Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-27
Deprived of His Property by II WON
an with a business Turn.

An interesting little romance, says
a Lewistown. Pa, telegram to The
Philadelphia Times, was developed in
tue Mffiln county court of equity.
DIR. Worrall, prominent physician
of this county, resided here few years
ago with his young son Clarence, an
only child, ard Mamie Bailey, sort
Of adopted daughter and housekeeper
educated in the family. At his
fathers death in 1877 young Clarence
Worrall inherited the bulk of the
family property, consisting of real
estate in Lewistown and Philadelphia
worth SIS, 900, and Mamie Bailey re
ceived IS, 600 as reward for faithful
service. Clarence Worrall was at
this time dreamy poetical youth of
Is, with striking genius for painting.
However, he was Ia extremely pre-
carious health by reason of disease
of the heart and a slight faint of in
sanity-inherited, it IS said, from his
mothers side of the family. He was,
indeed, a sort of hypochon !riac; he
lived in morbid fear of death, exclud-
ed himself entirely from society, and
was not known TO have been half
block distant from home for twelve
years back. He was wholly ignorant
of business matters and was quite de-
void of aim or ambition.
Shortly after he had attained Ibis
majority, in 1879, he was taken dan
gerously i'll, and was thus rendered
still more apprehensive of early
death. Upon recovering he set about
providing for his nurse and foster
mother, Mamie Bailie, and according
ly made over TO her his property by
deed, to be recorded onlY in case of
his death. Mamie Bailey retained
this deed and young Worrall continu
ed to live in his home with her, visit
ing no one and receiving very few
visits.
This was the state things were in
when, in the following summer, Miss
Leonard Montague, an aristocratic
young lady of Philadelphia, paid a
long visit to her country cousin, Clar-
cree Worrall, at his home. Miss
Leonora by her sprightness and
vivacity, soon brought young Worrall
to healthier state of mind. He lost
his morbid fear of death. He became
interested in the active work around
him. The young cousins were speedily
the closest friends and were constantly
in company at parties, picnics, drives,
and all sorts of outdoor amusements.
And thus, amid the dreams of love,
ant. and quiekened ambition, and the
delights of health reeained, the sum
mer to him sped quickly away. In
the ensuing summer the lovers mar
ried and removed to Philadelphia.
This change in CIarence's condition
naturally blighted the monetary pros
poets of Mamie Bailey. who, by the
way, has a fine head for practical
business. She at once caused the deed
IN her possession to be recorded, IN
known to the unsuspecti. granter,
who was then working away at his
easel in Philadelphia and scarcely
earning livelihood. The legal effect
of Mamie Bailey's action was scarcely
comprehended By young Wo-ral1 at
first, but gradually the fact dawne!
upon his perception that he had rem
dered himself penRiless by his Own
ignorance. As soon as he realized
his situation he endeavored to secure
an advocate to push his cause, but
being without fsnds he encountered
considerable delay. Recently, how
ever, he succeeded in enlisting his be-
half two eloquent champions IN the
persons of J. H. Adams and l.. D.
Ekbert, and through them, yesterday.
after delay of four years. he urged
his rights IN equity before Judge
Butcher. His honor has not yet rem
dered his decision, but, considering
yousg WorraIl's Misrepresentation OF
the nature of the instrument conveyed
to the defendant and her hduciary re
lation to him at the time, II Is prob
able that he will ultimately recover
his lost inheritance