Show Publicity Leads Shamed Family To Vast Fortune Story of Arrest of Fugitive and Wife Reaches Sweden Sweden Sweden Swe Swe- den Heir Is Found By B Bf The Telegrams Telegram's Special News Service SAN FRANCISCO Dec 9 The The proverbial silver lining has suddenly flashed out of the bla black k cloud of shame and trouble which overtook Signe Gerstadt a young girl from Bellingham Wash who was arrested here some months ago in the company com com- company pany of ot D. D M. M Delmas fugitive bank ank cashier from Huntsville Tex on a charge of oe passing a fictitious check Today Attorney Sidney P. P Robertson Robert Robert- son representing Delmas learned from the Gerstadt family in Belling ham that because of the publicity which the beautiful little SIgnes SIgne's arrest arrest ar ar- ar rest brought them they will receive an estate of half hall a million dollars from Sweden which was left to the father Gerstadt Gerstadt is is or ore was a poor rancher near Bellingham The executors of the big Swedish estate did not know what had become of him And he had no idea that he was heir to a fortune The girls girl's arrest here brought her name into public print because of the similarity in the names of Delmas and that of the celebrated San Francisco criminal lawyer who defended Harry Thaw in the first Thaw murder trial The story gave a Chicago lawyer who had the estate In charge a clue to the missing Gerstadt heir and the girls girl's troubles have brought a huge fortune to those who suffered with I her The girl was released here and sent home when It was learned that she had no part In the check passing activities activities ac ac- of Delmas who is now awaiting awaitIng awaiting await await- ing trial |