteem her. She is
| a good, pure woman. The relationship
| that existed between her and my son,
| the governor, was as pure as that which
existed between him and me. Jimmie
was generous and spendthrift and he
died practically poor man. What
money he had he spent lavishly.s After
he was governor he handled some big
cases and made much money. The Fair
case gave him 100000. and of that
money he gave his wife, Mrs. James H
Budd, $4,000. Later he lost $4,000
speculating in New York affair. He
also lost money In California Mrs
Dumouriez did a great deal for the gov
ernor. She gave him money. There
was a wonderful attraction between
them for each other and they were
much together. If there was any rela-
| nship between Mrs. Dumouriez and
my husband or any of my family ]
know absolutely nothing of 1t. do
know that she is good woman"