The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-03-20


snecessfui Issue Of Colonel jacques Mis-
sion In Behalf ~ the Claim 81 thu Wife 81
Deacon brown 10 go. OOo. 900 Interest
In IN English E-tate---ycry Good For the
Client and Very Good For the Colonel.
BuFFALo, N. ", March 1.-THE wife
OF Deacon Sidney :. Brown, OF Bagdad,
near Gowanda, n. r., mas been acknowl.
edged by the Court Of Queens Bench as
an heiress TO the Lawrence Townlcy es-
tate In England, valued at 500, 900, 600.
about 100000 OF which Is believed TO
be her due.
Before the opening OF the present Gen.
fury Lord TownIcy owned q fInc estate
In England, and was the parent OF will
ful but comely lass named May, who, de-
spite her fathers protest, became engaged
70 one John Lawrence, a man Of good
family, but Of no considerable wealth.
Failing 70 concilIate the lady's father, the
young people came to America and were
married At Springfield, Mass. During
much Of the latter colonial period CON-
munication was but little carried on be-
tween the mother country and America,
and the father and daughter never be-
came rcconcilcd.
Lord Townley died, and the family In
England became extinct. For over fifty
years the estate was In the hands OF the
English authorities, with no claimants,
and might have remained so up to the
present time but for the late war.
odist ID. d., located In Illinois, but
when the war broke out In the
following year he left his peaceful
pursuit OF the ministry and enlisted as
private. Promotion soon followed
for bravery, he being the individual who,
uaaided, arranged the meeting between
Preside Il Lincoln and Jefferson Davis.
b. means Of which he hoped for a set
lie nent OF the difficulties.
At the close of the war Colonel jacques
wcnt to Springfield, Mass, to engage In
the ministry, and while there accidentally
ran across the record of the marriage OF
John Lawrence and Mary Townley. Being
aware Of the estate In England awaiting
claimants, Colonel Jacques set about
hunting up the heirs. His investigation
brought him 10 Gowanda, where he in
formed Mr.. Brown that his wife, who was
a daughter OF the late Judge Wilders, OF
Springfield. was direct descendant OF
Mary Lawrence, and therefore one OF the
heirs OF the vast estate.
Mr.. Brown executed bonds on the cs-
tate, raised sufficient money 70 prosecute
the claim, and sent Colonel Jacques to
Europe, whittier he went after declining
81 position Of Secretary Of the Treas
urv rndcr the late President Garfield.
Som after his arrival In England the
Cou.t OF Queens Bench decided hat
the claims Of the American heirs was val
Id, and since that time Colonel Jacques
has been engaged In complying with the
Lcchnicalitics Of the English law
Mr.. Brown has received letter from
Colonel Jacques stating that he has given.
two members Of the House Of Lords an
interest Ia the estate. for which they are
70 procure IN act directing the transfer
II the proceeds Of the estate 10 the Treas
lry Of the United States. Colonel Jacques
3 TO recover onc-third Of the estate for
his labors; sylvester CowIcs, I'D. OF
Randolph, purchased bonds on the estate,
Ind is said TO be very anxious TO.
i've until the final settlement, when be
Expects $50. 900. lie Is now over eighty
Tears old, and wants to round of q USE
al career by cndowing Hamilton College,
rom which he graduated, with $4,000;
lso placing $4,000 to the credit Of
legro college In Tennessee. He was one
i the original anti-slavcry agitators, and
axes deep interest In the colored race.