Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-09
HEIR TO A FORTUNE
Was Jailed, However, Because He
Didn't Settle for Drink.
MIKE HOGAN is MICHAEL WALLONlS
Was Driven From His Russian Home
When Boy and Changed His Name,
But Now Falls Heir to Thousands
and Will Be Wallonis Again.

1t is pretty hard lines for man who
has fallen heir to fortune OF thou /
sands of dollars in Russia to be ar
rested in Ottumwa simply because he
| sees fit to refuse to pay five cents for
glass Of beer, and it is adding insult |
| to injury when he is put upon bill
of fare of bread and water because he
refuses to work on the stone pile for
4 three days and run the risk of dam
aging beyond repair his new hand-me-
down suit of clothes, but this is what
happened yesterday to Michael Wallo.
mis-. alias Mike Hogan, resident OF
Birmingham and the descendant OF the
proud family of Wallonis of Russia.
i Michael is now at liberty, however,
his attorneys having interceded in his
i behalf, and he is today devoting his
Il time and efforts to the work OF making
arrangements for the accession to the
riches that belong to him since the
death in Russian of his parents, VINO
several years ago drove him from the
native land for the purpose, he says, OF
getting him out of the way.
Was Driven From Home.
Wallonis. when little more than a
boy, became distasteful, it seems to
his family, and the result was, that aft
er council he was sent to America
in the care of his married sister and
her husband Arrived in this country
, he was merely common foreigner,
and started out to make his living.
, This was not very hard, judging from
his appearance, and he seems to have
1 |, 10
: squares" every day, but still the life
: in the western country is not all that 1t
> would have been in Russia, where he
would have been the scion of a rich,
!, though not titled family.
Changed His Name.
For some reason best know to HIM
self, Wallonis changed his name. With
q the surname of Michael it was not hard
to choose nationality that would fit
). and Wallonis chartered the Christian
name of Hogan to accompany him
through life, cut down the Michael tc
Mike, and Stree that time has beer
\ known as plain Mike Hogan. His fea
lures however, do not indicate the EN-
eraid isle, and his brogue cannot be
called Irish. Still no one has been I'M
S polite enough to doubt him when he
said his name was Hogan.
Parents. Die.
A short time ago the head of thu
house of Walloniso died in Russia an
ia the news became known to Michael
who Immediately began negotiation
= looking to a settlement of the estat
Or which would result in his accession t
the riches of which he has SO Ion.
been deprived. He engaged Work {
Work of this city, as his attorneys ant
few days ago they received a lei
n. ter from the American consul in Rus
y. STA, stating that Michale is heir t
n. something like $4,000 and giving il
70 structions for him to follow in orde
SC to obtain the money.
i'd Comes to Grief.
IT, The Ottumwa attorneys sent wor
Or to their client at Birmingham tellin
cd him of his good fortune and askin
IN him to come to Ottumwa to sign In
Nv necessary papers. He came yesterda
ID but before going to see his attorneys h
II. INDUCED in a few drinks. In fact, h
OF INDUCED in several, Judging from hi
n appearance when he was brought to til
police station. About $50 O'clock h
was in the La Clede saloon at the corr
ID ero of Main and Jefferson streets al
he for some unknown reason refused |
ng paw for a gless of beer which he ha
he absorbed. One word led to anothe
at and before the Russian heir kne
OIL what had happened he was reposir
I'm ungracefully on the curb stone and
lei big policeman was standing over hi
va telling him to move on.
Al 81
on is, or whatever he CHANGED to be
De that special moment, knew that he w;
NJ not being recognized as behtted h
ne high standing in the financial worl
'es thanks to dads money, and he resel
nu ed the action of the officer of the la
ay When told to move on" he refused
do it and the upshot of it all was tn
he was escorted to the police static
las by Officer Joseph Beeman. Poll
tie court was grinding when he arriv
ar and he was brought up immediate
M for trial. Officer Beeman testified tn
be he had been disturbing the peace a
les quiet of East Main street, and Jud
ms Moon thought three days would abo
'hs suffice.
of Wouldn't Work.
ler- Wallonis was booked as mike T
to gan" and stood for it, but when
and was escorted to the rock pile in t
the rear of the city hall and told to take
be hatchet along with the other prise
the ers lie rebelled for the third time Ba
J is in the court room he told Judge Mo
he had not been treated right and ii
he didn't want to work because he
no working clothes with him. II
didn't separate any molecules of fir
Ser en- aqua with the court however, a
he was ordered on bread and wa
me diet until his proud and rebellious 81
me it should be snbdued.
e ~, The Disclosure.
tar When Hogan" found that he v
and "up against il" he wrote a note to
air, attorneys and this morning e. A. VT
sur. appeared in the police court to ask
ing the relaese OF his client. Then
of story of his connection with the MOI
of in Russia came out, and Chief Gray
,air cided to be easy and let the man lo