Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-10
sULKOXsKY,s MILLION.
Shall Boston be Sold to Satisfy the
Claims of "A Polish Patriots Heirs?

Shall Boston be Sold to Satisfy the
Claims of "A Polish Patriots Heirs?
More than half a century ago, in Rus
sian Poland, says the New York Sun,
there was living a Polish patriOt-Peter
Sulim-Sulkovsky-w while serving IN
the Cars army, had won a Generals
epauletets. When, IN 1880, the Polish pa
triots mustered themselves in order to
free their unhappy fatherland, Gen.
SulkOvsky became one Of their leaders.
The huge army of the Gar Nicholas,
however, quickly crushed the revolution
airy patriots. All the Poles who escaped
with their lives from Russian bayonets
and Cossack lances fed abroad. Among
the fugitives was Gen. Sulkovsky, who
managed to carry away his large fortune.
The expatriated General came to the
United States. The story goes that he in
vested his money in some very profitable
American enterprises and soon became a
millionaire. In 1887, so the story runs,
the General had deposited in bank at
Boston money, stocks, and shares
amounting tO$45, 100000. Two years later
he died, leaving a will. 1t it not clear
why his heirs did not claim the money be-
queathed to them Immediately after the
testator's death. In 1913 some of the
relatives Of the General tried to find and
get possession of his fortune, but they did
not succeed. Again, in 1856, many Poles
who claimed TO be near or remote rela-
tives of the deceased General tried their
utmost to find the will. They claimed to
have learned that the General ordered in
his will that his money, with all the in
terest. should be undisturbed for nifty
wears from the date of the will, and that
those millions, with interest for half
century, were to be then distributed, in
1887, among his heirs.
There are hundreds of Poles who be-
lieye this story of Gen. Sulkovsky's mill
ions. For the last three years the Imperi-
al Government at st. Petersburg, the
Russian Legation at Washington, the
Russian COnsul-General in this city, the
Russian Vice Consul at Boston, and the
Boston authorities have been pestered
with petitions of numberless SulkOYskys
and others who claim relationship to the
SulkoYsky family. The death records and
the records of the Probate Court, both at
Boston and in this city, have been repeat
edly searched. No traces of Gen. Sui
koVsky and of his millions have been
found anywhere, and the Cars Govern
ment has been advised accordingly; but
the hosts of claimants are not satisfied.
The nearer 1887 comes the more excited
are the Sulkovskys. There are about
dozen attorneys in the employ Of the heirs.
Some of them are said to be already here,
some are on the way, and others are about
to start from Poland.
About two years ago the Russian Con-
sui in this city published in the San an
advertisement asking the American pub
lie for any information about Gen. Sui
kOvsky. No definite information was OBJ
tanned. Many an astrOlogist offered to tell
all about the matter, and some volunteer
A1,0
Polish mathematicians began computing
the compound interest on 5000, 900, and
they came to the conclusion that proba-
bly, the whole city of Boston would have
to be sold in order to satisfy the surviving
Sulkoyskys and other heirs. The heirs of
a military turn are discussing means Of
compelling the United States authorities
to pay their claims. Some of the more
determined descendants of the General
even hint that perhaps it may be necces-
sary to muster a regiment Of Sulkoyskys
and to cross the Atlantic.