The Washington times., 1905-07-23
SEEKING BROTHER,
FINDS IhPOSTOR
Sister to Renew Nine Years
Search for Missing Man.
INHERITANCE AWAITING HIM
Bogus Relative Confessed He Got Story
From Shipwrecked
Brother.
INHERITANCE AWAITING HIM

NEW YORK, July 22.-Strange as flc-
ton is story of nine years search
which Mrs Marcus a. Litten, of
262 Willis avenue. the Bronx, has made
fer her brother. John ", Lee who
was last seen by a member of the
family in the spring of 1896 at West and
Warren streets
She called yesterday upon her at
torney, Clark II. Abbott, of 29
Broadway. and requested him to double
his efforts to find the missing man. for
whom there is held al fHSS~ ,tance Of
several thousand dollars,
Sent Out Broadcast.
This advertisement will be sent to
all parts OF the world
REWARD
Information wanted of the whereabouts
of JOHN w. LEE.
son of Rufus r. and Caroline Lee.
This man was last seen by his sister
Belle in the spring of 1896, corner West
and Warren streets, New York.
DESCRIPTION.
Age 6fty-nine. height about five feet
seven and one-half inches. eyes gray
hair light brown. Address all informa-
ton regarding above to Mrs. MARCUS
A LITTELL, 262 Willis. avenue, New
York city, Borough of the Bronx.
Went to China.
Mrs. LitteH heard four years ago that
Lee was in New York, and in the ship
ping commissioner Office was informed
that a John w. Lee answering the des-
cript!on Of her brother had sailed aboard
brig bound for Hongkong. China,
an hour before.
Long correspondence followed her dis
covery The vessel was caught in a
storm IN the China sea, but she arrived
at Hongkong There the acting Ameri-
can consul boarded her and found a
John w. Lee who claimed relationship
with Mrs Littell
Had Her Doubts.
From 2. description sent by the acting
consul. Mrs. LAtten was certain she had
found her brother, and wrote him to
send on a power OF attorney that she
might collect his inheritance. His re-
ply surprised her. however, for his hand
writing was not that to which she had
been accustomed Still she directed him
| to come 20 New York.
! A day came when they met in the
| Grand Central Station. Mrs. LitteI's
heart sank
You are not my brother!" she eX-
claimed. You are six inches too tall"
Yes, I am your brother" he replied
! Don't you recognize me?'
Mrs. Iitteu admitted there was a re-
semblance and took him home.
Confesses Imposition.
For a month Lee lived in Mrs. Lit
tells home, detailing their childhood
| with wonderful fidelity. Yet she sough
all that time to obtain from him con
fessIon that he had only known he,
brother and got the details from him
I zee finally confessed he had met JohI
w Lee-which was also his own name
that they had been shIpwrecked togethe
in the South seas. and that the rightfu
Lee had told him his history,
They had reached port after grea
hardships, and the other Lee had dis
appeared. He himself had come 10 thi
city and had tried TO md Mrs. LitteIl
and failing In that had gone to SCI
again.
Lee admitted he had set out TO de
ceive Mrs Littell TO get the Inheritanc
of his former shipmate. He had i'm
posed upon the acting consul in Hong
kong, he said that he might be sen
here. and had had cut out OF the bac
of his hand a tattooed head OF a woman
The scar, he explained at first. ha
been made by South sea savages II
also had had John w. Lee" tattooe
upon him where the other Lee had car
ried his name. The fictitious brOthe
! disappeared last spring