The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-01-05
SPRECKELS FIGHT
AGAIN IN COURT
Rudolph and Claus A. Now Seek
IL Millions From Their
Brothers In Suit.


spreckels yesterday startod another
lawsuit against their brothers, john
d. spreckels and Adolph b. spreckoia,
and their sister, Mrs. Emma @. Ferris,
in their fight to secure larger share
Of the millions left by their father
and mother.
The first legal fight instigated by
Rudolph and Claus A. was an attempt
to break their fathers win. This fail
ed, as far ms the decision of the trial
court was concerned, although an APP
peal to the Supreme Court is still
pending,
The stake in the present fight in the
spreckels family is specified in round
numbers at sl2,OOo,oOO, this being the
amount that the brothers Rudolph and
Claus A. now seek to take away from
John d, and Adolph spreckels and
Mrs, Ferris,
In the complaint that was filed yes
terday it is alleged that Claus spreck-
els gave to John D., and Adolph
Spreckels, prior to his, death, the
amount of $26,O0O,OOO out of an estate,
the total value of which before these
gifts were made is specified at ESQ.,
100000.
The claim which the plaintiff broth
ers now make is that they should be-
given some sle,OOO,OOo by John D, and
Adolph b. spreckels.
"out of keeping with this season
of universal kindlinessg is the man.
ner in which the attorneys for John d.
Spreekels speak of this renewal Of q
family fight in the Christmas season,
but the intimation is that both sides
of the family dispute will be contested
with spirit in the court.
without Mothers Consent.
The method by which Rudolph and
Claus A. figure out that the $4,000
900 is due them is complicated, but, in
brief, as follows: They claim that their
father gave the other brothers $780,
100000 from an estate valued at $780,
100000; that $1S,000,0 900 of this estate
was community property, and that the
gifts were made without the consent
of their mother. Consequently, they
reckon that their father gave the other
brothers $S,000,000 more than he had
a right to give away without the con-
sent of their mother in writing.
Brought in complicated form the
meaning OF the suit is explained at the
office of Charles A. Wheeler, attorney
for Rudolph and Claus A. Spreckels,
as being an effort of the estate of
Mrs. Spreckels to recover money from
the estate of Mr.. Spreekels. Thus by
the invention of the lawyers the es-
tate of dead wife is suing the estate
of dead husband in the interest of
the contention between the living
children.
The attorneys ON the other side also
have things to say. This is the state
ment made from the office of William
l. Brobeclc and Peter F. Dunno, attoT-
neys for John d. Spreckels;
Seasonal Considerations.
"The actions proceed upon the
theory that the gifts made by Claus
Spreckels in his lifetime to j. d. S.
and A. b. s. are wide, because not
consented to in writing by Anna c.
Spreckels, and that the properties, esti-
mated to be worth upward of $16,000,-
900 may be recovered. These gifts
were made many years ago, and the
recipients have possessed and enjoyed
them without dispute or question ever
since. 1t is impossible to consider
seriously the present effort to further
harass and annoy the gentlemen. 1t is
but another step in the campaign which
has been waged against them for years
by their brothers. and is ont of keep
ing with this season of universal kind
liness."
OF tho $26,OO0,O 900 which the two
brothers now assert their father gave
the other two brothers something over
$1S,000,000 is identified, and the bal
ance of $7,O0O,000 is included without
naming the properties.
Claus spreckels' Gifts.
The properties named as gifts are
as follows:
Spreckels sugar ranch, $3.50, 1,26
spreckels Sugar Company plant,
$s26,519 II.
Western Beet Sugar Company, $777,-
500
$40 shares Paiaro Valley road,
1866 400.
2i0O shares California Sugar Rein
ory, &9,960,00O.
3O35 shares Oceanic Steamship Com
pany, s2O9,2l2 So
10 shares California Sugar Refinery,
$4,000.
32i6 shares Hakalau Plantation,
S648 200.
5l5 shares Hilo Electric Power Com
mny, $4,000.
1900 shares Ililo Sugar Company,
tf6000O.
5000 San Francisco Gas and Electric
bonds. e5,QO0,000.
u ID aated IN the complaint that
from 1927 until the time Of biz death
there WAS nH eaifangemeni between ihe
father and Rudolph and Claus A
spfeehhla, bat lhe eonieniion ~ noa
made thpi the mother sought a recon
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