Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-26
A YOUNG CRGsUs.
4 Philadelphia Boy Falls Heir to Four
Milton Dollars.

4 Philadelphia Boy Falls Heir to Four
Milton Dollars.
IPhiladelphia Press.
Estates whose values are estimated by mil
lions, seeking heirs and finding them, are so
seldom heard of, nowadays, that the account
of one, of which Philadelphia boy was re-
Gently advised he had fallen heir to, is cal
culated to awaken fresh interest in the pos
sibilities of life. The testator, Alfred B.
Carlin, bachelor, reported to be worth not
less than 100000, was known, up to the
time of his death, as the king Of stock
breeders in Australia, and lived in way be-
coming his great wealth on vast estate near
Wagga Wagga, in that county. His nams
will be remembered by those who ware in
terested in the famous Tichborne trial held
in London six years ago, as the most con-
spicuous witness for the claimant to the
Tichborne estates appearinga as the man who
first employed Arthur Orion as
herder, on his alleged arrival in
Australis, and whose testimony as
to the personal appearance of Orion, when
he first saw him, correspondent with Lady
Tichborne's description of her son and heir
as she knew him before he left home. Ac-
cording to DIR. Kenealy, Orton's counsel,
over 100000 was contributed by Mr.. Car
lin to aid the claimant to establish his heir
ship.
Nothing was known of Alfred Carlin's
antecedents among the few with whom he as
ISOLATED, but he was generally supposed to
be without relations. Shortly after his
death, however, will was produced by his
attorneys, Browne and Silsoy, in Wsggs
Wagga, directing the ssls of his property
and payment of the proceeds to his hair,
whom hs named.
Efforts were at once made By the attor
neys to place themselves IN communication
with Mr.. Carlin's heir, and the result, after
considerable trouble and delay, was that
early last January letter was received by
William S. Carlin, No. 2,03l Mount Nernon
street, from Tabor, Wells & Perry, solicitors,
No. Al Strand, London, setting forth the
demise of his uncle and requesting him to
prove his identity aud thus his claim to in
heritance. After recovering from his aston
ishment Mr.. Carlin, who never heard OF
this uncle, took the letter to his mother. At
first she was inclined to treat the matter as
hoax, but, afterward recalling reference to
a brothe which her husband once made
during his lifetime, she advis ed the son 10
answer the letter. The result has been a
continued correspondence and the probable
settlement of the property upon the heir
within two months.
1t appears that the deceased left his home
in England when he was about 90 years of
age, and YVES supposed to have gone 10
China on merchantmen, shipping as COM
mon sailor. Nothing was heard of him af-
terward and he was given up SIS 6esd.
About fifteen years ago letter was re-
ceised from him by the father of the bay
who now comes into the estate, and of
whose existence he was then advised. That
was the last heard of him until the recent sd
vices Of his death.
William j. Cariin, who may now be ssid
to be one of the wealthiest young mon ia
America, is about 81 years of age, unassunl-
ing in his ways and of boJish appearance.
The mother and sen live in al elegant little
home at the above address, and are said 10 be
in very easy circumstances.