Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-07-31
A YOUNG CRGsUs.
A Philadelphia boy Falls Heir 70
Four Million Dollars.
From the Philadelphia press.l

lFrom the Philadelphia Press.l
Estates whose values are estimated
by millions, seeking heirs and nndlhs
them. are SO seldom heard OF noWa-
days that the account OF one, OF
which Philadelphia boy was re-
Gently advised he had fallen heir TO,
is calculated TO awaken a fresh inter-
est in the possibilities of life. The
tps,ator, Alfred b. Carlin. bachelor
reported to be worth not less thah
S4, ,OOO, 900, was known, up to the time
of his death, as the king OF Stock
breeders i'll Australia, and lived III
wav becoming his great wealth on
vast estate near Wagga Waggs, i'll
that country, His name will be re-
,ncmbered by those who were inter
g,icd ia the famous Tichborne trlai'
held i'll London six years ago, as the
most conspicuous witness Tor the
claimant of the Tichborne estate-ap-
bearing as the man who first employ
ed Arthur ORION US herder, on his
alleged arrival i'll Australia, anu
| whose testimony as to the personal
appearance Of Orton, when ne nrst
sawa hun, corresponded with Lady
Ticbborne's description of her son aud
heir as she knew him before he left
home. According TO DR.. kenealy,
Orton's counsel, over 100000 was
contributed by Mr.. Carlin to aid the
claimant to establish his heirship.
Nothing was known Of Alfred
Carlin's antecedents among the few
with whom he associated, but he was
generally supposed to be without re-
Iations. Shortly after his death, how
, ever. will was produced by his
attorneys, Browne and Sllsby, III
Wagga Wagga. directing the sale OF
his property and payment OF the pro-
e ceeds TO his heir, whom he named.
1 Efforts were at once made by the
/ ATTORNEYS to place themselves in COM
j. munication with Mr.. Cariin's heir,
e and the result, after considerable
G trouble and delay. was that early last
n J,nuary letter was received by
d William S. Carlin. at No. 2031 Mount
a Vernon street, from Tabor, Wales u
:, Perry. solicitors, No. Al Strand, Lou
k don. setting forth the demise OF his
II uncle, and requesting him to prove
RI his identity and thus his claim to the
!, inheritance. After recovering from
h his astonshmcut. Mr.. Carlin, who
N nar never heard of his uncle, took the
letter 10 his mother. At first she wa
inclined to treat the matter as hoax
IF but, afterward recalling reference tt
a brother which her husband onc'
made during his lifetime, she advised
20 the son to answer the letter. The re
~ suit has been continued correspond
=, ence and the probable settlement o
~ the property upon the heir within
~ two menths.
-, 1t appears that the deceased left hi
- home in England when he was abou
,ss twenty years of age, aud was sur
M -, posed to have gone to China on
to merchantmen, shipping as commo
"; ", sailor. Nothing was heard OF hi
H. atterward and he was given up q
~. dead. About fifteen years ago lette
10 was received from him by the fatht
as- nv of the boy who now comes into po'
,J- session of his estate, and whose sxis
~, ence he was then advised. That vi
- The last heard from him until the
cent advices of his death.
~ William j. Carlin, who may new
said TO be one of the W ealthiest your
,'d men in America, is about twcnty.ei
@ @ho wears of age, uuassnming i'll his wa
~, aud Of boyish appearance. u
~ ~ mother and son live IN all elega
49,, little home at the above address, a.
;ns are said to be in very easy circuI
-, stances.