The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-24
AMEND PETITION
TO DIVIDE ESTATE
Claus A. and Rudolph Spreckels
Revise Application for Partial
Distribution of Property

Claus A. and Rudolph Spreckels. eX-
ecutors Of the estate of the late Claus
Spreckels. who have asked for a partial
distribution of the estate to themselves
as trustees. yesterday filed an amended
petition to that end, the original Pc
tition having been demurred to by
John D. and Adolph Spreckels, the con-
testants.
Charles Cushing of the law firm of
Cushing & Cushing appeared for the
petitioners when the case was called
yesterday afternoon in Judge Coffey's
court, while william /. Brobeck of the
firm of Morrison, Cope & Brobeck APP
peared for the contestants.
Attorney Cushing asked leave to file
an amended petition which, he ex-
planned, made the description of the
property of the estate more specific
than the original petition. The petition
having been filed, Judge Coffey set the
case for September ii, with the under
standing that il would not be heard
on that day, on account of other bust
ness, but that it would then be set
for early hearing. Attorney Broboclk
stated that the argument would take
lnFee OF -FOUR DAYS OF the court time.
The original petition for a partial
distribution was prepared by Charles
S. Wheeler before he withdrew from
the case. The preparation of an amend
ed petition by Cushing & Cushing, who
have taken the place of Wheeler is
understood TO signify that the new
attorneys for the petitioners regarded
the original petition as defective IN
some points.
The amended petition agrees. with
the original petition in the description
of the real property of the estate sit
uated in San Francisco. although the
description of some parcels is slightly
altered. The original petition did not
describe with particularly the persona
property of the estate, and this is done
in the amended paper. The personal
property is set down as follows in para
graph V:
10 shares Philadelphia bourse
30 shares Overland Monthly publishing COM
ii. $50 preferred shares Federal sugar company.
200 shares American sugar company.
1000 shares Mercantile trust company of San
% shares Fireman's Fund insurance company.
loss shares First national bank of San Fran
| shares Maritime canal company
351 first mortgage bonds San Francisco and
san Joaquin railway company OF the par value
cent.
500 first mortgage bonds Oceanic steamship
company OF the par value OF $1,000 each aud
bearing interest at per cent.
8 first mortgage bonds San Fernando Mission
land company OF the par value OF 81 900 each and
bearing interest at per cent.
] mortgage bond Maritime canal company of
the par value Of $1,000 and bearing interest at 5
per cent.
ESTIMATED VALUATION
The amended petition goes on to say
that the total value of the real prop
erty belonging to the state now in
possession of the executors, exceeds
So zoo, 600 and that the value of the per-
sonal property exceeds $4,000, 600. The
total net annual income of the real
property. says the petition. exceeds
$125, 900, while the total net annual in
come of the personal property exceeds
$40, 600. The value of the real prop
erty set forth in the petition is given
as s5,35s, 406.60, while the value of the
personal property set forth. including
the $615,000 in cash, is given as
81 s09, $50.
The petition recites that in addition
to the property described Claus
Spreckels, at>the time OF his death, was
the owner Of other real property sit
uated in the city and county of San
Francisco and in the counties of Mon
terey, Santa Cruz, Tulare and Kings OF
the value of s445.OoO. Also that he
was the owner of other personal prop.
erty not money, of the actual cash
value of s307,z22.
The amended petition states that all
of this property is in the hands of the
executors. and that there is also in
their hands, besides the Ss15.00O al
ready mentioned, the sum of S500,00U
in cash.
It is stated that all claims allowed
and approved by the executors and the
court have been paid; that the total
amount of all claims presented and NOT
paid does not exceed $4,000. and that all
debts. outstanding, all costs, expenses