The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-01-15
SECOND BROTHER IS
CONTESTING CLAIMS
Latest Parent Alleged to Be
Son of Santa Rosa Clergy
man-Doctor Fraser In
sists His Action in Case
Was for Best Interests of
Humanity and Will Not
Shirk Responsibility in
Changing the Certificate

II the little year old boy now play
ing around the landmarks of Charles
the First in the environs of the his
toric slingsby hall, Yorkshire, Eng.
had only Boswell to record, the cir
cu1nstances of his entrance into the
I1eirdom of the vast Slingsby fortune
the atmosphere in the neighborhood
OF the district attorneys office would
be made more wholesome. AS We're
the two Dromios in Shakespeare's
Comedy Of Errors the two sets of
parents for the little changeling have
been so banded back and forth by
incoming testimony that Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Lewis Ferrari is be-
ginning to reach that stage of per-
plexity that he can not even remember
whether the child is a boy or a girl
Yesterdays development turned the
whole case upon edge with the appear
ance Of witnesses to decla-e that nrt-
ther Lieutenant slingsby nor Paul Col
vim, the Santa Rosa chauffeur is father
of the little boy who has created such a
stir, but that the real father is the son
of a minister Of santa Rosa.
PATERNITY IN DOUBT
w. D. Grady. an attorney well known
in police circles as Fresno Grady" vis-
tied Ferrari and submitted evidence to
the effect that Miss Lillian Anderson
had given birth to a child, and that
there had been much confusion and
contest as 20 who was the child's fa-
Their. This testimony is extremely val
liable to the district attorneys Office. in
that it tends further to prove the story
OF Dr. ". ". Fraser to the effect that
Miss Anderson had a child and that he
sold the infant to Mrs. Slingsby Grady
had been attorney for Mrs. Kate Greg
Il ory. sister OF Miss Anderson. and
through this connection he learned of
the Slingsby case.
The theory that the whole story of
substitution OF the child of a wronged
girl for the body Of a stillborn infant
was merely a conspiracy. lost weight
when Ferrari learned exactly the cir
cumstsnces of the English estate. The
estate, according to Attorney Thorne.
is valued at vastly more than $1,000. 900.
Under the law OF entail in England the
estate goes TO the first son. with the
proviso that his son shall receive an
annuity. and in the event that he has
no legal heir this annuity shall be given
tine next eldest son of the deceased.
The annuity in the Sllngsby estate
is 80 pounds a year. about 1866. TAX
ing into account with this the fact that
If his slightly elder brother died he
should come into the entire estate,
there lies the possible financial, motive
a gigantic conspiracy to establish a
charge that his elder brothers rightful
heir is illegitimate
sLINGSBY NOT sLINGsBY
Many friends of Lieutenant and Mrs.
Slingsby are beginning to come to the
conclusion that little Charles Edward
Eugene Slingsby. admired in two conti-
nents as the highest exemplification of
the Slingsby race, is in reality not
sHngsby at ali. He is just a little
lovable boy. with no more conspicuous
name than Anderson"
Dr. w. Fraser in weaverville. Trim
ity county, was arrested yesterday on
a telegraphic warrant from this city
and shortly thereafter released on $4,000
bail. Weaverville telegraphic adviees
last night indicate that Doctor Fraser
is in an extremely embarrassing posi-
ton. Weaverville is snowbound and
az epidemic Of influenza has broken
out Doctor Fraser is the only physi-
cian Twenty Of the best families are
under his care. If he leaves. the situa-
ton viii be serious. so comes the sad
appeal over the wire. He is trying to
get another doctor. but doctors are
scarce in the far north. He sent word
last night to Ferrari that he was look
ing for a doctor, and that if he can't
get doctor he will ask for a continu-
ance from next Monday in order TO
give his services to the patients.
Dr. Fraser in Weaverville. stoutly
adhered to bis original story that the
little changeling is not Slingsby. but
merely an Anderson. He vehementIy
asserted that he will not shirk the re-.
sponsibility of the birth. certificate.
i am willing to face the cdurts at
Any time he said.