The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-05

the bench and dropped my case, saying he
had no more time TO attend to the matter.
Ny funds were by this time exhausted and
l could proceed no further.
''My grandfather was a brother of Sir
William Poutney, and he disappeared from
Warton when my father was about years
old. have no data as to when and why
no left. He has not been heard of since his
disappearance at that time. Ny father was
born III Warrior. He was miller by trade,
we'll off financially and well known. He
died thirteen years ago at Netherseal. Eng
land
NOW, for my own life. l was born at
Wexford in February, 1896 When ii
years old l ran away from my fathers
tyranny and became miller's apprentice
at Artshill. For three years | worked in
dustriously at my trade. One day my en-
ployer threw an ak at me and l hurled it
back at him with such force that had it
struck him it would have killed him. The
ak flew within an inch Of his face. For
this otfense l went into hiding for four
years. All the time i followed my trade as
miller. From London l went to Melton,
Kent County, where l married.
in 1852 / went to Brooklyn, n. Y, on
sailing vessel, and upon arrival there took
out naturalization papers. Alter living ten
years in ONO 1 came here TO Los Angeles
and started the Capital Mills. My wife
had died several years previously and my
four children had grown up. So l married
this little woman here" and the old miller
looked alfectionately at the one he calls
mother"
My fe," continued the heir, "has been
a very funny one. [ have had many re-
verses and have been reduced to poverty
by fortunes turn of the wheel at various
times when l considered myself worth
| 100000. Here l am now. an old man.
without property or a position. When L
| ask for work my friends Laugh al me. They
want TO know why desire to labor when l
am the heir 10 such vast estate.
~ have neglected to mention that George
I. Puultney of S44 Brannan street, San
Francisco, is my cousin. The data as to
the births, baptism and marriage of Sir
William P6ultney, his wife, my grand
father, my mother and myself can be
found in the church registers at Bath.
London. PalswOrth, Wexford and Graden.
| Many of the records relating TO Sir Will
liam's family and estate in common with
other public records were kept in Warwick
castle, which, win its contents, was de-
Stroyed some years ago.
There was Il book gotten up that stated
| Sir Willinm married Miss Poultney. The
deeds aud records in Albany, n. Y, how
| ever, disprove this. In this book the claim
was made That PouItney was not Sir Will
! liam's true name; that his name was John
ston and that he married a Miss Poultney
| and adopted her surname as his OWE. This
claim is also absolutely false, the records at
| Albany showing that he married Miss
! Henrietta Laura Johnston. At his death
Sir William left an estate worth 1000, 900
pounds. sterling. AT that time the income
| from the estate in New York amounted to
| SIS, 900 a month, and this sum was regularly
! forwarded 10 the Bank of Edinburgh.
through Joseph King & Bros, bankers of
New York City. Imagine how the estates
have increased in value since Sir Williams
death.
About twenty years ago the Poultney
descendants in England raised purse to
push MY claims. This money was given to
| one of their number who was to deliver ito
me personally. he got rs far as Phila-
delphia, spent the money and returned to
England without seeing me.
II. Seward OF Washington, D. c., made
an investigation of my claims and agreed
to send his son to England to follow up the
research, but he did nothing for me what
ever"
How is your health?"
MY constitution is rs sound as a new
| dollar. There is not - thing the matter
with me except old age"