The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-02
LEAVES FOR ENGLAND
Wichita Man Is Heir 10 a
Large Estate.
DRAFT FOR $500 SENT
Received in Letter Notifying
Him of Legacy.

A case which is very much cut Of the
ordinary. and in which one Wichita ma,
VIII probably receive a larss far.une.
came to light yesterday IN wichita As
a result, Frank Plnkerton. who has lived
IN this city for two or three years, left
for England to take charge Of the clos
ing up Of on uncls's estate which is est
mated to be something like 10000.
Frank Pinkerton originally came from
England. He was well known around the
city and on Thursday he received a let
ter from England stating that an uncle
had died and left large estate The
estate is TO be divided into thirds by the
provisions Of the will One-third Of the
estate goes to Mr.. Pinkerton and his
sister. The sister died last December in
England, and the whole Of the third Of
the estate viii go TO Dir. Pinkerton- one
third Of the estate is left to three eous-
ms. and the ether third to some relatives
in England.
The most surprising thing about the
whole matter is that enclosed in the let
ter notifying Mr.. Pinkerton of the death
Of his uncle and of his interest in the
estate was a draft for $500. This amount
Of money was sent TO him for the pur-
pose Of a speedy return to the mother
country. so that he could assist in clos
ing up the estate. AS a result of the let
ter being received and the draft for $500
Mr. Pinkerton is on his way to England
There have been many people in the city
and vicinity who have been notified that
they We're heirs to estates, but after an
investigation they received nothing. At
the very start Of this settlement Mr.. Pin
kerton received the draft for $780, The
draft was cashed at the Kansas National
bank after references were given as 10
the identity Of Mr.. Pinkerton.
The estate is in Wales. Not only are
there many pieces Of property, but the
personal effects of the uncle go to Mr..
Pinkerton. These effects are considered
as bing very valuable. and in them there
is quite neat little sum. To a number
of friends Mr.. PinkertOn told of the life
of his uncle and stated that while he
knew that he was getting old and was
very wealthy, he never had any idea that
he would be mentioned in the will. The
probabilities are, as stated by Mr. Pin
kerton, that the Wichita man viii reside
in England and viii not return to this
Pinkerton was rather peculiar man
and spent a number of years in Australia
In fact. he owned property there and
had often talked Of going back to make
that country his permanent home. He
liked Kansas and Wichita and made
many friends here.
He had no idea how long it would take
to close up the estate, but from the let |
ter Of the solicitors who had the matter /
in charge it viii not take a great while. |
People in Wichita have been rather I
about these English and irish |
fortunes but when it was known that /
Mr.. Pinkerton had received a draft for /
500 in advance there was little doubt but /
what the claim and the estate were real. /
Mr. Pinkerton told many interesting 1
things about The estate and his uncle. He +
told Of how when boy he had visited +
The uncle and Of the days spent there. A 7
number Of friends Of the Wichita man .
gathered at the station to see him of {
'or the country where his fortunes are
supposed to be