Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-10-09
HEIR TO A BIG FORTUNE
LUCK OF JOHN WILLIAMS, AN
EX-JOCKEY.
He TocOmes, with His brother, joint
Owner of au Estate Valued at 97,oOO,-
OOO-A Modern Romance - How the
Money Game to Him.

He Tocomes, with His Brother, joint
Owner of au Estate Valued at 9T,0OO,-
OOO-A Modern Romance - How the
Money Game TO Him.
philadelphia dispatch.
John Williams, cOachman for Z. G.
Howell, of Bristol, is happy man. He
has just become heir to half of an estate
of $1,000, 900. He recently returned from
a trip to California, where his uncle, Theo-
dore Luderick, died, leaving his estate to
John and his brother William, who
lives at Blackburn, N. Y. They are
each to receive the interest on the 81, ,000,-
600 for forty-five years, when the princi-
pal will be paid to them.
Theodore Ludcrick, the wealthy de-
cedent, came TO this country from Metz,
Germany, in 1916, at the beginning of
the gold excitement in California. He
went to that State with only little
money. He went into the mining busi-
ness and began to make money. He had
previously been in the gold and mining
business in Australia. AS soon as he
reached California he began to accumu-
late iron, gold, silver, lead and copper
ore and sold il at an enormous profit. In
1876 he was worth $40, 900, 600, but during
the panic of 1877 he gave away SO, 900, 900
among the poor, lie has left several
millions to charitable institutions in this
country. He was q bachelor and was SS
years of age when he died-last August
He had been retired from business for
three years.
John, the coachman, was seen by re-
porter in his snug little room in Mr..
Howers barn. He said that he and his
brother would receive the interest on
81, 900, 900 for forty-fve years, when they
would receive the principal. His uncle
left $4,000, ,0O0 In personal property, con-
sistlng of bonds and mortgages, and
81, 900, 900 in real estate. The interest
on S7,(0),000 at 8 per cent. would be
$350, 900 annually, aud lIo would, there
fore, have an income OF S175, 900 year.
When asked what he intended to do with
so much money as that, he replied:
81 am going to follow my uncle's ex-
ample. l have great desires to give to
the poor. l expect to spend $50, 900 or
$40, 900 yearly for orphans, Sisters of
Charity, hospitals, etc. l expect to travel
about five years. expect TO see all parts
of the world, IL 1t costs me IS or $40 a
day. / don't know what l shall do after
/ get through travelling. / shall not go
into any business, and probably shall not
do anything. / shall use good sound
sense and stay with my employer until
such time as the estate is settled up,
which will be about eighteen months
from now"
Williams has had very romantic life.
He was born at Fleetwood, Pa, May g.,
1865. He is the son of William and
Martha Williams. His mother Is dead,
but his father is still living. IL have
made myself" said Williams in giving a
sketch OF his life. "From my boyhood
classes OF men. and have Travelled over
the United States more than five times.
l am professional horse jockey, and
have been groom and rider fifteen years,
off and on.
Williams said that his brother Will
lam, who is to share the estate with him,
is II years old, and Is home at Blackburn
with his father.