The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-01
..,nx 10 Prove mis- identity.

,,r4,ox OF THE ALLEGED THgoPHiLVs
fAA'a,,cs--ulNY THINGS WHICH He CANNOT
fxew york Tribune. sondayJ
.,,,niuary examination in the case OF
AP,.,.'s youngs was held before I'd.
TSecpw'T odernill, the referee apPoinied 10
Tn Du,l.,Imony regarding the ident'ty OF tne
n A, in the Supreme.Conrt room, Iaf'
c"rs.,craav morning. TINS Is the case 10
IT, man, claiming 10 De iheopn,ius
W.. epdelvors 10 estab''sh h's iueu'"!
leS'eI beophnus Yonngs, master me-
VIZ" W., who, sitter aavng acquired large
C p,"" in New York and Boston, a'ssp-
ioiluI' Suddenly in 1878. after which his
Pci''N f,mlly were unable TO learn any
Nne 'o nOocSrning him. Three years ago hts
ib'ps 49,. Mary |. {. Ioangs, applied TO
we .''or,ie OF thi. county for letters OF
ir t,,s,ion on her husbands estate, as
sdH ,,,, no had been drowned In Boston
'riuu- :, 1876. The estate, which she
hiW' 10 he worth 100000, was
ci"',,' n,nds of her husbands brother,
IN tuN voungs. who contested the rights OF
heO' ;n,,os 10 take out the letters. for he
Mt ne, his brother was still living.
t'''.,,.h.r when the case came before
~ /, sensation was created by the
lb' - 80 - II man claiming 10 be The
AZ "b,lns Youngs who had been missing
Iue'fil. time. Mrs. Youngs. who con-
i",ed him in the count, denied that he was
iIc', n,,uinc Theophllus, aud Edward i.
,,.e59rb,U was then appointed referee TO
lo'',,n.,imon, A. 10 the mans identity. Ii
'AS' ~ mis- purpose that the hearing was
W, ,c.,erdqy. The only person EXAMINED
m" n, alleged ThcophiIus loungs. lie Is
W. snnareniiy about tbfty-hve years OF
, ~' 9th a Roman nose, light eyes and
a. and q sandy mousiache. He is rather
p 't, IN tcurc. and speaks 10 a hesitating
"- prc nl1in,iG7s counsel, +. &. Drake, in-
.-.ancsd the claimant. and asked him pro-
III b,lf 2 dozen questions; after which
a., minor. counsel for "the widow or
=, 20. - 'rro>..cxsmiueI him for an hour and
IN Isaac :. Morse, Of Boston, another
,in, counsel for MI Youngs, was present,
,nl ana not an any questions.
Tho examination was merely OF pre-
rcir,ry nature, and involved only what
ncrurr,d during the life Of The alleged Mr..
Younq. up 10 The time 81 his being mus-
,crcd out O! the Union army ut Washington
in 1874. The claimant was asked to tell me
,,ert. n lie early life and of his school
d,,. ,ba names Of bis teachers aGu com
r,piop,. 70 give 4 list OF the branches studied
m .cbool. q description Of the old school
bor,r. 20, position with regard 10 various
Lrdn,alk-. and what other matters he could
remember covering the period which
cl,p.ed up to the time Of his enlistment
In ,hc service. which occurred soon after
The breaking out OF the val, at which
fine he wa, working In factory atTtdfOute,
PcnG. The examination was then En-
tended over the time Of the war. lie vas
,.krd 10 1--WE the name, OF the officers OF
ibe regiments and ccmpa0ies IN which he
bed served ard the engagements in which
he had participated. In many important
p,rticulaIs the witness was unable TO an
sWtr the questions put 10 him. After he
left the army and received his discharge
which he had since lOst-be remained in
Washington for about seven years, working
in various factories 10 "gig-s1wYer Tor
nearly three years, and also rs a clerk III
the OuaritTmastcf's Department OF the Gov
eminent for four years; his duty in that
DEPARTMENT being the care OF the letter
Icceipl.boOk." The witness could give
none Of the names OF any Of bis fellow
wolkmen IN The factories where he worked,
nor did be remember tbs names OF any Of
the other clerks in The Quartermasler's De-
partmeDt.
At this point the examination was con-
cludcd for the time, 10 De resumed. how
ever, at an early date. The alleged Mr.
Youngs declared under oath that he bad
not talked about and would not talk about
this ease with any one except his counsel be-
fore the next examination. Thus far no.
thing regarding the life of Mr.. Youngs du-
ring the mysterious "lo>t period" OF his
existence has vet been made public.