THE WILL O' THE WISP MILLIONS

NZ Truth, Issue 1209, 31 January 1929, Page 1

THE WILL O' THE WISP MILLIONS

«\T Z. TRUTH" is m a position to IN. state with authority that the long-held belief that the fiftythree million pounds estate of the deceased manufacturer was held m the custody of the English Chancery Court is, a myth, and that the money, has long since been under the control of one of the old titled families of England. , • Those people who still cherish hopes that some (day they will' receive what they rightly believe to be theirs, should riot allow themselves to be induced by unscrupulous inquiry agents to spend any more of their hard-earned money m a forlorn quest fo_ a share m this fabulous estate.. : : ' .-_ '■-' j The money that has already been spent by people all over the world searching the estate would have kept most of the beneficiaries m comfort for the rest of their days; but the lure of a life of ease and indolence, prompted by the speculative' instinct of staking a moderate income' to win a fortune, has led many of them to nought but failure and disappointment. Though the deceased Jennens made a will, he actually died intestate, as death swooped down on

Looking like a badly crippled craft hobbling into the nearest port for repairs, the Byrd Antarctic Expedition's "Eleanor Boiling" left Dunedin Harbor with her second load of stores and goods for the Antarctic base. The small steamer had a decided list to port, and was so weighed down that her "free-board" measured only 2 feet 8 inches. i Being an adventure-bound vessel, the "Eleanor Boiling" does not comeunder the jurisdiction of New Zealand harbor authorities, but an assur- . ance was given the Dunedin shipping superintendent that the Byrd Expedition vessels would not be overloaded.

the wealthy, manufacturer before he could append his signature to the document. i

The story of the Jennens millions is too well kno.wn to need, recapitulation here. It forms one of 'the romantic pages' m the history;. of the English courts. ■■-J:

Had the hand of Jenriens carried out the intention of.his mind, it would have meant affluence to thousands of people the world over, instead;, the uncompleted will has brought m its train nothing but anxiety, and despair for those who still clutch resolutely to the hope that some day their, wrongs will be righted and as rightful heirs they will' reap the beriefit v pf their wealthy antecedent's money. . ;

For at least a century, arid probably more, certain inquiry agencies have preyed on the gullibility of these people iri the hope of extracting money from them with the object of estab-

NOT IN CHANCERY People Who Think They Are Entitled To Share In Jennens Estate Are Doomed To Disappointment '

TRUTH ABOUT HUGE FORTUNE

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lishing their claims to the Jennens cash. ' . ,

As recently as July, of last year, a Mrs. Douglass Jennings, of North Sydney, announced that she had been, included among the 45 claimants . who had established a claim to the title of the estate, .which was then reported to have accumulated to fifty-three millions. Numerous instances could bel quoted where descendants have spent their life savings m ari effort to establish their clajm to, a share m the estate. One. aged woman m Auckland spent her entire estate _ of £400 on a hopeless mission to England. A document bearing the- seal of; the Supreme; Court Pay; Office, - Central Division, Royal. Courts of Justice, .London, which is yin the possession of "N.___. Truth," should serve to satisfy

any' claimants' that they are on a wild goose <;hase if they spend any more money as an/investment "for a pro rata share of the .mystic Jennens millions!" ■[ That the millions were there originally is true, hut. for many, years past they have been used ? to maintain the House of .Curzon, a , unit m the English; peerage, to which they .reverted under the heir-at-law statute' when it was discovered that William Jennens died intestate. . • ' There are at least ten families living m Christchurch who are descended from the Jennens line, and a member of one of these, Charles J. S. Hughe's, now- living m retirement, m the Canterbury capital, went to some ■ trouble to satisfy himself about tile actual position of /the lineal beneficiaries under rthe.will. . y ' : -Jj--J,. ■■'■ '.'; J'jJ- '■'"■'■ ''.' ; instead of falling easy prey to the glib seductiveness of inquiry agencies' propaganda, Hughes went >to Lbndony

and for a whole year sedulously prosecuted a search on every title and document relativeyo the estate m relation to Sarah Jennens,- of whom he is a descendant, and who was a sister of William Jennens/ but could find nothing to warrant any legal action "aimed at-, establishing a claim to a portion of the estate.' ' '.'■■■' .• Nor could Hughes find anything entitling "William . Humphrey Jennens ■ or Charles Jennens,,. who are frequently quoted by descendants as being original beneficiaries, to^a share m the estate. - ; '''■'. ■••;.;■ ' '.> ■' : :,' '"•: As ■'• recently as'- October 15. 1928, Hughes received from the Supreme Court Pay Office, Royal Courts of Justice, .London, the • following memorandum,- "which speaks' for; itself :— ' ■T'he William Jennens Estate has never been m the custody of the' English Chanoery It is understood -that the matter ii.iuiiiiiiit.itiiiit.tiii_iuHuiii.iiiinti..iiii!iiuiniiin..i.iiiiniiii.i)iii_._iniinii._in.i

relates to the estate of William ness, but while alleged heirs to the Jennens, ; a bachelor,' of Acton, Suf- Jennens millions- continue t§.<jrop up, folk, who died m 1798. . ,Ih the ab '. so long will the bogus inquir^vag^ncies sence of a valid will, the deceased's continue to exploit the pu^ii9-S ; - : '.-'' . a-- •• .^ ...... V* .-73^*''*

landed estates. passed to the heir-at-law, George Augustus William Curzori, and afterwards to Earl Howe, the head of the Gurzon family. The' personal estate of the deceased passed to his cousins. There have been periodical attempts on the part of real and 'imaginary connections of William Jennens to dispossess the actual owners ( of the estates, but the courts, have'invariably decided against the claimants. ) Fi-om this authentic "document it is abundantly clear. -that;- claimants on. the Jennens estate .wiir.jfirid. nothing but disappointiyient if they pursue the i elusive' millions, and are- advised to re-' member the old . maxim ; about a bird m the hand beihg worth two m. the bush..'-';.' ".".•'• J- X ' ''■■■ • '.- : - : '- : . y In a Tecentyvissue, "Truth** pointed out the .danger "of. dealing, 'with <• uiiknpwh inquiry agencies, who extract money from credulous people for a service they cannot /possibly hope, to fulfil. There are >qUite. genuine people carrying on the inquiry agency busiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini^iiuiiiii.iiiiniinmniiiiiinnunlini'iiniiiiiMiiiiiini