The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-30
FORTUNE GOES BEGGING
A SAVANNAH LADY THE SUP
POSED HEIRESs TO 100000.

Mrs. Rudge, Formerly of England,
Sought for by Chancery Attorneys
With an Estate to Dispose Of - A
Slight Difference in Names and
Localities All That Stands in the
| Way of Her Assuming the Property
"A Chat With Mrs. Rudge.
EKINS RUDGE. FORMERLY
~ of Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England,
(nee Ekinsl II living, or her children if dead,
may hear of something 10 her or their advan-
tage by applying to PATTISON, WlGG
! KING, Solicitors, II Queen Victoria ST., London,
or to j. ARTHUR BARRATT, Consellor-at-
Law, II Pine St, New York.
This advertisement appeared in Sundays
New York Herald. The Herald, in COM
mentiHg upon it, says:
! It appears from the information impaired by
| Mr.. Barratt to a Herald reporter that Mrs.
Rudge whose maiden name was Ekins, accom-
panied her husband to Canada about twenty
| years ago, and subsequently, coming with him
to this country, settled down either at Washing
| ton or somewhere in the neighborhood. Since
then nothing has been heard of Mrs. Ridge by
her relatives and she is now being sought in or
der that she may claim her share of an estate
| left by bachelor relative
This relative died about twenty-five years ago,
and his estate got into chancery. After great
number of years had passed settlement was
effected, not, however. before the estate had
been well taxed for legal expenses The money
has since been distributed among the family,
and Mrs. Ridge is entitled to her share-a quite
considerable one il she can furnish the proper
proofs of her identity.
Mr. Barratt represents the London solicitors,
ana VIII conduct an examination of all claim
ants that present themselves in this city. If the
proofs are satisfactory the property will be
transferred to the claimants.
MRS RUDGE IN SAVANNAH.
The name of Rudge is by no means a
common one, and friends of Mrs. Louisa
Rudge, of No. 80 Henry street, in this
city, believe that the description is imper-
feet and that it refers to Mrs Rudge, of
Savannah
A MORNING NEWS reporter had a very
pleasant interview with Mrs. Rudge yester-
day at the residence of her daughter, Mrs
John Banks. She is typical English lady
Of 81 years, with hair white as the driven
snow, but it is no index of ner vigor, for in
conversation and carriage she seems ten
years younge-.
Mrs. Rudge says that her attention was
called to the Herald advertisement and
comments by a family friend, Mr. II. C.
Houston. She was not prepared to believe
Uhat she was the person referred to for two
reasons. One is that her maiden name was
Mitchell, and second, that she never resided
in Canada. 1t was true, however, that she
had relatives in England, and there were
proceedings in chaucery by relatives of her
husband before he died That, however,
was in Staffordshirs and not in Great Bar
ford.
A NEIGHBOR OF CHARLES DICKENS.
Mrs. Rudge was the daughter of Thomas
MITCHELL and her husbands father was
William Huige, a famous engineer Charles
Dickens, she says lived right across the
street from the old place of the Ridges, and
the name of leading character in one of
the great noveist's works she thinks may
have been suggested by that fact.
She says that she married John Ridge
Nov. 9, 1912, and showed the certificate of
the Parish Clerk, which sets forth that Johh
Ridge and Louisa Mitchell were united in
marriage on that date at the parish church
OF w est Ham, Il sex county. Her husband
was also a celebrated engineer, and the
couple resided in Spain, France and Italy.
and in October, 1858, emigrated to this
country, settling at Wilmington, n G. Her
father had come over from England six years
before, and owned a watering place near
Wilmington which he named Masonboro
Sound, but the people called it Mitchell's
Sound. The husband of Mrs. Rudge con-
tracted a violent cold, which brought on
consumption, from which he died Dec 30,
1850.
MOVED TO SAVANNAH.
Mrs. Ridge moved to Savannah in June,
1871, where she has since resided. She has
two children, Mrs. John Banks, wife of the
carpenter of that name, with whom she re-
sides, and one son, John William Rudge,
living in Richmond, Va She has a sister
living III Savannah. Mrs Eliza Hazelton,
wife of Samuel J. Hazelton, the carpenter,
on Montgomery street, who has three
daughters.
While Mrs. Rudge does not feel war
ranted in affirming that she is the person
advertised for, she is free to say that there
may be property coming from both sides of
the family tree-the Ridges ana the Mitch
ellis. She intends communicating at an early
date with the London and New York law
yers whose names are given in the adver-
tisement, and is prepared by the Lest docu-
| mentary evidence to establish her connec-
ton by blood and legal marriage with the
| Ridges and Mitchels of England
Mrs. Ridge is an intelligent lady, OF
pleasing address, refined by education and
travel, and her friends in this city, who are
| many, sincerely hope that she will come
into rich legacy. It is understood that
the amount awaiting the right Mrs. Ridge
Is in the neighborhood of 100000.