The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-04
Money and Property
All Gone.
OTHERS CLAIM HIS SALOON.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR LOOK
ING INTO THE CASE.
Secures Special Letters of Admins
tration From Judge Troutt-Be-
: longed to Wealthy Family
in Germany.

]. A. Drinkhouse, the new Public Ad-
ministrator. took charge of the office
to which he was elected yesterday ana
his first official act was to instruct AT
terney A Ruef to file an application Tor
special letters of administration on the
estate of c. T, Arnold. who died OF pneu-
monia Sunday night in lodging mouse
at 126 Fifth street. The reason given for
the haste is that the deceased was pos
sessed Of considerable property which
was being usurped by parties having no
right TO the same. Judge Trout granted
the application and steps were at once
taken to ascertain the whereabouts Of
the decedents assets.
Arnold was until recently the owner OF
.he saloon at 211 Grant Avenue. He had
$4,000 in the Humboldt. Savings Bank and
was possessed of jewelry valued at nearly
Sl0O0 including a gold Watch ana cnalH,
diamond ring, diamond pin, gold headed
cane and a diamond studded locket De
sides land in Santa Clara and Monterey
counties The saloon is in the possession
OF other parties, William Green and
Thomas COnrON, who claim to mold Dill
eff sale for the same; the JeWeIry was
taken by John Hayes, friend OF Arnold,
The money has disappeared completely
and nothing definite is yet known con-
corning any title to the real estate he
IS said to have owned.
a Arnold, who was about 40 years old,
was a son of a large landowner at Man
helm. Germany. a man said to have been
Immensely wealthy and who associated
on terms of intimacy with the nobility.
Like many another scion OF a wealthy
house, young Arnold was extremely wild.
lie was the black sheep of the family,
and because of his eScapadeS in the land
of his birth he was practically disoWned
and sent to America about twelve years
ago. He came direct to San Francisco
and for a number of years made
humble living, working in livery stables
and on ranches, being az one time en-
ploXed by the late Senator Stanford on
his PalO Alto ranch. Several years ago
he went to Salinas and is said to have
purchased valuable ranch in Monterey
County with money sent him by his IA
Their He returned to this city in the
early part of last year with his pockets
full of money and purchased a saloon on
Sixth street. Three months ago he dis
posed OF the SiXth-street place and pur-
chased the saloon at 2l1 Grant avenue.
About December he sold half interest
I'm the place TO Thomas COnrOy. Green
claims 10 have bought out Arnolds re-
naming interest a month ago, but the
latter's friends say Arnold never gave
them any intimation that he had sold
out and that the sign of Green & Conroy,
which now appears over the door, was
not put up until Monday, the day after
Arnold's father died several months
ago. Shortly before his demise he sent
his outcast son $500, and Arnold is be-
lievcd 70 have received more money from
the estate. This, together with the $1,000
which he drew from the bank early in
September, is what the Public Admins
traitor is especially anxious to locate. He
is also interested in knowing what be-
came Of the money he is alleged to have
received for the saloon.
Green's son says Arnold was accus-
toned to play the races heavily. and it
may be that he got rid of his money in
this manner. The Public Administrator
has notified Green to produce the bill OF
sale for the saloon and also any papers
he may have which belong to the dead
man. Hayes has also been notified to
turn over the jewelry in his possession
and letters of inquiry have been dis
patched to Monterey and Santa Clara
counties in an effort TO ascertain if
Arnold had any property in either as
claimed.
Arnolds only surviving relative. so far
as known, is a brother in Germany, who
inherited the family estates