The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-22
PRETTY ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
\ Southern Girl Leaves a Fortune TO
IIer Sweetheart.

WASHINGTON. Nov. M.-As the result
of a trial which has just been concluded
down at Huntsville Ala. q Weil-knOWH
Treasury clerk has been put I'm possession
of fortune willed him under most re-
mantle circumstances. and for which he
has had 10 fight for several years in tho
courts Of that State.
DR.. Llewelyn Jordan. of Port Gibson.
Miss. is the hero OF the romance i'm this
case. and IS the beneficiary of a will by
The terms Of which he comes into a for
tune estimated at 10000. This was left
him By a young lady a former sweet
heart. ln the early eighties young JOr-
dan. who belongs % one Of the most
prominent families I'm Mississippi was APP
pointed 10 West Point. While in the first
year Of his cadetship there he went To
Huntsville, where his fathers family had
lived and whore he had many relatives. 10
spend one OF his vacations There he met
Miss Matte Lee Fenneil, "a very charm
ing and attractive young girl. relative
OF his. and 10 was case Of love 20 INST
sight. The young people were much IN
each others company and after Jordan
went back 10 West Point they kept up
correspondence.
Jordan did not graduate az West Point.
his health giving out; but he came here
20 Washington and secured a good posi-
ton I'm the POstohice Department, and
afterward was transferred TO the Treas
ury. where ne now IS.
In 1889 DE and Miss Fennel became en-
gagged 20 be married, but about two years
later the engagement was broken be.
cause the young lady thought that the
blood relationship which existed should
be a bar 10 marriage lie was poor but
ambitious. and while holding 4 govern
mcnt clerkship he had found time to
study both law and medicine. and had
prepared himself for practice in both
professions His preference Is medicine.
and he is known as Doctor
There was something intensely pathetic
I'm their love experience aside from tho
breaking Of the engagement. For several
years Miss Fennell was dying with con.
sumption: during those years Or. Jordan
did not see her. for she would rot let
him. Il want him 10 remember me as
he last saw me. well and strong she
always said 10 entreaties that he be al
lowed 20 come to her He had not seen
her for nearly six years until the day be-
fore her death. when he was allowed 10
bid her a last farewell.
That was In February 1891. Miss Fen
ncn died at the family home near Hunts
Vile She was wealthy IN her own right
owning plantations and other real estate
Alabama State bonds. and other evidences
Of wealth. She was a young woman OF
real business ability. rs she demonstrated
by assuming the management OF her plan
tations and her affairs generally.
As far back as In 1894 she announced 10
her friends her determination Oh making
her will so as to leave her property 10 her
mother during the mothers lifetime, but
after her death 10 DR.. Jordan. She made
such will I'm December. 1875. and from
then 70 the day Of her death persisted ~
leaving n unchanged.
The mother died before the daughter.
so that left Dr. Jordan the sole beneficiary
under the will. Immediately a contest
twas begun BIZ the sister, who u the VIE