The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-02-20
WILL OF MRS. ANNA
c. SPRfCKELS FILED
Value of Estate Is Estimated to
Be in the NeighbOrhOOd
of S5,OOO,OOO
Property Left TO Two Sons and
Daughter, Who Is at
KingswOOd, England

The will OF the late Mrs. Anna c.
Spreckels, widow Of Claus Spreckels,
was fled for probate in the superior
court yesterday morning by the execu-
tors. Claus A Spreckels and Rudolph
Spreckels. The document left the en-
tire estate. which is estimated at
$4,000. 600, 10 Claus A. Spreckels' Ru-
doIph Spreckels and Mrs. Emma c.
Ferris of Kingswood, Eng. The prop
erty is to be divided among them
equally. 10 provision is made for John
d. SpreckeIs and Adolph B. Spreckels,
the elder sons OF the deceased. Inc
viii bequeaths the property outrls N,
without providing for any trust. as
was attempted in the viii OF Claus
Spreckels.
The viii was signed by Mrs. Spreck-
els on August l6. 1909, subsequent 10
the death OF her husband.
HEARING SET FOR MARCH IL
The petition which accompanied the
viii was filed by the executors through
their attorneys. Cushing & Cushing.
The petition states that the Nalue OF
the estate is in excess Of $l5O,0OO. o.
X Cushing, attorney for the petluonef'
stated that the value OF the property
did not exceed $4,000, 900, but intimated
that the valuation was ia the neigh-
borhood of that amount
Judge Coffey set the hearing on the
petition for the admission Of the will
TO probate for March II. The viii IN
fun is as follows;
1. Anna c. Spreckels. a resident
OF San Francisco, state OF can
- nd ~ nfEnnE-
ing mind and not under restraint
or undue influence, do make, pub
fish and declare this to be nay last
VIII and testament, as toloNs'
First: / hereby revoke any ana
all other wills at any time by me
Second: I hereby give, devise
and beQueath all my estate, OF
every kind and description. wheth-
er real, personal or mixed, ana
wheresoever the same may pc
situated. to my sons, Claus A.
Spreckels and Rudolph Spreckels.
and TO my daughter, Emma {:
Ferris wife Of John Q. Ferris OF
Kingswood, England, share and
share alike: that is 10 say, one
third G-3) thereof TO each OF
PROVIDES FOR HEIRS
Third: [ further direct that in
case of the death Of any one OF
my said children prior to my death
the share Of my estate herelnbe-
fore beoueathed and devised TO
the child so dying shall go TO the
lawful heirs OF such child; and In
that event TO such heirs L devise
and becueath such share
Fourth. / Intentionally omit
making any provision in this VIII
for my sons, John D. Spreckels
and Adolph B. Spreckels, and 1 in
tentionally omit to make any pro-
vision herein for the issue of either
of my said sons in case either OF
nay said sons shall die before my
death, because 1 90 not desire my
said two sons or any Of their issue
10 take any part of my estate
This I do for the reason that my
deceased husband, Claus Spreck-
els prior TO his death, had ALREADY
given and advanced TO my said
sons q large part Of his estate.
and for other reasons satisfactory
70 me
Fifth: I nominate and consti-
tute and appoint my sons Claus
A. Spreckels and Rudolph Spreck-
els. as executors Of this my last
viii and testament; and request
and direct that no bond or other
security be required Of them as
such executors.
sixth: l authorize and empower
my said executors in their discre-
ton, and without obtaining any
order of court in that behalf. TO
sell and dispose of any and all of
my property. real. personal or
mixed and Wheresoever situate
and however held either AT public
or private sale and without notice,
and al such time or times and upon
such terms as may seem 10 them
In witness whereof have here
unto signed my name 10 the fore
going instrument, consisting of
one page, besides this page, at
san Francisco, California, this
10Th day Of August, 1909.
The witnesses are +. W. Dohrmanl
1915 California street; Eugene d. SUI
hYsn. 3444 Sixteenth street, and Ann
c. Brommer, 2027 Howard street.
WAS IN POOR HEALTH
That the aged woman was in fra
physical health when the document wa
signed is apparent from the signatur
which is barely decipherable Atto1
ney Cushing would not say by whom
was prepared.
The petition accOmpan ying the wi
stated that the testament was foun
by Claus A. and Rudolph Spreckels
p safe in the residence of the testatri,
2027 Howard street. The petitioner
say that at the time of the execute
OF the viii the testatrix was of "soun
and disposing mind" and that the wi
was not procured by menace, dures
fraud or undue influence Of any kind
The next Of kin, the petition n
cited, are John d. Spreckels. age s.
Adolph B. Spreckels, age 50: Claus .
Spreckels. age so: Emma G. Ferris. az
80; Rudolph Spreckels, age 80.
The estate, il is said, consists {
money in bank, household furnitur
horses and other personal property {
various kinds, and an interest in II
estate of Claus Spreckels. decease
which is now awaiting settlement
tie courts. The chief item is the int,
-sl D the estate of her late husban
BITS. spreckels was entitled to con
unity interest in the property of ha
OF its value. The estate was appraise
at about sl0,000,00O.
large portion of Mrs Spreckel
property was invested in stock in n
San Christina investment company.
that corporation was Mrs Spreclxe1
interest in the Claus SpreckeIs bull,
ing at Market and Third streets ~
Spreckels annex building, adjoining
Market street, the theater buildin
which is being erected in Market sire
opposite Mason. and the residence pro,
erty in Van Ness avenue and Howai
street.
RENrrI nnHENTT mann