Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-02-18
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"heir" is said 10 be j. w. Clark, Q
Bourbon county, Kentucky. w
are not informed, but shrewdly sus
peot that ,J..W. Clark is a ;lRg''
gentleman, young and good looking
Now, fair reader .6ertune huntel
xe mean, IL Gny such exists, vii
You set your cap for that yoang gen
tleman, providing that no is young
and good looking, or shall we not
on your motion TO amend, strike
out the word .,providing" and say
single Is tho word for the choir
sO-oalled, of,a millionaire? Blt
should any fair reader feel curious
10 know who the millionaire WAS,
to whom J. W. Clark is inher,tor,
so o,called, we refer you to tho Pro
bate records Of Wharton county,
Texas. His name was John T.
Clark; he died n bachelor, leaving
property enough to make all Of his
relatives, when ascertained, rich,
none Of whom resided anywhere
near him or oven in Texas. His
rich estate was therefore admins
tered by strangcrs and, its vast
sums deposited in tho Government
Treasury Mt Austin. But after u
whilo the news got out and was
circulated abroad that tho rich John
G. Clark had departed this lifo in
tcstate, leaving TO his relatives, tho
Clarks, Of. course, onD'h little tho
rise OF 4 million, which had been
deposited in the Treasury at Austin,
subject to their order. Hcreupon
began tho rush. All tho Clarks
from trans Mississippi, so-called, at
once cmptied themselves into Whar'
ton county. 1t used to be thought
that the Smiths and Joneses were
tho most numerous families ;.,btt
Clarks have in this case Sihdic9ted
their equal claim to number. Tho
young Mr. J. w. Clark, from Bour-
bon, was but one of countless
family who was prompt to avail
himself Of nearest relationship and
Inheritance. But q circumstance of
singularity will not here escape no.
ticc, which is this. that all of the
Claiilas IRE ehs nearest relatives to
the deceased millionaire and sole
heirs, but mono of thcm pretend to
be of kin rs between themselves to
each other, all are claimants of the
bstate, but each for himself as sole
heir; each can prove up or estab-
lish his own claim, and quite dis
prove the claims of all the others ;
only the rich GlaEks, who had. mo-
ncy to travel on, and visit Wharton
county, were nearest relatives and
sole heirs; but the poor ones who
had to stay yaway, or couldn't get
there, had. ..no. share in the "chicken
pie" Now. ,aho but q Clark could
think of getting any Cf'J!G, ,Clark's S
rich estate? 1t would seem nome
but here Mr.. Hail, a citizen of the
frontier county of Basque, recently
visited a law firm in.this city. when
the following colloquy ensued:
HAIL Gentlemen, I've called TO
SEQ you on q matter of business
this morning.
ArToRNEYs-Glad to SEQ you, Mr..
Hail-proceed.
HAIL-Did you ever. hear of John
G. Clark, the Wharton county old
bachelor and milionairo2
ATToRNEYs-Ycs; he is dead, it
seems. and here is newspaper no.
tice of his only heir, a worthy gen.
tleman from Bourbon county, Ky.
/" ,HAIL-Indced What is his
name? ...,p
HAn-That is certainly a mis-
take. / can tell you who the heirs
are. My wife. Sallic, and her bro
ther, ElUahj are the heirs of John
G. Clark. s-'s
ATToRsRYs-Is that so!
HAIL-It is 30, and have come
to employ you in their behalf.
Imagine tbe. effect Of, this visit on
4 connie Of lawvvers, who had lost
their all by the war, and who had
not got foe since, and were a little
more than half starved.
The, attorneys continued the COL
ioonv .-
ATToRNrys-Tell us. Mr.. Hail.
how Won lruce YOUR wife Sallic's
title to go much wealth.
Short horse Quick cur
tica !" ! can do that in q few words.
Arross skys-Bepin ie. fcI please,
UIuM Well, her, 9fun dfather was
,,s Ned william, Clark he resided
in Union District South Carolina,
where he died leaving sons William,
John and Elijah and daughters
Nancy Rachel Mary Ganancio and
Sall;e INV nrescnt wife: all have
died without issue. except Elijah
and Sallie. who want now TO tain
Won in their behalf.
= ArTokSfSE-zWbcro docs Elijah
resideY
UuI-Ih have here some of his
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