Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-04-06
HEIRESS FOUND.
A Mrs. Lewis of Portland Who Fills
All Requirements.

Portland, Me-, April 5.-The Adver-
tiser says, tonight:
Mrs. j. A. Lewis, who is very likely
the Mrs. J. NJ. Lewis, the heiresS to 4
million, of whom SO much has been
said during the past week, has been
located in pleasantdale, where she
lives at 3Sj Summer street. Her in
itials are J. A.; those Of the woman in
question have been given j. NJ, but Il
trifling difference which could easily
be made by Il telegrapher i'll sendl!g
the message. Mrs. Lewis had brother
who left home when young, but was
known to be succeeding in the world.
All indications seem to point to Mrs
J. y. Lewis of PlcaSantdale as being,
he person for whom the 81 900, 900 was
int ended.
At the request of the Advertiser, the
head Of one of Denvcr'S most reputable
newspapers looked up the question in
the Colorado city. Or. VIM. A. IIar-
roun, who has refused the fortune left
him and turned it over to his sister in
Portland. WIS seen by the Advertisers;
representative i'll Denver. Dr. IJarroun
admitted that the whole story was
true, but WAS very sorry that ii had got
in print When asked for his sisters
eXlct address, he refused to give il.
also declined to let Il picture of him
'Sclf be used. This takes the story out
of the realm of first of April jokes, and
places it within the limits Of the real
Tuesday morning. an Advertiser re-
porter saw Mrs. J. A. Lewis of Pleas
antdale and from her secured the story
of her brother
Il have but little doubt" she said,
that if there is amy Mrs Lewis, | am
the one. The difference between ]. NJ.
and j. a. is but slight, and Il mistake
of this sort could easily be made
My brothers name WAS Andrew
Jackson Day ana his fathers Chas.
Day. He WIS born in Boothbay. where
we all lived. When he was Il young
man. he went to sea and proved him
self an able sailor. The last we heard
OF him WAS at Hampton Roads, where
he was sick in q hospital He was a
mate then. We later learned that he
had gone to New York, where he had
shipped for Callao. That was over 40
years agO.
Since then we have heard nothing di-
rect from him. He was doing well and
rising steadily in the world. | see no
reason why he could not have got to the
West and there settled down. The uues-
ton of the difference in name is not of
inuch Importance. as men going to sea
rarely use their own names. -
1t would seem that Mrs. Lewis story
Is very plausible one. Her brother af-
ter shipping to Callao. may have made
his fortune in Peru, have gone north
along the Pacific coast and have settled
in the western part of the United States
He of course gained some knowledge of
fancy to 1t, may have continued his stud
les and become regular practitioner un-
der q name which he may have assumed
when on shipboard.
The DIR. Harroun who is now out West
is IN comfortable circumstances. When
he was told that $l,GS0.G0D had been left
by Jas. a. lfarrOun, who died a few weeks
ago in London, he said he did not care
for money that he had not earned himself
and so decided to turn it over to his
sister
DR.. IIarroun said that number of
years ago his father and his fathers
brother, Jas. A. IarrouIE entered into an
agreement whereby the last to die would
leave his property to the oldest living
son Of any of the brothers. DR.. Harroun
is the oldest living son, but he declines to
receive the amount and has decided TO
turn it over to his sister.
The only I;:cst.ou now is as to the 10
cation "f his sister. Mrs. J. a. Lewis is
very likely The one mentioned but direct
coEiirma: lion of that must be received.
Dr. llarroun, UP to date, has refused to
throw any more Light on the matter, and
Mrs. Lewis docs not know what the next
step will be.