The morning call., 1892-10-23
4 new BLYTHE HHIRBSS.
his Widowed Daughter
Makes Her Claim.
HIS NAME WAS WILLIAMS.
Mrs. Jessie r Hunter Of Liverpool Comes to
the Front as the Only Rightful Hsir
to Millions.
HIS NAME WAS WILLIAMS.

Mrs. Jessie Regina Hunter Of Liverpool,
England, claims to be the simOD-pure and
only legitimate daughter of the late Thomas
II. Blythe.
She is As years Of age. according to her
admissions, and is withsl a widow, having
three children on her hands.
Mrs. Hunters story. which she has COM
municated to her attorney in this city, bears
strong semblances OF truth and supplies
many missing links in the life Of the late
Thomas a. Blythe.
To support her claim she has indisputable
proof in the way ot family Bible contain
ing the family records, as also a number OF
letters written by Blythe in bis earlier
years.
Mrs. Hunters statement makes 1t appear
that Blythe's true name Was Thomas Fl.
Williams. Under that name he was legally
married to the new claimants mother at
Roxbury in 1874. Her mothers maiden
name was Elizabeth Harriet.
Immediately after their marriage the
newly welded couple went to Edinburgh,
ana from there to Liverpool, where Will
liams, in partnership with another man,
conducted an inn.
In 1916 a daughter was born to the pair.
but it died few months afterward. In the
latter part Of 1876 the present claimant was
born. When she was about six months old
her father fed the country, leaving her
mother in destitute circumstances. Will
liams never afterward communicated with
his wife. His sudden leave-takng and
abandonment of his family was due to a
well-gruunded fear Of the law.
1t appears that Williams and the man
with whom he was In partnership in the
inn business were suspicioned Of having
robbed several sailors and then shanghai
ing them.
Mrs. Hunter very deity explains why her
father took the name OF Blythe when he
arrived in a new sphere of action.
He was born on the Isle of Wight In 1922
His fathers name was Edward Williams
and his mothers maiden name was Eva
Blythe. So Mrs. Hunter surmises that in
order to conceal his identity for fear OF
detection by the English authorities he took
bis mothers family name.
In 1856 Mrs. Hunters mother died and
she was left In the care OF an aunt The
new claimant also states that eha Is In
possession Of an old-time daguerreOtype OF
her father.
The reason for not making her relation
ship TO Blythe known before is due, Mrs.
Hunter claims, to the fact that she did not
know OF the celebrated case on trial In our
courts mere Until only Few months ago.
Her attention was then drawn to the
possibility Of the dead millionaire being her
father by the jocular remark made by one
of her acquaintances. She immediately
placed her case in the hands of a London
firm of attorneys. They Ia turn wrote to a
Chicago attorney to investigate the case.
In order to get the real status Of the case
Wickliffe Matthews of this city was CON-
manicated with. and few weeks ago he
sent ON to Mrs Hunter full and complete
account of the number of claimants for
Blythe's millions. and of the relationship
they claimed to hold.
Unless the Supreme Court remands the
case now before ii, in which the Williams
heirs appealed from Judge Coffey's decision
for retrial, Mrs. Hunters relationship TO
Blythe will avail her nothing.
If otherwise, she can come In with the
rest OF the numerous claimants at the re-
trial and prove her rights TO inherit the en-
tire estate. Mrs. Hunter now resides in