Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-06
WILL DEMAND HIS
OWN FROM RAJAH
PASADENAN GOES TO CLAIM
FORTUNE IN INDIA
Richard Taylor Will Try to obtain
100000 Left by Brother and
Now Held by Oriental
Potentate

lor, one Of the partners in the grocery
firm of the Peoples store, is heir to a
fortune of at least 100000, left by a
brother not seen i'm over forty years.
He goes in a few days to Pariakemedl,
india, to demand of the rajah of the
district the money which was his
brothers. In the Taylor family in
England there were, over forty years
ago, two daughters and three sons, the
eldest of the boys being we'll educated
and graduate of one Of the big English
universities. This William Taylor went
to Calcutta to teach when the youngesr
brother, Richard, was but little fell
low, being Is years younger. From
that time the two brothers never saw
each other, as the older one staid in
India, and was sent up country 800
miles from Calcutta by the English
government to be tutor in the family
of the native rajah or prince.
Up to two years ago, when William
Taylor died, occasional letters were eX-
changed by the brothers, even when
the younger man had come fourteen
years ago to Southern California and
Pasadena. In every letter from India
was inclosed a e5 or a $40 bank of
England note.
Last summer Richard Taylor, who
lives on Claremont drive, determined
to arrange for a general family re-
union, and so wrote to India, address,
ing his letter to the old location of his
brother at Pariakemedi. In return he
received a letter from the rajalr of that
district, written by the secretary, stat
ing that William Taylor had died two
typhoid fever. The letter further stated
that the relations between himself and
the tutor were so congenial and friend
ly that all the latter's property had
been willed to him. This was rather
state of affairs, since in let
ters from William the relatives had
been told about a will to be made in
their favor. A little later, some two
months ago, n second letter from the
rajah was received, and in this the
that the money might be
turned over to the Taylor family, al
though he did not state that he would.
This then is the present situation,
and Mr.. Taylor starts the middle of tn :
month for India to see just how mat
ters stand. He thinks there is very
sure of being 100000, and there may
be much more, mostly in English gov
arnment bonds and personal property |
Mr.. Taylor does not think his brother
would nave left the property to the
"a jah had he been in his right mind, |
3ut feels sure that the will was not |
made until he found himself in the last |
stages of typhoid, and that the will in
avor of the rajah was the result.
Another Lost Child
Pasadena police think that they have |
L Kindergarten department upon their |
hands lately, for they had a crying girl |
asst night, and tonight there is a red
headed boy of or years, who is also
cling the officers strange stories of
where he lives and who he is. He says |
he is Richard Marshall and that he lives
lere in Pasadena, but the police think |
lie is from Monrovia. He was found |
Early in the evening at the corner of |
Fair Oaks avenue and Colorado street, |
standing alone, when he was taken to
he station.
Ranchers and the Water Question
About forty fruit growers of this city |
md vicinity gathered in the board of |
,rade rooms tonight to discuss the |
,ffect upon them and their future irri-
eating water if the city is to own the |
water supply and plants, C. A. Day, |
commissioner from this |
district, was chairman of the meeting |
md James Linnard secretary. Dele |
gates from all the leading Improvement |
societies in and about the city were |
here, and all phases of the subject !
we're gone carefully over. Whether the |
'ity could take away from out-of- town |
lolders their stock was the question.
Most of those present thought if more |
water was developed by the city that
he outside ranchers would be better
'ff than at present. Day, Stone, Ker-
laghan and others made speeches.
a committee was appointed to draw
~ and submit to the city attorney GER
ain questions as to the rights of fruit
growers in reference to irrigating water
lnder city ownership. Those named
ire; c. A. Day, chairman; Thomas
stone, Thomas Early and Mr.. Catlin of
4os Angeles, who represents South
property interests. The fruit
growers viii meet again Saturday
yening.
May Repeat Chariot Races
There Is some talk heard about town
oday that it might be a good idea to
lave the chariot races repeated some
ime soon, say ON Washington's birth
lay, since they We're so popular on
Sew Years. At least three of those
Who raced say they personally are will
ng to make the run again.
Pasadena Brevities
Shortly before this morning fire
vas discovered in one Of the window