A FORTUNE IN SEARCH OF AN OWNER.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XX, Issue 6, 13 November 1891, Page 15

A FORTUNE IN SEARCH OF AN OWNER.

Gal way, Monday September 14. The Lord Bishop of Galway baa received the following letter :— Fort Mayne, lad., August 24, 1891. Right Her. Francis J. M-Cormack, Galway, Ireland. Dear Sir,— About 1840 a man named Patrick Malloy left Ireland and all his relatives, and came to this country, settling in Allen Coanty, Indiana. At that time he had nothing, but through the years ot his life he accumulated quite an amount of property in the shape of real estate in this county. About three months ago ha died, leaving no heirs, so far as known to outsiders, although there is a young man laying claim to his property, as being his nephew. The old gentleman never recognised this mm as being his nephew, and the purpose of this letter is to fiad out if any traco of the family can be found in your parish, or whether the young man co claiming an interest in the property is really entitled to it. We are given your address by Rev. Joseph Dwenger, Bishop of Fort Wayne, who informs us that yon may ba able to render us scma assistance in this direction. Mr Malloy, the owner of the property prior to his death, has told parties that he had a sister named Conners, who resided at Harding, and that the sister had one son, and this son the claiment here pretends to be although the old man has denied him, as we stated before. His sister's name was Bridget Conners, and it is she or some member of her family that we wish to reach. The amount of property will probably reach seven or eight thousand dollars, and as there seems to be imminent a great deal of trouble in the proper disposition of it, it is very desirable that we get in communication with the proper parties at a very early date if possible, if such parties are in existence. If you have it within your power to give us a clue that will assist ua in getting into communication with the parties Interested, you will be doing a very great kindness to them, and also assist very materially in unravelling a hard problem in the disposition of this man's estate, for all of which we shall be greatly obliged to you.— Yours respectfully, BUETON T. CALVEBT, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A.