The San Francisco call., 1908-09-21

porting her in the luxury in which she
lived The brother" was no other than
Governor Budd himself, for on occasions
when they were together she introduced
him to her acquaintances as her
brother.
Through this story Mrs Dumouriez
induced an old time friend, Miss Eliza
beth McKinnon, Boston school teach
er. to come west and join her. Miss
McKinnon was given position by Budd
in the state department of education,
but she remained in the west only a
short time. She left suddenly to return
to Boston, without ofTering an explana-
ton. but 1t was rumored that she had
learned that no real kinship existed.
and that she left rather than be
party to the deception.
Mrs. Dumouriez accompanied Gov
ernor Budd on trip which he made
with Eugene E. Schmitz. former mayor
of San Francisco, to New York and
Washington to assist William Randolph
Hearst in his eastern campaign Ed
ward j.. Livernash of this city, who is
now acting as Mrs. Dumouriez' legal
adviser, though declaring his interest
in her affairs to be merely that of a
friend, was a member of this party,
and it is presumed that his acquaint
ance with her dated from that time.
Since the first trouble over the disposi-
ton of Governor Budd's estate occurred
it has been announced that Mrs
Dumouriez would not remain in San
Francisco to contest her claim, but that
she would leave within few weeks for
her villa in Europe. and that Livernash
would accompany her to pursue some
literary work.
Just how much OF Mrs. Dumouriez
property came to her from Governor
Budd and how much she possessed in
her own name or secured through other
sources is the question over which At
torney Frank c. Drew. representing
Mrs. James H Budd, and Edward ].
Livernash. representing Mrs. Du-
mouriez, are now wrangling. Mrs
Budd and those interested in her claims
assert that in addition to receiving
from Governor Budd the Page street
residence. the property at 237 Kearny
street, where Governor Budd's offices
were formerly located, and other city
realty, Mrs. Dumouriez was given vast
sums of money by him. 1t is said that.
after retiring from public life, Gov
ernor Budd made a large amount of
money through mining deals, and that
his law practice netted him an income
of thousands of dollars a year. When
he died his estate, outside of some
property in Stockton, amounted to only
about s35. 900. Where, then, could all
the money he received of late years
have gone, if not to Mrs. Dumouriez?
WOMAN SAID TO
HAVE BEEN POOR
1t is claimed that the story of large
bequests made to Mrs. Dumouriez by
her parents is untrue, and that at the
time of her divorce from Clifton E.
Mayne she was practically penniless-
1t is said that when she left San Diego
nearly all her household goods. her
horses and carriages and everything
else she possessed were under attach
ment and that 1t was with the greatest
difficulty she raised sufficient money to
bring her to San Francisco. And as
a final refutation TO the possible ac-
ceptance of the theory that kinship
existed between her and Governor
Budd is the declaration of a former
close acquaintance in San Diego that
when she started north in behalf of
Mayne she was forced to borrow money
and to inquire the name of the gov
ernor OF the state
Only when Governor Budd lay on. his
deathbed in his Stockton home. during
the last week of July did his wife and
Mrs. Dumouriez at last meet. and even
then, though they together attended TO
his last wants, Governor Budd did not
break the silence of years nor take his
wife into his confidence through the
revelation of the secret that was buried
for so long in his heart Mrs. Du-
naouriez and her daughter hurried to
Stockton as soon as the serious illness
of Governor Budd was announced. and
made their home while there with Mrs.
l. NJ Budd, the governors mother.
Several times each day they visited
the governors home. but between Mrs.
James H. Budd and Mrs. Dumouriez
there existed only the coolest relation
and only the scantiest formality of
convention was maintained. With so
great an interest in common as the love
of the dying man at whose bedside
they stood there was nothing to draw
them together in affection, only a great
barrier of hate to separate them.
Within few hours after Governor
Budds death Mrs. Dumouriez left
stockton and hurried to San Francisco,
where the deed to the disputed prop
erty was filed the following day.
whether it was anxiety over this deed,
or whether it was merely a desire to
leave the widow of the governor alone.
that caused Mrs. Dumouriez to take the
first train away, from the city where
he died. may not be known. The Incl
dent caused no change. however, in
the intimacy between Governor Budd' 8
mother and Mrs. Dumouriez, for even
since his death they have been much
together and have continued the re-
lations that added so unusual a link