The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-13

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4 good deal Of talk l. curreut just
now shout the famous Hyde estate Of
Englsnd. the heirs Of which may b
fosnd oil over the United States.
Washington Territory iscludsd. The
share Of Captain Thorn. Of the steam
ship California. il estimated at two
aud half millions. 70 get which be il
santo have engaged the legsl services
Of Hon J n Mitchell. The New York
World gives the sccosnt following Of
the estste:
The Hyde heirs ere 1t present claim
ipR more attention thas any others. 1t
may b es;d that there are about -
many stories % there are heirs. though
this may b owing TO the blunders Of
the inteeviewess. Ex-0osernor Army.
Of New Mexico, Mr. II G Psrke. nf 36
FsODt stsest. Judge J L jones. Ct
Fletuinstoa, N. J., end msny other re-
opsceoble gentlemen ere seriously en-
Gngsd in to busisess ssd have easnsSt
kppos al ssccsss. The heirs ~ scat>
tered oil over the continent from Nova
6saess 70 Now Mexico. TIE Canadiso
v9sloe 6hs 5ollows. In the reign OF
0soege III. . gentlemen named Hyde
came cot 20 A0srics on mission for
the Imperial Government, and went to
Nova Scotia. where he married and had
ooe daughtor. He subseq uently vent
70 Englsnd without his family. and dy.
log. left bic fortune to his daughter.
Whsu she came to b sought for she
could net b found; and Hyde's estates
wers taken charge Of in chancery.
Frequent eadssvors ~ trace bis heirs
have failed end isuumeral,ls clsims re-
futed. In the mesnwbiie his fostuue
'hsd accumulated ct compound interest
til Il now am1ants to 3l3. 500. 900. The
Nbva 6cotis Hydes rrst thsir olsia
upos . discovery Of the old fashioned
romAntic kind-an old trunk, bought
for an old song, breaking it up for firs
woGd snd discovering iu the lining the
loqg last docuneNt, which was shown
9y6 meeting Of the heirs In Halifax In
July last
Governor Arny's 6rst announcement
was that there we're twenty OK heirs in
al and thas the estate was worth
~ 80 .OOO. 600 The report In June last
ssid: ',Thomaa John end Humphrey
6yds. greet, great unclss of the OK. Gov.
.arnoe. made fortunes - East India
merchants. ccpositod them ia the Bank
'of England and died." AT the time of
the aeeting Of the hsirs here they mum.
bered thirty. i've, but the property had
iacrsased - 3S00. 600 QUO and the re-
ports aid:
'.Is j. The accuwulatsd fortune len
By two heotheFs % . third who never
kesw' asythisg Of his luck. John Hyde.
the hsir In question. came to America
Gpo 1nGland IN the ysar 1882. He
Was eloeh dresser bv s'ade. 40 soon
altee bic arrival IN this country vent
70 work ss that business in Ling Isl
end. How long hs semainsi hss not
yet been ssoestained, but il 10 certain
that h marsisd . French wOmss in New
York aud aitsl wards. he went 20 fight
the French ami Indians under Gsn.
DuQueeos. he was killed N batele. lesv.|
ing widow In New York with several
children. THIS money was left 70 John
BY his two brothers. Joshua and
Humphreys. Who went to Indie when
quits young. amaased immenss wealth
and died intestats."
Mr. parkss estioste placed the mum.
bsr Of claimants q 80. The latest
contsibuljon 70 NJ litera&ore nf the
casa vs. pshlished lest vssk. Il made
oat the sslaks % b worth $50 .OO0, 900.
and gsv a altogsshsf different vss~
sion Of the lsgend o. the three br'ehers
- follows:
"Daring the last quarter of the last
century there came 10 this country two
brothers fre0 Eagland, John and VIII
liam Hyde. They were compelled 20
leave their native lard On account Of
their espoassl of the liberal principles.
A fen years slter the. ssttlensnt. their.
father did, having an exoee6iaely
valusb1s 9itats. b The thea existing
stntates no heirs could inherit real %.
tate unless thsy occupied the land. and
coald not srjoy personal propsrty an
less they were residents II The Seal0.
This Law barred the Hyde brothers from
iuhsrittne their fathers wealth. No
active measures ooe0 b have been ta-
ken and the bonds end moneys Of the
esaaAs were deposited In she Bank OF
England 10 svais dispossl By the
Court ol Chancery. Il IL net ksows
What uas doos with ths lands. AZ the
begiuniug of this csutuSy one Of The
roehsrs-John -disd. He lived is