Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-02-09
Science Versus
Fraud
A Vast Fortune Was Saved by
Recently Discovered Scien-
tific Treatment
BY r. A. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

Something over century ago maid.
en- lady named Hinchelwood, the last
OF her line. died on her estate in
the enytrons Of London. The property
was put ON the market for sale, and,
since the neighborhood was an aristo-
cratic one in which n few old families
had for many years resided, 1t was
deemed undesirable by the other land
holders In the vicinity that the Hinch-
e.wood estate should pass into the
hands of parvenu or be built upon
for business Or manufacturing pur-
poses. Twenty gentlemen dubbed to-
gether, each putting In $780, and
bought the property. Then they put
II into trust. each nominating a baby
boy or girl less than one year old, who
was to inherit his interest. The last
one of these children to remain alive
was to be decided the property by the
trustees
The expedient did not long delay
trade from entering the nelghborhood,
the trainers Of the trust gradually NOV
ing away or dying, and at t1le begin.
ming of the present century the Hinch-
elwood estate. surrounded MS 1t was
by business property, was valued at
Fl 100000 Two of the nominees were
living, Nicholas Baxter. aged ninety
two years. and Timothy Ogilsby, aged
ninety-two years and six months.
Here was $5OO0,00O dependent upon
two lives that were sure soon to go out
II was to be expected that those who
were heirs TO these persons should take
II Baxter Outlived Ogilsby the estate
would 10 to great-great-grandnie
living in America. II Ogllsby lived
the longer he had willed the whole
property to granddaughter living in
London. The American candidate was
Miss Gladys Hinchelwood, aged TWEEN
ty. a descendant of the family who had
originally owned the property, whose
parents had emigrated to the new hem.
isphere before her birth Both the
aged men lived In London In houses
situated on the Hinchelwood estate and
across the street from each other.
One morning Miss Hinchelwood
called at the Institute For Expert
mental hesenrch ana asked FOR Or.
willard Searle. one OF the stan. DR..
Searle was at the time substituting a
new liver taken from n subject whose
death had occurred but few minutes
before Tor diseased liver In an other
wise healthy man AS soon as the op-
GRAFTON mad been completed he went
10 the reception room, where he met
MISS fiinrhelwood Since Dr Searle
was bnrheior or little more than
thirty call from young lady who
possessed remarkably Intelligent IL
not beautiful fhre was not displeaslng
TO him The Young lady announced
the object OF her call by giving an nc
count or the formation OF the Hinchel-
wood trnst ana her present Interest In
It. Then she continued:
MANY OF our vast American estates
have passed into the hands OF Brit
fsh men by their marriage with our
heiresses Here " property which
hangs In the balance between an Eng
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self. Mr. Baxter and Mr.. Qgilsby are
III In L0ncoh f my greatrgreat-
granduncle. Mr.. Ogilsby, lives the
longer ! shall inherit $5,00O,OOO IL
MT Baxter survives him shall get
nothing
DR. Senrle's interest was excited.
NOW ! nave read. continued MISS
HlnrheIwood. IN magazines ana other
places 81 the wonderful work you are
doing here In thls Institute l under
stand that you are studying the very
source OF HE ! have come to you to
ask u You KNOW or any method or pro-
longing life that must soon pass
from the body"
DR. Searle leaned back In his chair,
looked ut the ceiling, then Mt the
speaker. ana said;
We'll go on
These two old men nre likely to
die within n few days. hours, minutes
or even seconds OF each other, Who
ever survives the other owns the es-
tate, which he may transmit to his
neirs or, rather. has already willed
One In my Interest In London has In
FORMED me that unfair means VIII be
used to keep Mr.. Baxter's death So
cret In case he dies before Mr. Ogils-
by. desire TO meet these unfair
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