Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-06
AYOUNG CRGSUS.
\ Philadelphia Hoy Falls Heir to Four
Million Dollars.

Estates whose values are estimated
by millions, seeking heirs and finding
them, are 50 seldom heard If. nowadays,
that the account OF one, Of which y
Philadelphia boy WAS recently advised
he had fallen heir 70, is calculated 70
awaken fresh interest in tile poSSihili-
ties Of life. The teStator Alfred L. Cars
lin, 4 bachelor, reported to be worth
not less than S+,OOnOO, Was known, up
"a the time Of his death ~ the King Of
>toek-hreederS IN Australia, and lived
III Il way becoming his great wealth on
\ vast estate near Wagga WaggN, III
that country. His name Mil hr re-
memhcrcd hs those who were interest
ed in the famous Hehhomc trial. held
III London SlN wears ago, n the most
CONSPICUOUS witness for the claimant q
the Fchhornc estates appearing as the
man who first employed Arthur Orton
rs 4 hcrder, on his alleged arrival III
Australia, and whose testimony u to
the perSonalappcaEtnce otOrton. when
he first saw him correspondent With
Lady Tchhornc'S drScriptiou0f her SON
and heir as She knew him before hc left
home. According 10 pr kencalN, Or
tons counsel, over SlOO,NN Was con-
tributrd hv Mr., Carlm ~ aid the claim
ant 10 establish his helr>hip
Nothing vas known of Alfred Carlin ;
antecedcntS among the few with whom
hc associated, hut he MAS generally sup
posed 10 hc without relations shortly
after his death, however. Il will was pro
dueed Ivy hi> attorneys Browne and
SilshN, III Wngga Wagga, directing the
tho sale ot ms property and payment
of tine proceeds To his heir, whom lie
named
Efforts We're ~ once made IN the
attorney, o. place themselves iii COM
municatiou with Mr. Carliu's heir ami
the result after considerable trouble and
delay was that early last january let
ter was renewed ~ William $ Carin,
at No 2.oSl Mount Vernon street from
Tabor. Wales 4 Perry, solicitors, No. IL
strand. London, setting forth the do
mise ofhiS uncle and requesting HIM to
prove his identity and thus his claim
la the Inheritance. After recovering
from his astonishmcnt Mr. Carln who
had never heard of his uncle took the
letter to his mother At first she was
inclined to treat the matter asa hoax,
but attcrward recalling reference t. Il
brother which her husband once made
during his lifetime, she advised her son
To answer the letter The result has
been continued correspondence and
| the probable settlement ofthe property
upon the heir within two months.
It appears that the deceased left In.
home in England when he was about
20 wears of age, and was supposed a
have gone to China ona merchantman
shipping ~ common sailor, Nothing
was heard II him afttrMmd and hc was
given mp as dead About fifteen wears
ago letter was received from him by
the father Of the boy who now comes III
to possession Of his estate and of whose
existence he was then advised That
was the last heard from him until the
recent adviccS of his death.
William ! Carlin who may now he
said To be one of the wcalthiest young
men in America, is about II wears Of
age unasSuming in his ways and Of boy
ish appearance, The mother and son
live III in elegant little home at the
above address, and are said To he IN
very easy circumstances
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