New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-25
Two MISERABLE LIVES INDhD.
HOW A NEw-Jr.slY MIsFR AND HERMIT SPENT
TREIR WEIGHED DAYS.
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Aer.Io.k. So - East IrentShHd-sf. Feb. -.

HOW A NEw-JrGSEY MGsFR AND A HERMIT SPENT
TREIR WEIGHED DAYS.
Two wr,tched Old men, Of peculiar DISPOSE
tons ami singular habits died last week IL Ncw-Jcrsy
one 'gas 'u.~-r and hermit, and Dpth lvcd
and died 80 sqVal or and misery.
David Ietcl. age scveuty-thro". mferly rg-Pckcr,
lived ~ No. 2G4 Wayuc--t., Jersey Cip. lie VS. an
II .tilau and Tor twenty years he picked bis living
from dust heap, aud garbage pc.. Win rag ba-
basket and pick. he plodied through the streets IN
vca;ncr OF cveIy sort. in the hottest Midsummer day
and ia tho ln.-f hn- coli ~ Ndwntcr IIis appear
ance Was miserable In the extreme, .ud his clothing wa
coarse l. az many colois and patches. The room 10
which lc ur existed during the last five ycdI-l ten
o. twelve feet square. the light ciecps Ia through
two duey windows. Tao room j. not furnished. II
So. rttAt:. nearly hicd with rubbish 10 the depth 81
three l, O boots and shoes, pieces # old ron aud
broken t1D., te.qs boxes, BASKETS and b les "f rs
s,rri the upper crust Wat lies beneath J. yet
unknown. broken stove au1 Two mean "r"i
ure Vl,-rry,I tAcic identity. ~ dark closet
oueuR 90 the apartment, hedscaa 81 iron, Gov
ciod with laE-. An od copper eFio4i" ~ u. h'-ft
sd'roaut aud contained q huui-'ul'a mite n"dr "ua
CORN meal. soiuc to- grounds AID 1ue cracked ana
trr dishes. lhetr nadc mp tue ih' rht' :" HS I'"i.
o. tlc l1u'elsArIl were broken '-hr. anu waste 49,,
..-et,-Dt across the room There was ID" iGci ~ the
Nla' money iic ls.r had Is not klcwI bat 10 seems
certain that He hnd Do" sua sum. Ab"Hi t'u J'i' ago
ar w LIVING iu tenement horS. al trlcin.r- } ..n
lsiN iitil .ts4- " 80 ib' +''' "''I
f,'t f,uL Iho oia'i inmates Complained /" ,lL ""N
az oIi Iarrh AS Nuisance, because ~ idS M i'i-It
tuIis II ordered thsi Lr a.o.ud be- cJcrtt from
20, premises lyt iAe old famed thc tables On Do,
eI.rlcs. huI-lt the properly out!tht Oi $6'"O alH
elected thrA. Atter mat hc 4NcG m thr mouse Tor
t,aIa. uHtl, fnaiy, 1t war purchased 10y tnau-
u- fCfuruE COMPANY. which pad tlll ~',.Nu.
Then Leach wed to the room Ia Wa E"--t
already drsCrih he'd. Of l9tG La l~- grown weaker
I4p.d.y. ard Thursday it-t a'Iuani lnce found
Ifr helped fhe u4a u III, L"isr LttI sihh icrnii
upon scat 4Au begged the 4Il nd 10 lc1Fe him i4r
next dgy tue found drS" ~ tr SIDE ~ ~
,tni-.tuOi. win ms Ta.ha-kci AMI pcA ~ lie siie
Us bod, laG, "a tie mp"Edc ana under lhr dlI
lion OF q corohci'o jury ne room Viii hc searched.
There n4uch ibersst the Iu @on VII, ihef shN
none, oil .lsN any. will b. found. Le.cu had
twu wives, SOD aud q daughter. All arc d al Tie
.httI ae sent 10 hospital wien til" "~s IaAcH H.
died AuI ne Won not pay foI her burial Inc son
WAC Killed by an accident
Ic Atru.t Wa, j. j. BAH, and lac lived In cabin at
C4bau's Point The Old man Was nearly eighty. For
Assoc ttiRg only with pscs OF hre II" icd
tlruu and Euscif on clans, Tie neiGbUrs bcsVo The
CulH crowded With biOk IubUian ~ every rOii.
IN old straw mattress Balls bed. Apparently he
l1t been OF considerable reading 10 argue on
ttr.y sJjpct his delight. II bo could do - away
lis Iu{as. lie skilled IN dong odl jobs of uI
kinds ana w4Iie unwilling 20 accept charity, dId hot
hesitate O. rate hIs services cunrhou- lCe. LIN"
born in Vermont. Cerala!Y he had uaVtlicd for lie
accurately OF places IN Texas, McIIcO aud
l.rr.dA Iie had ed ~ tuc army at one uDl".
TWO weeks ago Bah iei ~. \ kinG nclghDor called Z
phY -ciau who advised the hermit to 20 10 horpGa
- OLD refused. lie would nut tes c.c man,
,gil t4at Le lad lived "t!uut parsons AM would de
Without Them. FluSiV, "oNA a.O 10" dioi, ana Wa
bu. pott,ts FIod. - hitter u puppies
Was found 30 hi- cabin, aud hVe grown dos nave
how d around u since I've day OF his death a1 cannot
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