New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-18
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A FORTUNE.
A Seven Years Search for an Heir to
Si5O,OO0-He IL Found in a City
Prison, Locked for Being q Common
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A seven ears Searcn lOr an ncH 10
Sl5O,OO0-Hc Is Found in a City
Prison, Locked for Being Common
Drunkard. s...-s ora e..r.l v.t4isnei.lI
From the San Francisco CALI ,5 .
Many years ago there lived in the State
of Delaware family OF the name OF Fisher,
who commanded the respect of all who
knew them, and were well to do in finan-
cial point of view. There was one son in
the family, who was very wild and
devil may care sort of fellow of about
twenty-four years of age, who, ten years
since, left home ''tO see the w0rldsn- In a
little over two years he found himself in
New York city, friendless and penniless;
wine, bad women and fast company having
in that short space of time brought him
down to one of the lowest rounds in the
ladder of life I'D D., -.-.-..r -,,.t ms
About the time the war of the rebellion
broke out, and he feeling himself disgraced
by his conduct, and being ashamed to re
turn to his family, enlisted in one of the
first regiments of volunteers which left the
Empire City to battle for the Union. He
followed the flag through thick and thin,
and when Richmond had fallen he did not
lay down his musket, but lent his services
to Uncle Sam again and Joined the regular
army.
After he left his home no tidings were
had of him. Shortly after his absence his
father died. Several years ago the mother
died, and when her will was admitted to
probate, it was discovered that she had left
to her truant son real estate and money at
interest, valued at one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. r4tt III
The executors of the will did everything
in their power to discover the whereabouts
of the heir. Letters were sent to persons
far and near who had known him; adver-
fiaamnOts uera in sarfad in tho nayys no Dars
but no satisfactory responses We're re-
ceived, and all hope of ever seeing him
again were at last given up When he en-
tered the army he never wrote to his rela-
tons concerning the step, he had taken, and
the result was that no search was made for
him in that direction. I'D.
few days since visitor from the East,
while on tour seeing the sights of San
Francisco, CHANGED to visit the city prison,
and while looking at the occupants of the
different cells, he saw a face, that of man
about thirtytive years of age, pressed hard
against the iron bars. He watched the
features for a few moments, and then, adj
dressing the owner of the face, asked him
his name and place of nativity. The party
addressed replied that it was Fisher. and
that he was from Delaware. t-t
''On what charge are youhere9D asked the
visitor. .... ..
Common drunk" CURLY replied the pris-
oner.
A few words more were exchanged, and
the visitor became satisfied that the pris-
Oner was the missing heir, for whom the
sum of $l50,000 was waiting. OH la.e OTIS +.
1t appears that Fisher, after enlisting in
the regular army, found his way to this
country with his regiment and a couple of
months ago was discharged, his term of en-
listment having expired. He Immediately
took to drinking to such an extent that it
soon became necessary to lock him up for
beirg common drunkard. '|
He received the information that for
tune had fallen to him without the least ap-
parent pleasure. ...,