The New York herald., 1874-08-14
HENRY GOLFERS WINDFALL.
Further Particular about the $500, 900
Legscy-Thc Much-Looked- For Golfer
Turns Up I'm WatsonvilIe.

Further Particulars about the S2OO. 600
Legscy-Tho Much-L0oked- For Golfer
Turns Up I'm VatsonvilIe.
From rhe San Francisco Chroniclel
On Monday last the Chronicle published an &C.
count of search for one Henry Golfer. to whom
fortune OF S2oo0o0 mas been left by Charles Jessup
who lately died In Massachusetts. The circum.
stances which led to the legacy are peculiar. Col
ter and e. H. Parker. ct present welknown
merchant in this city, were, IN 1854, In basiness in
Oregon, and Colter intrusted Jessup, then young
man, With $4,soo to bring to Mr.. Parker, who
looked alter the business here. Jessup embezzled
the money ned with It to South America. Par
ker at the time accused Ceter OF stealing the money
and believed Tor twenty years that he did Il.
Ihe nrm was broken up, and Golfer, who had al
READY become somewhat addicted to drink, went
10 the dogs completely. The Chronicle has already
explained how Jessup made large fortune In
south America, and how he went home TO Massa-
chuseSts to ENJOY It and died there lew months
ago. leaving to the man he had wronged twenty
years before 100000. Golfer was advertised for
In the Chonfcle, and any person knowing OF his
whereabouts was requested to send word 10 an az
torney in this city, W. W. KnowIton care Of A. L.
Bancroft l. Co.
THE LOST FOUND.
Last Wednesday morning little old dried-up
man about forty was pottering abont country
hotel near Watsonville, doing his regular chores
for his bed and board. The little old man, whose
weight Is not one hundred pounds, has for years
been devotee OF the bottle, aud on this occasion
he was particularly shaky and nervous. His eyes
rolled wildly about and his little red
nose shone ike q wet radtsh. He had
worked but moment or two (he was securing
some knives at the time), when man came hur-
rying into the room with copy OF the Ch''ontcle
in his hand, and shouted, "Here you are, Colterl
Rouse yourself mani You've been left $200O00r'
The little Old man stared wildly about him, and
his knives and brickdust fell lrom his nerveess
hanus. With trembling grasp he seized the paper
aud hurredly read the article. "At iastl at lastW
he Yelled. They sald ! stole u, aud now the
patient waiting my honor Is cleared and my good
name Is returned to mew
Like a hash the circumstances all came back to
he fairly wept Tor Joy. Tnen he tod his friends all
@ sne case fe.a,g en @ eScn aet now ne ioss
how III consequence he had wandered about the
earth for twenty years with the brand OF shame
upon his brow.
| OFF FOR SAN FRANCISCO.
| There was no more securing or knives that day.
some friends he got some clean clothes. and Thurs
day morning he left for san francisco to ind Mr..
ton concerning him That gentleman had gone 10
| oregon, but he had lett word that he would be
back in few days and 80 Coter went In searcn OF
was found after some little trouble. He recognized
Golfer at once, and sent him to the Cosmopolitan
! Hotel to await Mr.. kn0wtOn'S return. Mr.. Parker
| confirmed the intelligence OF the wndiali, and
laughingly told Golfer that as the original S. 500
| tnat was stolen was half his property, 1t was no
more tnan lair that half Of the legacy should be
| his also.
Last night MT. Golfer called at the Chronicle
Ofce to thank the people there for giving him the
| he VS. OF his good fortune. he was laborng under
great excitement, being. az he said, more pleased
| and OverJoyed at having his name cleared than at
the news OF his sudden wealth. He said that since
the robbery ne mad been utterly good for nothing.
raj times, and he had worried and fretted over the
! thought that by all his old acqualntances he was
believed to be thle un til he was unified for any
respectable employment. For years ne hac been
a wanderer over the whole Pacific coast
HOW HE LOST THE MONEY.
In answer to a question how he 1rst lost the
money, Golfer said tnat he was bringing the cash
"a, sOo), which belonged TO his Arm or rather it
belonged to other parties, though they were re-
sponslble for 1t, from olympia to this city. Jessup
and another man, whose name he had forgotten,
lett In the same steamer with him from Oly ympla-
the steamer America On lhe way Golfer says ne
gave the money to Jessup to carry TO Mr.. Parker.
lie did tnis he says, because he did not want
MIR. Parker TO see him In the state he was
in. Jessup ran away with the money, ana that
was the last ne ever heard OF nm until
last Wednesday. Ruined in pocket anu bank
| Iupt in character Golfer turned over the
| lie did little OF everything. He became guide
Tor surveying party OF the Pacific Railroad, gu,d
| ing at one time General Mcclellan then Captain
| McCleilan), who was running survey across the
/ Continent. He tnen enlisted IN the army and
served thirteen years, being discharged last from
the Second Artillery. Previous to this, however,
! he mad worked for Dent. Vantine Il Co., at knights
| Ferry. Dent was brotner-in-iaw OF "tnat man up
! there" said Mr.. Golfer, pointing 10 picture or
| PRESIDENT Grant on the wall, ''and I've seen him
many time al Knights Ferry. He was Captain
Grant then, and could drink more whisKey Lhan 1
/ could and that's saving good deal, can Cei you
Ior III those days could punish fearful quantisy.'