The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-09
HEIR WOULDN'T GOTO IRELAND
DEMENTED INHERTTOR OF $780,
600 MAKESFUSsIN BROADWAY.

naiks ut the Door or the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on His Way win Two Lawyers to
Catch the Campania-Lands In Belle.
yuo Hospita! and Misses the Boat.
Walter johnson Of San Francisco, an
old man who was declared mentally inoom-
petent by California court. did not sail
Yesterday on the Campania, although his
passage was booked and he Is wanted
in Ireland as the sole heir to fortune
Of $4,000. johnson was to have sailed
with his guardian. Elliott b, Davis, San
Francisco lawyer, and NJ. O'keefe Crowley,
q Dublin barrister
Mr.. Crowley came to this country to get
johnson and to make sure he was the right
full heir. 1t was Johnson's sister who lett
the money.
When she died some months ago it was
supposed she left no heirs. She lived IN
Dublin and was a woman Of respect ability.
Among her papers were several communi-
cations from her brother, across which
the woman had marked Deceased. The
Crown was about to take possession OF her
property. when the woman's attorney
learned that her brother was still living
They began a search for him, and found
him in San Francisco, where he
had been committed to All asylum
two years ago johnson was a tin
roofer by trade and had little money
when he was sent to the asylum. When
it was found that he was entitled to his
sisters property in Ireland Lawyer Davis
vas appointed his guardian.
From San Francisco everything was
arranged for johnson to go abroad and
claim his fortune Passage for himself
his guardian and the Dublin solicitor was
obtained Oh the Campania, and they left
san Francisco in time to get here for the
sailing Of the steamer yesterday. The
trio arrived here on Friday night and put
up at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
johnson seemed to understand where
he was bound for when he left San Fran
continent The two lawyers didn't have
the least trouble with him, and didn't
anticipate any trouble. They arranged
to leave the Fifth Avenue Hotel at II o'clock
Yesterday to get to the dock Of the Campania
In ample time for the sailing hour at noon.
The two lawyers and their charge set
tied their accounts at the hotel and left
by the 1wenty-third street entrance. just
outside the hotel johnson baked.
Where are we going now" he asked;
why, we're going TO the steamer that
will take you to Ireland to get the money!
said his guardian.
ireland, said the old man, 'am going
to Ireland?"
you certainly are" chorused the two
lawyers
I'm not, said the old man, Stubbonly.
The lawyers cOaXed first and then en-
treated him to accompany them They
showed him the steamer tickets and cx-
planned to him again why he was going
10 Ireland. They tried to help him along
but he wouldn't bulge The animated
confab Of the three ON busy Twenty-third
street and the unwillngness of the old
man to do what the two younger men
wanted him to do attracted II crowd at the
hotel entrance. The crowd soon learned
what it was all about and many advised
the old man 10 go along with he lawyers.
The crowds advice fell on deaf ears.
Policeman Haugh took the two lawyers
and johnson to the Tenderloin station.
The trio still had timo to make the Cam
pania, and they were hurried TO Jefferson
Market court.
There the case was explained to Magis-
trate Pool and the lawyers wanted TO take
heir charge on beard the steamship. Magis-
rrate Pool thought johnson ought to have
his sanity inquired into by the local au-
thorities and sent him to Bellevue for safe
Keeping until Monday. when the Magistrate
will hold an examinatio ion. johnson went
TO Bellevue without making the slightest
protest The two lawyers went back to
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.