Show Share 0 of Copper Kings King's gs 9 F Fortune orinne Clai Claimed ed by 1 17 7 South W Wales He Heirs rs SYDNEY July 16 United Press More More claimants in Australia for forthe forthe forthe the huge fortune of the late Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator William A A. A Clark of Montana have found alleged proof of their right to Inherit a t portion of th the estate Th r are seventeen alleged heirs all living in the state o of New South Wales They and their fi financial fi- fi backers believe they will Ill have little difficulty in persuading the Montana court ourt that that their claims are genuine The claimants declare declare that they are are the only living descendants ot t William Clark Clarks two brothers who emigrated to to- Australia Australia Clark and another brother brother went to to the th United States According to their story each of the four I brothers when leaving Monaghan Ireland was was given n a a. family Bible showing the family tree Two of these Bibles are re s said ld to be In the posseS pos pos- J seS Of Il l U P trustees P pf gr th CI Clark rk fortune T The e r remaining 1 two wo a tire are e I 1 kr ii k k a af f fi Wi e in the hands of the New New South Wales Vales claimants These Bibles are said to be an important link important link Unk in the evidence supporting the Australians' Australians claims Another pl pi piece ce of evidence e in the possession of James Claris Clarki chief of or orthe the local local- claimants is proof that when William A A. A Clark visited Sydney Sydney Syd Syd- ney f lIty years year ago agot af after er hi his own children had died he offered to adopt Jam Jams Jams' s' s Clark but the latter's mother moth r balked at al the sacrifice and refused to p part rt with her boy Seven of the descendants of th the two Clarks who emigrated to Aus i r reside in the Sydney suburbs The others live in the Newcastle and North orth Coast districts South Wales James Clark Is is' chief of ot the Newcastle family and three resl residents of that city have raised to finance Clarks Clark's claim They will accompany him to Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana tarla to help him fight his ca case e towa towards to to- wa wards ds t the e end n ol OX r July I J JI Jv k tl k t if J t 4 44 t r r |