Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-12
THE LOST FOUND.
A Brother of the Late VIM. s. 0'Brien Turri
Up in San Francisco.
Lsan Francisco Post. !

lSan FRANCISCO IoSt.
Press dispatches from New York
of recent date contained sensation
al accounts of the kidnapping, by
supposed relatives for mercenary
purposes, of P. &. O'Brein, BROTH
er Of the lately deceased million
aire who was believed to have
been dead for many years. The
only foundation upon which these
stories rest is the fact that the sup
posed dead brother has unexpect-
edly turned up in the land OF the
living, and is low stopping, with
his wife and daughter, at the Bald
win Hotel, in this city. No coer-
cion was used in bringing him
back to life, nor was kid
mapping resorted to for the purpose
of bringing him upon the scene in
San Francisco. To make the facts
of the matter clear, it will be nee.
essary briefly to recapitulate the
family history of the late william
s. O'Brien. He had two brothers
and two sisters. OF the former,
one died many years ago when
quite young. The sisters, Mrs.
Macdonough and Mrs. Coleman,
are both residents of San Francis
co. The remaining brother p. 8.
O'Brien, enlisted in the Mexican
war in 1s47. leaving his wife and
daughter Pauline in New York.
After the war he returned and
lived with his family for short
time. He did not live happily
with his wife, and their incompat-
ibility of temperament finally in
duced him to leave home. The
last that was heard of him by his
late brother was of his
ENTERING THE UNION ARMY
Soon after the outbreak of the re-
bellioD. In 1873, William s.
O'Brisn, finding his wealth rapidly
accumulating, and having no FAM
lily of his own, went East and
brought out here his two sisters
and their families and the wife and
child of his brother. The latter
were then keeping boarding
house in New York City. After
Mr.. O'Brien bought the Sutter
street residence formerly owned by
William Sharon, feeling began
to manifest Itself between Mrs.
O'Brien and the Coleman family
as to who should occupy it. To
overcome this difficulty, Mr..
O'Brien sent Pauline and her
mother East to travel for time.
After they returned the family re-
Iations were nc more pleasant
than they had previously been.
Matters became so disagree.
able that Mr.. O'Brien finally
gave his sister-in-law and her
daughter 100000 with which to
travel abroad, the purpose being
that they should take in the Paris
Exposition, which was just then
about TO open. They had only pro-
ceeded as far ns New York on their
journey when Mr.. O'Brien died. In
his will he left his sister-in-la w
nothing, but his niece, Pauline,
was to receive 100000, the same
sum that was bequeathed to each of
his other nieces and nephews, but
in the event of her death without
lawful issue, the legacy should be
equally divided between the chill
dren of his own sisters, thus leav.
ing his sister-in-law entirely out in
the cold. The latter lady was
greatly displeased at this. Some
three months ago she discovered
by what means does not yet appear
that
HER HUSBAND WAS STILL ALIVE,
And residing at Raleigh, North
Carolina. Steps were at once taken
to bring him out here for the pur-
pose, it is supposed, of contesting
the will of his brother Asalready
stated, he is now at the Baldwin
with his wife and daughter. There
is no question as to his identity,
for he has been distinctly recog-
nized by both his sisters. There is
no doubt, either, that William s.
O'Brien believed him to be dead at
the time he made his will. 1t
is not unlikely that COM
promise will be arrived at between
the other heirs and the newly
found brother, but it is doubtful |
whether the wife will profit in any
way by it, as her previous relations
with her husband and the other
members of the family do not
seem to give her any strong claim
upon the estate. Miss Pauline
O'Brien is fine looking brunette,
about twenty-three years of age,
and rumor has it that she is be-
trothed to Theodore Payne, a gen.
tleman well known in society cir