Evening journal., 1897-05-31
.STROKEOFFORTUNE
W-nderer Discovers by Chance
That He Is an Heir
.OyEY WIS LEFT BY HIS BROTHER.
nd Fssl ssSvellng the Greater Part of
His Llfs and Read the Advertise
sHent In a Newspaper That
Re Picked Up.

New York. May S1.-When Edward
Gordon secured a position as a
1shmaker at mill in Long Branch,
ore than two weeks ago. he had very
tile money in his pockets, but plenty
experience. For % years he had been
wing around the country in search of
ngenial surroundings and also Of
oney, but the rolling stone was not
rtunate enough TO fill his purse so
il that he could take things easy for
.e rest Of his life. He made enough
oney TO live upon, and he did not
ther his family, at Franklinsville,
Y, for money.
His brother, George A. Gordon, in the
santime was content to stay near
me. His habits were not migratory.
i trough perseverance and shrewdness
eventually became a leather mer-
ant of this city, with an establish
ant at AZ Spruce street. He gradually
4 creased his little fortune. on May
he died in a Brooklyn hotel, leaving
estate Of about s212,O00. His near
surviving relatives are his mother,
rs Alicia Gordon; his sister, Mrs.
aria r. Walker, Of Franklinsville, N.
and his brother, Edward S. Cor
n. He was never married.
The brother was such a nomad, how
er, that the family did not know
\ lere he was. During the 25 years of
5 migratory career he had been in
lifornia and Mexico and had roamed
rough all the west. Before he went
Long Branch he had been in Texas.
casionally the family would receive
etter from him. Sometimes months
luld slip by and they would hear
/ hing from him, but fears that he was
I'D were always dlssipated by the re-
pit of a letter.
Found Through an Advertisement.
After the leather merchants death
II following advertisement was insert
in New York newspaper:
Any information regarding the
ereabouts of Edward S. Gordon.
,ther o fthe late George A. Gordon.
I be appreciated. r. L. Collier, 271
)adway."
he nomadic brother dropped into a
2 reading room at Long Branch on
dnesday last, and while looking over
papers found the advertisement. 1t
the first news of his brothers death
t he had received. Edward could
dly believe that his brother George
died, for the latter was younger
he was and enjoyed excellent
lth. He knew that the leather mer-
mt was wealthy and probably left
estate worth between $2O0000 and
& 1000.
he news that the sashmaker was one
he heirs Of an estate which seemed
y large to them soon became known
)ng the Long Branch millhands.
e v Immediately concluded that their
Ow workman would receive $50, 00C
100. 600 from the estate. The surviv-
brother took the train for this city
Wednesday. and went to Myers &
don's leather warehouse in Spruce
ct to make himself known. Mr.
ers had seen the brother before and
positively identified him.
Disappointed with His Legacy.
ut the wandering brother was dis
ointed if he thought he would re-
a large part Of the estate. The
which the leather merchant left
drawn on June 30, 1896 He be-
athed $1,000 each to his mother, his
er, his niece, Georgia A. Leslie OF
burg, N. Y, and his brother. The
of the estate is to be divided be-
# an the nrSt threei ana the brother
ut off. There is no real property
estate being composed entirely Of
onal property, which is valued al
900.
here is nothing in the VIII to show
the nomadic brother is only left
%. Counsel for the estate, Meyers
wlllim. declined to discuss the case
did not know where the surviving
her is stopping in the city.
asked him where he was living
Mr. Meyers, "and he replied, IT
city at present There has beer
sitive Identification of the brother
e win has been filed in the surro
s office in Kings county. II vii
ffered for probate on June Z. Mr.
RS, the surviving member Of tn
ler firm, was seen. He stated tina
ad Identified the brother The lat
lad been In the establishment las
ust. The firm of Myers & Gordol
be dissolved by reason Of Mr.. Cor
death. The leather merchan
As years old. His surviving brothe
10 years his senior.