The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-01

Servant I'm the Old Irving House at
Three Dollars a Week-ln the ao,rS
"A Fortune and a Husband-Truth
StraOSer than Fiction.
From the New York Sun. 18th.
There have been so many people who
fallen heirs to immense fortunes generally
left to them in Europe-but who have never
realized their expectations, that 1t Is re-
freshing to know that at least one lady lives
whose claims to wealth did nos end In
smoke. The name of the heiress, whose
history might not have been written hadlt
not been for the recent Fenian invasion OF
Canada, is Mrs Jane S. Vanier, formerly
Jane Scott, who was
SERVANT
at the old Irving House, in this city, some
twenty years ago. Mrs. Vanier, who re-
sides with her husband but short distance
from Malone, is accused of strong anti
Dominion prejudices, which probably ac-
counts for her practical sympathy with
many a foot-sore and care-worn Fenian,
who, without her having sent him timely
assistance, might never have crossed the
lines" on his way home.
But the way Mrs. Vanier, while plain
Miss Jane Scott came to her fortune, is the
most interesting part of her history. While
yet engaged at the Irving House, at the
rather moderate salary of So week,
guest Of the house. recently arrived from
New Orleans, hearing her name while she
was working on his floor, and becoming
acquainted with many of the circumstances
Of her life, concluded that she must be
some connection, if not a near relative, OF
a certain
RICH OLD LIQUOR DEALER
who had died childless in the Crescent City.
The guest, it appears, was a gentleman who
had a shrewd eye TO business, as well as
good memory conc srning the amplitude OF
the deceased liquor merchants estate. Con-
sequently he studied James pedigree care
fully, and without exciting her suspicious
concerning his intentions, managed to get
from her most of the particulars OF her life.
He learned upon close investigation that
Jane was not only the niece of the defanct
old Iiquor-dealer, but that she was his sole
heir, at least in the United States. Her
uncle, whose name she bore, was an Irish
man, (although the patronymic is anything
but Irish), who had emigrated TO this coun-
trv with his brother just before the war OF
1912. Both brothers were poor. One
(Jane's father married and settled near
Auburn, in this state The other went to
New Orleans, where he joined /
GENERAL JAOKsON's 8 ARMY.
When the war was over, he took the few
dollars coming to him for his services to
the Government, started in the liquor bust
ness, made an Independent fortune in about
twenty years, and one morning died sud-
denly of heart disease in his own store.
Jane was left an orphan few years after
the brothers separated, and knowing moth
ing of her uncle's whereabouts. found her
way to New York. She was for some time
the inmate of a charitable institution, but
finally went out to service, and, as above
related, took place as chambermaid in the
Irving House.
The gentleman who was working up
James case in his own interes4, as 1t alter
ward appeared, succeeded IN gettng all
the facts necessary to sustain her claim to |
her uncle's estate, and then induced her to |
sell out for more nominal sum.
THE FORTUNE BROKER,
after making everything secure as he sup
posed, sailed for New Orleans, but when /
ne reached that city he found he could not |
make his claim good without the personal |
appearance of Jane. Consequently he had
% send for her, and in that way she was let |
nto the secret of the whole matter, and at
,nce saw that she had been made the VIC
i'm of her New York hotel acquaintance.
Her story got out, and she soon found
riends willing to advise and assist her; but
beyond proposing to have the broker in
licted for an attempt to defraud, nothing
vas done for some time At last the spec
llator, finding his chances of making any
hing growing gradually less, proposed a
which was agreed to. In the
Jane received
SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS
n cash. and for that sum she quit claimed
III the remaining interest to the broker.
after she had secured her foEtune, Mr..
Tanier, Canadian French gentleman,
ought and won her heart aud hand. In a
mont time he married her, and settled down
lear Malone, where Jane has been again
,rought to public notice by the assistance
lie has rendered the homeward-bound
4enians