Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-25
HUNTING FOR AN HEIR.
An Humble Rhode Island Weaver and His
Immense Fortune.
Providence tR. L. SpeciaI1

Immense Fortune.
Providence Or. L. Special
All the mills in this State ara being Wis
tied by Adolphe Balashe and John E.
Girari, of Cherbourg, France, who are
hunting for Edouard Marie Recamier, who
is the heir to large fortune in France. If
now alive he is an old man, and he is be-
lieved to have followed the trade of a
weaver all his life.
The men who are searching for him say
that during the First Empire, and when
Nine Recamier was a motel belle, near
relative of hers, and heir to large estates,
deserted his family and entered the navy
as a sailor under an assumed name. He
was but a mere lad. He was placed on
board the brig Pomme dor, which saw
considerable service in Napcleon's reign.
Young Recamier was unsuited to his po-
sition, and he soon gained the ill-will of
his messmates and his superior officers.
Accustomed to life of ease and luxury, he
found living on board ship before the mast
as a common sailor very disagreeable, and
he was often disciplined for disobsying
orders. A young Lieutenant complained
of him often and finally succeeded in hav-
ing him triced up to the breach of gun,
where he was fogged. The Lieutenant
little realized who the young man was but
the latter knew him He at once became
a sworn enemy of the empire. While the
ship was at New Orleans he deserted her,
and, coming North, he fell in love with a
French girl near Boston and made her his
wife. The girl was an operative in cot
ton mill, and she supported her husband.
A child was bora, and soon after this
event Recamier deserted them both.
When the First Empire was overthrown
he returned to France and assisted in the
guillotining of the Lieutenant who had hu-
INFLATED him on board ship While in
France he paid court to LAZY of rank, a
relative. it is said, of Mime. and, and he
concealed his American marriage. The
lady's name was Mile. Arnot, and
she soon married Recamier Seven chill
dren were born. Mr.. and Mrs. Recamier
died about fifty years ago. Ten years aft
er their death their children, who had
come into possession of their property
discovered a paper among their effects
riage. which, of course, made the second
marriage Illegal 1t was learned from the
paper that Recamier had made some eff
forts to discover his first wife and her
child, in order that he might, in a meas
ure, atone for the wrong which he had
done. The heirs by the second marriage
agreed to destroy the paper and divide the
property among them.
The paper was destroyed, and for forty
years the estates have been in their hands
But the secret could not be kept. An in
evitable quarrel took place, and one of
the heirs, now rich from other sources,
disclosed the scandal for revenge, and of
fers to give up his portion of the inner
itance, knowing that the others will be
ruined when they are obliged to follow
his example. A reward of twenty thou
sand francs was offered for the discovery
of the child by the American marriage
who is Recamier's first born and heir to his
estates. Messrs. Girard and Balashe are
in earnest, and will leave no stone I'M
turned to find the missing heir.