The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-20
Two Millions Going Begging.

/ In the last few days an advertisement
in the "Personals' of the Herald calling
for information in reference to sS2M'
600 legacy in England, for which the
heirs are said to be wanting, has attract
ed considerable attention. Yesterday
the English lawyer who had insaued tas So
personal" was, called, up9p ana eue
particulars Of the case were ascertGned,
which surrounded it with 20 littA NY
terry. The first fdpStnS gyense tho
present inquiry was the following adveE;;
stisement, which appeared mtaesteHe
of December 26, 1890
1MPORTANT-ss,o oo, ooo.-Mrs. B. r. Backu!s
t sena nay sdare asyya s Sa'iS Ss
executor of estate Nnhpfl HON, E9el13
THIS viii. though contested since lSF, 10 nov
settled in behalf of the above. named parry
by order of the executor. A. W. w.
Brown, according to the statements o.
the lawyer, was . rich young co9nuy
gentleman from Yorkshire, England
who came to this country in l05 ID
company with one Alfred willard W.
liams, and travelled about for some yeMs
residing a considerable portion o.. tne'
time in Boston, where he was well known:
At the Parker nudse hfs Mxmo M ooe1
found on the register, and he is recalled
as a tall, fine.i hearty looking Ep99aso
man of lavish habits He lis also ssau 70
have lived at the fremont House Dpl
this no proof kas thus far baenoeas ~
Where he died is not known, but inc
lawyer in question claims to hs'e Ire re,
ceived corroboratiye information nom
some lawyers that Browns estae Ill, III
Yorkshire had been the subject OF q VIII
contest, which had been decided taVora'
bly to the rights Of the Mrs; bacI
US. nee Hayward, Of Balum ,%1
mentioned in the advertisement. Mn 4,
! Mrs. Backus was is puzzhng feature ~ =,
| the case, and it is equally pefpieS'ng u, ~
guess what her relation to Brown couLu
have been to have entitled her TO tno
s. ,OOo, 600 Yorkshire estate. WillA ~.
was in New York last August, before als
return to England. He stopped a. "a. az
Aston House, where he is still rem 1W;'
bered. 1t is now supposed that WI W.
liams. as well as Mrs. Backus, mas also
died. and no, trace has thus fsT oeon
found to the heirs or kinsnen OF elthet
of the persons involved in the mystery
| It is a remarkable fact iu these oays'
when "bogus'' claimants to large .o No.
itauces spring up like mushrooms, !n Ia
not a single reply has been receiver ~
the English lawyer to the advertisements ms
which have appeared in the Herafd lol
three or four days. Williams was sa .to
posed to have been searching lor W.. .S
nebulous Mrs. Backus last August, ANU ha
to have died broken-hearted from Inc nc
knowledge that the vast estate mlgnt w.
diverted from its rightful owner; the = ta l.
Mrs. Backus, in case of his DEATH ,:,,: !. :.
4 now sought to find the heirs OF WlIn:% Is
and Mrs. Backus in order that they mlgn cav
accent the estate, but thus tar no sno. :sS
has crowned the efforts Of the Eng'' 81
LAWYERS engaged in this noble search h. va
|;bot6 hemispheres. Thus far there hasS
been many English estates for wa,es
american heirs have been advertlss ~
which have shown themselves OF a.a'I mo
! shadowv and evanescent nature, Dut wv
English lawyer claims that there %e i, Iso ~
doubt Of this cosy little So. @.oVopivt%Re
erty actually awaiting in Yorkshire ns,t sns
| first true blooded Williams anu n
that may turn up.uNewl " Eki H tlsYT