The Portland daily press., 1890-12-29
THEY THINK THERE'S MILLIONS IN IT.
Claims from over the Sea Which
worry Foreign consuIs.
Foreigners Who Believe Themselves
the Heirs OF Dead Americans,
All Of Whom Are Supposed to Have
Died Near New York.

New YORK, December pa million and
half dcllars, alleged to have been left by a
man named Glynn, Is the high stake for
which several persons are playing In Aus
trian Galicia.
That a man by the name of Glynn should
have heirs ia Galicia may seem strange, bu
the alleged heirs explain the matter to their
own satisfaction, at least. Their informa-
tion is rather indefinite as yet. and no to the
present they have not ascertained what
Glynn's first name was. where he lived or
when he died. They are endeavoring to in
form themselves on these points through the
Austro-Hungarian Consulate in this city.
In March last the Austrian Consul-Gener-
al: Mr.; Theodore A. Havemeyer,, received a
letter from Apolinay Lewisky of Mosciski,
Galicia, who applied through her attorney,
Eustache Borecki, for information regarding
the fortune left by millionaire named
Glynn, whose death near Yew York" she
had read of In u Galician paper
Later on the woman wrote at greater
length, and forwarded a marked copy of the
Polish Gazette of Lenburg, Galicia. of
March 2, $780, The item upon which she
had founded her hopes consisted of only
Glynn had died recently smear New York."
leaving, by his will. fortune of S1,500.000,
largely in real estate, and that the hets
" e. supposed to be residents of Galcia.
This Lem, she added, had attracted ner at
tlon because her sister Polin had married
she did not know Glynn was an Irishmsn,
but the marriage had taken place in England
and the couple subsequently went to Ameri-
Ca, where she understood Glynn had amassed
a fortune by real estate transactions. She
understood that the couple had no children,
ana asked that the consul look into the mat
ter, ascertain how much property Giynn had
LETT, and forward the necessary proofs of his
death and the disposition of his fortune.
His next of kin in Galicia, she said, were
two families named Lewi~ki and Mocysctki.
This letter was not much more definite
THAI the first. and Vice Consul Eberhard did
MS best to obtain the needed information,
but In vain. He then placed the matter in
the hand of Mr. FIR. Kinsky of No. 81 Park
Row. who is employ ed by the Austrian Con-
records. which 1t may be necessary to con-
suit In order TO satisfy iDQuirers of similar
bent of mind to Miss Lewiski Mr., Kiusky
made search In the SnrrOgate's office this
trace of Glynn's will. He has not yet aban-
1oned his task in the hope of obtaining some
more definite clue.
"rhe L-wiskis and Mocysctkis may have
some ground for their hopes," said Mr.. Kin |
Ky, "out it resembles very much the case of |
Mllll0naire Springer, who died out West. |
n numerous Inquiries about his fortune came |
o hand FROM Europe, the senders imagining
hat they must be the heirs because they |
happened to bear the name of Springer"
All the foreign consuates of this city re-
eive hosts of similar inquiries, but in most |
ases the claims of the Writer'S for fortunes I
lave little or no foundation. In the Glynn
ase. the expression "near New York" in
Apolinay L-wiski's letter may mean almost
my porti.n of the United States. Mr.. Eb-r-
lard says great many people abroad have
10 idea that nearly everybody in America
ives in or near New York city.