New-York tribune., 1878-07-23
CLAIMING MANY 1cRE8 HE4B BRoADWAE.
DIG PLANS OF SOUTHERN HERs-wHAT GENERAL
ROGER A. PRYOR THINKS OF THE SCHEME.

nrc Plans OF SOUTHERN HEIRs-wHAT GENERAL
ROGER 4. PRYOR THINKS OF THE SCHEME.
A recent number Of q Georgia newspaper
rsyives certain rumors have circulated in this city
from tme 70 time to the effect that there are persons
living in the SOlth aud West vino are heirs TO vast
estate in The business centre Of this city, anl prepar
ing TO prosecute their claim The gst OF the article is
,na, in the latter part Of seventeenth century
Robert Edwards is said 70 have been tho owner OF
about fifty acres Of land in the vicinity Of Broadway
and Canast In 1870 Edwards executed lease Of 'be
land tae Crown Of England for nineiynne years The
lease expired in 1871, when call was made for the legal
heirs 70 come forward prove t3or identity receive tie
lease money, take charge OF the property. 1t is
fuither claimed that Robert Edwards married Miss
Bib, sister Of NaBcy Bibb, who married Martin Key,
Of Ynginia that Edwards and bis wife died without
ISSUE thus leaving Nancy Bbb Key. tho wife Of Martin
Key OF Virginia and brother heirs OF the estate ana
tRat the lease money now Gue amounts 10 S9OOOOOOO
So confident are the descendants OF this Robert Ed
wards that ey arc the legitimate heirs 10 this estate
that they have Organized in Virginia Kentucky and In
diana for the purpose Of establishing tnciF caim re-
tanned eminent counsel, aud promise 10 quickly bring
The matter into hc courts Such Investigation as has
been made in this city in tue interest OF tue claimants
bas been kept from the public. At the REGISTERS once
he clerks were familiar with the story in all Its details
and it was said tha5 lease Of the property name TO
the Crown Of England had ever been upon record in
that oeec The only reference It Is quitclom-aeed
Of July 20. 1876, ron Justus g. Edwards i.i crime
fennis Amanda Edwards Margaret Edwards. catherine
Perry and James Taylor. her guardian OF Logan
County, Ohio. 60 Henry W Ingersoll aud Henry ~
wards releasing consideration OF SlOOO, ali feEef
senay interest n certain property described as IN Tue
vicinity u Broadway aud Canalst containing IRON
thirty 10 thirty five acres Of land.
General Roger A. Pryor, uf this city, and tbe Hon.
J0nn Randolph Tucker OF Virginia, stated % nave
been retained counsel for the claimants General Pryor
said ~ TRIBUNE reporter Yesterday that ne knew morn
ing about the than that persons Ia the oouth
and West made clan TO large and yalEaOc estate ID TINS
ey. He ignorant of where it situated or upon
wLat the claim WAS supposed 90 BE- founded. lie said
he had received three four ottefs frOn persons m
Virginia Interested In the matter, but none Rlyg any
miofmaiign regard TO IT. Several questions Lau Dccl
ted regarding the statutes OF New YORK ~ the matter
o. lie calGs oi heirs % which he had made prompt re-
Ply. but 10 directions given Tor him 70 take any
pfoceet!ng here toward any inyestgat OBJ ADoL June
las BE received letter from OF The committee IN
fnnla asking him - engage ~ The case Ia connection
VIII The Hon. Mf Tucker. OF Virginia, who would scOn
fist HIM III NcBYO Tor consulio on IheTs ad Oeeh
10 correspondence since then, ard nothing dsho hhI
pea 9cefmined upon. General Pryor sail lac ala not
llaec confidence in treasurs-trOye stories or
vast estates awaiting rightfu owners. Dut IN th5 IN
nance the claimants appeared fuyin earnes that they
Laaa Just clam 20 this properly, ana az they arc sh
f,sons OF respcctabIy the movement attracted more
aeh the ordinary attention. In DIS OWiOn tbey Dc
nsyed thal they had a valid title to TIE properly.