Weekly journal-miner., 1913-01-22
MILLIONS INVOLVED IN
 QUESTION OF IDENTITY
FIom Thursdays Datly.)

| 0dAy.l
 An exceptional case in summoning
 from the shadowy past of the forms
 of those once familiarly known in
 this city, has come to an end. Lee
 R. Johnson, of Kingman, has figured
 as principal in welding the long
 link to establish the identity of his
 deceased sister to an interesting re-
 lationship that time his finally un-
 raveled.
 Mir Johnson's mission to this city,
 is attended with the duty of secur-
 ing information from pioneer resi-
 dents of the marriage of his sister to
 Henry Gassaway Davis, IT,, the son
 of the former senator from West
 Virginia, and candidate of the De-
 mocratic party several years ago for
 the vice presidency. The noted man,
 is also a multi-millionaire, and as
 his earthly career is coming to an
 end at the ripe age of over ninety years, the offspring of his blood are closing up their identity and the last link is being welded with the securing of afidavits that are incon- trovertible of the relationship that exists.
 Mir. Johnson yesterday gave very interesting review of the situation. His sister married the eldest son of the above West Virginia citizen in Prescott on October 20, 1878, and there are still among the living wit nesses in Prescott to that event, six souls. In addition there have been secured affidavits from a dozen or more Hassayampers that they were intimately acquainted with Mir. Davis, and recall his features and habits with all of the vividity of yesterday, although the man had left the coun- try early in the eighties.
 Mir Davis moved with his wife to Oregon, where he passed away a few years later. About ten years ago, Mrs. Davis also succumbed to illness. man and wife leaving son and daughter 10 mourn their loss, Atha Gassaway Davis and Miss Hat tie Davis. As the years commenced to hang heavy on the head of Henry Gassaway Davis, Sr., in the eastern home, and with that paternal affec- ton time does not efface, he com menced to comb the nation from one end 10 the other to locate his eldest son, but the search was in vain un- til few years ago, when the burial place was found at Baker City, Ore gon. The body was taken to Elkins. West Virginia, and now rests by the side of the mother, the first wife of the distinguished father.
 The summoning a few months ago | of Mrs. Hattie Davis Constance, (nee Hattie Davis) to the side of her grandfather at the old Elkins, w. Va, home, with the proofs of her parentage, that were strikingly | exemplified in physical characteristics to her deceased father, were followed by the emphatic declaration of MT. Davis, Sr., that upon proofs being forthcoming of her identity, would she and her brother be rewarded accordingly from his estate valued at over forty million of dollars Mrs l Constance is again in Prescott, ss is also her brother, Atha. What the near future has in store for each, re- mains to be seen.
 Their father was a well known musician of Prescott in the early days, the master of the violin, and withall a man of agreeable person. ality with scores of friends. He stated time and again that he would not live with his stepmother, and in the years of his roaming he chose which in far away time, con cealed his identity, and of which he was reticent, even to his beloved | wife. The curtain at last is lifted, | and those who survive are to be re- warded