Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-31

this property as want 10 do. without
discovering o. Judge IIarkner certain
events % my life. which. n known "a
him, would lo.. mc his esteem. think
I have u now. and wish 90 retain Il.
"The first thing would have 10 con.
fe~s would H. that Charles Picrson Is no,
my right name. although have horne
IL now for twenty years Ny real name
is Carroll Preston.
II propose to sct down here briefly
the facts. 10 H. read by Judge lIarkner
after my death.
II was born az Red Bank. ". j. When
about ~ years old removed with my
parents % Plainheld. y. J. There. two
years after. married a young girl. who
died at the end of u year In giving birth
to daughter
'Shortly after went to Philadelphia
Women have b.,n the hans ~ my life.
Ibccamc involved with widow named
wcssing. with one child-a boy. She
forced me into marriage lpfctcnded
o. Weld. but it was n mock marriage.
Tie supposed minister was an accom-.
plicc. fled tom this alliance, taking
care that after my flight she should
know the ceremony was false.
II ned 90 Europe. and while there an
Atscrican. ~ my name exactly. died In
. small town Though aware % II.
paid M attention to 10, until learned
through the American consul that In.
quifics had lcen made by my dead wife.
relatives anil by the woman wcssing.
Then persuaded the consul that u was
mysslf Who had died. IL was easy 10 do.
Tor the other Preston had no friends.
II then returned to this country and
adopted tho name of Charles Pierson.
fifircn years had elar~cd since I left
Plaindeh. lpui inquiries on FOO, and
learned that the Wosaing woman had
never taken my name.
II entered business and pr~pered
from the bcginning. From time Ia time
I have scnt money. through secret
sourvr-. to the woman Wc.sing.
subsequently hal inquiries made a.
o. my child In Piainhcld. wnom ! had
left with her aunt.
'',hc had just married. al the time of
NV inquiries. man by the name %
Tcmplcton-marricd well And was hap
py. ~ dill not disturb her.
During my life In New York mar.
nei young girl under the name of
Fountain. She thought she had married
me IL was another mock marriage. A
scamp - a lawyer. named Parker. acted
the part of clergyman
"lle had me In hi. power for years,
and bled me frr,ly, until caught him
In a scrape and held the state prison
over him Then was indcTsndent
II lived with this woman thfcc years
In Putnam county under the name of
Fountain. Then tinng of her, ! dis
abused her mind as Ia tile marriage and
lsii lcr. after giving her enough prop
criy To make her independent I had
I'm by her named Harry Fountain.
II married another woman Lnd.r the
same circumstance, forcing Parker 20
perform the marriage ceremony.
"IIc was my slave now. My name In
this marriage was Simpson. The woman
live. Ia Ncw Rochelle. and has daugh.
ter now al1ut ~ year. old. made her
independent when ! left her, which wAs
only ycar ago.
II have villain ot brother who dis-
apr.arrl when be- vas sixteen from Red
Bank. and vc all thought him dead. lie
turned up i've years aga terrible
dninkari.-and recognized me. ] denied
tie relationship. bat have given him
money Ia keep him quiet. lie wants
rum. that's all.
Parker believes my proper name l.
Pier-ou-that b. be- does NO, know Ia the
contrary. II DO dos, be has never shown
10 Ia ne
"Now-
when am dead want Judge llArk.
ner a. establish tho fact that my daugh.
ter. now Mrs. Tcmplcton. l. my heir.
lie will find papsrs establishing that fact
in a safe In the Chemical hank. m box
in tho charge - the president. marked
To D. delivered only on the order Of the
surrogate
II request Julsc llarkncr % adyi.e
Mrs.. Tcmplet0n that u j. nay wish tha'
5000 h. given 10 Mr, wcsing, Of
Philadelphia. " alive at tho tiuis of ny
death.
THAT sajO,CO b. given Mr.. Fountain
II alive ~ my death, and u not then 90
her son Harry Fountain " ho h. alive.
but n not % agc 81 then IT, held la trls,
Tor him by Judge llarkner II ho H.
dad. tlion thc sum a. bc divided cqually
anon. Mr.. Tcmpletons Childrvn.
THAT $50. 600 H. given 10 Mrs. Simp
-on under tho same circumstances and
condition. A. the gift 20 the Fountain
woman.
II desire also that Mrs Templeton
shall pay weekly 10 my scamp and jail.
bar % brother. James Preston. SO. In
the hops that be will soon drink himself
to death
II am quite conscious that this l. not
a will. bat u NrN Templeion is A. good
a UUman as her mother Vas she will
obey these Instructions
CHARLES PIERsoS.
New York, April 10. is7i."
Holbrcok laid the paper down. over.
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