The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
SPANISH HEIRESS IS ENTRUSTED
TO CARE OF FLORIDA RELATIVES
BY FATHER WHO DIES OF WOUNDS
Serorita Anna de Fonseca Will
Come to Apalachicola to
Make Her Home.
is KIN TO I'll. L. FLOWERS
Fathers Fortune is in British
and American Banks in
Trust for Girl.
(ey stan Correspondents

APALACTIICOLA, Feb. "A young
Spanish heiress is on the high seas on
her way to Apalachicola, where she
comes to make her home with II. l..
Flowers, a leading merchant.
The girls father. who was of the re-
publican party of Spain, died in prison
in his native country from wounds re-
ceived in an affray with the Spanish po-
lice. The girl is making the trip across
the ocean in company with priest,
Father Amadeo Roldan, OF Spain.
The girl was bequeathed to Mr.. Flow
ers by her father. who had anticipated
his death. She brings a small fortune
with her, but the family jewels and 9TH
er valuables are supposed, to have been
confiscated by the Spanish police.
The story of the girl and circumstances
of her coming to Mr.. Flowers as her
guardian reads like a romance of olden
times in royal Spain. This is how
Senorita Anna de Fonseca comes to Apa-
lachicola from far Spain to make her
home with total strangers in a new
land:
About month ago Mr.. Flowers found
a foreign letter in his business mail. It
was addressed correctly except that the
initials were reversed. He opened the
one Enrique de Fonseca. in Madrid, who
went on to say that he was a member
| OF the hated republican party in Spain,
that he had been camandante de admin
| istracion militare, but through the ma
| chinations of his enemies his party had
been overthrown and foul accusations
brought against him. Seeing his dire
| peril, he had decided to leave Spain.
That was the reason why he had trans-
farrad fn IseI,
! banks; and now he intended to slip
out of Spain and come to America.
Once in America he would hunt up
his distant relative in Florida. He wrote
all this snow because if his enemies
caught him before he escaped he would
be obliged to send his only daughter
and heiress to Mr.. Flowers, since there
was no safety for either her or her for
tune anywhere in Spain.
The contents of the letter rather faxed
Mr.. Flowers, who is a practical whole
sale and retail furniture merchant He
thought it might be hoax. He had
been told that there was Spanish blood
somewhere back in his family; but be-
ing just business man, he did not
know "a darn thing about his ances-
tors. So he paid no attention to the
first letter. But last Saturday Mr.. Flow
ers received second letter. This came
from priest in Madrid. 1t was dated
January IL, 1921. 1t was written by
Father Amadeo RoIdin, and IL announced
the arrest in Madrid of Senior de Fon-'
SEGA, after severe fight with the po-
lice, in which fight De Fonseca was so
badly wounded that later on in prison
he died OF his wounds. His arrest came
on the eve of his departure with his
daughter Anna for America This let
ter of the priest also contained a sealed
letter from the dead man, which was
trusted to his confessor at their last
meeting and it held De Fonseca's dying
instructions TO Mr.. Flowers
Senor De Fonseca's letter was conf
DENTAL It told Mr.. Flowers such in
innate things as the future guardian Of
his daughter must know II gave her
guardian personal instructions how TO
recover her fathers fortune, which Is
now lying in certain English and Amer
ican banks and which amounts to over
100000. That is minus the personal
baggage. This the prisoner seemed to
think win be pretty well devoured by
the S2anish police.
This letter from the dying man reads
like an excerpt from Zola Here is a
transcript: My wounds are every day
worse, apd / feel that my life flies: but
after ali have said TO you (and being
sure ehat you win follow my wishes) /
remain with some little comfort in NV
heart-enough to let me die in peace with
confidence to'rd my daughters future -
/ Mr.. Flowers has accepted the charge.
He has cabled the priest to come" And
he says: Whether / can trace the kim
ship or not ] can care for the little
girl"