The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-06-14
THE BR0DERICK ESTATE.
A New Heir-at-LaW Turns Up i'm
New South Wales.
Curious Story of ]. K. Frederick, Sydney
Pelicsman-Ef Efforts of His Father and Him.
self to Establish Their Rights as Heirs.

| A new heir-at-law to the late David c.
Frederick has been found in Australia. His
name is Joseph Kellard BrodeTick. He is
an officer in the New South Wales police
force. In the issue of THE MORNING CALL
/ OF March IS he read with great interest an
expose Of the plot to produce the alleged
| forged will in 1860 in favor OF George
| Wilkes. The revelations were surprise TO
him. he at once placed himself in cOmmu-
nieation with parties in this city in which
he gave an account of the unsuccessful eff
forts of his father, David Hawkes. Broderick,
Il years gone by to present and establish
LIS claim to the estate.
THE AUSTRALIAN HEIRS STORY.
Briefly Mr.. Joseph Kellard Broderick's
story Is that his father and cousin, John
Frederick, were, at the time of the Senator'S
death, the only blood relations alive except
their children. His father was the only son
OF an elder brother of the Senator's father.
On receipt Of the news of the Senator be-
Ing shot by David 5. Terry his father, who
then lived in Ireland. laid claim to the
Whole property. He communicated at
once with the American Consul at Queens
Town. VINO recommended to him a lawyer
named John Talbot Pittman. His father
visited Cork, obtained a number of certili-
Gates OF births and marriages and affdaYits,
subscribed to by old inhabitants, who,
knowing the Frederick family. swore that
David Hawkes. Broderick was the cousin
and nearest blood relative of the deceased
Senator. These, the present claimant as
serts, were duly copied in the American
Consur S office at Queenstown and the Orgi-
nails, alter being atteSted, were banded over
10 Counselor John Talbot Plttman.
With his fathers power of attorney. Pitt
man sailed to America, going 10 Rhode ISL
and.
PITTMAN KILLED IN BATTLE.
Pittman wrote back to his client that pro-
ceedngs had been instituted in opposition
10 the forged Will produced by Wilkes. The
civil war breaking out, they soon after
learned that Pltinian had joined the Fed
eral army aud had been killed. All the
papers intrusted 10 the lawyers were lost.
Mr.. Broderck often informed his son that
PIttman had warned him it would not be
sale Tor him or his son to GU TO America
and lay claim to the property, as it being so
extensive the lawyers e0ntending in the
case would not be interfered with, and they
would be shot
ANOTHER LAWYER ENGAGED.
Joseph Kellard Broderick further writes
that after the war his father Instituted
fresh proceedings and employed another
lawyer to 60 to America, whose name he
believes was West. Verified copies of the
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yers induced the claimants father to make
a will naming Joseph Kellard Broderck as
his heir and a joint executor of the will
with his mother.
These papers, together with power of
attorney" says the claimant, were given
to the lawyer in 1865, who had promised
that he would send me copy of the will
from New York, which he never did He
wrote to my father several times, but in a
very guarded manner; which, together with
the circumstance OF not sending me the will
made my father suspect he was playing US
false. The correspondence soon after
ceased"
LEAVES FOR THE ANTIPoDEs.
Mr.. Br0derick next tells how he 1T Ire
land for Australia in October 1866 where he
has since resided. Having no means he
could do nothing further in the matter. AS
soon as he read an account of the shooting
OF Judge Terry by Deputy Marshal Maggie
he handed all his fathers letters written TO
him on the subject to James Greer, a solicit
tor OF Sydney. He also told his story to