Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-15

can fieirs-A Lawyer Looking for
Certain Wlliamses and
>Backusos.
In the last few days an advertisement
in the Personals OF the Herald calling
for information in reference to OOO,OOV
legacy in England, for which tho heirs arc
said to be wanting. has attracted CONSIDER
able attention. Yesterday the English
lawyer who had inserted this personal ,
was called upon and some particulars OF
the case were ascertained, which sur
rounded it with no little my stery. The
first impetus given to the present inquiry
was by the following advertisement, which
appeared in the Herald of December 26,
1880:
us, formerly s. A. Hayward, Baltimore;
Md, will send her address to Alfred WIZARD
Williams, executor OF estate OF W liilan nlUwm. ,.
England This will, though contested since
1876 is now settled in behalf OF the above
named party. by order of the executor. ~
Brown, according to tho statements OF
the lawyer; was 4 rich young country
gentleman from Yorkshire, England, who
came to this country in 1873 in company
with one Alfred Willard Williams, and
travelled about for some years, residing
for a considerable portion of the time III
Boston, where he was we'll known. AT
the Parker house his name has been found
on the register, and he is recalled as tall, {,
fine, hearty looking Englishman OF lavish
habits. lie is also said to have lived at
the fremont house, but OF this no proof
has thus far been obtained. Where
no died is not known, but the lawyer
in question claims to have received
inf ntinu from some
LAWYERS that Browns estate in Yorkshire
had been tho subject of will contest
which had been decided favoratly to the
rights of the Mrs. Backus nee Hayward,
Of Baltimore, mentioned il the advertise
mcnt, Who Mrs. Backus was is a
puzzling feature Of the case, and it is
equally perplexing to guess what her rcla-
ton to Brown could have been to have en-
titled her to tho $1,000, 600 Yorkshire cs.
tate. Williams was in New York last August
before his return to England. He stopped
at tho Astor house, whore lie is still re-
membcred. 1t is now supposed that VIII
liams, as we'll rs Mrs. Backus, has also
died, and no trace has thus far been found
to the heirs or kinsmen of of either OF tht
three persons involved in the mystery. II
is remarkable fact in these days Whel
"bogus " claimants to large inheritance:
spring up like mushrooms that not
single reply has been rvceived by TIN
English lawyer to the advertisement which
has appeared in the Herald for three ol
four days. Williams was supposed to hav:
been searching for tho nebulous Mrs
Backus last August, and to have dice
brOxcIl-hcarted from tho knowledge that
the vast estate might be diverted from it
rightful owner, the fair Mrs. Backus in, tn
case of his death. 1t is now sought to fint
the heirs of Williams and Mrs. Backus ir
order that they might accept tho estate
but thus far no success has crowned tn
efforts of the English lawyers engaged il
this noble search on both hemispheres
Thus far there have been many Englisl
estates for which American heirs hav'
been advertised which have shown them
selves of a rather shadowy and evanescent
nature, but the English lawyer claims tha
there is 10 doubt Of this cosy littl
$2,OO0,OOO property actually awaiting ii
Yorkshire the first true bloOded William
and Backus who may turn up.