Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-30
HE CLAIMS A FORTUNE.
Young Druce Looking For His $I,ooo, 900 Estate In England.
WAS KIDNAPPED WHEN A CHILD

P4yVOO1OOS @9koAG HI A-AAS lnIANs WAS KIDNAPPED WHEN A CHILD. Romantic Story of Young Man Who Has
 Left Scranton. Pn., to Lay Claim to the l
 Estate Left by Baron Churchill, Who |
 He Says Was His Father.
 WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May 3O-Fdwin Churchill Druce of Scranton sailed tc England recently in tho hopo of establish ing his claim to the estate of the ate Tar on Churchill of Lancashire Tho estate is worth Sl, 0Oo. GOO. and Druco says he is the son of the baron and was kidnapped about 10 years ago His story is this;
 Thomas Druce and Frederick Hill. young msn of Mosley, Lancashire, were arrested 4S years ago at the instance of Baron Churchill who charged them with stealing cattle from him. They were trans ported to Australia-Druce for r. years and Hill for 20 years Druce always said ho was innocent. and revenge was the only thing he thought of during his banish- ment When at the end of ten years he re turned to Mosley. he learned hat the Earon had married and had a boy years old
 Tho former convict determined to strike at the father through the child. He per suadod two women to assist him, and one day while the boy was playing in his faith CTS park the women led him away and gave him to Druco. who hid him until tho hue and cry raised over his disappearance had in n measure subsidel.
 Parents Thought Him Dead.
 Then young Churchill was taken to the homo of James Druce, Toms brother. some distance away in the village of Troy, and WI fGor,aff.,r Er,c A,.i, and was raised like tho other children of the nei ghborhOod.
 Baron Churchill and his wifo wcrc un- remitting in thcir efforts to find their child; but failing to discover any Clew of him, became convinced that ho was dead. Soon after the hoartbroken mother died.
 Before Edwin had reached the age of l5 ho was sent tn the mills ly James DruCe, and when he reached his ma jOrity James Druce told him he wanted him tu marry one of two girls ho had always looked on as his sisters
 Just at this time Il letter arrived for Edwin, which contained information as 10 his birth. It had been sent by some one acquainted with the facts and who desired to see justice dono to tho young man | This letter was intercepted by James DruCc, but the girl the father had intend | ed the young man to marry learned that it contained facts concerning her adopted brothers birth and acquainted him with | the information in her possession. He priftcd to Scranton. 1 Edwin demanded to know the names of | his parents, but James DruCe declared that | he was his son. and Edwin left the Drucu homestead, obtained employment as a mail carrier. aiterward went tu Canada and moved to Scranton five years ago He had been in :CrantOn only a short time | when James Druce arrived.
 | X true was patched mp, and Edwin and the man he ono thought was his father | lived together,
 James DruCe became very ill two years ago and told Edwin that Ihe latter had been stolen wien youth and gave par tial description If the estate his father owned in England and the family coat of | arms. Then be suddenly stopped and rothinG could induce him to continue the story Presently ke recovered. but never | disclosed the secret IS Edwin
 With tue asSlStaEcC of Georgc Hicks a fricnd. Edwin get SerG msnsy and sailed | for kiS nHEVe land \ lsttsT fEsna Edwin was received by Hicks rseegtly which de | sCr!lG! ;.G progress of h!A .y-rch for in 1 tur4l-l-,4 ! Ng is HOW bsafd!.z With Mrs
 FeGd.E -! !SI Sunny lane, Ms.ley. ln this lIt;vr i| said E1 was in possession of the story a. h'> life one of the women who assisted III his kidnHrinG had died while he was in America, but had confessed her part in the transaction, Edwin's object
 Monte Cri~t" pr"uin Arrested.
 ATlANIly CITY, May 50. - Edward Nrou.n, the eccentric aud wealthy ox Phil ade.VhIan, was arraiEnrd in court today.
 From tEe manner in which pruuip sYends money hc las Teen ,Hris;oncd the Monte Cristo o: Atlantic City. Drouin abused a policeman and was luchcd up, As tho ofTcrsc was hut trltlinS h" Was d:S, harSed with a warning by the justice.