Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-01
DECISION. !.
i'm 'SPRfGkELS' CASE
JUDGE DECLARES
B CLAUS Will vofD
Children Shut Out by Magnate's
Will Are to Share Alike with
Favored 0nes--History Of Liti.
'7gation Over Will. u

Probate Judge ]. v. Coffey yes
.terday afternoon issued a formal or
der sustaining the demurrer Of John
d. and Adolph b. spreckels in their
suit against their brothers, Rudolph
and Claus A. Spreckels, to have the
will of Claus Spreckels declared void.
because of its trust feature to con-
vey reai property, says the Examiner
Of February 10.
This order is the sequel to the de-
cision Of Judge Coffee rendered on
last Tuesday and ends the contro-
versya so far as his court is con-
cerned until Rudolph and Claus A.
Spreckels take some step to have the
order set aside. .
Attorney w. I. Brobeck was pres
ent in court on behalf of John d.
and Adolph y. Spreckels, while
Gushing q Gushing were there for
the other two brothers. The latter
attorneys made a number of objec-
lions to the order, but they were
overruied.
There were no indications yester-
day or when the will Of Mrs. Annie
c. Spreckels will be fled for probate
by Rudolph and Claus A. Spreckels
as her executors.
The fact that the latter two sons
aided the mother in forming the San
Christina Investment Company about
year ago and to'which she decided
all OF her real property, amounting
to about $4,0tO,O00, continues to
make lawyers think that Rudolph
and Claus A. Spreckels and their sis
ter, Mrs. John Ferris, received dur
ing the lifetime of their mother,
deeds FROM the Investment company
for equal shares sof the realty, and
that SO far as the latter part of the
estate is concerned, the will Is but
conflrmatory of those transactions.
II this turns out to be correct. 1t
will plainly show In the opinion OF
members of the bar that the two
|brothers and sister in connection
with the mother took every posi-!
BILE step to prevents! on the death Of
the mother. the other two sons from
sharing in the valuable reaf estate.
Steps in history of Claus Spreck1
els will and the Mitigation over y
l. May II. .l907--Claus SpreGkels
makes will in New York, paying
$4,000 for an "unbreakable" tesla
I.xxs RI . I. a.
December 20. 1s0s-Claut spreck-
els dies worth from 10000. 900 to
$50, 900, 900. having given John d.
and Adolph, sons. $10.000,000 to
$1e,O0O,O00. -. "a. 70 ~, I'll.
January .. 1s09-Will admitted
to probate. Half of estate goes to
widow as community property. the
will calling for TRUST to give the
widow the income from the remainl
ing half until her death; that half
then to be conveyed to three chill
dren,' Claus A. and Rudolph and
Mrs. Emma Ferris; John d. and
Adolph b. left out of will.
May II. z1909-John d. and
Adolph B. Spreckels file demurrer,
sustained yesterday. declaring war
to the bitter end on brothers.
August 81, 1903 - Estate ap-
praised at 39,529,i40.59.
September a.. 1s09--Mrs. Claus
Spreckels receives $500, 900.
February 10. 1910-Mrs. Spreck-
els dies, leaving will which may
start new contest. "
February 10. 191O-Court de-
clares Claus Spreckels' will void.
thereby admitting John d. and
Adolph to equal participation IN
their fathers estate with Z two
brothers and sister. each of the
heirs to receive from si.o0O.0O0 to
s2,oOO.oo6.