The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-04
Science Versus
Fraud
A Vast Fortune Was Saved by
Recently Discovered Scien-
tific Treatment
By T. A. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

en- lady named HlncnelWoOu, the ldS'
of her line, died ON her estate In
the enyirons of London. The property
was put ON the market for sale, and
since the neighborhood was an aristo
cratic one in which few old families
had for many years resided, 1t was
deemed undesirable by the other land
holders In the vicinity that the Hinch'
elwood estate should pass into the
hands of a parvenu or be built upon
for business or manufacturing pur'
noses. Twenty gentlemen dubbed to
gether, each putting in $500, and
bought the property. Then they put
1t into trust. each nominating 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 neighborhood
the trainers Of the trust gradually NOV
ing away or dying. and at the begin
ming Of the present century the Hinch
elwood estate. surrounded MS 1t was
by business property, was valued al
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 100000 dependent upon
two lives that were sure soon to go out.
1t was to be expected that those who
were heirs to these persons should take
q marked interest in their longevity.
IL Baxter outlived Ogilsby the estate
would go to Observation-Disclosures
living in America. If Ogilsby lived
the longer he had willed the whole
property to a granddaughter living in
London. The American candidate was
Miss Gladys Hinchelwood, aged TWEEN
ty. 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 Research and asked for DR..
Willard Searle, one Of the STAFF. DR..
Searle was at the time substituting a
new liver taken from a subject whose
death had occurred but few minutes
before for diseased liver in an other
wise healthy man. AS soon as the OPP
GRAFTON had been completed he went
to the reception room. where he met
Miss Hinchelwood. Since DR.. Searle
was bachelor Of little more than
thirty, a call from young lady who
possessed a remarkably intelligent II
not beautiful face was not displeasing
to him. The young lady announced
the object of her call by giving an ac-
count Of the formation of the Hlnchel-
wood trnst and her present interest In
It, Then she continued:
MANY of our vast American estates
have passed into the hands of Brit
ish men by their marriage with our
heiresses. Here is property which
lishman and an American girl, my
self. Mr.. Baxter and Mr.. Ogilsby are
Ill In London. II my great-great-
granduncle, Mr.. Ogilsby. lives the
longer | shall inherit $5,000,000. IL
Mr. Baxter survives him | shall get
nothing"
Dr. Searle's interest was excited.
Now, | have read" continued Miss
Hinchelwood. ''in magazines and other
places of the wonderful work you are
doing here In this institute. | under.
stand that you are studying the very
source of life. have come to you to
ask IL you know Of any method Of pro-
longing life that must soon pass
from the body"
DR.. Searle leaned back in his chair,
looked at the ceiling, then at the
speaker, and said:
well. go on"
"These two old men are likely to
die within 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
heirs or, rather, has already willed.
One In my interest in London has in
formed me that unfair means will be
used to keep Mr.. Bakers death Sc
cret In case he dies before Mr.. Ogils-
by. | desire to meet these unfair
methods by scientific methods. | mean
by this | would prolong Mr.. Ogilsby's
life"
DR.. Searle arose from his chair,
paced the floor meditatively for sever
al minutes. then said:
"Of course l should have to go to
London"
THAT you know better than l.
81 have been thinking of taking a
rest"
you would get that on the ocean"
In one week from that day Miss
Hinchelwood. accompanied by her
mother. met Or. Searle in London, and
the three drove to the residence OF Mr..
Ogilsby. He was in the care of wo-
man who had been his housekeeper for
many years. his wife having died some
forty years before, and he had never
begotten any children. Mrs. and Miss
Hinchelwood at once assumed charge
of the old man. dismissed his physi.
clan and placed him under DR.. Searle's
care. That he might not be obliged to
rely on any medical assistance In a
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