The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-16
ALONE WITH HER MONEY.
Old MARI larsen FOUND DEAD
WIN POISON BESIDE HER.

A Search OF Her SOLITARY Habitation Re.
veais 81 900 In Money and Valuable Pa
pcrs-She Was tho Woman who Was
bound ind Gagged by Thieves Inst March
Early on the morning OF March 25 last Mrs.
Mary Larsen was found gagged and bound on
the floor OF her house. 1888 Grand street. Will
liamsburgh where she had lived hermit
life since the death of her husband twenty
years before She told the police she had been
robbed OF $500 and the investigation OF the
detectives. although II failed to discover the
thieves. proved that she spoke the truth. The
woman. whose age was variously estimated ut
from I3 to 50 years. was the widow OF Chris
tian Larsen. who fifty years ago was one OF the
wealthiest and most influential residents OF
the village Of Wiliamsburgh. She was con-
spicuous figure in the village. apd in spite OF
her many ecccntricities was general faVoiite.
Recently. also. the children whom she in
vitcd to play on her piazza and to whom she
gave candles and money loved her None OF
thom. however. was ever allowed to enter the
house. and it was said that no one but herself
had ever crossed her threshold since her hus-
band died. Strange stories were told OF her
manner Of living and OF the big sums OF money
hidden away in the old house. and although
tho police and the neighbors watched 1t
curiousy no ono was surprised to learn that
it had been robbed.
Tho $4,000. Mrs Larsen said. was taken by
two men she had mover seen before who. after
gaEging and binding her. cut tho roll OF notes
from tho bosom Of her dress. Tho police
evolved theory. sustained by no renl owl
dcnce. that she knew the robbers and had
some, private reasons for concealing their
identity. Certain it is that when they went to
the house to seek for clues she refused
"a. fcfu M n1
house is two stories high. built OF wood. with
the broad piazza and oyerhanEing ro3i a sun p
Years ago. On either side OF the house. which
stands 30 feet back from the sidewalk. are big
modern buildings isanG HSms Sc Sars,aEs
Mrs. Larsen lived on the parlor floor. where
hail. and al Separated sept by double doors She
ana she was found dead there yesterday by
"I Aiter the robbery Of last March the neigh
bors told Mrs. Larsen to call on them , for my
M nGy cave m TIE
people in Illinois. with whom he was to COM
nunicate If anything happened to her ,, 70.
in the tenement 1876. and his seventeen ynnr-
old son helped Mrs Larsen in several little
noticing that she walked feebly. asked her il
anything was the matter
NO" sho answered, everything IS all right
to-day. but IL my blinds are down tomorrow
Young Good passed the house shortly before
Larsen Ind said looked ut the windows. The
blinds were down. He received no answer to
his knock at tho door and he callod his father
station. and acting Captain Brown sent Me-
Dewitt and two latrolmen t3invGstiGntei they
on tho door beside hGr bed dead; Her hend
rested on Il pillow. The bed was disarranged
as il she lad been lying on it and had got up;
and then too weak to get on again. she had
pulled the pillow to the floor and laid down to
die. On the back of u torn engraving lying
near her he'd was a written in pencil IN an al
;" have mude great mistake. have taken
Tho pencil lay beside the writing: On "A Ia
BILE between tho fireplace and the bed was a
eas S. that evidently ia! contained rat poison
W Wns hal I, em It box boz. 9" g" tn" POISON
Coroner Lindsay sent the body to Rnohs
Undertaking rooms and 9rdsred the Police to
very lisordcrcd condition. but it yielded rich
treasures, In every nook and corner the 20
S. rnia G Of to property deeds and
conveyances aud jewelry and silverware Mr..
Rensen telegraphed to the people in Illinois:
whose name he declines to make public ut
Mrs. Mary Larsen found dend. Coroner
has the remains. Telegraph to MIN your ue-
Seven bank books showing deposits Of more
than $1,000 200 in gold cGIn,i h anu r s.m'S
which Mrs. Larsen lived and died. The sold
was in n littic bag in the hollow OF the mould;
ing above the door leading to the hallwny All
the property. except u deed to plo; in Grcen-
wood Cemetery. which the Coroner Is holding
for the undertaken. was taken to the StaGg
street police station. 1t Includes
Bank book llIlD7. Brooklyn Savings Bank.
Bans book l44 i..3 Seamen's savings Bank.
Eauk book ~ o.. WlIliamsburgh savings Bank.
Nan, hoOs Ia. I>.t. Kings County savings Bank.
hank boo. $50 81 Bank for savings Beecker street.
Rank book S7I 80 Bank saving Bl-erScr street.
Bans book =, sGI. East BOOK ign savings Bank.
There notes ard coin. Sl2ID"S There were
also gold watches 3 gold bracelets, gold neck chain.
pairs gold earrings gold rings " silver spoons
sirer fork quantity OF papers deeds OF houses TAX
cepts. mortgages. bills correspondence. &c. and
packet OF about 10 letters.
Coroner Lindsay says that there was no will
among tho papers Some legal papers showed
that Lawyer Jcre. Weinberg had been en-
ploycd 10y Mrs. Larsen lately to conduct some
negotiations, relating, TO the purchase q some
Tho only facts known in Williams
Iurgh OF Mrs. i.arsnn,s rotations nre TINT she
had n sister. Mrs. Belinda Webb who died in
New Rochelle about eight years ago. and that
she paid the funeral expenses Of n Mary Lar
sen. who died in September. 1876. and was
In riel in Greenwood,