The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-28
SEEKING AN INHERITANCE.
a Young Man Comes From Australia for it and
Hasn't Got it Yet.

HASH uOL II ltt.
Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
New YORK. July 27.-Richard Walker,
who came all the way from New South
Wales TO get the property left him by his
mother. is in a fair way to loose all in the
maze of contingent fees to lawyers. A
New York papar published the news of his
mothers death and the fact that j. B. Carr
was looking for her heirs. Richard now
complains, although he has already agreed
to pay Carr 40 per cent. for his information,
that Carr refuses to divufge what he
knows. 81 have been trying for two
MONTHS said Richard yesterday, "to in
duce j. b. Carr to reveal where my mother
died, how much property she left, and
what steps are necessary to obtain it. So
far have been unsuccessful because l de-
clined to give him tWo-thirdS of my in
heritance for the desired information. I
have reason to believe that my mother left
me some fifty thousand dollars or even
more
Through the masonic grand secretary
I secured the services of Frederick A.
Burnham, a lawyer, and he has been trying
to secure my property for me. In order to
expedite negotiations with Carr, l slgned
an agreement making Burnham our mutual
counsel, and after great deal of talk, l
was finally induced to sign an agreement to
pay Carr 40 per cent. of the money coming to
me. This agreement was to remain in the
lawyers hands until Carr gave him full
information, but for some reason which j
cannot understand. the latter now declines
to give il. / have discovered that Carr has
a broker in Portland, Oregon, and that he
has visited my friends in Providence and
obtained my portrait. When l landedin
San Francisco l saw man watching me
and also noticed him on my departure from
Oakland for the east That man was Carr,
and he has since acted in very curious
and mysterious manner, and has told
several contradictory stories. Emmons 81
Emmons, of Portland, have been COM
municated with, and they say that w.
Scott Beebe has some knowledge II my
mothers estate. l have lost three months
of my time in trying to obtain my rights,
and am as far off as when first began, but
l intend to keep on until l solve the
mystery"
The young Australians determination
not to be cinched, seems TO have stirred up
his lawyers, who, upon being Informed OF
Walkers threat, made this remarkable
statement: "All that Richard Walker has
said is quite true" was the cool remark of
his attorney Carr naturally seeks high
price for his information, for without it
the son cannot find his legacy. 1t was on
my advice to both parties that the price was
fixed at 40 per cent but 1 did not do so
until ascertained that the gross amount
was little more than thirty thousand dol
lars l yesterday received a telegram
from the probate Judge of the county in
which Annie Walker died, saying that the
land had been sold by the public admins
traitor under legal proceedings to pay the
debts of the estate, and that the balance of
the money is in the hands of the county
treasurer awaiting the legal claimants.
Richard has voluntarily signed an agree
ment to pay Carr his 40 per cent. and l ex-
pect in a few days TO be able to close the
business and hand over to Richard the
residue To my mind the proceeding is en-
tirely businesslike, for Carr is a shrewd
man and has made the most of his Oppor-
tunity The money could have been Sc
cured by correspondence, and there was no
necessity for Richard coming all the way
from Australia