The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
CHARITIES TO GET
PART OF FORTUNE
After Ten Years Friedman Es-
state Will Be Partially
Distributed
Claims of Two Hundred Alleged
Heirs Is Not Yet Liti=
gated

Property worth in the neighborhood
Of $l5O,000 belonging to the estate of
Julius Friedman will shortly be avail
able for distribution among San Fran
cisco charities under a ruling made by
Judge Graham yesterday. For nearly
10 years the estate, recently appraised
al about $se1,90o in value, has been
tied up in the probate court Fifty or
sixty lawyers have put in their thumbs
and pulled out plums, big and little.
Julius Friedman was anxious for a
rapid distribution of his wealth among
the charitable institutions of San Fran
cisco. But not cent has been paid
out except for legal fees, executors
fees and expenses OF various kinds
Friedman died January 81, 1900 at
the palace hotel. He was a capitalist
Of note, having acquired a consider
able fortune in South sea trading.
which he increased by real estate in
Nestments Before he died he placed
most Of his wealth in stocks and bonds
and his foresight is shown by the fact
that the value of the estate has sub
stsnually increased. Friedman declared
10 his friends and also in his will that
he had no relatives living. Everything
apart from few personal bequests of
small size was willed TO charity. Some
200 claimants TO heirship have sprung
up in different parts of the world, seek
ing TO take advantage OF the fact that
If Z man dies leaving an heir he may
not beqUeath more than a third of his
estate to charity.
DEMURRER Is OVERRULED
Judge Graham yesterday overruled
the demurrer interposed by Attorney
h. Z. Houghton TO the petition of Wal
lace A. Wise and Charles w Slack,
attorneys for the executors, shat the
charities mentioned in the viii be paid
a third of the amount bequea thed them
Although Houghton, who represents a
number of foreign alleged heirs. may
still answer the petition and contest
il, the overruling of the demurrer prac-
Iically means that the distribution
asked for viii be made. The merits of
the matter were thoroughly discussed
on the demurrer.
BEQUESTS TO CHARITIES
Hebrew Home Tor Aged Disabled of San
Hebrew Protestant and Catholic orphan asv
lunls OF San Francisco, 33 l-3 shares OF stock
IN the San Francisco gas and electric company.
10 be divided equally.
The French. German St MaIy's aud Mount
Zion hospitals, 33 l-3 shares. equally divided
The French ladies' Benevolent society, the
German ladies Benevolent society the First
Hebrew Ladies' Mutual Benevolent association
and the Ladies' United Hebrew Benevolent
sOclatlOn, ID shares, equally divided.
First Hebrew Benevolent Society of San
Francisco. 10 shares.
The Eureka Benevolent society. 10 shares.
The Humane Association for Aged and Infirm
Colored People Of California. five shares.
Hang Chau Beneficial Society OF San Fran
cisco 5 l-3 shares
The California Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty 10 Children. 3 Is shares
The California Society for the Prevest ion of
Cruelty TO Animals. one-third of FIVE shares.
In addition, the town of Mitau in
Russia, where Friedman was born, VIII
receive a third of its bequest of ESQ.,
600 francs, to be used for the relief of
poverty in that town.
The action to decide whether the re-.
naming two-thirds of the estate shall
be distributed to the charities or shall
so TO those who claim to be heirs of
the Testator is set for trial before
Judge Graham September 20.