The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-10-08
HEIR TO A BIG FORTUNE
LUCK OF JOHN WILLIAMS. AN
Ex-JOCkEY.
Owner of AN Estate Valued at $1,000
OOO-A Modern Romance - How the
Money Game tO Him.

He Pscomes, with His Brother, joint
Owner of AN Estate Valued at $1,000
o0O-A Modern Romance - How the
Money Game Ia Him.
philadelphia dispatch.
John Williams, coachman for Il. c.
Howell. of Bristol, is happy man. He
has just become heir to. half of an estate
of $1,000, 600. He recently returned from
trip TO California, where his uncle, Theo-
dore Luderick. died, leaving his estate 60
John and his brother William, who
lives at Blackburn, n. Y. They are
each To receive the interest on the 81 900,
900 for forty-five years, when the princi-
pal will be paid TO them
Theodore Luderick, the wealthy de-
cedent, came TO this country from Metz,
Germany, i'm 1916, at the beginning OF
the gold excitement i'm California. He
went 10 that State with only a little
money He went into the mining bust
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 90 accumu-
late iron. gold. silver, lead and copper
ore and sold IL az an enormous profit. In
1876 he was worth $40, 600, 600, but during
the panic of 1877 he gave away 81. 600 900
among the poor. He has left several
millions 10 charitable institutions in this
country. He was a bachelor and was SIS
years of age when he died-last August.
He ] ad bCca retired from business for
three yeas.
John, the coachman. was seen by n re-
porter in his snug little room i'm Mr..
Howcl's barn. He said that he and his
brother would receive the interest on
s., 900, 600 for forty-ive years, when they
would receive the principal. His uncle
left So, 600, OC0 in personal property, con-
sisting OF bonds and mortgages, and
S2, 600, 900 in real estate The interest
on S7,(0),0 600 at per cent. would be
$40, 600 annually, and he would, there
fore, have an income OF SIS. OO0 year.
When asked what he intended to DO with
so much money as that, he replied:
81 am going 10 follow my uncle'S ex-
ample. | have great desires to give TO
the poor. | expect TO spenG $50, 600 or
$780, 900 yearly for orphans, Sisters Of
Charity, hospitals, etc. | expect to travel
about five years. | expect TO see all parts
OF the world. if il costs mo IS or $40 a
day. / don't know what shall do Gf.er
] get through travelling. l 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 a very romantic life.
He was born at Fleetwood, Pa, May 6.
1865. He is the son of William and
Martha Williams. His mother is dead,
but his father is still living. 81 have
made myself" said Williams, in giving n
sketch of his life. "Erom my boyhdod
up have lost no time, have met all
classes Of men, and have travelled over
the United States more than five times.
l am a professional horsc-jockey, and
have been groom and rider fifteen years,
of and on. ="
Williams said that his brother Will
lam, who is 10 share the estate with him,
is IA years old, and is home at Blackburn
with his father.