The Jasper weekly courier., 1877-02-09

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William and Edward Kinnilly, ran away
from their home in Amherstburg, Low
er Canada, 70 seek their fortunes, after
the approved fashion Of the story
books, somewhere In the world. They
were the children Of an Irish sergeant
in the Sixty-eighth regiment Of foot,
British army, and had accompanied
their father TO the various stations
whittier his regiment was sent from the
time OF his enlistment as private At
Castlebar, Ireland, in 1917, till he was
ordered from Amherstburg to Quebec,
in 1928. Some years before his enlist
ment he had married at T;pperary,
ireland, young Irish girl named Mary
Finn, and his wife, the mother Of these
two boys, had gone along with her hus-
band wherever his regiment was order
ed, making the best, as such women
do, Of the Inevitable hardships incident
to their wandering life.
She seems TO have cared for the chill
dren kindly enough till the time Of the
regiments removal to Quebec, when,
probably thinking that the boys were
old enough to shift for themselves, the
parents marched away with the old
Sixty-eighth, without even taking the
trouble to bid last adieu to the boys
they left behind them. A kind priest,
Father FlHett, took upon himself the
charge Of the deserted lads, and they
remained with him, and were well fed
and clothed and taught, till, becoming
weary of the monotonous life of the
quiet Canadian town, they ran away, as
has been said. At that time, in 1880,
they were well grown youths Of nine
teen and seventeen, respectively, and
they had quite well defined ideas Of
what paths in life were best suited to
their tastes. They parted from each
other near the border line between
Canada and the United States, one GO
ing to the South and the other to the
West. The elder brother, William A.
kinnilly, came to this city, and, begin
ming at the foot of the ladder, rose by
his industry to . position of afiiuence,
dying . respected merchant in 1868.
The younger, Edward Kinnilly, or Kim
neatly, as he was accustomed to spell
his name. went to Ann Arbor, Mich,
it is thought, and, obtaining home
stead grant, settled down on his land
as an independent farmer. No corre-
spondence was kept up between the
brothers, and the elder, on his death,
eight years ago, did not know even
whether his brother Edward was still
living.
WILLIAM KINNILLr's WILL.
William Kinnilly was never married,
and in default of direct heirs, made
will leaving the bulk of his property in
trust for the establishment Of an or
phans' home in this city. Twelve or
phan girls were to be selected by the
trustees of this proposed institution
from among the deserving poor Of the
city, care being taken that they should
be Of more than average promise and
Intelligence, and that their early train
ing should have been received from
honest parents. These girls we're to
receive : careful and thorough educa-
ton, and though the testator was HIM
self devout Catholic, it was expressly
willed that the religious training should
he non-sectarian. In addition to this
charitable endowment, it was further
willcd that any surplus accruing should
be devoted to the support and educa-
ton Of six destitute boys, who might be
taken from among the poor Of the city,
or from those strangers who had come
to it as he (the testator) had come forty
years before. The remainder Of his
property was willed away in various be-
quests, of which the largest, $4,000
was left to his brother Edward, or to
his heirs in case his brother was not
then living. The provisions Of the
will were carefully carried out by
the executors, and the legatees
received their bequests, with
the important exceptions Of the
Orphans Home and the missing
brother Edward. The trust establish
ing the Orphans Home was adjudged
void By decision Of the State Supreme
Court, rendered in December, 1870, and
the portion Of the estate set apart for
the purpose Of its establishment revert
ed to the heirs Of William Kinnilly, and,
in case Of the non-appearance Of claim
ants. to the people Of the State Of New
York. The missing brother, Edward
was widely advertised for and his heirs
! called upon to send in their names and
addresses to the executors, but no re-
Spouse has ever been made. Advertise
ments have also been inserted in Irish
papers for the benefit Of those akin to
John and Mary Kinnilly, the parents Of
the testator; but, singularly enough,
among all the folks Of Tipperary no
ncphews or nieces or cousins Of the fam
lily have as yet sprung up. Here, then,
Is large fortune going begging, and
nobody who thinks himself or herself
entitled to a slice. The Kinnilly clan
should be speedily mustered in Il i Is
desired TO prevent the property falling
irrevocably into the uRappreciative
hands OF the people Of the State Of New
York, in whose charge 1t remains at