The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-06-30

ried, and then that he is the child of the
union Nifr e'5rra .rsstz tr.l .ss.T p
He says that he can prove it all.
His claim is good if he can prove. he
is the legitimate son of George Brown
ing and that his father is dead "a
He made me a proposition, continued
Browning Mth smile. 9..f sr..le
What, isit?' -ra4tea .e }etft Z
'The prersisrs we're that he loved my
daughter; and hewouId not claim his
share of the fortune, if [ would consent
to the union He said it W .uld amount
to the same thing. Grace would inherit
one half ofmy property, and he was con
tent to let me have the use oil it during
my lifc-the Internal scorndrel!' -1-s
Browning was little excited. He
was incapable of selling his daughter,
aud to have her hand aud heart made a
matter of business negotiation reused
his ire. '- -sr
w hat did you tell him?' -7--s l1
Il told him if lie had any claim upon
me, he could have every cent that was
due AS for my daue hter, he could not
have her. on any terms
Good '"a.-
Now Docket, I shall leave this bust,
ness entirely to you. You remember
I gave Leeds the administrator a bond
of indemnify. afs-, --. Xxx
'R efer them all to me , 2. 3aeea ~ ~
| Leeds aud myself you know are not
on terms of intimacy. In my opinion
he is a scoundrel' He turned against
me because 1 upset nice plan of his to
cheat me out Of about five thousand dol
lars Lester has retained him
The deuce he has = 81 - ry-
l knew Leeds, and this last piece of
Information opened my eyes. was
satisfied then that the sch enc was plan
of his to fitch my friend. Sill, their
villainy might be consrlma'ed, aud but
for lucky chapce, would have, been
|. Lester required several months to col
lect his witnesses He visited Cuba aud
Rio Janeiro, and returned with the chain
of evidence complete. He brought with
him Two persons from Cuba and one from
Rio Jeneiro; Que, of the former being
an old woman who had nursed his mo-
ther during her confinement. The one
from Rio had been present at his fathers
DEATH f'' o -'i'.-Tat s1-
We all assembled at the Court where
the ease was to be investigated There
was little use to contend. Browning
had given up the case. l had some lit
tie hope of using up he witnesses, though
| was beginning to believe that Lester
was in reality what he claimed to be.
l SUPPOSE my next statement will
seem too romantic to be true, and if l
had not known another parallel case l
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By one of the accidents of the law,
the case was continued for a month; and
during that mouth an elderly man ap
peared at the residence of Browuing.-
HI proved to be an important witness iu
the approaching contest; so.we kept him
close for TIE purpose of letting the other
side hang themselves,
The case came on. The old woman
testified that George Lester was the son
of George Browning. There was a
mark on his neck by which she identified
him, as well as by his general looks =
The other witness clInched them. They
established all they alleged to be true.
put my witness on the stand.
(. Your name, sir?' ssE
George Browning ftz
I. Your fathers name?' ...so
john
'The witness was Charles Browning's
half brother, The legal heir. 'a3
Look at that young man. continued,
placing Lester before him. Do you
know him?' .r --5 ss.
Never saw him before in my life
is he your SOUP ..I t..-r
Il never had a son sas
where do you live?' 4.. -s
In Calcutta
Lester was Immediately arrested, so
was Leeds, for suhornation and per
jury Our case was triumphant, but
The lost heir had come. aer
George Brow ming had gone from Gu.
ba to India, where he had amassed a
priucely fortune. He would not look at
the twenty five thousand dollars belong
ing 20 him in the hands of his brother.
He had written home once, but Charles
was half brother he did not care much
about him, any way, and when one failed
to reach its destination, he never wrote !
another He ha three daughters i'll
Calcutta, aud had come home to see
Boston once more, and then return to |
ole where be had lived and where he
was person of some consequence. E9G
Lester was sent to the State Prison. |
HIS witnesses were his dupes, and es
capped lightly. Leeds was at the bottom |
of the matter His plan as to pocket |
half of the proceeds of the frauds and |
revenge himself on Browning. He got /
bail aud ran away.
Grace was rejoiced to think she had I
escaDed the Wiles Of a villain. She |
smiled again, aud few years after was
married to an estimable young merchant.
e. 1t is estimated that W. B Astor |
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