New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-02
HER WEALTH CURIOTSLY STORED.
MISS MOFFAr LEFT Considerable PROPERTY
IN ODD PLACES.

MISS MOFFAT LEFT CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY
IN ODD PLACES.
Miss Maria Morat. the eccentric old woman who
woS found dead in her room at the Manhattan Hotel
II AMI Twenty eighth ST. last Sunday LETT en-
siderable money and lot Of curfous trnkctS bchihd
her She had lived in the house for tw'iFe years.
and although money and papers TO the value o. "Ner
Si5 900 were found among her effects yesterday 10y
tbe p,lice she occupied n room which was scarcely
large enough to turn around In after bed ana 'rnh
had been placed there. The room is not more than
eight feet long and flnr feet wide. but In this space
he occupant had succeeded In packing enough tnnkets
almost q furnish secondhand store. All the space
under the bed had been used to store things ana AZ
Tho foot OF the bed many things which the old woman
had gathered during her lifetime were packed in Il
heap which reached to the ceiling All the space on
loD Of the bed that was not required for the woman
10 sleep on was also piled up with papers, old coles
boxes. etc.
II IS evident that Miss Mofat for some time had not
slept In the bed at all Everything was carefully
wrapped in bundles and tied with strings. ln one
of the bundles wa, found ~ .507 in bills and in eight
or ten other carefully wrapped and tied packages were
silver piece, ranging In amounts from 90 cents 10 S6
These packages OF money we're placed in different
parts II the room. 1t was expected tha, the public
admin4tra' or would take charge Of MlSs Moifas prop
ery bnt a, some OF her relatives appeared Il take
care Of the body the Coroner rcque ted the police Of
the Nineteenth Precinct % take an inventory oil ~"
eccentric wjman's belongings. Three policemen were
de- lll,i examine the things and il took them the
glcat,- part q the afternoon just = get started in
their work Not only did Ml~S Moifat have her bed
~ I'm r,lod full " things but she aO had two store
room. I'm the hotel which she used to hold her coll C.
ION The police could not find time yesterday 10
examine all the things In the three rooms and to-day
OF tomorrow they will resume their search. Among
the tir., found yesterday. besides the money wac
bank boot whcl showed t'ai Miss Moat hal S24p1 ~
d,p,, I'd f. the Union Dime savings Bank. at Thirty
second -. and -iAih-lvc.; $1,000 mortgage on ID"
house and lot at 40 III Eat Twenty eg.iih-st.; a
large doblecase gold watch marked F. II. kavanash'
and many rings and brooches.
Isaac W I!rinckcrhOfr Of No. GO Bedford ST. cousin
~ the old woman, said that he expected that her
will would lie found among the pile Of papers In the
room RE said Miss MoFat probably left an estate
valued nt fiom 100000 $4,000. several deeds to
New. York property ought to lie among the things in
the room. he says.
II will I, not found there certainly VIII not be
any trouble in finding relatives TO caim the property
The proprietor Of the Manhattan Hotel says that 70
los IAN twenty people who said they were relatives
Of Miss Morat called at the house yesterday.
Miss Mofat WI, a daughter Of DR.. Mofat. who
mad. , fortune years ago ont ~ patent medicines.
and when he died he worth over T6onoo. lie
len an nj, property 20 his WIFE, who did not survive
him lone Mr.. NuiTa lot the eSat" to her da'ghi' r
" H. nrinckcrhoH of brooklyn. another cousin oi
Mi, Monat took chnrCe Of the body yesterday ana
viii see that hi relative Is dec'nily buried rs so,i
A. the coroner d>poScS OF the case. 1hr hpN j. no"
nt an mndcrtakcr's at 30. 800 East Thirty seventh
81 The funeral viii probably be held Ih"f>daS'