The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-08-13
POst-MOrtem ReparatiOn.

In the San Francisco Chronicle Of July
p appeared the following advertisement
INFORM ALTON WANTED IMMEDIATELY
l. of the whereabouts of HENRY COUL Ter, or
Golfer, who, in the years lS5C-5l-52. was win
the firm Dent, Vantine x Co., at knIght's Fer
ry, and afterward at Olympia, W. L. In 1884
he was defrauded out of large sum OF money
by party who fled TO South America This man
died recently, leaving an estate valued at over
Please Plea SVS address f g ATTORNEY, this this ONCE
The circumstances which led to the in
sertiOn of the advertisement were as fol-
lows: Some time in 1854 the firm Parker
& Golfer were doing an extensive business,
both in this city and Olympia, w. L. Mr..
Parker attended to the business in this
city and Henry Golfer looked after it in
Olympia. Charles Jessup was then a
young man, residing at the time in Olym-
pia. He was friend of Golfers, and be-
ing about to visit San francisco, the latter
entrusted to his care package containing
Si,S00, to be delivered to Mr.. Parker OF
the house in this city. JesSup, instead OF
delivering the money, suffered himself TO
be led into temptation, and fled with 1t to
South America, where all trace of him was
lost. The affair led to disruption OF the
firm of Parker g. Golfer, on account of the
latter's inability to prove conclusively
what had become of the money. Golfer
went out of business, and his whereabouts
have not been known for many yea.
1t now turns out that Jessup, on the
strength of his stolen capital, accumulated
an immense fortune in South America,
and some years ago returned to his native
place. Westfield, Mass, to spend the re-
mainder of his days. A short time ago he
died, and left to his former friend, whom
ne robbed, or his heirs, if there be any, a
clean 100000. Among his papers after
his death was found the following certiti-
cate:
In June, lS5t, received from Mr. Golfer, of
the 6rm OF Parker 4 Golfer, package of gold
coin, 81, 500, more or less, which pledged my
word and honor to transmit or deliver to f. ii.
Parker, San Francisco, and whatever injury has
resulted, alone am guilty and bear the blame.
Golfer could not help himself at the time
write this to eXOneratQ my friend and relieve my
conscience on a sick bed.
CHAs. JEssUP, of Westfeld, Mass.
The administrators of Mr.. Jessup's es-
tate sent statement of the case to law
yer of this city, with directions to have
him find Mr.. Golfer, or his heirs, if he be
dead, and with that view he inserted the
advertisement referred to. a Chronicle
man on Saturday sought out the attorney,
and asked what luck he had had.
- w ell, he Sdlu, lduSuliSs l. Ciu Auu
traces of any quantity of Henry Golfers.
They are Just now as thick as blackber-
ries. Let me see; have list of the an
swers L have received" And here he read
from paper:
81. d. Hunt, of No l. StevensOn's Build
ing, writes that Henry Golfer committed
suicide on the Mariposa estate in 1868,
while in his employ.
&C. c. Wilson, of No. 551 Minna street,
says that he saw Golfer eight months ago,
aud knows his whole history since 1850.
"An army officer tells me that Golfer
was honorably discharged from Company
d, Second Artillery, June 20, 1868, and
the same day started out to pay sum OF
money to Mr.. Mckenna, on Drumm street.
Afterward he was found dead in Oakland.
He further says that said Golfer was in the
United States service altogether about
thirteen years, and that he was the iden-
tical Henry Golfer of Knights Ferry and
Puget Sound.
"Another says that Golfer died near
Modesto, and still another says that he Is
in COlusa. In fact, am getting bewil-
dered with the variety of Golfers that turn
up. and will have to take some time to in
yestipate their various Identities"