Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-17
UNEXPECTED RICHES.
TO A WoMAN's DREAM ONE YOUNG
MAN OWES HIS FORTUNE.

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away in poorund humble circumstances,
was made the heir Of quito snug little
sum by a decree of the superior court Of
this city. and IL all came about through
dream-nothing but u dream. Tho
facts md circumstances which led TO
this extraordinary inheritance aro as
follows.
There died in this city on April o,
1890, nm honest, hard working machinist
of the name Of Patrick Shine. who. hav-
ing accumulated some littlo wealth and
knowing that his end was near, few
weeks previous to his death decided all
Of his property 10 his faithful wife, FL
len, their union never having been
blessed with children. Tho loss Of her
life companion Frustrated the widow
and her grief was so great that just two
months latcr--on june O, iSgJ-Ellen
Shine, no longer able TO bear under her
load Of sorrow, quietly broathed her
last. 20 rcioin her beloved husband In
another world.
Ellen Shine died intostate and her
property was taken charge Of by Public
Administrator james G. Peunio. who ut
once advertised and otherwise searched
for any unknown heirs, so that II they
existed they could havo an opportunity
TO present their claims, The statutory
time expired. however, and no person
appeared who on the ground Of relation.
ship with Ellen Shine laid claim to her
estate.
In tho moan time, however. Daniel
Shine, brother Of tho late Patrick
Shine, and Mary Madigan and Ellen
Carey. his two sisters, filed petition for
distribution Of the estate on the ground
that II was community property, and
that Ellen Shine having left no heirs.
they were tho nearest relatives. The
case was set for hearing, and on Aug.
90, 1891, IN department 10 Of tho SUI
perior court, the petition Of the brothers
and sisters Of Patrick Shine was granted.
The court issued n decree OF distribu-
ton, but tho public administrator, still
hopeful that Ellen Shine might have
some relatives living who might bo
found, delayed the filing OF this decree
for some weeks TO gain time. This do
lay proved Of the greatest importance.
Us was proved by the subsequent events.
Among the people who Knew Ellen
Shine was Mrs. Mary Ammo Johnson,
OF 40 Fell street, tho vito OF mo
chanic. Mrs. Shine and Mrs. johnson
were both Of them natives Of County
Cork, Ireland, and whenever they mot
they used to exchange "reminiscences VI
the days OF their youth. When Mrs.
johnson learned through tho newspa-
pers that her old friend had died, and
that the public administrator had charge
OF her property for tho lack Of legal
claimants, she was greatly distressed,
and tho matter worried her for many
weeks. In vain the good woman cudg-
eled her brains in an endoavor TO re-
member whether she had ever heard Of
any ono related TO Ellen Shine. She
could recollect no one.
The matter occupied her mind so
much that 1t Is not at all surprising that
ononight aug. 30, 1s9l) after retiring,
still much perturbed over tho fact that
all that money should 30 TO strangers,
Mrs johnson had her peaceful slumbcrs
disturbed by dream. She dreamed Of
Ellen Shine az young girl homo in lro.
land, surrounded by host of relatives,
md conspicuous in that visionary pic
turo from droamland was tho figure Of
the old parish priest, the Rev. Father
james, well known 10 the dreamer.
When Mrs. johnson awoko next morn
ing she remembered her dream, and