Salt Lake Telegram | 1907-06-17 | Page 6 | Says Silent Smith Was Her Far, So She Wants Millions

SAYS SILENT SMITH WAS HER lIER F FATHER SO SOSHE SOSHE SHE WANTS MILLIONS MILLIONS' I NEW YORK June 17 The The American today today publishes a story to the effect that thata a 1 lm for eight and o od one millions of dollars Is Is- Isto to be filed aga against th the estate estate of f the late late- James Henry Smith in th be behalf behalf be- be half of Mrs 1 Simon Dufreche who will claim she is a daughter ter of Smith by byan byan y an hai hairl early rl marriage William T. T Houston one of oC the lawyers lawyers lawyers law law- mentioned in connection with the proposed suit is quoted as ac follows I am most firmly convinced con that this woman Is honest and sincere in her ac ac- ac tion Her Character is of the highest and sh she made a a. thorough of her moth mothers mother's rs r's marriage and history be before before before be- be fore she retained counsel Mrs Dufreche says she Js Is certain that Silent Smith was was her father and her proofs look very good Of course there is a chance that it may maybe be a case of en Identity If it proves such and this will show the sincerity of oC all concerned con con- Mrs Dufreche and we of her counsel will drop It tt I do not think It Its 1 s will ill Mrs J Dufreche's mother was Ellen Gargen Gargen Gar Gar- gen and her marriage to Smith Is said to have taken place in 1866 1666 Mrs Du Du Dufreche's freche's freches mother died died seventeen years jears ago