Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-28
HEIR TO MILLIONS.
w. A. Freeman Receives Start
ling News From London.
He Has Won Suit for Property Worth
to Kim Over Two Million Doll
lars In Cash.

The average citizen OF Clarksville
would faint dead away, in all proba
bility, If he were officially notified
that he had fallen heir to an estate
worth two million dollars. Mr.. w. A.
Freeman, of the Third district Of the
county, however, is still alive and he
has papers In his inside pocket that
tell him he has won a suit in London
which will net him the above
amount If not more.
Upon hearing that millionaire
had struck town this morning, q
reporter Immediately started out to
find him. After long search he
was run to earth at J. g. Joseph's
clothing house. 1t was none other
than w. A. Freeman, well known
farmer of the Third district. He
was v,ry much excited and great
beads of perspiration were standing
out on his forehead. He looked the
typical, honest farmer to perfection.
He was wearing last summers
linen buster, SLOUGH hat, check cot
ton trowsers, a plain shirt and bro.
gan shoes. He is about fifty years
old, and by hard work has pulled
enough of this worlds goods togeth-
er to purchase him a good home,
nothing like, however, the palatial
residences that usually cover million.
aires.
To a question propounded by the
reporter, Mr.. Freeman replied that
he was the man who had received
the startling news. He Immediately
began telling how it came about
His grandfather, Nathan Freeman
was a native OF London, and in early
life married Miss Mary Buckingham
also Of London, and member of the
celebrated Buckingham family o
England. This couple came tC
America and died here. Over veal
ago Mr.. Freeman saw an account q
suit having been entered by the
Buckinham heirs for some valuable
property in London. He at once pu
in his claim and employed William
Lord Moore, of London, an eminent
lawyer, to prosecute his suit. The
suit has been recently decided, and i
is in favor of the Buckingham helr'
and Mr.. Free man has substantiateC
his claim. The letter signed by
Lawyer Moore, says that Mr.. Free
man will realize over
TWO MILLION DOLLARS,
From his share of the estate, and thai
he can get the same within 60 to 90
days.
Accompanying the letter written
by Mr.. Moore is copy of the cour,
record in the case, bearing what pur
ports to be the official seal. This
forwarded to Mr.. Freeman by Do
minion representative, or bureau, al
New York. 1t has been submitted t
good legal talent here, and the opin
ion prevails that everything is gen
uine.
is 1T A SCHEME?
The only question now arising is
this: Is il a scheme on the part o.
some designing scoundrels to gel
money from Mr.. Freeman 1t does
not seem so, but it is possible. The
letters state that $35 is now due or
the property in the shape of corpora
ton taxes, and Mr.. Freeman is call
ed on to forward this amount. He
has wisely decided not to do this un
til he is certain Of the genuineness Of
his letters. The only fear he enter
tains, is that possibly William Lord
Moore did not write the letter from
London. He has received severa
letters, however, since employing
Mr.. Moore, and they are all on the
same kind of paper, and written In
the same hand as the one which
brings the good news. Certain it is
that Mr.. Freeman employed William
Lord Moore TO prosecute his suit, and
ID is also a fact that during the whole
time the suit has been pending Mr.
Moore has not called for fee, and he
says 10 his last letter that he will not
present his bill until Mr.. Freeman
has his property in his own name.
Mr.. Freeman is busy to-day tele-
graphing to Washington and New
York in an effort to find out more
about the matter. He will know
definitely pretty soon, all about it.
AS the reporter left him he said :
"You may tell them thatW. A. Free
man would like to get that two mil
lions, but he can live, whether he
gets 1t or not"
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