The record-union., 1894-02-03
HEIRS TO MILLIONS.
Some of the Descendants of Will
lam Penn
Have a Ten Million Dollar Claim
Against the Bank of England
Living-A Valuable Old Book.

The descendants of William Penn. most
of whom are residents of Jersey, assert
claim to fortune which they estimate al
$50, 900, 600, and $4,000, 900 of which they
confidently expect 10 win and receive fol
distribution in few months. They claim
$4,000, 600 against the Bank of England
and it is this claim which, if all the Penns
say is true, Will make the Bank of Eng
land directors feel ten times as sick as
they did when they discovered that theil
cashier had dropped a million in bad
speculations few weeks ago.
The Penns claim about $50, 600 worth
of earth in the grand old State of Penn
sylvania, including acres and acres Of
ground in the very center Of Philadel-
phia, part of the very foundations of the
Pennsylvania Railroad terminal. Repre-
sentatiVes of the Penn heirs who were
Sc en- about the subject were either unable
or unwilling TO make explanations thai
would raise their claim above the appear
ance of absurdity to an outside observer;
but, nevertheless, they said enough to
show the sincerity of their belief and to
make the Penn family interesting 10 the
public at this time. The people will be
interested in knowing those who propose
either in law or equity to upset titles to
real estate all over Pennsylvania; TO Grip
pie the capital of the Bank of England
and grab large slice of property in
France, too.
ONLY LIVING WILLIAM PENN.
The prime mover in the matter is the
only living wearer of the illustrious
name of William Penn, direct descend
ant of the founder who IS the father of a
large and prosperous family, and is an
upholsterer in Newark, n. j. This Will
lam Penn was especially invited TO at
tend the Penn day celebration in the
Philadelphia public schools SO that the
school children might see of what stuff,
Of what sort of flesh and blood the founder
of that city and State was composed,
making allowances for the notifications
of time and anti-hereditary influences
during the many generations of Jersey
environments.
But William Penn was unable to come,
and, as a consequence, the school chill
dren also failed to see a precious old
book written by Penn while imprisoned
IL the London Tower, and which his
descendant keeps ever near himself un-
der lock and key. The book is mentioned
not only because it is curiosity in itself,
which the present owner will never part
with unless at a big price, but is an i'm
portant part OF the proof OF their right to
the SIC, 900, 900 in the Bank of England.
The Penns have had their claim in the
hands of a set of big New York lawy ers,
and William Penn gave the name OF
Bathieu Brothers, Broadway. This firm
Of lawyers, owing either to mistaken adj
dress or mispelling of the name, have not
been found by the correspondent. How
ever, Mr.. Penn said at the time of the in
terview that Lawyer Bathieu was then in
England working on the case. The Penn
family was daily expecting good word
from him, and even hopeful on the early
distribution of the fund.
The most communicative one Of the
parties interested in this claim for mill
ions was found to be a son-in-law of the
existing William Penn, named David J.
Cohen of Newark, who gave the lnforma-
ton about the present members of the
Penn family beng thoroughly posted
how the fortune will be divided. He traces