Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-17
DIRECTED BY DREAMS.
Strange Tales of the Search for
Father Mollinger's Will.
HUNDREDS SAW VISIONS OF IT
The Dead Priests Personal Property
Valued at $4,000.
CONCEALED IN THE BANK OF ENGLAND

Seventy-two thousand dollars is the
amount of the appraisement of the personal
effects of the late Father Mollinger.
The appraisers finished their work and
now it remains with the appraisers to esti-
mate the value of the State real estate
left by the priest-physician without
will which will 60 to the relatives in far
off Holland. The personal effects of Father
Mollinger include the massive and costly
caskets in which repose the sacred emblems
and relics that are treasured by devout
Catholics as above all monetary value.
The encasements are rich with precious
metals and are of considerable value, they
alone swelling the amount of the personal
effects to large sum. The exact estimate of
them could not be ascertained, as the report
must be presented to the court who appointed
the appraisers before any particular thing
can appear in public statement
Would Bring a Fortune at Auction.
The handsome library in the home of the
great philanthropist is of much worth, and
in case it would be sold at auction hand
some amount could be realized, as there
are many. books that are of value to bibli-
omaniacs.
, The search for the will has been discon-
thorough and peculiar that has been given
publicity for some time. Strangers have
come forward with theories, friends have
made wild guesses, and even has there been
instances of occultism by which the medium
or victim, as the case may be, has gone
through the mysterious rites of incantations
on a semi-civilized scale and presented the
strange results with the utmost assurance.
Gregor Meyer, administrator of the estate
of Father Mollinger, in a talk with Dis
PATCH man yesterday, said he had received
letters containing sure things on the exact
location of the missing document.
'Thirty daysshave elapsed since the visit
of death to the house next the quaint little
shrine of st. Anthony on Mount Troy, and
during that period many have come with
tales of dreams in which the dreamers saw the
will in strange, untoward places" said Mr..
Meyer. ''The will has been located by these
dreamers time and again. Visionary ones
have declared it to be in places where per-
son would be the least likely to look for it
Hidden in the Bank of England.
''One man came to me and, with more or
less interesting mystery about his actions,
said he would acquaint me with the hiding
place of the will I questioned him and
learned that Father Mollinger had unques-
tionably placed the valuable paper in the
strong boxes of the Bank of England. The
idea was so preposterous that I gently ridi-
culed the man as well as his belief He i'm
medistely became angry and roundly abused
me for my skepticism. He insisted that he
was right, and scored me for not agreeing
with him and Immediately posting off let
ter of inquiry to the Bank of England.
L
called at my home on Mt. Troy and gravely
informed me she had had vision in which
she was shown the location of the will and
bade me go with her to the place that had
been pointed out to her. There was no way
in which I could excuse myself from her,
and together we went to the house where
Father Mollinger resided. She did not
speak word during the trip there, and
walked as though she was in a trance. She
led me the way through the hall and went
straight to the open fireplace. She hesitat-
ed moment, looked upward with the same
intense expression in her eyes, then point
ing tragically to the hearthstone, said in
low tone, 'Raiseth.'
Found Only tho Dusty Mortar.
''Greatly amused at the strange woman I
did as she commanded and with much exer-
tion raised the heavy hearthstone. As I
had expected nothing but the mortar work
was visible. and turned to her inquiring-
ly. There was look of the most bitter
disappointment upon her pale face and her
head dropped as she sadly turned away and
then without word walked out of the
house and disappeared.
''This was but one of many. At first we
gratifed the whims of the deluded persons
and followed out their directions, but it
soon became q tedious story and we only
paid passing attention to them. There
seems to be nothing more to be done regarding
the will and the disposition of the Inherit