The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-02-22
The KING-ST. MISER'S GOLD.
roVAMAN MADE $4,000 BYRElD-
mo THE sun.

Meath o, Thomas Rinerove-The Dispo-
Of IIis Property-A singular Case
,.,oY. surrogate Hutchings-How n
S.nIrv Read The sun in Missouri-An
ma English VIII Upearthcd.
no lion Robert G. Hutchings Surrogate Of
.on,t,. las Just decided q very singular case
~, ,.p,e rp before him. The readers Of THE Sun
,,oember the account OF an old English mser,
agc. who died in an old house In King
-, having between 100000 and $4,000 In
- bonds. aud valuable securities Letters Of
,,.tr,ton were applied for by the Public Ad-
. traitor and by John Rugrovc, who claimed 10
balCbroth,r Of the deceased. THIS, however.
D,,terA A. Hawkins, counsel for the claimant,
va, ab,c fully to show by letters written TO
hy Thomas many years ago in relation 10 fami.
,t,ers. BY the testimony Of q great many old
.....s WHO Lad known both Thomas and John forty
AGO. and had seen them together In this city,
.oby COPY Of On old will from England.
..,..a there forty years ago, under which both
.,,.,. and John received legacies. II was also
,..,,i that John identified Thomas as his brother
'.a the British Couusul in this city. and thus en-
,,t. Thomas to secure bis legacy without going 10
Er.'ad.
40, MAN MADE tl50,ooo by READING TIE SUN.
he time Of Thomass death, none OF his rels-
ave- we're In the city, and on the application Of the
t.t.. Administrator the estate would have gone to
r IVY had not the account OF the death Of the
Kr. street Msef" been published In THE Sun
r,. .etouut was read By all the Ringroses in the
t.IHy. Letters from item began TO shower In
,.e be Surrogate. One applicant was an old man
i,+l Thomas kngrose, Of Palmyrs, Mo-, who
Woo, ia; Ae had read the account in The Sun, and
n. . ~ had no doubt but that the miser was his
H. Withdrew n
10. .aucc Of John, the halfbrOthcf.
d. o.. uil John RngrOse, to whom the surro-
fc 5G.' l-.ucd letters Of administration, tcsu
'.t. be read notice OF his brothers death in
l.u Us, t.at lie resides Ia Prsttsburg, steuben
IBIS state that he came 10 tbs country
ai1 HIugNt q farm In Stcuhcn county, where
reside! ever since lie stated that he was
... IlHk=Aitc, England, AZ place called Home =,
... aN OF York that his fathers name was
RugrOre, and that his mother was married
.Ff HIS brother Thomas, lie said, was linden
sI cot man utmud John Cade, as carpenter. At
h. um.s lad been several years with Cade he
inpied the indcnture papers and tan away BY
Oh, .tf Of the place the Runaway could have been
rs-t y Prison Tor this act. But after Whilc Wit
u,sst others father died, having his mother $40.
rst'ofhcr then took twelve OF the go aud pur.
c-lo release from Cade oil Thomas nom the in.
.n e. Meanwhile the father Of Thomas aud
.r Hirl, IcaNing as his only fortune To his two
t... ruinca TO Thomas and SILVER watch TO
.lf Thomas hearing that his stepmothcr had
s... Win Cade, returned home 10 claim ms guinrr,
y .' -Ae had preserved for him Notwithstanding
lr 'erp.
IH pa. lng OF the Gao for Thomas 80 impoyerished
..f.' she lad TO take the witness's share OF his
q. 'ns tstatc-to wit, the silver watch-tO pay a
gore rent Of her humble cot
tr.r time Thomas came to this country and
90 B, savannah, where he worked fer some time
t a. CaIpcnicrs trade lie then cdfne to New
i About THIS time he changed his name from
Ita..ose 60 NnTove. Witness testified that he
,s.si ms brother IN the city OF New York about ~
.u gao, Out not since, as the deceased desired nc
.rgu'- with his relatives, as lie feared they were
... Die property.
IlJuas never showed any gratitude 10 his step
ulr fer relieving him irum MS Obligation to Cade,
aI1 .lA d. Dc sflerSald beCHme wealthy, he did
L.' .f.i 4gA!t 10 her the ere With which she had
r- e. hm from the danger Of becoming a felou.
b. lo" tier tie lapse Of ~ years. though the sell.
-c stepmOthyr has long since passed away,
ha' Do wrong was never redressed in this
7'ti. l.utl ouce has restored TO the brother and
Hn sister -l.t ratrimony OF which he was wronged
e act oi thomas, by giving TO bin, 10 be enjoy
nan -lr'rg the remainder OF his days, the en-.
JTtuIe Of TIC deceased miser brother.