The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-09
A STRANGE ! HISTORY.
A Cave Tint sivnIs tho Famous Itch.
tNNls b0rne Trial IN Ebglnud, TI19.

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MONTREAL, May ys.-ln the rural parish O.
St Philippe, a few miles West OF this city
on the 81 Lawrence, u legal investigation
has been in progress for some days UNDER a
United States Court Commission from ST,
Paul, Mimi, which is exciting much inter.
est from Its resemb blancs to the great Itch.
borne suit In England. The question at
issue relates to the identity OF isaie Des.
noyers, who has entered a suit in st. Panl
TO recover 200 acres OF land worth $500 600
In tho immediate vicinity Of that CITY
TO which the claimant alleges he Ia The
legal heir. The history OF the case Is ON.
braced in the following synopsis OF tho
evidence produced before the commission:
In 1884 Etionne Desnoyers, son of habi.
tant residing in ST. Philippe, emigrated to
the Eastern States, and after remaining
there few years gravitated 10 the West,
making bis future home at St. Paul, on 200
acres Of land which he purchased. With
the advance OF population in st. Paul the
estate became valuable, and ut the time of
bis death, six months ago, he had realized
$200, 600 on tho sale OF only portion of Il.
Deceased had three ssters living with him.
and they claimed the eatate after bis denth'
They also disposed OF the balance OF the
land for 100000. sl Pc 5T -
There was no dispute raised as 10 their
title to the inheritance until a few mouths |
ago, when lsale Dcsnoyers arrived at St,
Philippe from Nebraska, after twenty.six
years absence, and Immediately had an
action entered in St. Paul to recover the
estate from the parties in possession, on
the ground that he is the son and heir ofl
the late E.ienne Desnoyers. His statement
regarding his history is to the effect that
his alleged father married in Troy in 1886,
and that bis wife. claimants mother, died
there a year after the child's birth.
The father, having made up his mind
to try bis fortune in the !. West
sent his con to relative in St.. philippo
named Antoine Desnoyers to be brought
up. Alter the child arrived the latter lad
him baptized by: the parish cure a, his
own offspring. The boy grew up and was
always known as Antoine's son. When
he was II years ot age Etenne Dasnoyere
wrote from st. Paul for the lad to be sent
10 him. He went there and remained
Eve years with his alleged parent and than
struck out for I Nebraska on His own ac.
count from which he has returned :, 10
claim his alleged natural and lawful RIGHTS.
:, A large number OF local witnesses have
given their evidence, but under the belief ,
that the claimant is Antoine Desnoyers'.
The baptismsl register as kept by the
priest, who is now dead, was produced.
and it is therein stated that Isaie Desnoy.
els was the lawful issue Of Antoine
aud Marie Desnoyers, his wife. This
old couple, who brought up tho claimant,
are alive still, but their mental powers ara
80 impaired by age that they are incapaci-
lated from giving evidence. It is sinpu-
lar case, and opinions arc divided RS TO
whether the claimant is another Arthur
Orton like the one now nearing the end Of
bis ten years imprisonment in England. l.