The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
LOUIS CORRNEAU'S CASH,
Thirty Thousand Dollars of 1t
Has Already Been
Located.
Reluctance to Help in the
Search.

| Slowly but surely the Public Admins
traitor is following up the lost thousands
belonging to the estate of Louis Corriveau,
and so far, out of the $4,000 which it was
known the old man left when he died, over
$50, 900 has been traced.
Corriveau was barber in this City from
the early days of its history. He amassed
a considerable amount of property during
his life, but shortly before his death, either
by persuasion or at his own volition, he
converted his entire property into cash.
He then had $50,000 most of which he
placed in the San Francisco Savings Union.
He also had $4,000 in the Inflated Peoples
Home Savings Bank when it went to the
wall, but over this he raised such row
that he was given mortgage for the
amount which the bank held.
But after his death, however rich he had
been before, it was found that there was
hardly enough money in sight to bury him
deeently. AS he left will disposing of
his money, and as up to the time of his
death he spoke often of his fortune, the
Public Administrator proceeded at once to
hunt up his estate.
So far the search has shown that for
some reason Corriveau was very free with
his estate after he turned it into cash. Part
of it was found in Oakland, part in the
City, and it is divided up among mort
cages and investments of more or less COM
mercial value. Henry w. Westphal, part
owner OF Swanberg's oyster-house on Pine
street, induced Corriveau to invest in cold
storage stock, and SIC, 900 of the old mans
money was used for that purpose.
mortgage on some property in Oak
land for $500 and about $4,000 more in
mortgages both in San Francisco and Oak
land, besides $1,000 now in the. hands of
1ba1 x,-hi ba
counts due the estate, make up allsthat can
be found at present of the $4,000 estate.
Westphal was very intimate with the old
barber and used to advise him as to his
financial transactions. He seems to have
been in the habit of making collections for
Corriveau's estate, for after Corriveau died
there was in WestphaPs hands bills
amounting to several thousands of dollars
awaiting collection.
On these, as has been said, Westphal
collected about $1,000, and he still holds
the remainder of the bills. Mrs. Corriveau
says that after her husband died Westphal
came to the house and demanded the keys
of the old mans desk. They were turned
| over to him and he rummaged through
all the drawers and pigeon-holes and
| finally took bundle of papers away with
him. What the papers We're she did not
| nor does she yet know. To the Public
Administrator Westphal admitted that he
nau TAKEN some papers rom Corrlyeau' 8
desk, but he said the papers belonged to
him, and for that reason he took them.
| Some of the money located in Oakland
and San Francisco is held in trust by a
man named Robert Ferguson, but so far
he has not put in an appearance or evineed
any desire to assist in Strengthening out
| the tangled accounts. In fact, none of those
| who had control over any of the old man s
money ever gave the Public Administrator
the slightest cleW by which the estate couId
be traced. The first intimation that Mr.
Westphal held either bills, mortgages or
money belonging to the estate came from
outside sources, and it is so in case of each
item which has been added to the list of
| property found, There is still 5000 more
to be accounted for, and the search for
this is being pursued with vigor.