The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-10

| as Wolfson that the administrator finally
gave in, first securing from the company
an indemnity bond securing him from any
loss in case Wolfsohn's heirs proved, after
all, that their relative was dead.
Then the public administrator, through
his attorney, Leon Moss, and the insur-
ance company took steps to get at the
bottom Of the mystery. Mrs. ONeil pro-
dueed letters proving positively that Wolf
SOM was her lover and expected soon TO
! marry her. The handwriting is aeknowl-
edged to be Wolfsohns beyond question.
But the handwriting of the new Wolf
sohn is equally genuine, so far as expert
| examination can determine. 1t is as clear
~ Wolfsohn's as the love letters. Then
came mystifying matters in the shape OF
letters signed IA Wulfson" Arthur
! Wolfson,' all, in the opinion OF the ex-
perts, written by the same man.
! In order to account for his mysterious
disappearance the new WoIfsohn says
that after taking out his policy at Los
/ Angeles he went to Pittsburg and from
there to Europe on business. He knew
nothing Of the alleged suicide until his
return, when he was annoyed by the no.
.
to set the matter straight
Mrs. Margaret O'Neil is mistaken when
she says she knew me for many years
or that 1 borrowed $500 from her." says
the new Wolfsohn. Il met her for the
first time in my life in a street sar in
Los Angeles day or so before 1 took out
the policy. We were quite friendly for
few days, and when | was about 10 start
FOR the east she took ticket, which she
bought herself and went as far as Kansas
CITY on the same train. Her sister. Mrs
Barrows, saw US off at the depot Since
then have never seen the woman, and
never intend to again. I am going from
mere to Europe again, and intend to re-
turn TO Chicago. where l shall be mar
ried and enter into business"
While in Los Angeles it is said that
Edward O'Bryan, attorney for the New
York Life in Chicago, told a story to a
number Of people, which, patched to-
gether, makes remarkable addition to
the mystery. He said that he had been
approached by an offer TO produce Wolf
sohn alive, provided the company would
pay $500 Then he said that the com
pany's detectives in London were shadow
ing WolfsChn, and that within two weeks
Wolfsohn would be in Los Angeles. In
exactly thirteen days from the time OF
making that statement OBryan and the
reputed Wolfsohn appeared in Los Ange-
les. O'Bryan positively refused TO permit
Mrs. O'Neil to see Wolfsohn. She can
see me If she likes. but Wolfsohn is
through with her"
investigation of Wolfsohn's former life
revealed several facts. 1t was proved be
yond question that he was an adventurer.
He had Travelled in Australia, South At
RIGA. Europe and Russia. O'Bryan said
Woifsohn was educated in Russia. The
man had several names. He was at outs
with his father to such an extent that
he spoke bitterly against him The father.
in turn. took so little interest in his son
that he declined to meet him and showed
no special desire to get the insurance
money. He readily waived claim 10 il !
when afiidavits were shown to him that |
his son was alive. The old man said he |
did not care whether the boy was alive |
or dead.