The record-union., 1896-06-03
PHILIP OPPENHEIM'S FLIGHT.
Report That He is Now SOjOurninS in
Canada.
Fifty Thousand Dollars Of the Fam
ily's Wealth Said to be
Missing.

Phillip Oppenhefm did not produce in
San Francisco yesterday the $4,000 in
Government bonds belonging to the es-
tate of his deceased father, Raphael
Oppenheim, ais he was recently directed
to do by Judge Prewett of Placer Coun-
ty, who presided at the trial of the case
here in which Oppenheim's mother
sought to have the court revoke the or
der by which the funds of the estate
were placed in his keeping as trustee
for the other members of the family.
Hiram w. Johnson was ON hand at
the bank ITO which the bonds were to be
turned over and Judge Prewett also
took occasion to go TO the bay for the
purpose of seeing that his order was
properly and fully complied with
But the bonds did not put in an ap-
peaTanIce, neither did Phillip Open
helm A messenger was sent to his
house, but all that could be learned
there was that Oppenheim was in the
country. It was subsequently learned
that [he took his departure very soon
after Judge Prewett made his order, a
couple of weeks ago, appointing 7. M.
Yates of Santa Rosa receiver of the es-
tate pending the result of the litigation
inaugurated by Oppenheim's IS mother to
have the property taken out of his
hands. 1t is said that Oppenheim is in
Toronto, Canada
Whether or not he has the $4,000
worth of bonds or any portion of them,
with him, is not positively known by
those interested, but the suppOsItion is
that the money-or at least the greater
portion of it-ha.s been lost in various
speculaiOns.
1t has been claimed ali along by OPP
penheinl-and until recently accepted
as true-that he had the bonds in safe
keeping With the California Safe De-
p0sit Company in San Francisco, but
Mr.. Johnson learned yesterday that OPP
penheim has not had any boxes there
at all.
Oppenheim has been living in San
Francisco since (and prior tO) his
fathers death, and has been engaged
an stock broking and other precariOus
occupations, and his mothers attorneys
fear that the Government bonds left
by his father have been invested and
lest.
Mrs. Oppenheim was left by her hus-
BAND a comfortable fortune to be en-
joyed by her during her lifetime, and
after that to be divided between their
three children-Philip, Callie and
Emanuel. Phillip prevailed on his
mother to place the estate in his hands
as trustee for her, he to pay over to her
regularly the proceeds in the way of in
terest on the Government bonds.
About one year ago, after having lost
confidence in him, Mrs. Oppenheim
brought suit to have revoked the power
o. attorney she had given him, alleg
ing that she had been deceived into
signing away more of her rights in the
management of the estate than she had
frtended to- Indeed, the complaint was
sensational in its character, alleging as
it did all sorts of fraud ON the part of
her son. The case has been before the
Superior Court several times, the last
being on the Dist of May, when Judge
Frewett decided on appointing a re-
ceiver and gave Oppenheim until yes
terday in which to turn the $4,000 in
bonds held by him over to a San Fran
cisco bank.
The bonds were Of the original issue
by the Government, and Were freely ne
gOtiable-as much 50 as bank notes or
greenbacks. Unlike later issues of
bonds, they did not have to be regis
tered. Therefore they could all have
been used without attracting any at
tention, and it would not be possible to
trace the transactions had in them.
These bonds call for $4,000, but Al
bert NJ Johnson, one of Mrs Open
helms lawyers, told a Record Union
reporter last evening that they carry
a premium and are really worth
So 600. The rest Of the estate consists
CT securities valued at about $4,000,
and the family residence at Eighth and
I streets. worth about $4,000. If the
bonds are really gone, all that wifi be
left of the estate is about $15. 600, in
cIuding the house in which Mrs. Open
helm lives.
Mr. Johnson called at the house yes
tcrday afternoon to notify Mrs. Open
helm Of the unfortunate turn affairs
had taken, but she was so ill that he
old not see her. He told her daughter,
Mrs. Thompson, of Philips flight and
the disappearance Of the bonds, but she
will keep the news from her mother
for the present It is feared that If she
we're to be informed of what had oc-
CURED she would receive such a shock
as would cause her death.
A well-l1nown citizen who was spoken
to regarding the flight of Oppenhelm-