The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-18
A ROMANCE INDEED.
HOW THREE POOR BOYS WILL BE.
COME WEALTHY MEN.
A Story OF Love. Desertion. Separation
and Reunion, and to Cap the Climax,
100000 in Good Cash is Thrown in
Besides.

CHICAGO, H., Jan. l7.--After numerous
disappointments and long delays the four
Falquet brothers, one OF whom is resi-.
dent OF Chicago, are on the point OF hav.
ing divided among themselves 100000.
There is spice Of romance behind this
statement. About thirty. eight years ago
Alexander X, Falquet arrived in Cincn-
natl. His accomplishments and reputed
wealth opened to him the doors OF the
best people. One OF the city's bellies soon
fell in love with him. The young lady's
name was Harriet s. Collins They were
married shortly after aud the result OF the
union was four sons. At the birth of the
youngest child, Falquet, having become
enamored Of another woman, and learning
that an inheritance was coming TO him in
France, deserted his wife and smiled for
Europe His wife lost her reason on ac-
count OF her desertion, and was placed in
the Newburgh Insane Asylum, near Cleve-
land. One Of the boys went rs an apprentice
10 n section boss on the Lake Shore Road.
A second was placed in an orphan asylum
near Cincinnati, another was adopted by
n
o., and the fourth, Eugene l.. Falquet,
now OF this city, was taken by Prof. J. s.
Palmer, then OF Put-in-Bay Island, o.,
but now OF Joliet, this State. The boys
were young, the eldest being nine years,
and il was only short time before they
were eiIec,ualy separated. This was in
1856. and II was not until thirty years
later that the three of the brothers were
brought together The meeting was ac-
compished through nm advertisement.
The fourth brother was living in Berne,
Switzerland. The boys who remained in
this country, did fairly well, and one Of
them, Harry, IL the present superintendent
of the Brush Electric Light Works in
Cincinnati Charles is trusted employo
OF the Carbon Electric Company, of Free
mont, o., and Eugene, the resident OF
Chicago, IL one OF the bcstsalcsmen in the
wholesale hardware house OF Z. II. Cur
ncy x Co.
The estate TO which the boys will sue.
coed was formerly unimproyod property
on the outskirts OF London, England. II
was converted into money by the crown,
the then owner Caroline Grove. leaving
no will and no known hoin. Before tho
English statute Of limitations ran against
the recovery of any part OF the estate by
any OF the hcirs, IL was discovered that
Caroline Grove was granddaughter Of
one Mark Thormaquay, and daughter of
one Of the falquets. The discovery inter
ested Hugh Pugh, OF Cincinnati, who had
learned something Of the American family
~oi that name, and after short time he
was able 10 show that the members Of il
were In reality the rightiul heirs OF the
Grove estate. In the meantime two
brothcrs claiming 10 bc the descendants
of one Of the daughters OF Thornaquay,
nearly established claim to the property.
On the trial, however. the case went
against them. This was last August.
They took an appeal, and the higher court
has Just sustained the decision oi the
lower. As the estate Is in cash there can
be but short delay before tho heirs get
their share.