The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-06

then in GTsenville, was In Texas,
looking after the Browning interests.
Mr.. Popham. according to ths at
torpsy's wits, has never been Ia Tar.
as, and Mrs. Bpnham expressss her.
self as puzzled to know the mean.
ing Of the letter.
L. L. Browning Of Coluaabia, (ths
only Browning listed in the city di.
rectory of that town whose name be-
gins with L, and hence supposed to
be Lewis Browning, the heir) was
the next to complicate the puzzle.
When called over the telephone early
on the morning Of August 10, he pro-
fessed total ignorance of the estate,
and, strangely enough, did not in
tterest himself in the matter suffi-
GENTLY to go to the Office Of the CO.
lumbia State to see the dispatch nam
Ing him an heir. But J. H. Brown
Ing declares that Lewis Brownine's
brother has been to Texas to inves-
tigate the estate, and that Lewis
Browning must know Of it's existence.
The third interesting development
is the fact that Mary Ann and Mar
tha Pike Of Greenville county, are re-
ported to have heard of the estate
some six months ago, and to have
employed Haynsworth G. Hayns-
worth Of Greenville, to investigate;
the lawyers never made a report,
however, it is asserted. These two
women are not members of the
Thomas Browning family, according
to j. H. Browning, who says he has
never heard Of them before.
Finally j. c. Parker Of Atlanta,
comes to Greensboro, to see Brown
ing. Parker, after talking to Brown
ing, claims that the Greensboro man
is not an heir. But, he says, he
would not want Browning to know
that he (Parker) doubts Browning's
kin to Thomas Browningl
Parker, who claims to represent
his father-in-law, Gorris Edwards, Of
Stockbridge, Ga, names another set
Of heirs, all descendants Of Mrs.
Mary Lou Browning Edwards, sole
sister of Thomas Browning, accord
ing to Parker. The Atlanta man
says that neither Of Thomas Brown
ing's three brothers, whom he names
as Perry, William and James, had
no children, the only heirs of Thoma
Browning, therefore, being the de-
scendants of Mrs. Edwards.
Besides his father-in-law, Parker
names as heirs Mary Ann and Mar
tina Pike (above referred to); Hanes
Edwards of Travellers Rest, s. c.;
Mrs. Frances Bishop of Greenville
county and Henry Edwards of Floy-
dada, Texas.
Parker and his father-in-law's at
torneys, whom he names as Howard
& Branch of Atlanta, have been
on the case two years. But,
according to j. H. Browning, moth
ing was known about the estate un-
til last April; and, according to Mary
Ann and Martha Pike, it was not
investigated by them until six
ago.
And so the tangle weaves itself,
In and out, around one family after
another, And, while many; q man
Knots Els Brow and AYERS softly that
'sthere's something darn funny about
this thing" j. H. Browning, expect
ing 1S millions as bis lawful inheri-
tance, calmly goes his way. Early
In the morning he goes to work in
the mill, where he remains all day;
his evenings he spends quietly at his
home, so Nineteenth street, White
Oak. Serene, unperturbed, confident,
he shows no animosity toward other
'If they can prove they are heirs"
he says, "why they'll get their part
l amt going to worry. We can prove
our claims, and We'll get all that's
ours-and that's all we want"
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