Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-26
a CIRCUS RIDERS LUCK,
Frank Mefri!fe Fails HEIR to u Mitlio,
DDtiGr Il. tate In australia

Frank MefriUe Fails Hetr to u Milton
DD;iGr II. tate In AUstralia
There are no gentlemen in the arenic pro-
fession more widely popular, or better known
than the Melville family. Frank, one of the
best riders in the country, comes to us per-
ennially and was here this season with the
London show. The senior Melville is now
i'll Western Pennsylvania with Coup. The
st. Louis papers are now publishing the fol
10 wing story, which is very interesting to the
.nelville family at least:
most extraordinary piece of good for
tune has fallen to the renowned circus rider,
Frank Melville, now engaged with the Great
London and Cooper, Bailey Il Co.'s famous
international allied shows. By the demise
of wealthy aunt in Australia an estate val
ued at 100000 will come into the posses.
sion OF MIR. Melville, making him, at one
stroke, independent for life. James Mel
vile, the father OF Frank, whose fame as an
equestrian has covered two hemispheres, il
by birth an Australia. just outside of
Sydney he had a sister living who some
twenty years ago married one of the wealth
test ranchmen known In that quarter of the
globe. This sister, known up to the period
o! her death as Mrs. Matilda Lennox, pos.
sessei considerable property of her own
but with her marriage to MIR. Lennox her
property passed under the control of her
llege, and their united resources made them
easily the richest couple in Sydney. Their
residence, with the surrounding grounds
was the admiration of the people for miles
around, and commanded a superb view OF
the adjoining counties, while the finest
drives in all Sydney were acknowledged to
he through the substantial acres of the
Lennox estate. Owing to some slight fami-
ly ENHANCEMENT the elder Melville, after
leaving Australia to win the plaudits of
crowned heads throughout the world, failed
to keep MP a correspondence with his mar
red sister, and for fifteen years it was un-
known to him whether she was alive or
dead. And now comes the announcement.
On Monday last, as Mr.. Frank Melville was
''doing his hurricane act'' in the ring of the
Great London circus, unconscious of every.
thing, perhaps. except the enthusiastic saI-
vos of applause which arose from the audi
ence as his graceful and daring equestrianism
was displayed, telegram arrived for him.
and was brought to the dressing room
When be had concluded his performance
and had delivered his final bow, he was
banded the innocent looking scrap of paper
and Immediately proceeded to break the seal.
The following lines were rapidly perused:
$50 Frank Melville, Great London Circus,
Ottawa, Kas: Your aunt, Mrs. Lennox, died
in Australia July 3. BY her will you ar,
heir to her estate; value, 100000. PLEASE
advise me at once what measures YOU
intend taking. "W. F. KNITTING,
'Counselor-at-law, Is Center st., New York"
MIR. Kintzing is one of the best known
lawyers in New York, so there could be no
possibility of mistake. Melville gasped,
Great -!' and was for the moment over
come with amazement. Upon recovering to
an extent his equanimity, Mr.. Melville at
once communicated by wire with his father
who is now travelling with w. c. Coup's
great shows in Pennsylvania. The latter
will proceed to look after the interests of
his son.