The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-03-16
THE WICKED UN Gle AGAIN.

We were met &c me days ago by a gen.
tleman who made inquiry for young
man named j Il. Essington. and his
sister Clara, who, he said, lived some
where in Bradford oil district, and had
been for some time. He stated that he
was from Lowell, Mass, and that he was
here for the purpose of finding and iden-
tifyipg the parties above named, and
then making the following statement:
About 20 years ago the parents of these
young people lived in the City of Lowell,
and were counted among the class of
her best citizens, the father being one of
the largest importers and dealers in dry
goods in the place. He had brother
who followed the sea for great many
years. and who was thought not to be
over sorupulous as to his life or conduct,
but wholly bent upon massing fortune,
at whatever cost. This was what the
people generally thought, but his brother
and immediate friends seemed to have
confidence that he was all right, bu.
misu understood.
At about the time of which we are
writing the brother persuaded the father
of these children to Sell out his stores
and business and join him in the pur.
chase of a vessel with which to carry on
trade between Boston and the cities OF
South America. They made one trip,
which was very unsuccessful, and started
upon another Immediately after the
mother OF these children had been buried,
the children having been put in the care
of friends in whom the father had full
confidence. From this voyage the father
never returned, and in about two years
his brother came back and made the an
nouncement that his brother had died
while in the port OF Rio Janelro of yell
low fever, and exhibited an official an
nouncement of the occurrence, along
with permit to inter the body in one OF
the cemeteries of the city. He also pro-
duced a will which he said had been
made by his brother, shortly before bis
death, in which he bequeathed to him
all Of his property, on the condition tina,
he would maintain, educate, and care for
his children until they should arrive a,
81 years OF age, and at that time to give
each one Of them $1,000.
There being no one to object, and the
story looked plausible enough, the vii
was admitted to probate, and the uncle
of the little children. who were then bu
mere babies, came into possession of tn,
entire ship, as we'll rs other property o
the brother.
After some years, when the children
had grown old enough to be but littl'
trouble, it was bis custom to take then
with him on his voyages, as ho was thel
trading between Boston and the Ber
muda Islands. Upon his return from
one Of his trips he made tho stalemen
that he had found home for the little
ones in Philadelphia. where they would
have every attention and superior ad
vantages of education. This WAS be
lieved and all went along quiet for
year or two, when he received lette
from some one, no doubt an accomplce
stating that the children had both dice
OF diptheria. This, it seems, aroused
some suspicion, and the friends of th
children determined to keep watch upol
she movements of the uncle, whom the,
mad come to look upon as q criminal.
turned out, however, that they had no
long to watch, as he was arrested. tried
and convicted Of some act of piracy, an
was sentenced to solitary servitude TO
lie. Now we come to the story and vii
make it short. About six months az
the untaithful guardian found himsel
about to die, and disclosed the Who'll
career of crime in which he had been g.
successful, and told the prison official
that the children were not dead, as h
mad stated but were living at Bradford
out did not say what Bradford. Th
gentleman, after searching for som
Gays, and not hearing anything fror
them, has gone to the town Of the sam
name in Canada, and if nothing is b ear
from them there will return aud make
further and fuller search in this city an
vicinity. The property left by the dyin
man is said to exceed 100000.