The sun., 1919-02-14
PENNILESS BOY TAR
HEIR TO MILLIONS
.'Danny" TOlman on Way to
Claim Part Of sloan
Kings" Estate.
LAD Is FOUND BY AN "AD'
Grandson, in Navy, Not Aware
of Relationship, BOr-
rows Car Fare.

Young Danny Toman, who had been
ragged %anderer through the west
before his enlistment at the Great Lakes
Naval Training School. has been staked
by friends In Milwaukee. Wis. ana ID
coming East to lay claim TO share
in the estate OF his grandfather, the
late Daniel H. Tolman, who died In
Montclair. y. j., in 1918, leaving more
than 81 900, 900. Until few weeks ago
he did not know he had grandfather,
much less suspect that he bore the name
Of n millionaire. Philadelphia atto;-
neys who have been searching for the
lost heir believe Danny is very prom
ably the chap. and in case he proves
to be they are prepared to load Danny
with an amazing bank account.
The bulk OF the estate went to Mrs
Katherine O. TolInan, the widow, ana
to a son, Elmer, who moved to Chicago
and later disappeared when rhe attor-
neys for che estate began an investiga-
ton OF his finances. Another claimant
appeared last September. Mrs. Mabel
Tolman Vincclctte OF Philadelphia, hut
the attorneys have kept word OF their
latest search from publicity. They ad-
vertised widely in papers of the middle
| West, however.
1t was one OF these insertions, i'm
! structing David II. Tolman, son OF
| John r. Tolman." TO communicate witr
| Philadelphia lawyers that Danny
| saw. He was then in the Naval Train
| ing School. a position which he reached
from patriotic motives after trying hi:
hand at making a livelihood in all man
| ner of professions. He knew very LITTLE
about himself or his family connections
| out he gave an excellent account OF hi
wanderings after the age of thirteen
when both parents died and left him t.
shift for himself.
Danny Borrows Carfare.
Danny" has jumped from town Il
town all his young life. chasing tn
elusive dollar. and never getting NOR
than small bundle Of them together ii
his life He worked as a messenger, ha
driven milk wagon. clerkcd in store
and sold newspapers. He finally lande'
in Milwaukee and was working on
farm journal when the war came alonl
and he decided to get in with Uhcl
Sam.
The late David H. Toiman was mos
widely known as the king of the loal
sharks" and himself had a run for hi
money. lie once spent six months o
Blackwcll's Island for violating the bank
ing laws respecting usury. and on sew
overall other occasions was rounded UP Il
! a patrol wagon loV court appear diSeS'
Danny" whether or not he had eve
heard OF the loan shark king" did no
associate him with his own family unit
last week The reference in the ad
vertisement was unmistakable and h
took the paper to his commanding of
f'cer. Capt. J.. ". Stafford, at Cam
Farragut. for advice. Capt. Staffor
took Danny" without delay to the OF
fees of the Red Cross and the wire
were set humming with queries. TIL
Philadelphia attorneys said they woul
, be glad to see Danny" il he could &c
: off and make proper claim TO his shar
of the estate.
t with fortune in view Danny" ha
: no trouble in getting furlough. but h
did have to make a loan that woul
: provide for his trip to this city and I
/ Philadelphia. He is now on the way.