The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-11-13
MRS. MILLER HAS
HER HYPNOTIzED
Such Is Assertion of Miss
Frances Chatten, Victim
in Forgery Case
Defendant Proves to Be the Vile
of F. II. Brighton OF
Printing Concern

That Mrs Ida T.. Miller, whose ESe4
name. it developed yesterday, is Mrs
T. III. Brighton. possesses hypnotic or
psychic influence over her. is the charge
OF Miss Frances Chatten, whose name
was forged as indorser to note 1or
$500 negotiated by the former woman
Mrs. Brighton. who now claims to be
the wife of a local newspaperman ana
partner in the firm of Brighton < Hail.
printers, was released on $1,000 bonds
after having been arrested on forgery
charge on the complaint OF NJ. NJ. Conn,
secretary of the Zellerbach paper com
pany, to whom the note had been given
in payment Of a paper bill by Brighton
C Hall.
Although there are four notes In cir
culation bearing the signature of Miss
Frances Chatter, she claims that only
one of these was signed by her. Mrs.
Brighton claims that the other three
were signed by her on authorization OF
Miss Chatter. but this the latter denies,
Mrs. Brighton. released on bail. vainly
tries to see Miss Chatten, but the latter
woman. entrenched behind a bodyguard
of relatives, refuses TO see anyone or
to answer the telephone.
At the time the note on which the
forgery charge is based became due
Miss Chatter, on being summoned TO
the bank to identify the signature,
branded it as a forgery and denied that
she had authorized it, but asked Secre-
tary Cohn OF the Zellerbach company
not to bring her face to face with Mrs.
Brighton. as she had powerful infiu
enee over her and would no doubt exert
1t and compel her to pay the money.
That Miss Chatter should indorse a
note for $4,000 merely to obIige a friend
whom she had known only for two
years, without taking the pains to in
vestigate her financial stability. is con-
sidered as bearing out Miss Chatten's
claim as to the mysterious influence ex-
erted over her by the woman now
charged with forgery.
SWEET OVER PHONE
When Mrs. Brighton was placed I'M
der arrest by Detective Bunner. who
was accompanied by Cohn, she asked
to be allowed to speak over the tele-
phone to Miss Chatter, and when al
lowed to do so pleaded earnestly with
the latter to reconsider her attitude.
saying. "Francie. dear. you would not
allow them TO put me in a cell, would
you? You would not have them lock
me up in PRISON."
At this Miss Chatter weakened and
asked that Cohn be put on the phone.
She then asked il a compromise could
be made so that Mrs. Brighton would
not be arrested. Cohn replied that If
the signature on the note the accused
woman would be released On being
told that this would necessitate her
paying the money she said she would
not agree to that, and Immediately
hung up the receiver.
Mrs. Brighton is a woman of decided
views, the manager of the California
home development company. a realty
concern, and has always been assO-
ciated in advanced thought movements.
She gained considerable newspaper
notice when in February of last year
she became involved in a controversy
with the head of the Eugenics associa-
ton; an organization of advanced
thinkers whose object was ito study
the progress and evolution of the hu-
man race with view to educating peo-
pie to rear better children"
1t was claimed at that time that Mrs.
Brighton and Mrs Jennie Chamberlain
tried TO introduce astrology into the
society and caused dissension.
DISCLOSES Relationship
The relationship between Mrs Mil
Ter and Frank H. Brighton came to
light today when the latter produced
the bonds Of $1,000 for the woman's
release. He told the police that they
had been married for over a year but
kept the matter secret for business
reasons.
1t is said by NJ. NJ Cohn of the Eel
lerbach company that Mrs Brighton
made use of a weak point in the bank
ing system by which the indorser's
financial standing is investigated at
the time a note is issued without the
person himself being notified as to the
existence of the note. In this case
Miss Chatter was not aware that
either of the two notes for $500 were
in existence until the Zellerbach note
became due, and ii was only by acci-
dent that she learned of the $1,000
note which Mrs. Miller afterward was
forced to give up.
The whereabouts of the $1,000 note
has not yet been discovered This. the
first one circulated. and the only one
which Miss Chatter signed or knew
about. is in circulation, and will be
pand by her when it becomes due.