The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-04-17

Nj. A. L. N. Army, formerly Governor of
New Mexico, and one Of s;le axpeciant heirs
70 me famous Hyde estate, returned from
England, last week kbifber be had gone to
prosecute certain inquiries concerning the es.
iate. MI. Army says he .ssearched through
the iiles q the london Times and Caseigs for
ninety eight years past, for advertisements for
heirs OF hyde estate aud for decisions III tho
Court OF Chancery affecting the interssls Of
such heirs. also examined thoroughly the
records Of che British Museum and "a other
places to obtain isfofma.ion. from all my
WORK have come 10 the conclusion thai Il x
impossible TO get the information we need
without a lawsuit. The first thing 10 be done
nov = TO perfect our genealogies 40 that they
WI stand the jealous scrutiny Of an English
court, aud that have no fear but We shall be
ao ~, 70 accomplish. Then a suit Of discovery
VIII have 70 be instituted against the Bank Of
England, through which the bank will be con, .
peled TO produce its books in court for exam.
lnatloni and bysthat means we shall learn pos
luyel and dehuitely what personal eslates
are there. their amounts, and whom they
were left by. ! made two or three efforts 70
get into the bank and used the influence OF
some Of the highest people II the country,
but failed every time. The controlline an
Gals Just wouldn't see me. Chancery Court
proceedings and an examination By experts are
the oniy way for us to accomplish anything.
here are believed 70 be about fifty estates
~ the Bank Of England due to the Hyde
heirs and some Of them are known to be enor.
nous. VI one Of them il is not too much TO
say mat u amounts 10 at least Si50, 900 900,
and u Is probably much more.
found that there was one Hyde estate
there, very large one, for which we have not
yet found any heirs. 1t was left by a John
Hyde, who went TO the West Indies long aao.
and became rich planter in Jamaica. AiIeI
great many years he was compelled by dis.
ease TO return to England for surgical opera.
ton, which was performed by Sir Astle,
Cooper long before he rose 10 be physician
10 the King. When John Hyde recovered
from the operation he went to see Sir Astle,
Cooper, before going back to Jamaica, ant
holding out bis old cap to him said "There
that all We got left TO give you now" aut
putting it IN the Doctors hand walked of
Sir Ashley kicked the cap after him, but
servant picked 1t up, examined il, and fount
in il check drswn for $4,000. A second
time the same physician operated on ,he plan
ter, and on that occasion received from hin
El0,0oG. On his way to England thir'
time, for third operation, some years later
John Hyde died on shipboard. leaving n,
will. Tho bulk Of his estate is in the Banl
Of England.
There Is very interesting estate now il
question over there known as the Townley
Chase estate, the principal heir to whic
seems TO be Mrs. Mahan, wife Of Presiden
Mahan, Of the Oberlin University, aMd prev
onsly ia the Miami University. The iamil
| Of Salmon p. Chase are also heirs Of that es
tate II nfuOnuts 10 a million .ud q half n
two millions OF pounds"
The Hyde Association, Of which Mr.. MOT
gan is president, and II. G. Parke, seerelar,
now numbers 400 members, and there Of
supposed to be about ! 500 persons more er
I titled 10 belong il. Some Of the most prom
inent heirs reside in Maryland and Virgins