The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-05-24
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a RAW specimen OI inc naive 1FSSnmon
appeared before Commissioner Hoyne
yesterday and besought his kindly offices.
The man was a labUrer of the commonest
grade, about forty years Of age, although
his strongly marked face and bent figure
indicated that he was much older. He
was dressed In the poorest stuff. The
lower portion of his anatomy was covered
with . pair of wcll.worh pantaloons,
which were suspended from his waist by
leather strap. The upper portion of his
body was covered by aid antiauated coat
and dirty w0olen shirt, which lay Open
At the throat, disclosing veins and sinews
brought into prominence by rugged toll.
His whole appearance indicated poverty
and toll and care, and, Is he approached
Mr.. Hoyne, he did so with q bashful cir.
as 1t he was conscious of his own posi-.
ton and he was there to ask favor.
The man told strange story and told it
ii an Irish brogue 90 strongly marked a.
to be almost as unintelligiblc to an Amer
lean as the speech Of q Yorkshire pillow.
man. He said his name was Daniel
O'Keefe, had been in this country for five
years, and was now residing at Calhoun
avenue. Irondale, South Chicago. Some
thirty.twO years ago y brother and
cousin of his named Charles O'Keefe left
London for India, for the purpose of
making their fortunes" From that
time forth the family had only received
two letters, one Of which informed the
relatives in ireland that they were doing
well, and the other was SIN invitation to
the visitor IF Mr.. H0yne to come to India,
and his passage would be paid out. The
offer was not accepted, and the letter was
unanswered. This was years ago.
Those two young Irishmen sailed from
London about 1845. They had little or
nothing in the shape of worldly posses.
sions, and landed in India with an almost
empty treasury, wide country before
them, good constitutions, and fountain
of perseverance in their hearts. As the
dramatist says, we will suppose twenty
years to have elapsed, and we find these
two Indian emigrants transformed into
Indian princes, so far a. wealth il con.
cerned. They have settled at Allahabsd.
own large estates, have troops of servants
to minister to their wants, and look for.
ward to the time when they will come
back to their native land and in the eyes
of the world be men among men. An
other ten years elapse, but before they
have completed their project they die, afe
buried by people foreign to them and
leave in tie hands of lawyers goods and
chattels valued at no less than 81 ,O00, 600.
Where the heirs are to be found is q
mystery to them, and they advertise.
Daniel, as stated above, came to this city
about five years ago, and some months ago
the fact was brought to his notice that he
was being advertised for as IN heir to this
bonanza in American papers. He com.
municated with his people in Ireland
who are all - ignorant rs he-and ~
ceived undubitab1e proof that he was one
of five who are entitled to the property of
the deceased men at Allahabad. Daniels
relatives are Is poor as he is, and he cane
to Mr.. HOyne in order to devise some way
of crossing the ocean, where he can estab-
lish his identity. He produced papers
showing his relationship to the deceased
millionaires, and he spoke in confident
tones as to his ability 10 establish his per-
sonality could he only reach Great Britain.
After consultation, he resolved TO try and
raise by subscription the necessary amount
among his fellow laborers at the rolling
mill where he is employed; but he seemed
rather doubtful of success In this direc-
ton, the mills having been closed for
some time. Here is chance for spocu-
latorl A prospective millionaire begging
- much as will pay steeragc passage 10
the other side of the Atlanticl Think of
iti-lntsy-O Ocean.