Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-03
"A AMID HoARDs.
A Search for Money in the SQualid Room
of AT Old maid Miser.
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CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. ELLEN Coon, a
mysterious old maiden lady, died in her
squahd apartment, No. 9644 Butterfield
street, at ? O'Clock this morning. At a
late hour a physician was called in, but
the patient was so near death that he re
fused to prescribe for her or furnish a GER
titicate for q burial permit. The room
which the woman occupied had been
rented from Mrs. Ann COnlOn, who lived
in an adjoining apartment. She states
that the deceased woman moved in about
four months ago, but since that date until
Saturday she had permitted no one to
cross her threshold. She was mOrose,
uncOmmunicative, and miserly to a de-
gree. She nee spoke OF having money
some SOON a bank in the city, but re-
fused to tell what oank it was. At one
time she said she was originally from
Hudson, n. Y, but even to the last re-
fused to disclose the whereabouts of her
relatives, it she had any.
A sQUALID ABODE.
A health officer was in charge of the
place this morning. The room is about
10 by y, and when seen this morning was
Uttered with old rags and dried up crusts
of bread. On a greasy old folding sofa,
covered only with a sOiled sheet, lay the
body. 1t was that of a woman of small
stature, pinched, hollow face and deeply
sunk dark eyes, which glared CHASTITY in
the dim light. Ash e from an old box, a
rickety stand ana a decrepit spinning
wheel in the corner among the heteroge-
nous mass of worthless rubbish, the room
was completely devoid of furniture. On
the stand lay a half dozen letters, mainly
from a DR.. j. S. Stitt. formerly a State
street physician, but now in Kansas City,
Mo. There were other letters from him,
dated at Joliet and Blue Earth. In one
from Kansas City it appeared that he had
borrowed 500 from the deceased at ten
per cent. interest, but he stated she could
have the principal whenever she desired
it. There was another letter from her
sister, wife Of a farmer, George E. Shaw,
residing at Plainteld, fourteen miles from
Joliet.
Fl SEARCH FOR MONEY.
1t was surmised that there was some
money secreted in the room, as last night
Mrs. Conlon and a neighbor found $4 50
in dimes and nickles rolled up In a num-
Der OF rags and tied with a cord, and a
search was made. Two certificates of de-
posit in the Commercial National Bank
one for 500 dated July 10, 1884, and the
other for 5000, dated Aug. ,, lSS4-were
found. On one occasion when a Mrs.
esJIall D from ner, sne UOOk
a bundle out of the box above mentioned,
and after removing a number of rags
stealthily took the required amount from
a considerable sum Of gold. silver and
paper money.
SILENT TILL SHE DIED
Before she died she was apprIsed of her
approaching dissolution and requested to
give the address of relatives, but, although
possessing consciousness to the last, she
steadily refused to do so, or disclose where
her wealth was secreted. She was willing
to accept any nourishment they would
give her, but declined to furnish any
money 10 buy medicine or food. A sister
in Plainfeld was communicated with this
morning and the body will remain IN the
mOrgue until her arrival.