The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-03
1 Youth who Claisr.s 20 be shs ION 9 ~
me Late Michael Reese. 81 saH - ~
ra.cn. and Demands q snare VI s 'lles

ri.eo. and Demands Q share ei inc
49, s.n rranc,sco chronicle, August 22]
n,hanch Wiclacl Reese was chidden du-
!; ,as sh;ss nfetinse for assiduous and appa-
rent,v alI.abeorbing attention toward tne
.raedv gathering Of gold, 1t now seems tnat
9, seast IL one time in that life he paused
Inng enough TO lavish his love upon O wo-
mana dark-haired and dark.skinnea Ia.
tive Of Panama, and scarcely has news OF
mis- death been confirmed when she comes
forward and presents to the pubic pleases
of his youthful passion. IL,
The youth who claims the deceased mil
1ionaire as his sire is one Ricardo, or hicc-
ard, Remeses, and be has. until recently,
J. lived with his mother, Isabella Acona, 10
small aIIey Immediately above Dupont street,
yeading soutl, from Broadway. she tells q
tate Of mans love, woman's weakness, ana
nor fall. She came here, she. says, 1fom
Panama witfsthe great influx cf 1850. She
was ;bronght into contact With Mr. Reese,
md a mutual admiration ensued. and she
took no her abode with him. There was
no marriage ceremony except 10 the sight
of heaven, for she welt knew the religious
principles OF her adorer forbade II. THIS
was in 1868, at which time they hVea
in rooms at the Lafayette House, an oia-
tine hosiery. Here they dweit happily I'M
sii 1859. she in the mean time presenting
him with three cbiIdren-two boys and u
girl. The girl died upon her birth one
how survived only the years OF early IN
fancy. and the other boy still lives, and IS
determined to urge proofs OF his parentage
and gain q monetary recompense Tor has
heritage OF ilegitimacy. He claims that
certificate OF his birth, signed by Mr. ieese
as the father, is TO be seen on the records Of
ST. Francis church. This he regards as proof
fndisputab!e to his pedigree. When the
couple separated in 1863 Miss Acona Reese,
with her son, departed for Stockton, where
she remained for some years. NO evidence
has as vet been adduced to show that Ar.
Reese acknowledged her dnring tnat time,
no letters or other documentary PROOF IN
that connection having yet been mentioned.
Returning to San Francisco, she made her
residence in the alley spoken OF, her son,
now in vigorous manhood, laborlng as cook,
waiter, steward, coachman, OF anything else
at which he could obtain employment 1t IS
stated that MIR. Reese made frequent visits to
his quasi wife after her return. so many anu
at such times, In fact, as to succeed IN calls-
ing quite ripple OF indignation among the
other residents OF that moral neighborhood.
1t is spoken OF as circumstance likely to be
productive 0! startling effect that upon she
occasion OF one OF his visits Mr.. Reese OBJ
tanned from the mother photograph OF his
progeny. which is supposed to still be
among his private papers. Another pecu-
liar circumstance is that of the name given
the claimant. 1t is said that Mr.. Reese OBJ
jected. again on the ground Of his religious
scruples, to having the child baptized ac-
cording to the Catholic faith, while the mo-
Their was equally determined that 10 no other
way should its future life be guaranteed.
Consequently the ceremony was dispensed
with, and the certificate Of birth, naming
the child Ricardo RemeSes, was filed. Now,
taking the name Remeses and tranSposingl 1t
the result is NJ. Reese's. II this be the re-
suit OF forethought on Mr.. Reese's part or
not, it certainly appears very curious. Upon
Mr.. Reese failing to make provision by
will for his illegtimate offspring. an effort
was made to establish RcmeSes's or Mr..
Reese's identity and to secure some part iof
the property. Hall McAliSter has declined
to accept the case for the claimants, it is
stated. not deeming it worthy his attention.
Jose Alcayaga, who keeps a grocery-storea at
No. 524 Broadway, and one Candida Cutie
rez, q Spaniard, who claims intimacy with
law matters, have, however, interested them
selves in the case, and are confident OF their
ultimate success. Mr.. gutierrez last night
declined to impart to Il Chronicle reporter any
further information than the above, but pro-
misses startling developments in few days.
Joseph Rosenberg, nephew Of Mr. Reese,
was called upon, but protested entire igno-
rance Of everything connected with the
case, and had nothing whatever to say.
The supposed son. Remeses. is represented
as being rather intelligent fellow, with COM
plexion OF ha!f-breed, and contains that in
his features by which, it is said, close re-
lationship with the demised millionaire can
be clearly traced. II the affair be carried into
court, as appears to be the present inten-
tion OF the claimant. it probably will de-
relop some queer incidents.