The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-27
FORTUNES FOR TIE HEIRS.
rms WTLLrONS TH1T ARE WArrTN0
MN THONE HHO COME NOT.


Offices nd LAWYERS II every TIVE. queer Old ron
tlcmai. - located VINO ia w profession geuealo.
ri-t md collector % inforun' ton corcerniug I'M
81 nt.cd rnnrys and c.t,trs lie s. slowed away
IN two little rooms IN the tor 50 ~. aud to fca'n
him Il Is rcces airy to wander through I'm
numbered crooked ssagc wiys. hn ii;'S
Jayne Ia the old gcntlcman's name. He Ia
somewhat u an attorney, nut tire prlctre or
the law Il NOT ha reliance IN the struggle FIR
bread. ono II hls httlc rooms Is criminrd 20
thrcrIine WIN odd books. The "Gcntir mcus
Mag zine s there complete from It's first nun
Der There are all kinds OF works on p,cr1et.
herdlry, aud gcneaioey, and volumes of aIy r
Elements eating back neatly century. o.
from the new spiuers Of Great Brit .in. France.
aud America. and calling for missing beg teos.
heirs - ", mex Of kin, chanc-rv h"ir'. emf
Cla.Wants for Iriic money. Nari hcra 60
cmbl, ms. G ats Of rms. AMI ccn"aloeic o. o.
ndorn the walls The genealogv and family ih-
sigma " J I'm Pitts J ,nc, Gcut.. likewise hang
there. and the Reuuin ness Of the record an OF
the coat Of arms. which Is bhd with a fsh ln
ita bcik Is demonstrated mos. ingenIously and
conclusiNcb bv the old eentl IN ~.
Mr. JAYNE has also IN index register that
has gone through three editions 1t cont inns an
introduction. setting forth the vast amounts -
m ney-th millions uppn milhons-that are
avail q owners tn various parts OF the world.
This Introduction shows lso the advantage 10
be derived from employing } r. J. in pressing
ri.hthl claims upon such owncrlcss fortunes.
Tue rest # this index tesi.t,r" is a list NJ tho
estates and moneys that are thus gong
b ggiur. Ever, cst9tc and name has as number.
j. l.. ). has reduced ti- daia 10 system aud la,
INVESTIGATIONS tu q science.
a GENtIs IN GENEALoGY
No visitor en- helu bcin. profoundly I'M
pressed by tine cd ccntlcu an. His crt-lv
Eeard. his SHAGGY Lar. his olI fashioned. steel
framed snect cites, WIN crsses q the sizc 81
wa b dils, ii- genealogical leafuiut. and u -
q ll-ht IN rss'arrh among dusty family records
an TIE vet Ec- of rnnaw Sous an decreased
pr ndaus, all convince vou On, I In MS specially
he ls 20 tNrtr VINO " hl u Tor ".
In the course IL Mr.. Ja'n : ardent lnh r. he
h. c"ler'cd the pcdi-r'c- e oy,r tUwo FAINT
u In EnHsud aud Ahefica. he number "
\. lumts 900 hi. liirty D. rNcr liol, many Of
them treasures If ! est history ana biography,
oNscufe no unku W.. C0We, 'r al |straets ~
thoss nd, If wills have Accumulated In IN,
hands lie knows lawyers all over :uc world
ana h become so wtil icQu int.d with son,n
OF them that he saws he studol law to prevent
being robbed by the fraternity The old gentle
t1An. singular TO say. - also veteran sail ir.
lor twenty years he Of luchcd the deep part OF
the time a. captain = avessel and be has CIR
cumu Ngafc1 the world
Among the interesting ceses that this most
original explorer las In h'nd IL that OF George
Is ate worth tUOOOO. \ cert.in hict ard Smith,
supposcd to be -omewnere IN America, is be-
!irvcd To- be the heir. and tor I'm Mr.. JAYNE h
been searching with ind lmitable rs l. lie his
dis covered Ne ucunrd Smiths IA Long Island
has turned ga To- he tue Hich. I'd he wanted. Ar.
JAYNE fhiuh. q AZ the iru y good Deacon II Gin
cnraii must he the ulHn. ana he d 4 lons been
contenplaiIug an interview Win hun, Ito
has teen deferred thus Tar onl, by his defc-
talon - the w'cke arirefs. VITO would
und iubfedy conspre 10 turu the frhy OF
t'cacuns wludiaul entire ~ t. icle own a4yAn.
nne. Mr.. jayne ia also invest 1ntins he pre-
fhsions OF nurhcr OF new mlnt- from
ONO TO the money LETT Ia the old Manhattan
Bank by on" Isaac Phillips. a wealthy stovo
dealer, about $50. The amount was origif llv
.erI' St0.sN. uuf interest T. sni TO hHv. swell
1t 70 nearly $4,000 Mr. Jayre relates WIN
pride some Of MS achievements In claim nj
hunting. In 1916 Todhunter. Nyndham a Co,
being hsolvent, made al assisnncnt for tbs
benefit OF their creditors. rur nfy sew. n wears
tie share of one Of the c-chi ore was not He'd
r. The croditor wing died, ana no heir BENZ
disco,er1nl-. Not unIii ls'3 was the heir found
II was done. inc molnt. wnich originally was
only $lB. had increased to Sd.DO
PEDiGREEs OF AMERICAN FAMILIES
Not the least Interesting II Mr. Ja,n.'. rc.
Searches are those Of a rcuehog ical nd hrrildic
character. lie SAYS that the O,d families OF New
York have ir, q.eutlN etupluNcd hi.l IN trsctr4
or The history - their ancestral branchrs. ana
p.nvlug beyond CUES lon that tley are connect
od b., loud with f,r.ign uouiitias and are n.
III ed To- c. ats OF arms. notices, and even hnu-
dies 20 their names. lie vas only very recently
ret ir ed TO trace. tlc d di,rce OF fhs arh'ri. II
Ne der = aud NcW Or,.-oine OF them uf u TIL
ing fame. lie devoted year ana "a half TO tius
que I. and traced the f.mily back 20 Co nwau
aud Devon, England, where he found al n.urt,Ii.
Ing under tho name car urta. Iue 1rst II tna
family In Ameuca, lie so,s, Was In0mas Car
styled Cent man.
The vocation OF claimant hunting is OF far
greater import nee Iu some will inn1lnc.
Tue number 81 missing neir- and other persons
who might hear Of somethiue 10 tueir advan.
g"' the number OF hcrie,- intcstales ana I'M
claimed prnteiues ~ the BRUSH Isles. Au-tra-
la. India. and utnCr British colonies tud IA TIE
United states. the uuul Der 1f bttsln- who re
astonishing. In the savings tanks OF New Yurk
ana lr"otlyn alone Is nearly mi.lion dollar. {
nn'la'med ocp'sii-. Tor wnru ." demand has
been node IN Yc ~. lhe following lgLTrs
snow some u the amounts;
tm.-r.a lllla ~ saving Baus '.,......... hi
Bank for si,irtsinCit1 Of Sea York.. . So
I,ail"i, iss for SAY ..,... Isy ioe
These deposits represe' thousand, Of Ter
sons, many of whom ne Doubles drud. Wh,re
are theif heirs and rcDreseDtaiIyesf No doubt,
many are IN this very city, pcruals IN extreme
destituton
VAST AccrMuLATIoN- IN ENGLAND
nat IT. Is m eonmunitles long settled
t.at unclaimed estates assume enotnous
urfihs jew, under Tue magic influence
81 lap,e 81 time aud cos pound interest
II the tngll III Court 81 ChaucelY "a he Uosse.-
son II tle Accountant General, 9J.0OO1UO ster-
mo lf-1'UVN, ON awaits tue coming of Tghti.l
9o~uei,,, IL the beuN II Lpelnnd nearly
ana dividends are aided yearly, CUT to Wuicn
20 one ~ SHOWN title. Neatly el-5ono0,
known as fanny and navy prize MONEY,
await in LnRlfDd the WIDOWS ana orpnaDs ~
legal lepre-entiti'oa ~ s1lnels engaged m tho
= Na e'cheated to the Crown, AMI esta'e have
been IN lis possession over hundred years.
VIII 10 the rgutiul owners could dyubtleas re
.Yf"f even AZ tlis day upon pTOduciug pro. + OF
u'eir lUr aim rs are IN the Possession Of ths
llrt Incia House, and uilliln, m ore in ina
hahd' Of Trustees, THOUSANDS OF emiyrants
nave come 10 the United States and have for
song periods dropped ali communicate IN with
linen hln A. home. Whole families have died
ou mere he wing large amounts VS. NIL and In
Al b.: .a,n leid.iyes IN Anonca, but their
rtlau rs IN America have lett lao yeatges by
winch they MAY nt traced, They arc searched
GOT M are neyar found. Large sums are *
teu. .u advertising for them, hut the Gdyer-
sre u nts never meet their ave.
! mat there would be no officially in obtaining
these fortunes Tor those VINO are entitled 10
eneu Is shown by the record o. cases IN winch
tbs has happened, estates being recovered IN
'some Of them that have been unclaimed for
totg periods. In 1858, over EjO.OOO. that had
Ibeen lett 10y Frances Mary Shard Il TOrnav,
county OF Devon, was awarded IN Eng.
sand 10 the descendants Of ons George DAVIS,
secoud cousin Of the intestate. who came to
nmeiica n i79 An ,estnre was willed in Eng.
tshd ~ Richard iarbury In l7A. or this, per.
Hoh7 OF the name Of GoldsDorpugu, living in
~ paud, recovered t2I,0O0 Ia 1853. John Law
renee died In Eng nd m 1914, leaving Rl6.OO0,
twllch his next 81 Kin In America received in