New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-11
SHOCKING DEATH OF Az OLD MISER.
MONEY, BANK BOOKS AND DEEDS FOUND ~ HIS
TATTERED CLOTHES.

MONEY, BANK BOOKS AND DEEDS FOUND ~ HIS
TATTERED CLOTHES.
4 man dressed in tattered clothes, with tot
tcrins STEP and with the general appearance OF being
haf-starved hired room ut the odgnghOuse No. lJl
South Finh-aye a few weeks ago. He appeared To 30
suspicious OF every He did not seem to have any
business in aud ont at all hours OF the day AMI
night Two weeks ago he became SICK and was conhnel
to his room. No paid any attention to his absence
or became alarmed his disappearance until the
ne ghbors noticed foul stencil coming from the room
They found the the floor. in the mlds. .. hIh
The room looked rs II ths contents Of nuhoer OF gar
bago boxes had scattered around The man seemed
contented in his inhuman habtaton, but watched AS
visitors ntentiy. lie complained OF hunger ana san
that he had money pay his rent ami dld NOT know
what was to going become OF him. He remained In tbs
condition for several days longer wien complaint was
made the Board OF Health ami the man was removed
to Bellevue Hospital Ola Monday ,...,. ., ~.
At the hospital a more minute examination ot ms
body was made The hair full or verinln, ana li-
seois many kinds covered his body Nothing bat Tue
framework OF the body remained and rdhlihe S".e
was at almost every projection OF bone Iho u, was
exceedingly weak, and dld not appear to be soue!luS
from anything except lack of nonrisomeni and eaa
illness lie cOutrastcd his unfortunate plight ava IN;
depth his misery with the uxurles That wealth. "ouo
buy. and bemoaned his sad tate continually. ne u"",S
said that his Ru Ms Carrie; that he came non
Camden, Me- and had sister Mrs Croeket, III 30
lana, Me. hS uS NOT Ga'G a ,I' b.en brkrT 6H hs
could not accumulate any mOncy. As last as nc "'s
dollar il slipped OUT OF his fingers Io had u Eiye
money here ANA there ana everyone but when lie
came poor ana could not raise enough money 20 49,
many peope m ms ely who knew hun, but 40 he VS.
/ door they would not notice MN. - -,
Ills vital organs wcrt 80 greatly dehilitatet by ion'
fasting that food could only given HIM IN small guam
titles in a liquid form But he was rayenou', ana S"
| low I'd whatever WAS given hn like flash. II ooHl,
however was I'm such weak condition thar coH'' o.
remand To the toucs that given 10 him. ana les'
dAy he was seized with spasms, IN Que or which ne u
The clerk OF the hospital, Ia making search tuto'.
his clothes for whatever effects ho might possess
marks for Identification. surprised to ma IN o s
mia uockets roll of bright. new bills, wrapped III W.
of paper amounting e SOB Continuing The seiI'l ~
found package OF bauk.books, which showed th"t n'
dead man had IN the National PARK Bank OF new
81 500 To his credit the Boecker street SAVINGS bt'
$500: in the Scancn's Bank, In Malst, TlOO AZ - -
the Bowery savings Bank, 500. In dlrty eh' III
| shaving that ho owned 500 acres OF iaud IN Scon
County Tenn free and clear or ehcumbrance. l n0
| was an old book. that ntliBed nimoer Of e"tV
entriss In pockebook ,tnat was thrown away because
of the nnbeaiable stencil card o John Tsr'S 40
Sons wholesale lrng dealers No. lob NdteE-st ~ To-
ia comnosed of John Garlic IT., and john j. Carrie LUG
| sister OF the dead man was Informed Of his death.