The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-30
AFTER A MILLION.
BnItiT,iorenns Interested in the For
TING OF Thomas Holden.

BALTIMORE. March 30.-The- an
nouncemeut that Walter NJ Johnson, -.
Ross Street. Brooklyn, had sailed for En-
gland To claim on behalf Of twelve Amer
lean heirs. the estate of Thomas Holden,
who died in Halifax. England, IN 1910. and
said 10 be worth more than 81, ofe, 600,
aroused much interest among q number
Of Batimoreans who are descendants of
stephen Broadbent or Jane Tenant, who
were the original heirs of the estate
The twelve Americans named IN the
despatch were Walter N Johnson. Will
lam b. StambauEh, Daisy l. StambaUsh,
and Anna & StambaUgh- Of New York;
Joseph G. Johnson. J. Mortimer Johnson,
Ella Y McCahan. Cershon u Johnson,
and Ferdinand Broadbent, Of Baltimore:
Philip g. Stambaugh. OF Binghamton, and
Lady N Durrett and Viola z. StanI-
baugh. Of Fairmont " Va
It is said that Thomas Holden left 4
life interest in his estate to his niece.
Jane Tenant, and TO her children and to
his nephew, Stephen Broadbent, and his
children. But it was stated that at Jane
Tenants death and the death or maria gs
Of her children the entire estate was to
go to stephen Broadbent or his heirs
The original VIII. however. was left III
the possession of Jane Tenant She had
two daughters, Ellen and Jane Ellen
died unmarried and Jane married her
cousin, William Broadbent. one of the six
children of Stephen Kroadbent, and they
came to this country in 1910.
Later William Broadbeut's sister. Eliza
beth. came To this country To her Ja-a
( Tenant had entrusted the viii, but she
gJarreied with the other mem terS G the
| family, and 50 II was not until her death
. Few years ago, Ifst they were able t.
secure il As all Of The Holden uephews
and nieces are now dead. the estate IS Il
Ice divided among the direct descendants
Of Stephen BrOadbent-
Z. b. MCCahan. manager Of the Stafford
Hotel. IS a son Of Mrs Ella Y. McCahan
named as one OF the heirs Until about
a week go Air. McCahan was in posses
sion of the VIII, which he secured from
his mother He does not know how she
came into possession OF il. He gave the
viii to Joseph G. Johnson. who sent his
son, Walter NJ Johnson, To England In
the interest Of the heirs Mrs. McCahaT
was granddaughter of the Stephen
BrOadbent named as one Of the origina
heirs Mr. AicCahan said last night that
he had TO idea what the estate was
worth now, and seemed To think ii of mol
much use TO bother over it. He has d
1 copy OF the viii. which was written or
parchment paper about Jhirty-siX inches
square II provided that number OF be
quests should be complied with. after
which the part known as the Turk
Head estate" in the old market place in
Halifax. should, with the remainder oi
the estate. go 70 Jane Tenant and Ste
pheu Br8adbeut Mr.. McCahau says that
according TO report, the estate consisted
of an inn ana several rows OF hoaseS IT
what is now the centre of the city OF
Halifax
Charles = Eraadbent. 23ns BARCLAY
Street. is a son of the late Stephen Broad.
bent, who was said II lie q Iiu-aI descend
ant OF the stephen Bru@dbeut named in
the Will Mr. Eroadbeut said last night
that he thought he would Bt- benefited il
/ the estate was secured He also said thai
the JohnSous med had probably come
{ into the family bV marriage