Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-02
AFTER A VAST FORTUNE.

AFTER A VAST FORTUNE.
Wife of Denver Brakeman Begins
strange Suit to Recover SG.OOO.-
900.
Marion, Ind, Aug. Mrs. John
of Denver. wife of brake
man on the Denver & Rio Grande rail-
road, is expected in Marion within a
few days to obtain information and aft
dayits which she contends will give her
possession of a goodly portion OF So
600 coo
Her story is one that includes all the
incidents and byplays that go to make
up the old-time detective story once so
popular. The Denver woman claims
that she was abducted from her home
soon after her birth: that she was born
Of wealthy and refined parents; that her
mother died in childbirth and that she
was stolen at the instance of an uncle
her fathers youngest brother, who
sought to remove her from his path in
ordar2to come within closer reach of the
family fortune.
| Mrs. Tappscott's husband has been in
| Marion and he declares his wife has the
best Of evidence of circumstantial ma
| ture to justify. her claims. All she de-
sires now is something of a legal nature
/ that will serve to place her Alright in the
eyes of the world. He says her story Is
| the story of the covetousness of a
| younger brother for the older brothers
lands and gold. The tale is that the eld-
er brother did not marry until rather
Hate in life. and this to the young man s
deep chagrin and surprise. The appear
ance of a little daughter helped to for
mulate scheme in the younger broth
er's mind which was Immediately put
4 into operation.
The younger man knew gambler in
4 Marion whom he persuaded to become a
participant in the crime The gamblers
Iwife gave birth to a girl about the same
Itime Mrs. Tapscott claims she was
born More than this, the mothers and
1.-THE children are said to have resembed
lone another strangely. The gambler is
reported to have been paid $4,000 for
stealing the be from its home within
a day or so after its mother had been
fpiaccd under the ground. The father
1.-THE elder brother-was so broken
/ hearted over the death of his young
wife and the kidnapping of his little
girl that he gave up all thoughts of re-
4 covering the baby girl. He had no
heart for the search. thinking that fate
HAD indeed turned against him
Their followed some rapid and clever
moves The gamblers Wife in her weak
i and nerveless state was easy prey. Her
Town baby was abducted without an eff
fort and the rich mans child, almost
4 the double of the one of more humble
birth, placed on the breast of the fee
sble mother. who failed to Sc the differ
. ence The gambler. taking his own wee
a daughter with him. hurried out of towr
land was never after that heard from
The Younger brother had achieved his
lends and to keep the game up and make
HIT strong in the eyes of the disconsoiatF
father he himself engaged detectives
land kept up fictitious search for ms
niece for several years but OF course
without results. He II now prominen
81 New Yorker. but his name Is Withhei'
in the absence of legal proceedings
against him.
4 DR.. William Lomax, for years lead
) ing physician of this city. attended IN
gamblers wife in her illness. He sus
pected something, but had no positiv
clew to what was wrong. He recognized
a sudden change in the appearance o
the little babe, even If the feeble moth
or did not. DIR. Lomax died few year
ago and his successor is DR.. William
!, Flynn The latter was partner OF Dr
, I.orax, but when asked for information
concerning the abduction ana exchanS
of children. DIR. Flynn replied he did no
care to make any statement Tor IN
, present, but acknowledged he kney
something OF the facts in the case.
The nurse who attended Mrs. Tap
SCOTS mother was bribed and tn
Imother of the gamblers wife was mad
a party to the plot. The nurse is sal
to have made partial confession o.
her deathbed some time ago and I
have written Mrs. Tapscott that she re
!, membered her real mother quite We
and that she was beautiful blonde
Some time ago Mrs. Tapscott claims he
!. supposed grandmother died in Marion
but without making confession. Sh
is confident. says her husband, tina
there can be obtained here sufficien
, evidence to make strong case IN cour
The property which was the allege
cause of all the trouble was left by he
(. grandfather, the father OF the eide
r brother and his unfaithful kin, to tn
! two sons, and Mrs. Tapscott will su
2 for her fathers half. she claims tina
in addition to getting the child out {
8 the way, the younger brother, her uncl
i believed her father was not long for tn
Y earth, and that on losing his daughte
: as well as his wife he would himself d
e and leave the worker of the evil to ii
a possession of all the estate. Mrs. Tai
/, scott states her felonous uncle is RI
:. siding in Gotham, and that when he
h brought into court on the serious chars
q she Is planning to prefer against hi
the business and the social world of Il
d metropolis will stand aghast She
8 scheming for the unmasking of D
: Jekyll and for ths lisclosing q n
Z Hyde.