The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-20
MILLIONS.
Belthezor Heirs Are
EXpectant.
JOY FROM SAN JOSE.
The Words Of Gypsy For
tune Teller Recalled.

Saturday night and all day yesterday,
Mrs. NJ. ]. Bachand and her sisters,
Mrs. Giard and Mrs. LaveLee, held con-
ferences at the home of NJ. j. Bachand,
63 East Central street. The conferences
were interrupted many times by neigh
bors and friends who had all read The
Spy and called to congratulate them
upon being heirs through their father in
Providence, to the Belthezor millions.
The three sisters and their husbands
slept but little Saturday night, but they
looked UP and talked over their family
history as it was never talked before,
and last night when The Spy man made
his appearance at the home they were
of the opinion that Father L. r. Belthe-
zor, of California was the eldest bro
Their of their father. They found letters
and other papers and with the assist
arlce of their memories, came to this
conclusion, as their father had an older
brother who left Montreal 80 odd years
ago, ostensibly to make his fortune in
the western country. He was of stud
ious nature and Worcester heirs are Of
the opinion that he studied for the min
istry and is the wealthy prelate who
died interstate at San Jose
Mrs Lalicque Lucier, nee Belthezor,
who resided in Southbridge previous to
her death, which occurred several
years ago was a sister of Henry Belt
hezor, the father Of Mrs Bachand. Mrs
Giard and Miss Lavellee Of Worcester
The ladies' remember their aunt and
last night stated positively that the de-
ceased Mrs. Iucier was their father's
only sister. The documentary evil
dence that the Worcester heirs found,
as well as their memories, fix the re-
lationship much more positively, and
will, as stated in The Spy yesterday,
make Henry Belthezor, now of Provi-
dence, millionaire, and the children of
Mrs. Lalicque Lucier viii have one mil
lion to divide between seven of them, if
the report from San Jose is correct
The daughters Of Henry Belthezor,
who reside in this city, do not think
that the dead priest was their father S
first cousin. But if such is the case,
Mrs. LalicQue Lucier If Sbuthbridge
was also first cousin. and the South
bridge family will get only their moth
ers share
Inc sisters cannot sleep or eat, owing
to excitement, and will not rest until
their father is called from Providence,
but, as the man is in his 18th year they
do not wish to shock him and the news
VIII be told him by Diecemeal, fearing
that the suddenness of the good news
might end his days.
The Worcester heirs think that the
Southbridge heirs wanted to keep the
good news to themselves, and that they
were advised to do so by lawyer, and
that it was their intention not to notify
Henry Belthe2or and his children of the
letter received by them from San Jose
M. j. Bachand took the matter into
MS own hands yesterday at the solicit
tation of his wife and sisters-in-law
and wrote letter of explanation to the
rather-in-law, enclosing a. copy Of The
Spy's story, and In the let
ter requested the old gentleman
possible moment. Mr. Baohand also
wrote to the judge of the probate court
at San Jose, asking for all information
and telling the gentleman the relation
ship as near as could be determined,
which is supposed to exist between the
dead priest and the father Of Bachand's
wife.
Mrs Cakes, who lives in South Wood
stock, Conn, was also communicated
with, and in each case copy of The
Spy was sent with the letters to give a
thorough understanding of the matter.
The Telegram, which has had an eX-
perience in fakes" which the public
long ago agreed entitled the paper to
be known as king of fake Sheets"
sent a reporter to NJ. J. Bachand's
home yesterday The young student Of
the yellow" tried to dampen the ardor
of the Bachand, Giard and Lavellee
families. and told them that the Tele-
grams Southbridge correspondent was
the only honest newspaper man in that
town, and that all others were preyar-
icators, pure and simple.
The student" was dismissed with
the remark made by both Mr.. Bach
and and his estimable wife that they
had been readers of The Spy for years
and had always known it to be relia-
bic, while the Telegram had told so
many untruths that The Spy would be
given the credit for getting the facts,
and the Telegram was whimpering be-
cause once more 1t had been beaten by
The Spy's ever Watchful, wide awake
newsgatherers.
Mrs. Bachand said to The Spy man
that she told the young Student that
she would not believe anything CHE
saw in the Only yeilow's columns.
The student" made much of the in
terView the Telegram claimed its
Southbridge correspondent had had
with Frank D. Dresser, who was made
to say that no letter had ever been re-
ceived by Michael Lucier regarding ;he
death of FIR. Belthezor. The student
said Mr.. Dresser was a man who would
not tell a falsehood for even a share in
the $4,000 900
Mr. Bachand disposed Of Mr.. Dresser
in q few words.
Frank d. Dresser according to Bach
and is married to a niece of Michael
Lucier, and is very clever in his way.
The I.uciers, Bachand says. are not
masters Of the English language and
Dresser is. In Bachand's opinion Mr..
Dresser has told his wife's relatives to
not give away" a single thing, and
do their own fighting for the money.
Bachand said last night that the Tel
cgram howl Of jealousy would not de-
Ter him from getting at the facts. and
he was very grateful to The Spy for
making them public.
The disgruntled Telegram also said
that Michael Lucier's mother was
named Martin, and the name Bellhe-
Zor had never been heard, and Mrs.
Bachand and Mrs. Giard tell the fol-
lowing story Of their lives and their
fathers:
When the father came to Southbridpe
he could not speak one word OF Eng
lisn. and he visited the local post Office
looking for letters The clerks couid
not understand Belthezor when he pro-
nounced or spelled it in English. and
asked TO have him angicize his name.
The original name Of the family was
Belthezor-St. Martin, and upon the adj