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Show DR. RUSSELL'S LOST FORTUNE. i It VanlheIike a Beautiful Dream, and tue Doctor and His Friends Are Left.- i Some few weeks ago the Democrat published an article relative to an alleged fortune left to a Dr. Russell, of this city, and the havoc the doctor had created in a certain Smith family. The affair at the time created considerable talk, but was finally lost sight of and forgotten by the public. Not so, however, by certain interested in-terested parties. An investigation in relation re-lation to the alleged fortune has been made, and the discoveries in the case reflect anything but honor and integrity upon Dr. Russell. It appears that F. S. Richards, Esq., now in New York, was given the power of attorney to investigate Dr. Russell's claim, and after investigating the matter thoroughly, 6ent the following statement to Mr. Moyle, his assistant in this city : i "Decree of the final distribution in the ! Russell estate was made July 25th, 18S5, j and the entire residue of the estate, j $34,045, was distributed in equal shares of $8,661 each, . namely, to Martha Russell, Rus-sell, Sarah Russell, Thomas Russell and James Russell, who were adjudged by the court to be the brothers and sisters of the deceased. They were all of England, three residing at Nottingham Notting-ham and one at Sheffield. I did not even find the doctor's name among the "claimants, who numbered more than fifty. Mr. Morris entered his appearance for Charles William Russell, of New York City, and there was a William Wil-liam Russell.of Northam, N. Y., among the claimants, but no one from Utah, and no other person but Charles William Russell was represented by Mr. Morris." This statement, the authenticity of which is vouched for, completely upsets the claim of Dr. Russell in this city, and shows him up in rather a dubious" light, as for a long- time past he has been gulling gull-ing people in all parts of the city on the pretense of having fallen heir to an immense fortune left him by a relative in England. |