The morning call., 1894-05-06
Outcome of Their Grab for Frey
schlag's Money.
FOUGHT OVER HIS DEATHBED.
Enemies of PeaIl Who Said He Had
Been in Jail Are Branded by
Him as Liars.


begin legal proceedings against his enc
mics for insin uating that be had used un-
due influence to get hold of Freyschlag,s
money.
Il think" said Peall yesterday, that
am in better position to know the facts
concerning the life and actions OF the &c
centric old man and his aged sister than
almost any one else in the world, as was
virtually his partner in all his real estate
transactions for nearly seven years before
he died.
During his long residence in Santa
Clara Valley, dating from 1850. FreyschIag
accumulated an immense amount OF real
property, but he had no ability to handle
it himself, aud owing to his 0istrust OF
every one he refused TO accent aid IN any
of his business transactions till he CHANGED
to meet me through small real estate
deal in 1887"
In that year, according TO Peall, Frey
schlag's property was incumbered over
$4,000. This worried the old man, VINO
was helpless 10 get out OF his dlfnculy.
Almost at his first meeting with Peall he
declared he had to raise $500 in six weeks
for bank. The agreement was then
made by the terms of which Peall laid out
the Freyschlag Subdivision, AID sufncient
lots were sold to raise the required S750O
in less than six weeks.
Subsequently Peall managed a number
of similar deals in such a manner that
Freyschlag placed implicit confidence In
him. Land was subdivded and sold TO
advantage. so that many mortgages were
raised and the property put into better
shape generally. He gave Peall power
of attorney a year after they had been
associated in business. During the con-
struction of the hotel and water works at
Bethlehem considerable money was re-
Quired, which Peall would borrow from
Freyschlag. giving the latter his notes for
the various amounts. The building and
other improvements were all done in
PealPs name, and when finished he would
secure Freyschlag by giving him mort
gage on the premises. In this manner all
the notes were satisfied, but Peall, as he
explains, neglected to secure possession and
destroy them, and they were found among
Freyschlag's papers after his death. These
notes are the foundation of suit for
$40, 600 against Peall 10 the Superior Court.
Mortgages from Peall to Freyschlag to the
amount OF $4,000 to $4,000 are now upon
record.
Upon the 9th of March of last year
there was a final settlement between the
parties, when it was found that $270 was
due Peall. This was paid, $50 in cash and
the remainder by an assignment of mort
gage. On the same day Freyschlag, with
the aid of Peall, completed the work OF
deciding the Lone Hill and Rucker vine-
yards to his sister, Mrs. Fl. S. knapp.
The deeds were in Freyschlag's own hand
writing. he was determined that his sis
ter should have this property, valued at
$50, 900, or the equivalent In money.
"During all the years they lived to-
gether," continued Peall, "Freyschlag and
his sister had great distrust in their rela-
tives. Indeed. Mrs. Knapp, the sister,
would not eat anything that had been pre-.
pared or touched by any one in John
FreyschlaS's household. She often COM
planned that her brother's children would
laugh at her and throw clOds of earth at
ber. Christian often ordered his brother
John out OF the house and declared that
he had more confidence in outsiders,
especially in Peall, than he had in his
relations.
six or seven weeks before his death
Christian Freyschlag wrote to me asking
me and my wife to live In his house and
care for him, as he felt sick. Prior to this
time he had not been willing TO eat any,
thing except what bis aged sister cooked,
and. as may be supposed, she was not able
TO prepare delcacies to tempt a dyspeptic.
The sick man and his sister declared that
they were afraid of every one else, and
they wanted me and my wife to stay with
them. John Freyschlag and his family
were always on the alert TO grab every
thing they could at the earliest possible
moment. This feeling precipitated many
disgraceful rows over the bed of the sick
and dying man.
ION the day when it was certain that
Freyschlag could live only few hours |
notified Public Administrator Secord of
the case and asked him to come to the
house and seal up safe containing valua-
Bile papers so that the papers could n OF be
meddled with Till they got into the hands
OF the proper authorities. When | re-
turned to the house the old man was
breathing his last His relatives now had
possession Of the bedroom and were deter
mined to retain 1t. / was unsuccessful in
any attempt TO get into the door and when
tried to climb in the window / was
dubbed over the head and the sight of a
hrearm pointed at me from within made
me beat retreat to the yard. where also
met warm reception at the bands Of j.
ID. Freysehlag, the nephew OF the dying
man."
The contents of the safe, as it proved,
were OF little value to the relatives. Mrs.
Knapp, Peall saws, is firm believer in
spirltualism and she was made to believe
that her brothers spirit demanded the
transfer OF the property to her nephew.
Peall declares that he will use his utmost
endsavors to right this wrong through an
appeal to the courts, as he promised Chris
tian Freyschlag on his deathbed that be
would always. as far as possible. protect
the interests of the aged and feeble sister.
II contend that all my transactions with
Christian Freysehlag were legitimate"
said Peall. Il do not deny that he some
times made me valuable presents as tokens
Of his appreciation OF lily services. My
wife was great favorite of his and on the
day before our marriage be handed me
$1,000 in gold. with the remark that
would probably need 1t on such an oc-
caslon. am lover Of h0rsetiesh and
could never admire fine horse on the
street mere than once but what he would
buy the animal for me If he could get hold
OF it for money.
My enemies have said that / was in
jail III Alameda County. but this was an
nntruth as we'll as other things that they
have said about me. The fact that am
out OF Jail is no fault of my enemies, how
ever. They are not only willing but anx-
ious to do their worst and il there was
anything criminal in my transactions so
that they could have got hold on me
they would have begun the prosecution
long ago. The fact that was not prose-
cuted crlminally is proof positive that /
am no swlndler and that | was square In
all my business transactions with Chris
tlan Freyschlag. l now propose 10 see to
1t that his relatives shall do the square
thing by his aged and feeble surviving