The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-06-04
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JAY COOKE.
No. 13, on the list of Real Estate
Sales, at the Philadelphia Exchange,
May 25th, was "Ogontz, late thepalace
of the prince of bankrupts, Jay Cooke.
The property, consisting of pit acres of
land, with its mansion, built four stories
high, of Quincy Granite, was glowingly
described in the catalouge. And vet,
its two towers rising grandly in mid air
its Italian and porte-cochere balconies;
its eight bath rooms, billiard rooms, the
atrical room, with stage and scenery, its
score of bed rooms, its six furnaces and
its dozen of low down CRATES, its win
dows of heavy French plate glass, hand
somely stained and figured, as Mr.. Cooke
only knew how to figure, and its fres-
coed walls, allfailed to attract other than
the morbid curiosity of the that attended
the sale.
I take it for granted, that except Jay
Cooke, no one else in this city cares for
granite palace four stories high; and
as no bid was made upon the property,
the American taste for granite stone gas
houses, graperies, mushroomeries, deer
parks, lodge house at each gate, foun-
tains, natatoriums, Reservoirs, represent
ing ruins, very picturesqueO) fish ponds,
hedges of Norway spruce" must have
degenerated since Jay Cooke erected
this royal castle on Chelton Hills, at q
cost Of 81, 900, 900.
In order to induce bid, the auction
eer offered to throw in the elegant house
hold furniture of the bankrupt, his 3OC
fine oil paintings, library of rare books,
and large stock of claret, catawba, and
sherry wines, but never bid was made
for "Ogontz," and can account for il
in no other way than that half acre,
on which is erected the mausoleum, was
exempted from the sale of the bankrupt'f
estate. would not, for the world, as
sumo that the millions of green-backi
sunk by this renowned firm have beer
buried in that mausolium, and yet, If al
intimation had been suggested by somt
friend or foe of Cooke, that in the lef
hand corner of that mausolium wer,
buried three or four millions of syndi
cate bonds, or government greenbacks,
think sale of ''Ogontz" would have
been effected.
Happy, fortunate Jay Cooke, not tC
have bid for 'Ogontz;" the trustees o.
the estate can now place him there, keep
er of the "lodges at each gate" cultiva
tor of the mushrooms, feeder of the fish
es, &c. &C., at a nominal salary of, say
$40, 900 per annuu. How nice it was
that it was not sold, for now Mr.. Cooke
can look after the deer park, and the
graperies, and after the tolls of the day
are over, he can contemplate the ''nata
torium and reservoir, representing ruins
until the COWS his four Jersey and Al
derneys-come home.
MURDER AND Suicide.
Charles Barth, a German, A years Of
age, went to the trimming store of Mrs
A. w. Brinkley, widow of about tht
same age, and without a word he shol
her through the neck; he Immediately
fired a second shot which took effect IN
her breast. Barth then shot himself
and fortunately the shot killed him
The woman fingered in great pain aboul
"a hours and died; immediately aftel
she was shot she directed girl in hel
employ to burn a bundle of papers in
her possession. Barth was a married
man, but for 6 or 8 years has been in
fatuated with Mrs. Brinkley, and hal
thrust his presence upon the woman t.
her annoyance. 1t is a dreadful affair
and the burning of the papers, sogethel
with the instant death of the murderer
and the positive refusal of the woman d
say one word about Barth, or herself