Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-09-10
KING CONNER TELLS TT AND TIT IS FACTS, NO
 CON" GAME
THOUGHT TO IBE DEAD.
Relatives Collected a 4s,ooo Life Insurance Poiicy-The
 Funeral Procession.

The most peculiar happening in tbe history of Jefferson county has just recently been brought to light by King Conner, who is now in Pine Bluff mipglipg with bis old friends.
 Fifteen years ago King Conner was B telegraph operator in this city, having worked for the Western Union Telegraph Company here as messenger, and finally worked him. sell np to chief operator. He is a grandson of the Late Hugh King. one of the most favorably kpown of Pine Bluffs earliest settlers. Conner was victim Of eoasump. tion and one day be suddenly disap- Pearr5 and nothing was ever heard of him. At the time of lis disap- pearance Conner was about g years of age. He was the possessor Of much valuable real estate aud car Eiea 3 @, 900 life insurance policy ID 1he Mutual Life of New York. He bever cores bonded with any of ais Pine Bl9f relatives and several years afterwards, and ewing to his having consumption, he was bought to be dead by them
 To verify the thoughts oi bis rela- tlves, O telegram came to them one day and announced the death of Conner, which had occurred in Tex as. The relatives ordered tae body shipped here for burial anu the re- mains oj tbe would be King Conner, now lie in Bellwood Cemetery, hay ing been buried with imposing cere- monies anu were followed to their last resting place by coneourse of friends and number of mourning and sorely bereaved relatives.
 Now Conner is inclined to give them the horse laugh" He says the man that was buried here was named Cook, and that he knew him well.
 After the funeral was had the rel atiyes obtained the s5, O00 on his life and divided it among them selves They were Mrs. Paralee King, of San Antonio, Tex and Mir, John P. King, a well-to do cotton manufacturer of Augusta, Ga. These people also became heirs to a vast amount of valuable real estate, most of which was situated ol East Third avenue in this city.
 After Corners return here he found tbat the property had been sold to Mrs. Ada Jones, whcm he says be knew before be left Pine Bluff When Connor called to see Mrs. Jones Saturday she failed to recognize him, a Id added, when he told her be was King Conner, that she had attended King Corners funeral fifteen years ago
 Conner is arranging to thorough- ly establish his identity and will at. tempt to recover his lost posses slons by law, Many of bis school boy friends aud some of the oldest citizens recognize him.
 Since be left Pine Bluff fifteen years ago, he has had many thrill- ing and interesting experiences. He made tour of Mexico and the United States, spent several years in Europe and ended his extensive travelling by jolning the army dur-s Ing the last war. He served as telegraph operator in the signal corps.
 He tells of many interesting hap- penings and his turning up" here has caused quite stir amoog prop erty dwners, many of whom are purchasers of the Connor estate
 The suit, if filed will bp ,waxehed with intepsst ana ,ls delopnhnts will be Iswaited with much anes'
 MT " Adarns, editor a'l pas iisi ef this paptr rssf'sff' xa- d's9Y at IL. ,n from q fl se s,ts .,d cf in New Mexien ' xs5@ a'. '. 4 ,pa. He ia much io'lts'sss'' n.