Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-20
HEIRS TO MILLIONS.
The Strange Fortunes of a New
burg, N. Y, Family. .'--
They Regard Their Father ONLY as Grim
inaI but Find After his Death
That he Vas Immensely
Wealthy.

! CocHBroN, Sullivan county, \. v, oc.
tober l9.-About 20 years sgo man came
TO this village who gave his name AS James
Gardner. He was an Fnglishman, and for
some time worked here as farm laborer,
although he had III abundance OF money.
One OF the farmers by whom he was EN-.
pioyed was pamed Mitchell, and this man
had a daughter named Matilda. After a
short acquaintance the couple were mar
ried, and Gardner bought farm near this
! village and settled down. This was in the
year lSji. During their residence here the
couple were
Blessed with Five Children,
| four Of whom are known to be alive. In
the year 1851, accompanied by their chill.
| dren, they sailed for England. Arriving
in the latter country Mrs. Gardner discoy-
| cred that her husbands name was not
| Gardner, but Isaac Pole, and alsD mat he
| had been forced to leave England on ac-
count OF crimes committed there. This
proved great surprise TO Mrs. Gardner.
After his wife made this discovery GardDer
deserted her and she was compelled 10 re.
turn to her old home on L." farm. This
she did in the year 1871, bringing all her
| children with her. Gardner, through a
third party,
Supplied His Yii" with Money
10 pay her return pn age, and also a suili.
| cient sum TO keep her aid her children for
some time. After visiting her old home
Mrs. Gardner anu children removed 10
Eewburg, y. Y. aai has since made that
city her home. For many years she kept
up correspondence with her husband IN
England, and he children have now sever
81 Lot oil ~ MI, a. TSaa n
Poole" In the early part Of llst August
Mrs. Gardner was killed Oh the Erie rail-
way track in Newburg, and alter that the
family became scattered. OF the sons.
Morgan aud John still make Newburg their
home. Sarah resides ~ Passaic, y and
the whereabouts Of Thomas is unkGown.
Thomas NJ Moore, a lawyer of Pas,a'c, \.
j., recently received
IuyunU'E VI 'nV "r''"-"~--- 90.
Jreu Of mes Garnes or Isaac Poole. The
letter stated that Poole, who WAS danger
ously sick. wished TO 'arn the whereabouts
of his children IN Orier that his property,
which amounted 10 over Sl,0DoWO. might
pe divided among them. MIR. Moore found
race Of the family, and today MI W. W.
scott, one Of tie partners OF Mr Moore IN
The law business a. Pcs a'c, VISITED fort
,I,ryIs to gather testimony to .s tblish the
IDENTIFY OF Garner with Poole and bis chil'
drpn. Mr.. Scott visited the village yester'
Gav and discovered that Garner was mar.
lied To Niss Mitchell Ivy Judge }. Z. Gurus,
OF this place; that they
Lived Here for Many Years,
.rd thrt Gardner often boosted, while in
lu> cuvs. that he was wealthy and received
r.mittarces from England. Mrs. Gsrdncr's
mother is still alive act resides in Monti.
cello in this county. She made ai:davi' OF
her daughters marriage 10 Gardner In 1891,
and al. o thst he received rcmittances from
England und another name Nr. scott
will remain here a day or two to gather ad-
ditional information. He states that thSre
will be no difficulty in establishing the
fact that Gardner and Poole were one and
the same person, and also that the children
named are his lawful heirs. and a. such
are entitled to his property. He states that
1 may require some time To
Get the Matter
settled up, but he is confident thai IN IN
md the children will receive ,heir share ol
pnole or i;arduer's estate, which, u u
claimed, amounts to upward OF $l"""'.