National Republican., 1880-07-27
BARON WYTILL.
An Avenue Merchant Heir to An Epelish
Title and Fortune.


Hearing that Mr.. Walter ID. Wyvill, the
wcll-known Avenue merchant was undoubtcd
heir to baronetcy in England backed up by
plenty Of what our German friends call tho
Hcingedt THE REPUBLICAN congratulated
him yesterday on his good luck
Some men are born lucky, Mr.. Wyviil,"
eoid THE REPUBLICAN, "and your friends
are congratulating themselves on having a
real live baronet among them"
q" | don't care for the barOnetcy," said Mr..
Wyvill, "and | don't mako any calculation
upon coming into the estate"
The story IS true, however that you arc
tho heir of old Sir AIarmaduko Wyvill's title
and estates?"
"Oh, yes that is true. But am not sure
l obtain the estates, and I am sure l don't
care pound of ground for the title.'
" Tell THE REPUBLICAN all you know about
the matter" said that journals representative.
To do half OF that would tire me to tell
aud fatigue you to listen," said the consider
ate heir of a hundred thousand pounds "Pll
give you concise synopsis Of the story, how
ever, If yon want it,"
Certainly"
well, then, a Sir Marmaduke Wyvill OF
Yorkshire, Eng, came to this country shortly
after the revolution to visit his brothers, who
were living in Maryland. After spending
awhile with them he embarked for homo, an
nouncing his intention Of selling a lie estate
on bis property which was entailed and COM
ing back TO live in Maryland. The ship he
embarked in was lost with all on board His
brothers all died, only one OF them raising a
son to manhood, which son was my grand
| father. My grandfather was consequently
the nephew and heir Of Sir Marmaduke, TO both
title and estates NV grandfather with pro.
verbal Maryland indifference to money and
| titles, took no steps to recover either until,
about 1885, he was induced to appoint one
Virgil MaXey, commissioner appointed by
the United States 10 examine into the tobacco
trade between this country and Germany, his
! attorney to sell his interest ON the property,
giving Maxcy onc.half of the amount r0alz d
as his fee. At Maxey's solicitation my father
did the same thing. Ma1ey returned in 1887
and stated to some friends that he had sold
the two life interests for $1SO,000 and would
turn over draft for that amount less bis fee
TO my father and grandlathor Before ho
could see them, however, he took p trip dowu
the Potomac on board the Princeton TO wit
ness experiments with Commodore stockton,
| peace. maker What he thought of the ex.
| rCrimcnts never accurately was known, for
when the gun bursted he was one who stood
| too near and was buIsted That burstcd our
$4,000. too, for we never heard of it again.
| Grmdtlther opened a spOndcncO with
some legal gentlemen in London about the
matter and they replied that some negotiation
had been made about The matter, but wanted a
| larger fee before they went into particulars.
| Thus the matter dropped until two years ago
last October, at which time the Now York
Sun published an dverijemunt calling for iu.
| formation about the heirs of Sir Marmadukc
/ Wyvll. Some months after copy of this
| advertisement was sent to my father aud hc
| spoke to a Mr.. Korr, lawyer in Baltimore,
who undertook to find out what was meant
by ii. He didn't do anything about it, how.
ever, and finally friend of mine, well.
known journalist and lteratlcur, took charge
Of the case for us, and things appear to go on
swimmingly. That is the status of the case
at present."