The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-28
His LAST WILL A CONFESSION.
LEAVES ESTATE TO FAMILY DE-
SERTED 20 YEARS AGO.
OnIy One Of the JamISons LEFT 70 Take II
and he Il . Brooklyn stationary EnEin-
eer-Father Changed His Name. Mar
ried AEAin-Died Horribly or Cancer.

ried ABain-Dted HOFriOiy or Cancer.
PTrrBUno, Pa, April 27.-By tho viii
Of David James, who died here on Saturday
Of cancer, II was made known to-day that
his real name was Jamison, that he had
deserted his wife and three sons In Brook
Ign forty years ago, came to Pittsburg,
changed his name and married another
woman who is now dead. Under his will
HE son, Wilson Jamison, who lives In a
tenement house at sol Park place, Brook
Ign, N. Y, will take the whole estate.
James, or Jamison, owned 9 number Of
houses and other property in the suburb
Of ,Wilkinsburg-pe $4,000 in value
He had cancer for fifteen years and I'M
derveut a number Of amputations. First
be lost his right hand, then his forearm,
then the entire right arm, and finally even
his collarbone and a part OF his breast
had 10 be removed In order 10 prolong
his life. He was o. years old.
The will Il In the nature Of an atOnement
to his Brooklyn family. His second wife
knew nothing Of his double life and At
toney H. Q, Walker Of this city, who had
attended to his business for years, knew
nothing until It came to drawing the will
The will was drawn on Nov. 3d. 1903 and
bequeathes TO David John Jamison, Wilson
Jamison and Joseph Jamison. children Of
his irst wife. Rachel Kenon Jamison, what
ever property may remain after payment
OF debts and expenses incurred by the
executor in locating the legatees. The
will describes the testator a. David Jami-
son, alias David James, and says
Il direct the fund remaining to be dis
til, - h. N.It to
my three sons, viz: David John Jamison.
Wilson Jamison and Joseph Jamison, chill
dren Of my former wife, Rachel Jamison,
share and share alike The names Wilson
and Joseph may not be the baptismal names
Of my last two sons, as have named them
above, but whether such be the case or not,
my wish and will IA that the residue Of my
estate as aforesaid be distributed share
and share alike unto my three sons by my
former wife, Rachel X. JamisOn who some
thirty-eight or forty years ago lived on
Atlantic street. near Bedford avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y. In case OF my sons not
being alive at the time Of my decease, then
the child or children, II any, Of such de-
ceased son shall be entitled TO the share
Of the parent
Il il further provided that il any Of the
sons d dead leaving no issue his share shall
20 TO the survivors, and that II all be dead
without issue the estate shall be divided
between two sisters, Mrs William johnson
and Mrs. Alexander Ray. The will was fled
yesterday afternoon. Jamison had been
unable 70 write his name owing to the disease
which took his arm and no made his mark
with his left hand Attorney Walker, who
Il The executor Of the estate, will 20 20 New
York at onoe 10 see Wilson Jamison.
Wilson Janison Of SGT Park place, Brook
Ign, the only living son OF the Pittsburg
man. h 20 years old and IL employed a.
an engineer in the Home for the Aged in
Herldmer street near Albany avenue at
q salary of SIS 4 week. He lives in tene-
ment with his wife. He hadn't heard Of
his fathers death until a Sun reporter
called on him last night.
After the reporter had asked JamiSon II
his hrst name was Wilson and had e1-
planned who he was, Jamison said:
I'm a hard working man and there is
nothing that q newspaper can want with
me-
did you have two brothers named
Joseph and David1' asked the reporter.
Il did replied Jamison 'but why do
you Ask?' -
Il can tell you something interesting
n you viii give the first name Of your
fstheri' said the reporter.
David ]. Jamison was my fathers
name, was the reply. Il never knew him.
for he ran away when 1 was a baby
The engineer called his wife and asked
for the interesting story. The reporter
told briefly about the despatch from Pitts
burg.
Jamison listened TO the story With look
Of inoredulity. His wife olasped her hands
and prayed that II might be true.
Il hope II Il, said JAmison finally. we
certainly need ths money. Still, We have
worried along without It, and guess We
could finish our lives without It, too, II
makes you feel queer TO have some one call
on you and tell you your father "a dead
when you have never seen that father.
Il was the youngest OF the three children.
David was the Oldest. He died ten years
ago and Joseph died three years ago.
Joseph was accidentally killed by illuminat-
ing gas while ne was boarding at Rockaway
avenue and Fulton street. Neither had
any money, and ! had to pay the funeral
expenses Of both.
Mother made her home With David
up 10 the time he died, and then she came
70 live with me. She died last August.
Poor mOtherl How she suffered and how
hard abe worked 70 raise her three sons.
Rachel Kenon was mothers maiden
name, and abe was bonn In ireland, a. was
my father. After father vent away mother
had 10 work hard TO keep her children
from starving. She did all kinds Of work,
such - washing, After We grew up We
often asked about our father, but mother
never wanted 10 talk about him David
remembered him WELL and 20 did Joseph.
'As boys We bad hard KNOCKS. Mother
kept us At school a. long as she could.
While wa going 10 school worked q
few hours each day for Capt. Hghthan At
. Bowling Green. After / left school
got a Job - q fireman on the old Brighton
Beach road, and then after l had served
my apprenticeship was promoted TO an
engineer. When that road practically went
out q buainsss my uncle Eot me the Job /
haye nov.
'Whan mother and the children were
deserted We were living at Atlantic avenue
and what vas then called Old Glove road.