Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-01
FINDING AN HEIREss
ALDubIia story Which Exe,I,.
flctiea Of chariss Read.
FROM POVERTY TO orvua.
The Servant Of "a Irish famiI, p,.,..
Be the Daughter Of 4 Baronst M
he nsirsss efa Las.
80 Fortune.

A Dsbiln correspondent Of d. =,
don Daily Telegraph telegraph, a. ).
lowing rmarkable story 10 that joa.'
under date of March 9:
In the year 1857 . wealthy has,.
| lived On one ofthe finest estates /, :
Midlsnd countries Of England, n
baronet bad twosons the.eIder Of VIZ
about tbs time became ensmou,.I
his fathers cool, . comely and mn
attractive young woman. The ys''
gentleman was addicted 10 inteu..,.,
habits, and during the year meptio'.,
he seduced the object Of his at,ep,ia.
he was deslsous of jSstifying his ,r :
marrying ths womsa, but his f.,h..
hearing Of It, Informed the younr n,'
that, but for tho property being sir;,.'.
entailed, he would cut him Of Nm.
shilling. He forbade the marriss. -,
nothing more passed between tb..
but, unknown to the baronet bs =.
carried out his intention, and on \.
vember is, 1853. secretly msrried u
woman. The pair proceeded to DN
LIN, where, early In January In the "a
lowing year, the ex.oook was
DELIVERED sSa Dasshse,.
Being apparently DESTROYS that n.
fact should not become known 81.
whether with or without the consent.
her husband 10 uncertain, deterniu.
to desert the infant, and accordlngI, /.
the 18th Of that month she went do,,
to Kingstown, made inquiries, and "a
oertained the name Of . person Nh,
had the reputation Of being a good
hearted and well.to-do woman.
The mother returned TO Dublin. u
went again to Kingstown In the eva,
ing carrying her baby with her, and 4
half.past Q o'clock on the evening,
that day she left the child on the dou
step Of the house Of the person wha
address she had previously ascertsiux
The infant was well wrapped up in tu
complete outfits Of clothing, and COR
cealed In one ofits wrappers was pun
containing fifty sovereigns and q ie-l.
ment. The mother rang the house ID
violently and ran some little distsns
away, from whence she could still n
the house door. She saw the Iltu
founding taken up and carried into To-
house, and then she ran on, subsequeas
~ returning to Dublin. On the follos
ing day she and her husband cross.
over to England. From that time, an
during the succeeding twelve yen
their doings have not transpired, bg
In 1872 they went to Rome, and COZ
tinued TO live there In q very fine hoa,
In one OF the Piazzas.
Death the BarsnsL
In the early part Of 1877 the old han
net died, and being unaware Of IN
step his son had tAkel
even after the lapse OF 30 many yean
lett his entire possessions to his hea
the estate being worth between flS
BOO and El4,OOO Q year. The inheriis
Of this wealth was, however, not de-
tined to enjoy 1t. He, - well As BIZ
wife, was Of delicate health, aud ths
prevented them from car
rying out an intention, which the
hen conceived, Of going over 10 In
and, and making . search for thef
child. The matter was put Ia L
hands Of . private detective, but tbs
person utterly failed to discover whl
vas required. Following this cames
most startling incident In the whos
tory. The young bar0net and his wiz
died suddenly ut their Roman residcno
This was on October II, 1877. ASH
he cause of their death little Il known
but their end was strange and sudden
Their attendants were alarmed on M
of that day by the violent Ant
continued ringing Of the bell OF thei
masters room, and, Oh proceeding
,hither, they found the unfortunAs
young baronet and his wife In extrems
Despite the efforts Of the physiciss
who were called In they both died ;
hort time O afterward and within u
hour OF each other, the cause Of desa
icing stated TO be heart disease. Mk
was not then known whether the d.
,eased baronet had any issue or na
he disposal Of his property was deler
ID by the executor. Had there been d
child Of the marriage living the props
y would have reverted 70 the brosha
n the deceased baronet, who wS'
colonel In q crack cavalry regimen!
he British army. The latter, howeva
having learned from the servants OF th
deceased brother that there was chE
,f the marriage whose wheresboU
we're unknown, determined 10 lesp
undone TO trace her, u sliv,
Notwithstanding the most active 10
luiries, however, he could obtain D
clue to the missing girl until about fog
ago, when he found amonsh
brothers. books and papers at Roasi
diary belonging To the wife, IN whh
were entered Q number Of facts coz
nected with the birth and sub,eques
desertion Of the child, and Of her o."
actions subsequently.
II search sf lhe Heirsss
Among other items II contained y
entry dated January "a, 1860, after %
had left the child 1t KiBgstown, de"fs
Ing the place where she had gone %
her own proceedings on that day,
sides giving some other important
Possessed OF this sub"'
tial clue the gallant officer In Deoemns
last placed the matter In The bsnds "
person Of experience. The nrst
quiIie resulted In no less than thr
certificates Of persons supposed 70 nv
been identical with the missing ~
being put into the hands Of the. genH
man conducting the i1yestigsuos
These were handed 70 the Cotonei, ~
submitted them to . firm o. solio,I
In london. and the latter ezpre'sod
oninion thst any one Of thsm miss
have been abduce1 ~ coneiuave PM
of the childs decease, II the colos
had wished TO haqe claimed the pfoi
ty. He, however, directed that fanS
And more minute inquistss shoe.e
made, and continued BID own exfs ,
with the intention Of thoroughly ~
the mystery. Subsequent inqa
however, were 20 successful tne
mately the whole slOFy Of tns
career, from the unO time OF na
sertion, hes been chained and
mupicated 70 the Colonel. From