News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-09-06
JAN HEINRIG ROYALS MILLIONS.
Part ofthe Rmaining 100000 to
be Divided .mone Canadian Heirs.


In or about he year 176O Jan Helm
rich Royal, a por young Hollander, be-
came tired oil building dikes, SO he
gathered Together his worldly posses
slons, bought passage to America on one
OF the traders hat at that time monopo-
llzed the commerce of the Western
Ocean, and lefthis native country with q
determlnatlonto make his fortune in the
land that was eported to be SO wonder
ful. The simple was in went up Della
ware Bay inStad OF into the Hudson
liver, and astanchor off Philadelphia.
10 Jan 1t didn't make much difference
where he lanted, so he went ashore
there. He rar across an old merchant
trader named Henwiche, who, taking a
liking to Jan, put him to work calculat-
ing the proftsthe old Captain had made
out OF his many trading ships in the
year Just then closing. Jan proved q
smart young tllow, and, like Joseph,
besides finding iavor in his old masters
eyes, made treSendous impression up
on the fatter's yorug-ss11ct- handsome
wife.
But, fortunately for Jan, history
that is Biblical history-did not repeat
itself, and he got along swimmingly.
One day the old Captain, full of years,
wealth and schnapps, died, and amid
his young widows tears and the lamen-
tations of his friends, his body was sent
back to Holland to be put to rest with
his forefathers. The widow was left all
of Henwiche's riches. Jan was put in
charge of affairs and he throve so we'll
and looked SO well that he and the
widow were married within a year of the
Captains death. Everything Jan
touched turned to gold. Money rolled
in so fast that Jan hardly knew what to
do with his riches. So one day he and
the late widow started on a voyage to
the land of their birth.
Before they returned she died. Jan
lasted only six months after her when he
died without leaving an heir. He owned
no less than fourteen full-rigged ships,
in those days when full-rigged ships
were worth nearly their weight in gold,
and many small trading vessels. The
estate was wound up by the courts and
the money put into bank at Amsterdam,
where it has remained ever since await
ing claimants and proofs that those who
did put in claim were entitled to it. In
the century that has passed the original
fortune of Jan more than doubled itself,
but there is a law in Holland regarding
politic'l trusts, by which all interest,
after the principle has doubled itself,
goes to charitable institutions. But the
amount that still remains to be distrib-
uted amounts to over 100000.
Jan left brother and sister in Am
sterdam, who survived him, and now
their descendants-some thirty i'll num-
Der, having made application for the
have proved their genealogical
title to participate The heirs in Cana
ia, are Philip Rudeft, of st. George,
Ont; Mrs. Catherine Evons, of Caroline,
in this city; John Rudell, Of Puslinck
township, and E. Conrad RudelI, of
Sault Ste. Marie The interests of the
Canadian heirs have been looked after
by Conrad Rudell, who went to Holland
two months ago armed with the necessa-
ry authority and proved their claims.
He was assisted by Col. Wagner, cous
in of Mrs. EvOns, and private secretary
to Count Herbert Bismarck, son of the
German Chaacellor. The Count also
ro m In sea eva sn placed in
the hands of one of the most eminent
of Amsterdam lawyers, whose fees will
amount to nearly $4,000 Conrad
Rudell returned from Amsterdam yes
terday, and is now in this city. He says
that everything has been arranged salts
and that the money will be
in November. The amount
coming to the four Canadians will be
about 100000 each, or altogether,
81 100000.