The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
HASTINGS HEIR
TO FIGHT FOR
LARGER INCOME
English Granddaughter of Judge
May Ask Government
TO Intervene
! Girls Guardian Hints at Plan 10
Ask Aid of British Am-
baSSadOr
Asserts Young WOman's Conn
potency Can Be Established
in Great Britain

The question of the interest OF Miss
Elizabeth Parker Hastings of England
. in the 100000 estate of her grand
Ia t'rer. the late Judge 5. C Hastings
ef this city, may be made the subject
~ diplomatic exchanges between the
governments Of Great Britain and the
F.: United States An intimation that
James ". Daniel. her stepfather and
ggardian OF her person. is about to
have the English foreign Office COM
m1nicate with the British ambassador
al Washington with a view TO settling
tie question. is contained in a letter
written by Daniel to Judge Graham
and fled yesterday.
: Daniel complains bitterly that Miss
Hastings income from her san Fran
cisco property has been cut down from
$500 10 $500 month by the guardian
Of her estate. Attorney Louis NJ. Hoef1er,
and says she should be receiving at
least $500 a month. She is not being
paid this sum. Daniel asserts, owing
TO certain persons in California, who
are interested from pecuniary motives
N. pretending that Miss Hastings is an
Incompetent" 1t is quite impossible
Tor her TO live on $500 month, Daniel
. declares.
. Miss Hastings. who. besides her in
terest in the Hastings trust. Inherited
large fortune from her mother
Mamie Coghill Hastings Daniel, jour
-heyed 10 san Francisco about a year
ago and appeared before Judge era
ham in the endeavOr 10 be restored to
capacity. After d hearing Of several
days the matter was continued in
definitely and she returned 10 England
STEPFATHER'S LETTER
The letter OF Danieu 10 Judge Gra-
ham is IS follows:
Lady Mede, Little Kimble, Bucks,
To the Hon. Judge Thomas r Graham,
San Francisco
Your Honor;
As the personal guardian and re-
ceiver lappOinted by the courts OF Eng
land) OF my stepdaughter, Miss Eliza
bear Parker Hastings. a British sub
5ect. I feel that I have the right TO
address your honor in her behalf.
IN November last your honor received
a petition from Miss Hastings setting
out clearly the position Of affairs. To
this she has received no reply.
The arbitrary reduction of her allow
ance from $500 TO $500 per month, which
without her or my knowledge and con-
sent, during your hOnor's absence last
July, places Miss Hastings in a very
awkward position She, as your honor
knows though strong in mind and
body, requires special care and atten-
tion, and warm climates during the
winter months. She must have her
plaid. as she has always been accus-
Toned to; and by rights she should
have a companion. for, though she
wishes always to live with me. there
are times when l must be away from
home for a few days, and 1 hate TO
leave her alone
Your honor viii see from these re-
marks that it is quite impossible for
Miss Hastings TO live on $500 a month
Her income, derived from real estate
In San Francisco, is as follows:
Five hundred dollars per month. her
share. OF rents from Clay and East
streets property.
Three hundred dollars per month. her
dividend from the Hastings trust es-
tate.
Total $500 per month.
WANTS $500 MONTHLY
:. Out OF this income il is necessary
to.reta.in S2oo per month to meet mort
gage interest. taxes. ETC. and Miss
Hastings should receive net monthly
income Of $500.
The plausible reason for obtaining a
reduction OF her allowance last july
was that certain street work on the
~Clay and East streets property Qong
since complete0l was necessary and
+l-oA q liAlAlE LuttQ SnOlfQ be started.
II sucn fund were needed there is
ample money in Miss Hastings share
or the late Mrs. Hemphills-her grand
mother-estate. which Doctor Hemp-
hill has not attempted TO distribute
Miss Hastings has been declared
competent and Of full disposing ca
pacity" by the courts Of England. and
it. appears Incredible to the authori-
ties here that q British subject hold
ing property in the United States Of
America should be restrained there as
AN Incompetent person from fnanag-
Ing her own affairs and receiving her
fuIl income. owing 70 certain persons
in California. who are interested from
pecuniary motives in pretending that
Miss Hastings is an Incompetent
Such a state Of affairs would never
be permitted in this free country OF
: England And I am advised that rem
resenta tions should at once be made
through our foreign Office to the British
ambassador al Washington for the
purpose Of settling the whole question.
With my high regards TO your honor.
] am, yours very truly