Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-28
A POOR FRENCH GIRLS ROMANCE.
Wealth and q Lover Gained Together.
| TO MARRY HER DEAD MISTRESS SON WHO WAS
| LoST-FULFILLING THE MOTHERS WILL.

| LosT-FULFILLING THE MOTHERS WILL.
veritahIe romance in real life, the facts OF
| which are vouched for by the attorney of the
/ young lady in the case has been developed by
/ his efforts to prepare the way for the admission
] to probate of a will by which she was made
| joint heiress of valuable estate upon condl-
| tions which are now in course OF fulhllment Inc
! principal characters in the story, which might
| be named ..The Silver King "Thc Lost Heir"
| "a Tale of Two Cities" or "The Romance Of a
| Poor Young Woman" are wealthy wall
street operator q way ward youth who ran away
| from home and made a fortune, and a French
] young lady. companion 10 desolate but
, York Tribune reporter by John s: Griffith, a
! LAWYER whose Office Is in the Garfield building
No 26 Court street, Broonlyn is as follows a Vr,
broker. living with his wife and only son in
Greene avenue, near st. james place, Brook
| Ign, died, leaving fortune of 10000 TO his
! widow. She at that time about forty-eight
years old, and her son, Lester ID. Walters, was
and. wearyipg of the strict discipline of his
mothers household, he resolved 10 leave nome
! and seek his fortune in the west. Having
| Mrs. Walters gave him lie packed his trunk one
/ day, informed his mother OF his intention and
| took "A sudden departure. His mother thought
| ne would soon see the error of his ways and
| was prepared to kill the tatted cali as soon as
the prodigal should return. Time passed on
] and no tidings OF the truant were received
| After "a while the lonely widow inserted an ad-
yertsement in a New York newspaper calling
| for young lady companion. Among those
who applied for the position was Miss Marie
| De Lacy, Il young French girl, who had been
| brought up in Paris, and found herself without
| friends in this country. She was of progresses
| ing appearance and manner was an accom-
] Plished reader and conversationalist, and was a
\ fine pianist She was engaged, and was soon
! the trusted friend Of the lonely occupant of the
| brownstone mansion in Greene avenue. They
continued to live in this house for several years,
and then nothing having been heard from
young Walters, who was mOurned as one dead,
they went to Europe and spent two years in
| travel going as far as Palestine. Mrs. Walters
became strongly attached to the young woman
and treated her Us daug liter. They returned
to tins country, where they continued tn te
in this city. where they were temporarily living.
! and lett IA curious Will.
| "Fhe will i III my office said Lawyer Griffith
yesterday to The reporter who called upon him
at his home. No. ;s;3 Madison street, Brooklyn,
''bnt its exact terms are nearly as follows:
| Il give, devise and bequcath all my prop
erty, both real and personal, of every kind and
nature, whcreSoever the same may be situated
in trust upon t.le following conditions: First,
1t is my will and intention that my friend,
Marie De Lacy. after my decease shall faith
,ully search Tor aud find If possible, my SON
Walters is unmarried it is my wish that he and
my friend Marie DE Lacy join in the bonds of
holy wedlOck. Ii either my SOD or my friend,
Marie De Lacy, shall not consent to said mar
! rage then the share hereinafter mentioned
shall revert to the one who refuses TO abide by
my wish. Second: If my son, Lester ID. Walters,
refuses to abide by my wish l give,
devise and bequeath TO him one
sonal, and the remaining three-quarters 1
give, devise and bequeath To my friend Marie
De Lacy, and il said marriage takes place, 1
give, devise and bequeath all my property,
both real and personal, to my beloved son, Les
ter d. Walters, and my beloved friend, Marie
share and share alike. The expenses growing
out of the search for my son are to be paid out
I of INV estate.
Mr. Griffith said that two years ago he was
introduced by well-known Wall street opera
tor and owner of silver mines in Mexico, who
did not wish his name to- be published, to Miss
De Lacy. who was living with friends i'm west
5-th street. i'll this city; that having learned
the facts of the case, and having also learned
said to be in Mexico, he advertised for him in a
Mexican newspaper. The advertisement was
recently. By pEeconcerted arrangement the
| lawyer took Mr.. Walters to the Bijou theater
one night about six weeks ago. where Miss DE
Lacy and Mr.. Griffith's friend occupied box
The young lady was pointed out to MI. Walters
who fell in love with her at first sight. They
Wen To- 'sG Mr. pW ae n 'H Whp dS
not know who she was, land knew nothing of the
terms of the will, visited her afterward and they
became engaged To be marrieo. Then the lawyer
explained the little plot to Mr.. Walters by
which they had been brought together. and told
him about the will. Mr. Walters was pleased
and the wedding will take place next Friday.
Catching London FOrser.
GETTING $4,000 AND COMING To AMERICA
TO SEEK HIS FORTUNE.
From the New York Tribune
William Giles was struggling with fortune In
London q year ago. Fortune, rather msfor
tune. got the better in the struggle and SO vii
liam who was a man OF great mental resources
when it came to Il tight squeeze, calmly forged
a check for $4,000 about $15,OOO), got the
money on it, and came to the New World tC
seek his fortune. He also took unto himself g
new name, and Cor pTaaa4ssiiil reasons called
hi nSalf TINA hs
Scotland Yard detectives. who had been on tn,
track of William in England discovered tina
he had undoubtedly come to this country
They also found out that he was living at No
20 in some avenue in this city. week aet
Deputy Marshal Bernhard received this in
formation and photograph of the forger from
the British consul general here. The deput,
marshal Immediately began visiting No. IS
in the different avenues OF the city. At No. rs
avenue A he found a man named GOOch, bu
lie was not the man he was looking after. Be
ing disappointed in the avenues Mr. Bernhard
south. At No 30 McDOugal street the land
be .1,u ur Una. c was Who man eaS hin;
self William Gooch. Mr. Gooch was out. hi
, door was locked and the key was under tn
mat. All day the deputy marshal waited abou
the house, feeding tine landlady's numerou
children with candy and hoping Tor the arriva
, Nr. GOUch did not return, and MIR. Bernhard
! paid several visits tn the house in the course O
! the night, only to find the Fourth floor back
it was the same story. The door of Mr.. GoOch'
room was always locked and the key was unde
the mat. The landladys children were gradu
ally snccumbins To the influence of inordinat.
: supplies of cOlOred candy, and Mr.. Bernhard
|. patience WAS becoming exhausted. Sunda
. morning at 4 O'Clock, however, when the der
uty marshal climbed the stairs to Mr.. GOoch'
; room and looked carefully under the mat, II
L found the key gone. The ''Iourth floor back
+ was at home at last. The officer of the la,
. Numbered ut the door. Mr. Gooch got up, struc
l. light and let him in demanding what was tn
: cause oi such q disturbance al his door at tina
IN unseen.iy hour. by the light of the kerosen
< / lamp Mr.. Bernhard recognized the original {
. the photograph OF VIM Giles which had bee
r given him. He immediately took his priSone
X To ludl0w-strcct Jail, leaving the landlady
= children crying for more candy and the goo
woman herself with a strong prejudice agains
all fourth fDor backs Giles was employed i
an agency oil the Metropolitan Life Insuranc
i, company up town. When taken before tn
!. commissioner Monday he acknowledged TIM
" he was the person who was charged in EDglan
under the name of Giles. He said that tie Wa
Of willing to return to England without furthe
\ proceedings. and lie will probably be take
back ON Saturday.
" SunstOrnls and Red Sunsets.
1t From the Rochester Democrat October "A.
le An observation of the sun yesterday at moo
le showed that sill another sunstorm mas mad
~ its appearance, following the disturbance see