The state herald., 1899-08-04
CLAIMANT TO MILLIONS.

"No, there will be no suit IN court. We
see no reason why an attorney should be
employed, for all We will have TO do to
get the property is to confrontthe guilty
parties with tho facts as we have them
corroborated. THIS tale of a death bed
confession and Il prospective law suit
comes from the productive Imagination OF
n newspaper reporter John q. Tapps-
colt, at present Of 1926 Curtis street, who
asserts that he is brakeman in tho en-
ploy OF tho Denver and Rio Grand rail-
road and ths husband of an helress de
prived of her estates, was talking.
I'VE are awaiting the arrival Of a lit
tie additional information, and upon re-
ceiving it will leave for Marion, Ind"
he continued. "I anticipate no difficulty
in getting possession Of the vast estate
OF 100000 which rightfully belongs to
my wife. do not care TO state where
the property is located or in whoIc hands
it is at the present time, for the recital OF
such facts might handicap US In our at
tempt to get hold OF it,
According TO the story told by Tapps.
cott his wife is one OF the principal actors
in one of the wierdest molodramas that
ever was enacted in real life. He claims
that the present Mrs. Tappscott is the
grand daughter and direct heir OF n mil.
lionaire who died years ago in New York,
and that through tho villainy Of IN uncle
she was kidnapped and deprived OF the
millions that should have been hers. Her
mother, TO whom her father, the eldest
son OF very wealthy parents, was married
late in life, died In childbirth. The pres
ent Mrs. Tappsco,t's uncle. her fathers
only brother, had his eye on the iurtune,
and FOR 5000 secured the sery.ccs Of q
gambler OF Marion, Ind, TO kidnap the
heiFess. substituting IN hor stead his own
child, ho,throuRh some freak OF circum
stances, could hardly DO distinguished
from the infant Of aristocrutio birth.
/ Lator the gambler desired possession
Of his little girl, and brihing tho nurse,
stole the child, leaving bia wiie and set
thug up another establishment. Mean
while the deserted wife Of the gambler
bestowed upon tho hoiross tho loyo that
n mother generally gives her own child.
having been deceived into believing that
the gollon.h haired baby IN her arms was
her own.
In timo the berravsd parent Of the kid.
nnped infant died, leaving the family
wealth to his younger brother, who la
now, II 10 alleged, 10 undlstur bed posses
nlon ot It. 4 'ow days since tho mother
in'law OF tho villain gambler followed
suit, and II Ia said that ahe loft behind u
confession regarding heT par; IN tho con,
tpTaey. A uipilI confession made b,
the nurse, Mr. Tappaeoi, also claims to
have IN his posHcs.ion. Now an attempt
will he made 10 locate the gambler and
the physician Who attended tho gamblers
vile. but with what success remains 10
be nesn,-Deny.f Ncwn
j, Q. rappecott was for aome time q
braAesman on the hlph line and mado
his homo IN Helyoho, Ills friends lu
uolyoke will be- glad TO seo his wifo 10.
cure tho property which eho 10 nelr 10.
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