The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-02-06
CAIRO MAN FINDS
RICH RELATIVES
HE CARES NOT FOR WEALTH,
HOWEVER, AND WILL NOT
CULTIVATE ACQUAINTANCE
OF $23o,0o0

Ii has come again. For number
Of years the prisoner in a spanish
dungeon who has a daughter and an
/ immense fortune. had moi been heard
/ from in Cairo 1t was deemed pos
sible thar ne had died behind the
prison walls In fact, that seemed
very likely as his health Was very
bad when last heard from. is still
bad. and tae girl il still sixteen and
the fortune is still written with six
figures. One of III oldest business
men in the city received a c0mmun-
ication from Spain yesterday The
writer claims o be his relative and
to be incarearated in a Spanish pris-
on. The Cairo man said. IF he is a
relative of mine and has got into
prison. hope they viii keep him
there He declines 70 enter into the
proposed negotiations he never
took much stock in castles in Spain
and takes even less stock in pris-
ons- in Spain containing wealthy re-
lafives of his who want 20 shower a
portion of their vast wealth upon MN.
The letter is as follows
Dear Sir | am one of your re-
lafives. and the matter OF this letter
IS 10 make YOU acquainted with a
very important secret which | can
only confde 10 a person of my family
I have deposited in bank of New
York an amount of $2S0.o0o, having
in my power all the necessary docn-
ments. whioa amount is 10 be paid TO
rbe bearer of this document / wish
Won TO make me know. as soon as pos
sfble if YOU desire TO secure the above
said documents. and take under your
care my only daughter of sixteen
wears Of age. who is at present III a
harding school. For such great
favor / offer to you the Is per cent OF
he aforesaid sum. making YOU know
that for taking possession Of the be
fore mentioned documents, is OF
prime necessity to release my equip
ages for which I reckon with your
aid and protection | must indicate tol
gou taat my health is at preseni very
weak. for which beg you to answer
me as soon as possible. AS have no
complete security that this letter
will reach your hands. | snail expect
your answer in order 10 make you
know all the explicit ana needful par
ticulars over that matter. Finding
myself prisoner. it would be impossi-
BILE for me TO receive your answer III
the prison because with all security u
would be intercepted, and the
condition Of my health, the distance
which separates MS. and the neces'
shy Of arranging this matter as soon
AZ possible make OF the precise
necessity that your name and text
be acrly like what have written
AT The end Of this letter,
which indicate that you re-
ceived this letter and accept
my proposal ask you to answer
me by eablsgram because by letter
II would not arrive to my hands and
could put in danger this matter.
ana expecting your eablegram. have
The honor To remain, your most falen !
full friend and relative,
ENRIQUE ARlSTlDES
MUNSOON.
Military Prison of Madrid, December |
%, 1904
On a separate sheet Is written the
The cablegram in this form:
Antonio Palma Santas Ensracia /
GO. Madrid.
Confidence Munsoon.
There will be complaint in Madrid !
ON account of lack of confidence III /
Cairo. if the confidence men there are +
sitting about waiting for a cablegram
from MunsOon of Cairo.