The record-union., 1896-02-01

California, but this was only report
do not know to my personal knowl-
edge that Fanny was ever legitimately
married.
Does the bank have any record of
that 500 check?" put in the writer
AS soon as I learned of her death, /
went to the bank to inquire about tho
check, and they said all old checks
were destroyed every ten years. IF that
check could be traced it would prove
my identity without further words"
And you feel confident that there
is no other heir to this fortune. whose
owner declared that she had no living
relative?''
There can be no other, unless it be
a niece, the daughter Of my sister, Mrs.
McVey. She would be about 54 years
OF age, and her name is Rosanna Fuller,
living in Dayton or Cleveland, O., and
l do not know which. She has two chill,
dren. Our family was the queerest
family you ever saw, we were all regu-
lar Wandering Jews as you can see."
What is your occupation, Mr..
Brown?"
c. c. Brown smiled a good, healthy
California smile, stretched himself up
to his full stature, walked across the
room, spat in the cuspidor and, with
his hands in his pockets, said:
Il do nothing but rent houses and
collect rents. They call me a capitalist,
which is not exactly true in these days.
But I make out to live, when I am at
home, and have some to spare. shall
stay in this city until the case is set
tied. My son there is an attorney-at-
law, and he has his sheepskin, tool
call diplomas sheepsl1ins. -
Mr.. Brown is very athletic in build,
and would make a splendid center rush
for a college football team, if he was
forty years younger He is y years OF
age, but he does not look it by ten
years.
II am six feet in my bare feet" said
Mr.. Brown, and he stood up, filed his
lungs and threw his shoulders back to
show the powerful man he is. II was
q feet ~ inches during my army days,
and I was on the pension side. too, but
am not drawing pension"
This claimant to the Fanny Sweet es-
tate can give an excellent description
Of the woman he says was his sister.
She was feet 8 inches, being only
three inches lower than himself In
younger days she had a head of won
derful yellow blonde hair, which
changed to a darker hue in her old age.
Mr.. Brown says his hair was very
light at one time, but has grown darker,
and now is growing light again.
c. G. Brown bears a letter from c. H.
Hubbard, Mayor of Sacramento, ad-
dressed to Mayor Fitzpatrick of New
Orleans, which tells of Mr.. Browns long
re sidence in the former city. The bearer
will be presented to Mayor Fitzpatrick
to-day by Attorney William x. Horn.
other letters have been brought from
the far West, which are now in the
hands of Attorneys Rogers and Dodds,
who have charge of the case in court.
One is from Judge Matt F. Johnson
Of the Sacramento Superior Court, and
is addressed to the Judge of the Probate
Court. Another bears the signature of
Judge A. c. Hinkson, also OF the Sacra-
rnento Superior Court. Judge w. A.
Henry, for seventeen years Judge of the
Police Court, addresses a note, ITO
whom it may concern" The President
of the National Bank of D. o. Mills,
Sacramento, has furnished Mr.. Brown
a letter of credit to the New Orleans
National Bank, which has already been
presented.
When the special dispatches from
New Orleans first announced the death
Of Fanny Sweet in the San Francisco
papers C. C. Brown received the fol-
lowing letter:
San Francisco, Jan. 13, 1896.
&C. c. Brown, Sacramento CaL-Dear
Sir: I was pleased to see by telegraphic
news in the papers that you stand a
chance for a handsome fortune IN New
Orleans, and 1 sincerely hope it will
turn out to be true. At any rate, I take
the liberty of writing and congratulate
ing you upon your good fortune. Your
sister told me something about the
sister recently deceased, and have no
doubt you are the heir.
JUDGE S. c. DENSON."
Say, young man" and the reporter
felt hand touch his shoulder as he was
leaving the room. Il wish you would do
one thing for me through your paper.
Correct the impression given out in the
papers that there is a great mystery
surrounding my claims to Fanny Sweets
fortune There is none whatever. Ev-
erything connected with the case is open
to the world am the only brother,
and we will prove that she did have
brother Good-by Come again and let
me talk to you about California. There's
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