Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-09-22
A Fortune waiting for an Owner.


in search of the heir to large estate in
that place. The story of the man for
whom he is in search and of the fortune
which awaits claimant, as detailed by
Mr. GRAY, is one of deep interest.
About twenty years ago Frank Pearl, q
young man of about twenty. who was
considered rather wild by his family.
left his home in Onondaga County, near
Syracuse. \ Y, for the West, with the
Intention of securing for himself an up-
pcrInoSt round on LIES ladder. He So
iourned about from one place TO anoth-
or. keeping up desultory and long
Interrupted communication with his
relatives until about the close of Che
war, when he returned TO the place of
his nativity. Here he found only one
brother. Silas Pearl, a Professor in
charge of q school there, who had accu-
mulated respectable fortune. end
whose family consisted of Il wife and
ore daughter. Frank was well liked
10y his elder brother, Notwithstanding
his rowing and thriftless propensities.
He represented to him and his family
that he was then living in Louisville
ard was connected with some railroad
in the capacity of conductor. He vas
stfl unmarried, and protracted his visit
several DAYS. While there his brother
Silas made his will, which he executed,
ard divided his property equally be-
tween his wife. daughter and brother.
Frank returned to, Louisville, and a
correspondence was then established
aud continued between the brothers
until about seven years ago. In one of
these letters Frank conveyed the infor-
nation that he had married Kentucky
lady, describing her as being rather
small, with black eyes, and very hand
some.
About 1874 the letters from Louis
vile ceased, and all trace of Frank was
lost. A few years after this. about
four years ago, the daughter died, wien
Silas added codicil to his will, leaving
his estate to his wife and the absent,
though still loved. brother. Silas fire.
quently wrote here and sometimes to
Frankfort, from which place some of
the letters formerly received from
Frank had come. but never received
any answer. and finally concluded that
ne was dead. Last January Silas was
stricken with fatal illness, and, being
firmly convinced that Frank did not live
to share his bounty, made preparations
TO again alter the testamentary DISPOSE
ton of his property and leave his wife
sole devisee. These changes were
made and the golden Inheritance was
about 10 slip from the hands of the wan
dering heir, when old Silas died before
his signature was affixed to the last
will. This, of course, left the one be-
gueathing the wealth to his wife and
investments of the school teacher had
appreciated in value, and the comfort
able means of which he was possessed
when his last will was made had grown
into fortune of S160, 900. the bulk of
which was in Government bonds de-
posted in the county bank. Letters
were Immediately written to this point
in the hope of discovering Frank; but
in about sixty DAYS they came back
from the Dead-Letter Office at Wash
ington. Advertisements were inserted
in all the Eastern papers, in9uiring of
the whereabouts of the lost heir, but
Hict WIN Ho ics pOHsC. 4hls- tstii hdu
about reached the conclusion that she
was the only heir TO her husbands
properly. About this time, some six
weeks ago, this lady took sick, and. in
q few days. funeral eortege was ap-
parently the last vestige of the owners
of large fortune. The property went
into possession of the Probate Court.
and was turned over to the County
Clerk to await renewed efforts to dis
cover the only possible person who now
takes it. This is briefly the story of how
Frank Pearl. if he is now living, is
rich man. If he is not living perhaps
he has wife and children to whom the
legacy will come as divine dispense
ton. Where is he, or where are they?
Mr.. Gray was employed by the attor-
news in CHARGE of the estate TO come