Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-12-09
AN HEIRESS UNAWARES.
Eighty Thousand Dollars forthe Wife Of a
New York Waiter---The Enorm0u !,
- Growth Of an Eccentric Bequesf. ~

Eighty Thousand Dollars forlthe Wife Of a
New York Waiter.--The Enormou
- Growth Of an Eccentric Bequest.
'$e most absorbing incident upon
Wh1dpgene Sue founded his wonder
fpL story the Wandering Jew" has
very recenttb been duplicated in New
York city, and~fords additional proof
that "truth is sMsueer than fiction. },
At the close of t&Syear 1756 there
fourished in the city ofSy yopenhaoen a
speculative burgher, but &sno to- the
national troubles of the speSod. his
fortune was involved in series s. dis.
asters, which at that time befel the me-
camille community. From'the ruihs o.
his wealth he collected three thousand
rix dollars with which to start the world
anew. His changed condition made him
both cautious and eccentric, and retain.
ing only onethird of the amount, he
caused the remainder to be invest.
ed for the benefit Of his de-
Acendants, and unknown TO his wife
and children made d vii, (which .pro
vided that of the money so applied
neither principal nor interest should be
distsrbed for one hundred, years from
the Day OF his death, but that after. that
time the accumulated proceeds of the
original bequest should be equally
divided among all his surviving next Of
kin. The testator died in 1773. After
his dedth, the insignifcance of the in
heritanee, coupled with the singular
provision attached to its disposition, ex-
cited such little interest among his rela-
tives thatin q few years the whole mat
ter seemsto have been forgotten. Some
two years ago, however, Danish law
yer, while examining the records in the
Office of tK register of wills, at Copen-
hagen, discovered the curious will re-
ferred to, md forthwith proceeded to
seek the hers for what had become an
enormous eShte. ..>-sg.. -
After much patient investigation he
learned that in addition to number OF
distant relations scattered through Ger
many, France and England, a Mrs.
julius KnochenduppuJ native of
Hamburg, Germany, and now residing in
a comfortable lille cottag ge at Hoboken,
was one of ninety legal claimants to the
estate of the Danish merchant, and be-
came entitled to eighty thousand dollars
as her share of a property nbw estimated
as worth over eight millions.s This lady
is about twenty-five years 4 ago, pre-
possessing IN features, medium height,
blonde hair, blue eyes, and iskpp aren't
ly as jolly. in temperament she is
buxemin appearance She has hFo chill
dren living, and alsda mother Who re-
sides with her, and Aa neatnesS of her
home attests -hsr qzsities rs ,good
housewife. She was married ins1 1863 To.
julius Knochenduppul, o German about
thirty years OF age, fiyetyeafs employed
as waiter at the lunch eodntey 81 o Wall
and New street restaurant in New York.
Subsequently he was unbmpbyed, but
during the past year he obtained aposi-
ton in the ladies' room at Mouqnin's
restaurant, where he remained 6untl Oc-
tober 6. On the moming d the 9Th
Mrs. Knochenduppul and hetsmother
were startled by the receipt of sb official
ly-sealed letter bearingEthe DANISH post
mark. This bore authentic things OF
her good fortune, AMI requeSed her
presence in Copenhagen as spedily as
possible, in order to obtain hetportion
of the legacy. The netly-madd beiress
was almost beside hers4 with j&
On the following morning lar hqs-
band proceeded as usutl to perfurm bis
customary duties at The restaurant, in
order not to inconvenience his enlployer,
who, upon being infotmed of Ihe cir
cumstances above related, at onne sup
piled the place of the enriched gaiter.
The news of this remarkable affair." lpread
rapidly, and a. ell-known lawyer Y once
placeda loan of several thousand 1ollars
at Mr.. Knochenduppuls dispos1 % cid
him to the scene Of his newly-ac9uired
.noolfhr u !