Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-25
THADDEUS STEVENS OLD DEDT.
An Unexpected Hut Apparently Just
Claim Against the Estate.

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Aspecial dispatch to the Philadelphia Times
| from Lancaster, Pa. AVS The business affairs
| and family relations Of the late Thaddeus
Stevens are recalled to public attention here in
| very remarkable way. The alleged vile Of
one of his nephews, with her two sons, turns up
here with q claim against the estate OF nearly
$4,000, with about twenty-seven years interest
on 1t, just as the surviving executor, Edward
Mcpherson, was getting affairs into shape to
pay to the Children's Home the residue of the
estate, amounting to $50. 900. This institution,
formerly for white children only, some years
ago enlarged its charter as to admit children
of all cOlors, and by some other concessions
brought itself within the benefits of the Stevens
bequest II seems, however, that the dead
j. Stevens, commander Of O battery Of artillery,
who was killed at Chicanauga, and the other
MAJ Major Ihad: Stevens, q rolicking fellow, who
dition of abstinence frCsn drink, that lie never
complied with, and he died before he came into
It now claimed that in 1853 Stevens col
lected. as attorney In fact for these boys, their
s..es 10 ~ senOna, oa S,Oo lor Inaa ana
gave his notes to the boys against the time
when they would need the money. These
notes, it is alleged, were never paid. No MEN,
orandum of them was found among Stew
ems papers aud nothing of this transaction was
known until woman from the west, now
ing To be the widow of Alanson and her sons
the heirs OF him and their uncle, young Thad,
was at first discredited. but she procured Tr IN
Vermont certified copies of the power OF attOr-
ney given TO the elder Stevens and the release
he executed 10 the guardian Of his nephews
She told u straight story of her marriage and of
the note which her husband held and had car
ried around with him until nearly worn out
Yet as the not,s themselves were not produced
her claims seemed baseless in law, until a few
days ago i'll Overhiuing the papers Of young
Thad an attorney here found in Il sealed enve-
lote the notes which are evidence of the uncle's
indebtedness, and their claims against his
esthte will be pressed to suit or compromise.
Taxation NOdgcd.
AN AGED COUPLE WHO FOR YEARS HAVE HID
DEN THEIR WEALTH.
Says q dispatch in the New York Herald from
Hartford Conn.,: ADMINISTRATION recently made
by The tax authorities of Hartford shows that
the city has lost nearly So, 900 of taxes by the
shrewdness of Harvey and Julia Champion, an
aged brother and sister, who are believed 10 be
worth at least u quarter Oh IL million. They
came here from Massachusetts several years
ago and bought small house in Harvey'S
name. This was assessed at So 600, and they
protested TO have no other taxable property.
ter holds Hartford insurance stocks worth
nearly S9O,OOU and other securities to an az
the law taxes cannot be sued for back of 1851,
but the authorities have sued FOR the Taxes on
the siaer's property for that year and since,
amounting to about 81 900. The invest igation
WAS extended tp their former house in West
field, Mass, where it is learned they also
Cal ed taxation BY carrying all their stocks, &c,
i'll The sisters name, paying only on the small
house held III the maine OF the brother. The
couple have aveIted suspicion in Hartford by
livEng very frugaliy and giving their neighbors
the impression that they were in Straitcned
cirC umstanceS.
They Met After Thirty zone Years.
FATHER WHO WANDERED AFTER FORTUNE
Is FOUND IN A woRkAoUSE BY HIS FAMILY.
y special frUn Hoibrook, Mass. Nov. %,
says: The return of Leonard Poole to this viii
lage. after q protracted absence, suggests the
nucleus for a romantic story, the denOuement of
which differs materially from the usual climax
of fictitious narratives. Thirty-oEe years ago,
while u young and entcrprising man, having Il
vie and infant daughter to provide Tor, he left
his Dme iii this place To seek lis fortune in the
Yves. He declared he would never return until
he i;,d made Il fortune. During his absence he
VIZ JIe home frequently. He became u gold
IN AIer, but accumulated little. About year ago
IL wife died The daughter had previously be-
t jne the wife Oh Luther y. Hayden, of Brook
lille. After mourning various EicIssitudes, the
Ibsent rather at length determined To retrace
his steps towards the east. Collecting what
gold he could he set about returning on train
which was attacked by robbers and he, with
Others, lost his all. He was thrown off the train
and received painful injuries. He managed 10
reach Boston In sorry mental condition, and
WIS arrested as II vagrant and sent to the
Biidgewater workhouse. He was found there
by his sOn-in-law Il day or two ago and taken to
the iatierS home.