Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-16

Wakeman avenue, Newark. n. J. Is tina, rish,c. Yer
sir"
Can you give me the the people with whom
you were living at No. SO wakeman avenue. Newark n
~? Wilson,. replied Jordan. moment taken
aback. There a falter in his voice
You also stated that you were living at No 4s3
Sumner avenue? pursued Masone. g" had lived there
the register was false, and scowled warnngly
Whom did you live there wth?' asked Masone.
Jordan, he answered breathing with relief.
Deputy Acknowledgement Masone then droppcd A
bomhone not anticipated the stagers of the drama
and that dd ry again disconcert the trained
mpersonator He said he had investigated the addresse.
given by the alleged heir in the affidavit places
never lived at any OF them.
Il move, therefore. that the proceedings be dis.
missed and that the petitioner adudcated to be
Masonic N'' we
Surrogate Ketcham abruptly denied this motion
satisfaction
Il find reason to doubt the evidence" said Judge
Ketcham Il see nothing the matter with the evidence
do not find that this is madc.up | find Thomas
keefe died without any issue. grant the order asked
That the said John Campbell the petitioner here
OKeee deceased"
He declared the heir. legally established was en-
ordered the Comptroller of the State of New York 10
draw upon the State treasurer pay the money 10
John Campbell.
Triumphant the chief actor OF the movie drama and
lawyer and scenario writer Summers withdrew. His
scenario had gotten over"
EPILoGUE
Office Of Deputy Acknowledgement Leonard S. ODER.
meir in charge OF the Eew York City district
Mark j. Jordan, chief actor in the scenario BY
Lawyer Summers, having been trailed by officials OF
the Attorney Generals office, brought the morn
ing Of March TO- 1916 before Deputy Attorney eneal
Obermcr There fully and freely he confessed having
impersonated John Campbell. the bogus heir. before
Judge ketcham in the Surrogates Court. Instead Of
being the hero of meodrama and heir to a fortune
he confessed he only movie actor, out OF q Job
down and out and penniless.
Instead OF being born dramatically at Gibraltar he
said he had been born East Thirteenth street,
Second avenue, New York. In his affidavit the amaz,
ing story of how Lawyer Summers wrote the scenario
and decided to it in real life he selected
Jordan TO play the role and rehearsed him part
revealed.
On this evidence Summers was arrested and com.
mitted to JAIL and later pleaded guilty to the amazing
fraud Action begun annul the decision Of Sur
rogate Ketcham.
THE was built up with a consideration OF every
detail; the story convincing the acting was per.
fect-bu they fell down in respect the addresses
said Mr.. Masone. I'm the movies you can have your
characters live in house and give 1t any number and
no one will question you. Summers overlooked that
this Is not so In life. That the only place where
he fell down.
His movie training did not enable him to consider
lions.
u understand Summers intended to put his scenario
into the movies In some form after the
but the termination Of the has been 80 different
from what he expected that doubt he will be able
to do this"
and The film has shifted to 80 m
re Court and shows Jordan IN IN
registering deep emotion iou
his fathers