The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21
a QUEER MILLIONAIRE.
Giving Away sJ0O.ODO, and Afraid that
Everybody Wants to Cheat Him.
Won Me ciHciH1an Commercial


EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 12.-Thore Is one
man in Southern Indiana who, although not the
pos cssor OF SO many millions as the Wander
uilts, has not hcsit,ted to give in PROPORTION to
h's mean'. Lever heard an Indiana accused
oil cNins In APPRECIATION fur another man. vlr-
tues. Out the apathy with which our philan
tntoi i-Is plan for bestowing $4,000 for the en-
dowwcut ~ a pubHc institution l. received
rh's'- mo 90 inquire rs to whether such heuc-
ldcNon' are becoming too ircq tent to be gree
ca WIN we usual rusl. One would suppose
at we here IN Evansville did not ar nrcciate
thc 'H"fi~ OF the llu. willard Carsentrr, Whp
has uv tram crrc tue biIk OF tls large
l"rlune ~ 20 ri e rustee- for the purpose u
60 lSftuI " ruNlic "a rarv. utr nd ..nl crv 81
at. we'll the aupr-cl t.on il lacking to ID great
ulr,uh'r of tur ID ard nf trustees. nj eos That
lhiulti iuth IA tAc fla ntr'S unsii nacy TIA I
sAuni 9e ven t. prlrhst 10 hi own coun ~.
W. tp.nter I, q white haired MAI, nearly
I"r, me Is virtuuil' a sclf.mc mnn. lie came
q ind, "wN from the far Ole X hills Of
NrW Ln-.Hui, WITHOUT money and without
n -Nds ~. c'irrd ped il"rs pack on his
nt'N aud NtlkeUs shrewduess at driving a
bargain a ni5 mind. be resdit was that wnen
EVan-vilc. he had CA ugn money 10 Omen out IN
a corner on th' river. tIs rcer since that
chnc,crri ONE. A. Nv u who grow and nour-
isned. 80 dii me Yankee emigrint.
wdnlcd 10 sttelapt descrip ion of Mr.. Car
rclief, hu aii At loss how 10 hcgin. lie ~ a
queer looking man. Hui Us pecuii r IN his dress
us he l. IA ms M nnrr. TO "a str ,Iger he re-
sen Tue appearance Oi u man who has become
Nutilcl 10 tHrIuEu wa tsug clnf hes thtt were
too small To- MIN. He has no associates or in
tinat" fue d.. Like all rich men. he seems to
di-trhs eve ,uoIN, duI i'm giues that they arc
all schrn tug 90 cnclt I'm cut 4 his money.
THOUGH rAst seventy years ~ age, he IL st'll
hNle anl hearty. And any uaV may be seen NOV
ing along the streets with a slow and steady
ster. lis re- dsnce is roe, Gioumy. looking
edihcc. that ~ nds bick some nftv wards from
tue II. Get. IL l. an OH I fashioned dwelling Ia
every rssJtcL The Uuldinx IS painted a dark,
snmhre gray an tho Interior affords no pleas
inter aspect IN n the grly stone walls on the
CA side. lbo furniture /. all of an old and an
TIA ic y. tern. Distributed sp.fiugiy throu III tro
rooms. fre house j. rarely open, and Tn re- re
auartnent@ mat nave not he0n occupied for
years. person having business with the old
gentleman l. shown through a wi ie H. up "A
hight OF stairs. into room, II flee. half bed
room. wntrr 90 owner passes the most of his
lie = 100 agents. for the Te IN that he does
not trust any one with the "a n cement Of nus
on It's. All MS business receives his own pr
slnal sup 'ivisi1n. lie nus ID en- known to cive
~ orally % churches. nat he ui4 4ch peculiar
aud nld IN unnr uf hesiowtng his money that
tns Is left IN uIand .ry a. to whether to re-
tNtfe or tie s'rfuwiul over tina gift No one
seems o think that ANYTHING he does Is done III
genuine. h ne.t spirit. Every one of his char
tfttle Hprt- i iullpscd b. IN ..wk ward feeling
ON tht part OF the plblic. Even his last Ell iow
Wcut Of ualt miuon /, trea.ed In half - ins,
II suspicious manner aud tue general excll-
f'ctw =. 81 wonder what 'Oid willard Is up