St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-22
A DEAD MISERIs'S MONEY
Speculation as to the Whereabouts of the
Alleged Wealth of James
Henry Paine.
Good Judges Believe He Left a Fortune
OfSl ,O00,O00--His Striking
Ecoentricities.
sensational Cincinnati Divorce Suit,
In Which the Usual Marriage
License Doesn't Figure.
n Wealthy Baltimore Girl Welded to
the Church--A Somnambu-
lists Narrow Escape.
A MtScr,S WeaIIh.

Special to the Globe.
NEW YORK, Feb. Glover the counter
OF Capt. John DingwaIl's chop-house ON
broadway hangs nickel, 5-cent piece. It
Is net much of curiosity to look at. but it
Is SAID 10 have history. Some Years ago
an acquaintance gave it to the old miSer.
James HenFy Paine, habltue of Ding
wall place, on condition that he spent it
Immediately. He fulfilled the condition.
ana 10 commemorate the expenditure Capt.
DlnSwal hung up the nickel. The effects
OF the old miser We're ON Wednesday last
tulned over to the public administrator
Richard j. Morrison. who will investigate
the circumstances surrounding the mans
ne and death. Mr.. Henry III. BOody.
whose clerk, MIR. John l.. DrummOnd, was
Sald 10 have drawn a cheek for Paine. the
amount OF which ran up into the hundreds
OF thousands, said to-day that the published
stories OF his connection with Paine were
not quite correct
In 1852" said Mr.. Boody, ~ was one of
the reorganization committee of the Chicago.
81 Paul n Fond du Lac Railroad company
Mr. h W. Hutchings of Boston was also a
member. lie represented large amount of
STOCK, owned by James Henry Paine Out OF
our work came the Chicago n Northwe estern
railroad and HutchIngs received for Paine the
new securities of the old road. In 1856 the
northwestern created its preferred stock,
"hlch IL issued IN exchange for its second
mortgage bonds. All these bonds were
SPEEDILY PRESENTED
excepted those owned by Paine / was fuan-
clal agent of the road then ana saw that Paine
had never collected the coupons on the first
mortgage bonds. The company was anxious
To get I'm its outstanding second mortgage
bonds, so wrote To friends in Boston Offering
TO buy both classes of bonds from Paine
About month later n very rusty-looking old
Fellow, much like tramp, came into my Of
nee and said he had heard l wanted to see
nun. he gave his name and saw me in Dri-
Nate. After negotiations, lasting IN any
weeks, for the purpose of which had to meet
him on street corners or in the parks We
agreed on price. He brought the bonds fm-
medlatey and / gave him IA certified cheek OF
Greenleaf, Norris ~ Co. ON the Union bank
/ for somewhat over $3.50, 900. He got his
greenbacks from the clearing house ana
wrapped them in dirty old newspaper and
disappeared y few weeks later he brought
me between 100000 and $40, 600, and operated
i'm stocks with success. Then he drew out
his balance aud was gone. My check for
$4,000 was not collected at the bank for more
than six months. The last time saw him to
speak TO him was about two years ago in the
reading room of the Aston house | have no
doubt he left between S500,000 and s.. .OOO, ,0OO
Where he left IL l can't say. He was too
shrewd man to have invested his $780, 600
carelessly, and DO not believe he lost it.