The morning call., 1893-12-22
NO TRACE OF THE FORTUNE
Ever Having Been Left by
William Savage.
REPORT FROM ENGLAND.
The Goff Agency Which Inserted the
Advertisement Calling for Heirs
an Unreliable One.

The many millions of dollars which for
two years past has been known as the
Winscome estate in England and to which
the Maynard famiy-Jsck, Tom, Harry
and their sister, May Templeton-have
been trying to establish a claim as heirs.
has apparently vanished into space and
cannot even be located. The story of how
William Savage. the step-graDdfather of
the Maynard family, whose real name is
WiDscome, the theatrical profession being
responsible for the change. died intestate
many years ago. leaving an estate of sew
eral millions which through all these years
has been accumulatng until Ii was esti-
mated to reach S35000.00O. has all been
published. The matter was brought to
the attention of the Maynards through all
advertisement In an English paper, pub
lished by Cuffs agency for attending to
the claims of lost heirs. Attorney General
w. ii. III. Hart was engaged by the family
to look after the matter. Proofs of their
descent from Mrs. William Savage
through Nathaniel WinScome were got to-
by Mr.. Hart. For over year the case
was prosecuted by him until about two
months ago he became convinced that
there was no such estate in existence
and advised them to spend no more money
In the case.
AT about that time May Templeton, who
is an actress, supporting her husband,
James A. Reilly, in his German Soldier
Company, came on from New York in re-
sponse to message that her husband was
not expected to live. The prospective heirs
then being all together consultation was
held. the result of which was that they
decided to confer no more with Attorney
HQrf hnt mplnv of
TO continue the prosecution. Denis Dono-
hoe Jr. was selected. After hearing the
claims OF his clients he canddly advised
them not Tn spend much money on the
case, as from his knowledge of the agency
through whose channels the advertise
was published he was not ready to put
much reliance in it,
The claimants insisted on probing fur
theT, and MIR. Donohoe wrote to his cor
respondents. Messrs. White & Co., in Lon
don, explaining the case to them, inclosng
$40. with the request that they investigate
and ind out IL such an estate was lying in
the courts OF England A reply to this
communication was received by Mr.. Dono-
hoe last week and was handed TO May
Templeton, who has been staying in Oak
land since her arrival on the coast on Mon
day last. The latter says that they have
made diligent search through the English
Court of Cbancery and find that no such
now or ever has been entered for probate
in England. The letter also goes on to say
that the Goff agency is an unreliable one,
and that 10 London there are almost
thousand families of Winscomes, many
members of which are named Nathaniel
The only possible case. which at most is
not very probable one, the letter says,
IN which there might be some money In
England awaiting this particular family
would be money deposited at the time of
William Sayage's death in some bank or
institution, and which still lies there. This.
however, is not very likely, as in some
shape or other before this time 1t would
have got into the Court of Chancery. To
investigate whether such be the case or
not Will take large sum of money, and
the probabilities are that the matter would
be dropped where it is and the fortune
thought of only as An impossibility.
Miss Tempeton will next week Join her
husband in New York and continue on in
her chosen profession.