The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-03

| lowed by that of Miss Rowland, her
maiden aunt, the cripple and invalid
sister of her mother The aunt left
an estate amounting to 81 600, 900. which
became a subject of litigation. and for
which Miss Robinson fought long and
stubborDly. Her efforts were successful.
and her aunt's fortune went to increase
her wealth. But public sentiment in
New Bedford was against her and in
favor of other claimants, and since then,
| it is said, she has not revisited her
birthplace
The successful contest for her aunt's
fortune was the next to the last import
ant act of Miss Robinson's career. The
last act made of her Mrs. Edward II.
Green, the name under which she has
recently become so well known.
Mr.. EDWARD H. GREEN
Was but little older than Miss Robin
son, and to increase the attractions of a
fine face and figure over six feet high,
was possessed of a fortune of over $780,
900, which he had made in commerce in
South America. He has been a mem
Der of the Union Club since 1860, and
many stories are related by his fellow
members concerning the way he won
his wife when her fortune was well on
its way to $20,000,000. One of these
yarns says that one st. Valentines Day
Mr.. Green bought valentine with a
dove, several hearts and motto, and
put it IN an envelope TO send to Miss
Hettie, whom he was then counting.
But, by mistake, he addressed and
mailed the wrong envelope, and, in
stead of the dove and hearts, sent his
lady love for valentine a receipted
tailor's bill for very cheap suit of
clothes. Charmed by this practical
proof of good habits and economy,
Miss Robinson showed Mr.. Green every
encouragement, and the marriage soon
followed. After her wedding Mrs.
Green's business was managed by her
self, as formerly, and with unvarying
success. Her fortune remained in
her own name and in her
own hands exclusively, and her interests
were kept entirely separate from her hus-
bands. The latter, after establishing
himself in New York, entered the whirl
pool of speculation in Wall street, and
introduced his wife and her millions to
the whirlpool also. But Mrs. Green re-
fused to go into the whirlpool until she
had learned all about it. She stood on
had once reflected, that speculation was
great thing if the Spectator could he
satisfied with less than the whole earth,
and not run any risks. New England
mortgages were neglected, an. Mrs.
Green's millions were brought down to
Wall street. Mrs. Green was always
influenced in buying or selling by her
own judgment only, and the soundness
of that Judgment is spoken of with en-
thusiastic admiration by the brokers,
even though they may have suffered
by it.
"She's dandy, a full-blown sun
flower" a Broad street broker said with
sincere, though irreverent, admiration.
Catching weasel asleep is nothing to
getting the better of her. Every time
she makes move it counts; she moves
blocks at time, so as to affect the
market her way, She has done this
repeatedly in Erie and Reading, and
she's bull from the word go. They
say she has even
SQUEEZED JAY GOULD
Once or twice, and yet she never gets
caught herself. She likes cornering
Reading. and has made piles of money
at it"
Mr.. Green was for long time direct
or and for a short time president of the
Louisville and Nashville Road, his wife
dealing heavily in the stock the while.
But while she was backing her judy
ment with SO much success, her husband
was far less fortunate. He is reported
to have suffered heavily in the Louis
vile and Nashville speculation, and to
haye been cleaned out in an opium pool,
which resulted in a loss of over 81 900 900
to the adventures. In January, after
the failure of John J. Cisco & Son, it
was revealed that he was in their debt
to the amount of $500 900, which he
could not pay, and which his wife
would not pay. This failure, which
showed the depressed condition of Mr..
Green's finances, also gave tangible evil
dence of the truth of the stories con-
been looked upon as somewhat imagin-
alive. twenty-five millions in first
class securities and government bonds
were turned over to her all in a lump.
This revelation of treasure set the pub
lie talking, and Mrs. Green has been for
a month past an interesting subject for
every one to wonder about.
Personally she is like any middle
aged lady of quiet tastes, and the noto-
riety which she has gained is most dis
tasteful to her. She is of middle height,
and wiry, always dressed in plain black
or grey, with her grey hair done up in
a French twist. Anyone who might see
her riding down town in a stage with
bundle Of 100000 in bonds, would
never imagine that she had anything
more important on her mind than the
best recipe for a pudding, or that the
bundle contained anything more
precious than a crazy quilt nearing
completion. When asked why she
carries a half a million dollars under
her arm in a public stage, Mrs. Green
replies that if others can afford to hire
hack, she can't. She, further exer-
cises economy every month, so it is
said, by buying few cents worth of
whiting at a grocery store and gong
down in the vaults where her boxes of
silver are stored to polish up and count
over the silver herself.
For several weeks past Mrs. Green has
been in the city, living in a boarding
house, as usual, and looking after the
welfare of her securities, rendered
homeless by the Cisco failure. She now
has them safely housed in the Chemical
Bank and other institutions, and has
,-ofr1rned f0 ha,- homo q RolIourc, Falls