The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-05

Friedberg. salesman; and Edward r. Land,
attorney-at-law. all of San Francisco.
The %testator DEGREES that in the event of
his dying in San Francisco or his remains
being brought there from abroad, the body
Is to be cremated and the ashes placed i'll
an unprentious urn and deposited in the
Columbarium of the San Francisco
Cremation Company. there to remain until
called for by a society named Hebrew Home
for Aged and Disabled of San Francisco for
interment in the grounds of the home. For
the expense of Incarceration he sets aside the
sum of $1,000, directing that the funeral be
conducted without ostentation. without Gu
logics and without religious exercises. lie
directs that bonds of his estate be disposed
Of sufficient TO purchase from the Bank nf
California on Messrs de Rothschild. Paris.
paid exchange for 800 geo Traces. this amount
to the deposited in Russian currency in St.
Petersburg as a fund. the interest irOm
which is TO be paid to the directors of the
society called in Hebrew :hcbra .;ikur
Chalin of his native place, Mitau, in kur-
land. Russia. for the relief of INDECENT nr
sick persons of that place OF whatever creed.
Other requests are Ia the various charitable
societies of San Francisco. Catholic. Prutes-
tant and Chinese. In providing for the He
brew Home for Aged and Disabled Israelites
he states that it is his wish that the sani-
tary law of Moses in regard TO the food
furnished the inmates he strictly adhered 10.
The concluding paragraph is remarkable. |.
is evident that Mr.. Friedman had no IN
tention of allowing alleged widows TO de-
nand a share Of his estate. as his been the
case with n number of San Francisco'T
wealthy men. His will concludes with The
! paragraph relating to requests TO claimants
of this character.
| The popularity of this will is that 1t
makes no distinction in its requests be-
tween creeds. and that while its maker
was a Hebrew, religious ceremonies over
his remains are forbidden. Little is known
of the life and family connections o. julius
Friedman. 1t is known that he was born
in Mitau. Kurland. Russia. in the year 1876
| or 1927. His father was Solomon Elias Fried
| man. "a hrIrgher of Mitau-So he states in
his will.
The family are Hebrews. Julius Fried
man came to America about the year 1870.
and to California about 1851. He traded for
a number of years on the Pacific Coast and
in the South Pacific Ocean. and then went
TO Oregon. where the greater part of his
fortune was accumulated. He returned to
! California about twenty-five years ago, re-
manning in San Francisco until his death.
There is some evidence that he was the
youngest child of his parents and that he
had at least two brothers and one sister.
One of the brothers died in California in
1895; another died in ST. Louis. The tine and
place of the sisters death are unknown.
Friedman visited his birthplace about ten
! years ago. ON his return he stated that
his only living relatives were two n~ephews
and a niece, all of whom afterwards died.
after which he asserted that he had no
living relatives of any degree o. kin.
But What a world of meaning; there
is in that little word of three letters. But
! and if are the stumbling blocks of Ian
| guage. But Dame Fortune found "A man
named Isaiah Mandelstamm here in St.
Louis. who, she declares. answers The de
scription of the object of her search, and
into whose life. cloudcd by adversely, ii is
her purpose to pour unlimited quantities of
sunshine. Isaiah Mandclstamm is a n.aa
rather below the medium height and one
whose appearance satisfies the hcholder that
he has been in the habit of eating his bread
in the sweat of his face. He is not inclined
to volubility when the subject of julius
friedman's death is preached. but there is
an air of sincerity about him as ne dis
CuSSeS the matter.
His attorney is now aking steps to estab-
fish his clients claim as the legal heir to
this estate. the accomplishment of which
will raise Isaiah Mandelstamm to afiluence.
The claimant. il seems. has been d resi-
dent of st. Louis for zine years past. Ac-
cordinS TO his claims. he was horn in IA
sarren, Kovna Litau, and is the only child
of Isaac Chazkel Mandelstamm and Michla. |
a Miss Kruger. She was the daughter and
only child of Rachel kfIIayCr, nee .Ilcnn-
son, who in turn was the daughter of Lazar |
and Guete Nessel jacobson, nee Friedman. |
Miss Friedman had one brother, S;olmon
Elias Friedman.
farther in the family history, for he has the
characteristic of his race-the preservation
of names and traditions of his ancestors
but enough is here shown to give color to
the claim he makes of being kin to the dead
Californian.
The question of heirship cannot. under
the laws of California. be finally tried and I,
determined before the expiration of one year
from February Is last, the date of issuance
of letters testamentary. The formal in
quiry to establish this will be instituted
through regular proceedings in court.
Meanwhile there can be no distribution of
the estate. The executors will hold the
property subject to decision and orders of
the court.