, 1877-11-10
LOST HIS NAME.
SINGULAR CLAIM PUT FORTH By RETURN
Ed CONVICT.

SINGULAR CLAIM PUT FORTH By A RETURN
Ed CONVICT
\ somewhat remarkable claim il being
fled IN the courts of this county, founded
upon apparently equitable grounds A re-
Gently released convict from the state peni.
tentiary, who has served term Of ten yeafs
under an assumed name now desires to claim
his wife, his own name, and his property,
which he left In the care of ais partner and
and friend ten years ago.
| Francisco Maria Gometz and Antonio Ps-
bio Ingleria came to Kansas City from Santa
| Fe, New Mexico, III the fall of 1867, and
| while here laid In 4 stock of merchandise.
Gometz had hved ten or twelve years In St
Louis, where he had dealt largely In cigar1
tobacco and manufactured goods. In 1859.
he went to Canon City, Colorado, In COM
pany with Inglera, and after years resi-
denee IN Colorado, both went to Mexico,
| where both married sisters. They resembled
| each other very much IN appearance and
passed for brothers.
1t was their custom to visit st. Louis and
Kansas City nearly every year, and bring In
wool, hides and money, returning with .
stock OF merchandise. 1t was on one of these
trips that Gometz got into trouble In gambl-
ing house at Ellsworth, and stabbed a gxmb-
Ter, whose name has been forgotten. Gometx
was arrested and gave the name Of Joseph
Brown, was tried, and sentenced to ten years
In the state penitentiary Before or during
his trial, he turned over al his papers, money
and effects to Antonio Pablo Inglera, the
husband Of his wifes sister, who was to re-
move 70 st. Louis and conduct the business
III his lGometZ) name and act for him in al
things. Ingleria did IS he was requested,
sold out his own and Gometz's business in
Santa Fe, and with his own wife and the wife
and child of the convict, removed to St
Louis. Shortly after the removal to st. Louis
the wife of lnglcra died, and he married Nina
Comet, still using the convicts name and
acting for him in all things. So far rs tho
real owner of the name was concerned, he
might Just rs well have been dead He was
4 convict and his name was Joseph Brown,
his wife had married the man who passed
for him, and even his own son had forgotten
him.
He was released about ten months ago,
and went to St Louis to seek his wife and
child He could hear of himself, or the man
who passed for him, but could not find him.
He followed HIM to New Orleans, and thence
to Havana, but could not find him He heard
of him in hey West, Florida, and then again
in New York. In despair he made his way
to Santa Fe to seek for some of the remains
of his property He says he has found some
land at or near Las Vegas, and some lots in
Santa Fe yet belonging to him, but he can.
not prove his identity. lnglera, having passed
for him and claimed his name and property.
He came to Kansas City few days ago and
found lnglera living here, but he declines to
recognize his old friend and partner, and even
his wife and child refuse to recognize him.
He is seeking legal advice. and desires to
prove himself to be what he was ten years
ago. The bogus Gometz or Inglera was i'm.
plicated in the cigar swindle brought to light
by the United States officials in this city,
about SIX weeks ago, and fled to Levenworth.
where the seizure was made of contraband
hey West cigars.
The genuine Gometz, alias Brown, is hope.
full of establishing his identity and recover.
ing his name and wife by legal means. He
is destitute in means, but by no means hope.
less. 1t IS a very singular case, and likely
to prove interesting hereafter. Times.