The Red Cloud chief., 1879-03-13
AN HEIR.


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The Manchester tEnglasdl Gssrissa.
Of the 9th inH-. reports an Interesting
case which has jusi been heard before
vice-Chancellor Bacon. in which a nan
from the United States has slccsciei IN
establishing bis claim ~ hsir io an Ia
glish estate. The newspaper ssys
The claimant, Mr.. W. II. Cox. =
builder. 81 Memphis. Tenn. soaghi -
establish his rigkt as heir IA \ property
known 81 Lcnnox Lodge. Southampton
He stated iha, he was born ia The year
1880, At Cheltcnhsm. where his father
carried on the business of . six mercer.
At the acc 81 II BE- wcnt - SEA ~ mid
shipm,n, serving on board the John
Coo,e, which vas dispatched with sol
diers TO Bombay. From Bombay he
sailed tn China and thence home. and
on arriving Mt Cheltenham he found that
during his absence his father hsd
changed his calling 20 tr the editor Of
the Cheltenham CAr0Escie, and bal sub
s~equenily quilted his native town, prob
ably in consequence Of financial emhsr-
easements, and gone to America.
leaving no trace Of his where
abouts. To America the plain
tiff Immediately followed. and after
q long inquiry succeeded in finding
his father through the medium IL AT
vertisemens. Ills mother and family
he had left in the care 81 an aunt, the
proprietrcss OF 3 small hotel where they
all resided. His father was acting at
the time rs special correspondent ot the
Morning. ~ChroHieis, ~ which he sent
letters from Pennsylvania under the
nom dc plum If "Crump." The rca-
son for the change of nsme. on which
the main issue Of identity rested, Vas
rather obscure, and probably connected
with monetary difficulties. rhs plain
tiff and his father became Join, editors
Of the Philadelphia EnYdycr. and rs
such travelled over the greater part of
the United States. lie stayed ut Phila-
dclphia with his father ill abou, ISIS.
and in the meantime his family also
came over and stayed there. After his
fathers death he travelled for n consid-
erab,e time, and At last settled down ~
u builder in New Orleans. lie hal also
seen military experience. having OPP
posed Mackenzie In his Canadian inva.
sion and taken an active part in the
civil war. His business was removed
previous to the last mentioned, and he
was 10Y at Memphis carrying on a
builders business. Documentary and
rara roce evidence was given in support
Of the case. His Lordship deyided in
favor Of the plaintiff. holding that his
identity was established $50 many
years ago"
This case recalls memories Of a once
well known journalist, who is yet re-
nembered by the veterans Of the press
in Philadelphia. In 1859 an eccentric
Englishman made his appearance in
Philadelphia, having just arrived from
the old country. lie was a man Of in
telligcnce and considerable literary abil-
ity, and afterward was well known a
first assistant editor Of the Pennsylvania
Enquirer, Of which old Jasper Harding
was proprietor and Robert Morris prin-
cipal editor. II is said that Mr.. Harding
made the Englishman's acquaintance
through having helped TO fish him out
of the Delaware when he fell overheard
from the vessel in which he had crossed
the ocean while she wa lying alongside
a wharf. This peculiar introduction TO
the publisher secured him an introduc-
ton to his newspaper soon afterward.
The Englistman called himself viii
liam III. Crump, but the accidental
meeting with an old acquaintance re-
vealed the fact that his name in Eng
land had been Cox. There appears to
have been no reason for the ~endeayorto
lose his identity save n foolish sensitive.
ness about certain business matters nj
home. He was Of a very nervous, sen
sitive disposition, and the old printers
tell some curious anecdotes illustrating
his peculiarly. Mr.. Crump remained
on tie Enquirer for 90 years, and is well
remembered in that Office 10 this day.
But his son, the present claimant, VS.
never employed there, so Mr Harding
says. Mr.. Crump was n useful editor,
and was the author Of several books II
reference; among others, "The World
in n Pocketbook." lie was afterward
employed on the North american, and
died in Camden in 1862. At one time
he acted as British Consul a, this port.
Mr.. Crump sent for his wife and chill
dren as soon as &c had made a home in
the New World. He had FIVE IONS and =
daughter. the Oldest child being vii
liam II. Cox who has Just obtained pos
session Of the English estate. AL the
res. of the family are called Crump;
three Of the sons-one of them 4 printer
here and are well known and high
ly respected in PHILADELPHIA One Of
the som IS proprietor OF the
Hotel, another has been British Vice
Consul here for some years.
The estate in England 10 which Mr.
Cox has proved his claim is said TO be
country place worth about $1,000 IL {
goes by right to the eldest son, and TIE
here do not dispute the Legality {,
Of Mr.. Cox's heirship. /
JAMES WILLIAMS, Of Cas;lston, W. .
an estate valued n 5000, . :
which bis wife has q life Interest, snd :