The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-03-15
FORTUNE IS GIVEN
ITO SON FOR BRAVE
ACT OF HIS FATHER

New York, March Sin grateful
Acknowledgement Of an act Of bravery
performed n years ago by his father.
Charles II. Tunley. 1872 ST. Nicholas
avenue, Brooklyn. has just been no.
titled Of a beQuest Of $3.000.00 made to
him by those whose lives were saved
through h heroism Of his parent. For
seven years a world wide searcn haa
been conducted for the young man. md
the manner in which Ee was fnally To-
Gated Is but one dramatic incident In
a story that teens with novelty.
This stranger than fiction tals has IN
beginning in Boston. 4 gentlman was
walking along the street when 10 was
startled by the cries Of women In dis-
tress. Rocking violently from side to
side as 1t bounced over the road. = car
riage with three female occupants
dashed along the th~oroughrars Drawn
by a frightened horse. The young man
without hesitating Ieaped at h bride
of the horse n brought the animal to
his launches. The women were ~
sisted to h street. badly frightened
but unhurt.
Wanted to ADOPT boy.
The young hero was Charles Tunley's
father-to-be, for Charles did not come
into the world until q few months later.
The women were Mrs. Elizabeth Wood
bridge, Mrs. Jane Hooper and Miss
Mary Brown sisters. and daughters OF
wealthy parents. A strong friendship
sprang up between the four. and when
young Tunley was born Miss Brown
wanted to adopt him. The father re-
fused, and a short time after business
took him to the West Indles. Some
years ago Mr.. Tunley died Hill son
sisters who owed their lives to his r.
ent.
In 1906 Mrs. woodbridge, who har
moved to England with her sisters.
died. Mrs. Hooper and Miss Brown
died of grief before another year
passed, leaving an immense estate In
Elford. Essex, England. Harry Hamil-
reading the Wills he learned that, aside
from a few gifts to charity. d en-
tire fortune was beQueathed to Charles
A.. Tunley.
Hamilton's only information concern
ing the whereabouts OF Tunley q
he lived either in Boston or the
West Indies. Search was Immediate
without any trace Of the beneficiary
being found.
In the meantime Tuniey. moved to
Brooklyn and secured employment -
q b~ookkeepers for the Standard OIL
company, al 26 Broadway. He married
Miss Ethel A. Sonner and the couple
now have q child Of their own. an eight
months old girl named Ethel.
Heard His Name spcksn.
One day last February Tunley had
luncheon engagement with q friend.
and met him in the hallway or the Of
fee building where he worked. Az he
got put for the elevator, Harry Tow-
Ter, his friend. called out:
Hurry. Tunley. and we'll catch this
car"
Standing close by at the time was an
English-looking gentleman. who
showed sudden interest In h man nd
dressed az Tuniey. He spoke to him
in Boston and the West Indies. Fur
Their identification was made d the
stranger then announced himself aS
Harry Hamilton, and saiA ne 1ad in
his care a fortune amounting to $780,
900 that had been b~equeathed to Tun-
ley. He had gone into the office build
ing purely by accident
The two men FASTENED to Tunleyss
home, where Hamilton went Owe pa
pers relating to the Wills Of the three
sisters. A few days later he sailed FOR
England to settle the estate. He told
Tunley he should be prepared to follow
at short notice and receive the fortune
had been b~eQueathed to him.
The young millionaire-to-be was
asked yesterday what he intended to
do, now hat he was rich.
To Keep On studyiEs Law.
"I am going to keep right on with
my law studies" he said. II have been
taking a law course al night and have
always hoped that some day I would
become a prominent practitioner. I am
sure ! will now.
MY one big idea, however. Is to pre-
pare q home for my wife and child be-
fitting their present circumference i
think I will also go into some business,
probably real estate.
This whole thing came q . "
prise to me. / have been having 9
pretty hard fight with the world lately.
but I guess everything will be clear
sailing now"
Charles Tunley win not be the only
beneficiary. His stepmother is to get
one-third Of a million dollars, and his
brothers, Edgar, Frederick and Welton.
will also come in for a good share.
Welton lives in the West Indies. and
Frederick and Edgar make their home
in Brooklyn.