The San Francisco call., 1908-08-19
NOT BUDD'S NIECE
WHO PLANS FIGHT
Mrs. Dumouriez Expects to
Return Next Month to Her
Villa in Europe
She Had Never Intended to
Contest the Will of
Former Governor

Edward J. Livernash, attorney for
Mrs. DuIhouriez. the niece of former
Governor James II. Budd, met with
Frank H Drew. attorney for Budds
widow yesterday in the Drew's Office
in Kearny street There was no acri-
mony From what Drew. in a guarded
way. said there is a strong probability
that Mrs. -Dumouriez will share in the
estate of the deceased governor.
Mr. Livernash and I had a confer
ence today and we had no trouble
whatsoever" said Drew. ANY report
that there was likely to be inharmony
between US was based on an article in
a Stockton paper which gave a false
impression of the situation"
Did you and Mr.. Livernash agree
upon a settlement for Mrs Dumou-
riez?" was asked.
There will be no litigation over the
estate" Drew answered.
Does that mean that compromise
has been effected?'
All can say. in justice to my client,
is that there will be no litigation over
the estate" Drew concluded.
The controversy between Mrs. Du-
mouriez and Mrs. Inez A. Budd, the
widow, was said to center about title
to property in San Francisco.
Further inquiry concerning the af-
ldlLc u TIE late James II. bQQQ QlS-
closes that the various rumors connect
ing Mrs. Dumouriez with a possible
contest of the viii of the former gov
ernor Of California are altogether un-
founded. and that so far as there has
been any possibility of a contest 1t has
had to do with nearer relative of the
deceased lawyer, who has been disposed
to regard the Will as written under
undue influence" in that 1t made no
provision for bequest to either the ven
erable mother or to the brother Of
Governor Budd, though both were ex-
ceedingly dear to him, but in most for
nal language commended them to the
consideration OF his widow. with whom
he had spent very little of the last 10
or II years of his life.
Mrs. Dumouriez who is lineal and
lawful niece of John Budd COT Stock
ton) and the late James H. Budd. far
from living in mystery and now about
to emerge from seclusion in order to
institute a Will contest, as Stockton
rumor has had it, has been dividing her
time for several years between trav-
cling with her daughter in Europe and
residing on her own country estate in
California as the center of a quiet. cul-
tiVated circle. and is about to return to
Europe. In Stockton her time has
been passed as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Budd and the widow of the
late Judge Budd.
When questioned last evening as to
the status Of the Budd estate. Edward
J. Livernash. attorney for Mrs. Du-
mouriez said:
4 know of no departure from the
usual in the probate proceedings. and
with those proceedings 1 have nothing
whatever TO do"
VIII Mrs. Dumouriez contest the
viii of her uncle, the late Governor
Budd2' Livernash was asked.
Why. OF course not" he replied.
My recent visit TO Stockton had not
the faintest significance in that re-
gard, though reports to the contrary
have appeared in the press I visited
Stockton on a comparatively unimport-
ant piece of business left in an unset
tied state by the death of my friend,
Governor Budd To learn what steps
had been taken toward probating the
viii ! spent a few minutes in the Of
fee of the county clerk. Consequently
called on Mrs Inez Budd, widow of
you know, TO start the gossips, and in
this case, 1 suspect they were given a
sly push by somebody's malice.
TT should be a sufficient answer to
the talk about a will contest on the
part Of Mrs Dumouriez. to say that If
the VIII or Governor Budd were to be
overthrown Mrs. Dumouriez could not
benefit a penny, under the law OF this
state, for she would not be an heir
and the estate would have to pass In
equal shares to the mother and the
widow of the deceased. Not even the
brother of Governor Budd could in that
case be a beneficiary. However, in ad-
dition to the circumstance that Mrs.
Dumouriez could not contest the will
If she wished TO do so, there is the
pertinent fact that she does not wish
to contest it and never has had the
shadow OF an intention even to advise
any contest. On the contrary. instead
Of planning to put in a season in the
courts. she is planning to return to
her villa in France, in pursuance of a
purpose formed before the death of her
uncle. She expects to sail for Europe
in September
Il was very much shocked by the ex-
traordinary and utterly absurd state
ment concerning Mrs. Dumouriez, at
tributed by the press this morning to
Frank Drew, attorney for the Budd es-
tate"