The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-04-17
FAMILY
AND BUSINESS
Troubles of Confectionery
Man Whose Brother Takes
Management of His Store
MUCH DOMESTIC STRIFE
Financial Distress of Mer-
+ chant Said to Be Agra
waited by His Relatives

BERKELEY, April 16.-William
Wright has been succeeded in control
of his confectionery store, one OF the
show places of the town, by Curtis
Wright, a younger brother. and the
elder Wright has left his home and
family at 2215 Fulton street, taking up
quarters in a rooming house in another
part of the town. The brothers nave
worked together for years, and the
family of the elder Wright is prominent
in the university town. Now Curtis
and William Wright do not speak. Cur
It's has control of Williams business.
| and also acts as ex-officio guardian OF
his brothers wife and children, living
with them, as he has for years, at the
Fulton street residence.
Into the kaleidoscope of events has
/ come the figure of DR.. Beighle, splr-
| itualist healer of San Francisco, who
| is William Wright's mother-in-law, and
| according to his story she is the person
responsible in part for the usurpation of
his place in the Center street store by
! brother Curtis, and also for the Sepa-
| ration of himself and wife. The moth
| er-in-laW held mortgage on the es-
| tablishment and was able through a
local bank, which also held Wright
paper to assume control of the bust
ness and install the younger brother as
! manager.
William Wright is a brother of How
ard Wright, a former Speaker of the
State Assembly. He has given his
mother-in-law a bill of sale of the
| SNOWY candy store on Center street
| upon condition that she assume all liza
bilities, amounting to about $1,000. and
provide for his two children until he
again engages in business for himself
Meanwhile the bitterness between the
two branches of the family increases
| Hints of revelations that could be
made, if need should arise, regarding
William Wright's conduct of the big
| confectionery business come from the
lips of his younger brother, as he now
occupies Williams former seat of power
in the establishment. William retaliates
be referring to ingratitude, declaring
that for seven years he has provided
the younger Wright with a home and q
position William Wright says:
My wife and mother-in-Iaw and brother
| have frozen out of my business, and | M
| longer reside at the Wright home. They vert
able to put me out, because Of my money OBJ
legations 10 them. l lose every dollar l have
| put into the place. Incidentally. / have tC
| start and make new home for nysel
| and for the children, too. I shall engage II
! business here, and my friends. who are moi
slow to express appreciation of my difficult
ties, promise me support. II is bitter thins
| TO experience. out L am taking the iuOSe VIII
| nothing more serious than wry face.
Curtis Wright says:
| have an unenviable position. put II
| charge of my brothers former business
| through no wish of mine. Those to whom his
notes are made out appointed me manager
| His mother-in-law is one of the creditors
| The University Bank is another. | have
| mortgage myself OF $500 the place. The
| creditors were dissatisfied with my brother
| management and he gave up the business t.
| satisfy claims and permit of new manage
ment We are making money now. which
| was not the case before. We hope TO save th'
| business and pay all claims. / shall not tall
now about the claims of my brother William
that he has been frozen out, but 1t would b.
best for him to be quiet There is an abun
dance of material that could be produced t
disprove all he says regarding unfair treat
ment or snap judgment and We might go bacl
even farther and cause much more serious
trouble with punitive measures looming in thu
distance for brother William. He has no
supported me. but the reverse has been true
Checks and documents will show that II nee
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