The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
HASTINGS WANTS
SISTER TAKEN
FROM DANIEL
urandSOn of California ,Iurisf
Accuses English Barrister of
Using Girls Income
Proceedings Will Be Taken TO
Bring Incompetent Heiress
TO This Country

Harry Hastings, grandson of the late
Judge S c Hastings and one of the
principal benehciaries under the viii OF
lne 5urist, has arrived here from Eng
and and viii make his home in Cali
iornia- He win endeavor TO induce his
sister. Elizabeth Parker Hastings. to
leaFe her stepfather, J. W. DanielI. the
London barrister, and come TO live with
him and his wife in san Francisco.
Ihis sister is an incompetent, and a
year ago came to this city to petition
Tor restoration 10 competency and
suddenly withdrew in the middle of the
nearing She later petitioned to have
Louis Hoefier. the attorney. who is
guardian Of the estate, removed.
Hoeffier said then and Harry Hast
'ngs says now that Daniel was schem-
ing TO secure control of the properties
for his own use, having found since
Hastings came Of age that the girls
allowance was too small to keep up
The estate which was supported from
the Hastings income.
SUIT TO RESCUE SISTER
Hastings is now -. husband and
father. a boy having been born seven
weeks ago He is living at the St
Francis. but viii establish home in
the country near here and his wife
and child. now in England. Will join
him. Hastings and HOeffier intend to
bring such action as viii place Flor
ence, the sister. in Hastings care in
stead of Daniels When the estate
is distributed the brother and sister
VIII receive more than $500. 600. Their
present income is about 500 a month
each.
Although born in san Francisco.
where he lived until he was S years
old. Hastings is typicalIy English in
manner and appearance, which is TO be
accounted for by his training at Har-
row and Cambridge. He is short OF
stature and boyish.
DANIEL CLEVER But POOR
Hastings is somewhat vague as TO
the procedure which is to be adopted
in bringing his sister here and knows
very little about the arrangements of
the Hastings heirs TO settle the estate.
but there is no uncertainty in his mind
as TO what Daniel viii do.
He is a clever rogue" said Hastings
yesterday. "a most plausible chap; no
end clever and ali that. 1 used to
think he was All right once, but now
I see how ne was depending on the
income Of my sister and myself
Why the fellow hasn't got a bob, "
meaning an English shilling. He's
gone and turned my sister against me, .
continued Hastings. so that she is
willing TO stay with him and refuses
TO have anything TO do with me. But
I think we can manage to get her away
and bring her here. She's very fond
Of children and l have little kisdie
that viii please her.
PLAN FOR COURSING CLUB
You see. she is not mad--I mean
she's not lunatic or anything Of that
sort. but her mind is imma tUre She
thinks like a child of. say, a. and
is completely under the control of
Daniel. But were going to drop him
and he'll have to look out for himself
I'm going 10 get little place in
the country and keep horses and dogs
I'm very fond OF eoursing and may
bring out a string OF dogs, although
they tell me that the good sort don't
go in for that here. Perhaps ] can
get some chaps together VINO viii form
& club.