Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-18

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THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS AWAITING
i FORMER ALEXANDRIAN.-The Phila:
dclphia Record of this morning published
the following:
a fortune of $4,000 is the comfortable
ncsl-cgg that is awaiting the return 10 MS
native home of J. II. Evans, jr., OF whom no
lidinus have been received since 1874, when
he was living in Philadelphia. Young
] Evans lived in Alexandria, Va, with his
father. who was q thrifty tradesman there.
Fifteen Years ago impelcd by rowing dis
uosition. which had been one of his boyish
characteristics. Evans suddenly left home
a. a sailor before the mast. This life, de-
spite lis liardships ana privations, seemed
to suit him better than the comforts of Il
good hornc Occasionally in his wander
ingS over foreign seas. the old folks at home
would receive Il letter from him. The mother
died a few Years after the boys departure.
Some time in 1874 young Evans was heard
from for the last time. He was then in
Philadelphia, which he had made his resi-
dcncc for awhile; but although the aid Of the
courts was obtained in the search for the
trimnt. no trace Of him has been found since
then.
just 4 year utter hearing from his son in this
city liz. insnvr died. Everybody knew that
The rIi,r Evans Wa in comfortable Crcum-
-tair,.~. but Ml,.l it calnr out that the prop
crtv he lett behind him was worth over
SID 900. principally in rll-paying securities
the good citizens OF Alexandria were struck
dumb with surprise. His estate was much
lnr%"; than any one supposed, and the three
children al home were lionizcd for time.
The sailor boy WAS not forgotten, although
his fifteen years absence had made him al
most Il stranger to the family. The father
left him his brthright, one-fourth Of
the estate, and S%O,NO is now lying in bank
subject to the order Oft Court
An energetic and unceasing search has
been made for the missing man for over
three Years without any success Just
about the time that the relatives began los
ing hope of ever finding the missing heir
woman turned up in Alexandria as claimant
for the money. She said she was married to
the younger Evans several years ago, but
that ne had since died. She made the
claim as his widow, and the heirs resisted it
on the ground that the death occurred be-
fore that of the father, which therefore barr
cd the widow from any participation in the
estate. Claimant entered suit to establish
her alleged rights and that suit is still pend
ing. She's swcars positively that her hus-
band survived his father"
The su:t of Mary Jane Evans, formerly
Miss Henderson, who is well known as the
wife of John II. Evans, IT,. against the heirs
of the late John Y. Evans-Mrs. Stewart,
Mrs Ellis and Mrs Watkins-has been on
the docket of the Corporation Court for
some time, and will probably come up for
trial in September. Mrs. Evans, who is
without children, claims that her husband
died after the death of his father, and that
she is therefore entitled, under the laws of
Virginia. to One-half of One-fourth of the
estate of the late John II. Evans, which is
about $1,000. She is represented by COL
Francis J.. Smith and Mr. Edmund Burke,
who contend that }. II. Evans, jr., was heard
from Is late as August, 1871 Judge Chas.
j.. stuart and Mcssls. John NJ. Johnson and
II. q. tlanghtnn, represent the surviving
hcirs-Nlr@. Stewart, Mrs Ellis and Mrs.
kimH-;lnd contend that the missing heir
has not been heard of since 1866 and that
his death occurred before that of his father.
and therefore his widow has no valid claim
to any portion Of the estate As proof of
the claims set up by the defendants, u Bible,
containing record of the death of the
younger Evans in 1870, in the hand writing
OF his father. has been put in rs evidence
y New AND GROWING TRADE-The scbr.
}. +. SlanSbury, which arrived here ycster-
day afternoon from Havrc de Grace with
coal for I. J. Mchaiicy & Co, will, as soon
as her cargo is discharged, he loaded with
poplar wood by Mr.. G. W. Scott for Whining
ton. Del. McSSrs. Scott & Bro. have during
the past few months sent Number of car
goes of this paper wood" to Wilmington,
where il is made into pulp, and then Ship
ped TO Philadelphia to be manufactured in
to paper. This trade is increasing, with the
prospects of its becoming quite extensive.
Men are now out in Virginia and MARYLAND
collecting the wood for shipment from this
port, and several representatives of paper
trims in Philadelphia were in this city last
week prospecting with view of establish
ing dcpnts here. 1t is said the wood TO
make pulp. from which the best of paper
can he manufactured abounds in this sec
ton short time ago several Alexundrians
talked OF establishing mill on the lower
Potomac Tor converting the wood into pulp,
but rs yet no steps have been taken in that
direction.
CORPORATION CouRT.-,JudgcN y. B. Meade
presiding. ID. Emmerson was an
pointed guardian of Maud W. Emmerson.
David {. Curtis WAS anDoint pd c,Ia rI;,r