Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-19
MILLIONS AWAIT
FORTUNATE HEIR.
Next.of-kin Of Rich Mrs Blake,
Who Died in London in 1870,
May be in America
SEARCH WILL Be INSTITUTED
British Government viii Claim all
This Wealth Soon Unless Lawful
Claimant is Found.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
London, Sept. S,-For the past q
years people in various parts OF Ire
land, Australia and America have been
troubling themselves with the aluring
prospect OF being the heirs OF the late
Mrs. Helen Blake who died IN the FASH
ionable Kenslngton quarter Of London
in 1876, leaving close upon 100000
with no will and no heirs, The life story
OF Mrs.Blake was evidently romantic. II
is proved beyond doubt that at the time
OF her marriage TO General Blake
about the year lS20--she was simple
Irish girl OF humble origin named Nell
lie Sheridan, and as her husband-who
came OF rich fanlly-was dislnherited
for marrying her, these millions must
have accumulated subsequent 10 the
, marriage, The record OF the British
treasury show that II succeeded to the
sum named in the absence OF any one
coming forward at the time OF Mrs,
Blake's death to prove their title.
During the last two or three years
II family named Casey In Baltimore
have been appealing to the British gov
eminent with the view Of convincing
II that they are at least inoal de-
scendants of the deceased other claims
have come from Chicago, and Boston.
The government has advertised the
property In the usual way and there
being then no indication that there was
a legitimate heir, Il became entitled TO
the fortune. Now however, a new
actor has appeared ON the scene, ana
although claiming no relationship with
the deceased he Is going 20 lombard
the treasury with evidence which he
hopes Will render Il impossible for the
department to retain money which does
not morally belong to Il. There Is no
question about the mans bona iides.
He Is a retired Indian civil servant, a
member OF the East india Service club
In st. James Square, London. His
name IL j. d. II. Grbblc, and he Is
going to be assisted IN his investiga-
tions by j. X. Lamont, a member OF
the Scotch College OF Heralds who Is
his private secretary. Both men are
now In Ireland scoring the counties of
Longford, Roscommon, Leitrim and
Galway for parish registers, which may
help to throw some light on the ante
cedents OF Mrs. Blake.
They will leave for America In about
two weeks and go direct to Baltimore,
where they hope to get the remaining
materials to build up the family tree.
Mr.. GrlbDieB appearance on lne scene
Ia not prompted by pecunlary motives.
An old friend whom he met In India
who felt that he had a title TO n share
Of Mrs. Blake's millions asked him on
his return TO England to look into the
matter. Mr.. Gribble amuses himself
with research of this kind, and he was
glad TO ayail himself of the opportuni-
" his friend had given him.
The greatest difficulty that Mfr. Crib
BILE will have to encounter In his In
yestigations In Ireland arises from the
fact that the parish registers We're i'm
perfectly kept ut the date OF Mrs.
BIake's birth and the registration act
had not become law Mr. Crib
bic Is not troubled, however, with the
legal difficulties OF the question. IL
the treasury should raise the plea with
which the statute OF limitations pro-
yides It, he viii go to the King and In
woke his assistance. He Is determined
In any case before he returns to India
TO find the next OF kin or knock the
bottom out of the story that they ex-
fist at all.