The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-26
SMOKY CITY HEIRS TO
FIGHT FOR BIG ESTATE
SOO,OOO,OOO In Germany
Claimed by BaItimOreans.

BALTIMORE, Jan. ga dispatch 20
the Sun from Pittsburg says:
The well-known HoeveIer family or
this city has taken steps toward claim
ing the so-called Braudenburg Inheri-
lance, consisting principally Of real oS-
tate near Berlin Germany. and re-
puted to be worth 100000 600. The two
most prominent claimants are w. A.
Hoevelcr. at the head Of the storage
company bearing his name. and Joseph
4. E. HOevelcr. general contract agent
of the Allegheny County Light Com
pany, affiliated with the Philadelphia
Company a lawyer VIII go abroad n
the near future
The estate was confscated nearly "a
hundred years ago when tho owner got
into complications over a Revolutionary
disturbance and was compelled TO fee
to America Speaking Of the claim
Joseph A z. HoeveIer said:
Whatever there IS in Germany be
longing to cur family we propose TO SET
if it is At all possible. We can trace our
heritage back as Tar as 1897. Ny father
received allowances rom the estate sey-
eraI times, the last time not long before
his death in 1882. When 7 was but 4
boy it was drilled into my head thar
there was big fortune awaiting our
claim in Germany We took no action
until recently. when information came
that some excitement had been caused
in Berlin by the appearance there of W.
u tel
cannot find that his Taylor is any re-
lation OF ours
MIR. HOeveIer considered it unwise TO
90 into a detailed statement of the
family tree for publication. but said
thar his father and three brothers came
20 America together many years ago and
that all OF them are now dead
The HOeveIers claim through the
intermarriage Of one OF their name with
a branch Of the Won Hoyer family,
started through marriage with daush-
ter of the original Count Bradenburg
The original Brandenburg castle was
transformed into a hospital many years
ago. The German government has sue
ceeded in retaining possession Of all ex-
cept a small portion of the estate ever
since it condscated the same after the
original possessor fed to America.
Clement Hoeveler years ago called upon
his relatives at York. Pa. and asked
them 10 contribute to the expense of
sending somebody to Germany and TAX
ing legal steps toward procuring the es-
tate but the York people were them
selves well of and refused to bother.
Neither would they execute any paper
giving Clement their title when he pro-
posed putting up al the necessary
funds on such conditions.
subsequently two OF their cousins
were sent to Germany. and everything
went smoothly until they reached the
Fatherland when they got separated
and lost That ratified both men. and
not knowing what TO do one came back
home and told of the disappearance Of
his companion. The York relatives
were suspicious Of him and thought ne
had murdered his companion in order
10 put himself in "a position to claim
the estate for himself. and that he
would ultimately go back to Germany
and take possession. The man who had
was thrown into Jail. and there
he remained until his companion proved
himself still alive by returning to his
friends and relatives in York.