New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-31
4 VINDFALL FOB CHARITY.
THE SEQUEL TO A STRANGE STORY.
MARIA MoFFATs XsTATE GOES TO PUBLIC IN
sTIT1T!oNs-A FORTUNE HIDDEN


IN ROOM.
The sequel TO a strange set tine story OF ~"
York lie was told yesterday III the law olhces u
Deyo. Duer & Baucrdorf. in the Borccl building
No l15 broadway when the estate left by Mis- MARIA
MUiIat the spinscr sister Of Dr. william b. M''A''
appraised BY Henry C. Hart and W. L. MOI o'''
appraisers appointed by the surrogate. Deyo D"c'
BaueIdorf and Charles J. Rabbit acted as attorneys
for the executor and present at tie lhVehtor!
Besides cash in bills and currency found In the MIL
haitian Hotel. amounting to $500 o. there was
shown 5000 in gold lett by her IN the vault oil s"le
deposit company Of this city. deposit in the Dime
Savings Eank Of 81 4OI o., another IN the Metropoh
tan Savings Bank Of S2i45 81, three certificates Oh
deposit In the KnckerbOckcr Trust Company amount
ing TO $500. checks lOr interest Oh coupons STOCK
and mort cages amounting TO about 5000. mortgage
for $1,000 properly in East i"elty-eish'h-st''
three United States registered bond, valued at 81
$50, two per ccIpon bonds i,r $1,000, seven
teen 4 per cent coupon bonds AT H.. $1,000 TWO
coupon bonds Of the Central Loan ana Land Company
Of Empogia, Kan, $500, ana l55 shares OF tie
preferred capital stock Of the -. Paul ana DuI''n
Railroad Company ut par. $4,000.
After these had been exhibited there were shown
articles Of more uncertain vaue. The first OF these
was the interest IN the ROYALTY on the Manufacture
ard sale Of Mo'lats Life Pills and Phoenix Bitt~e
This was 20 cents gross thc pills md - gross
on tho bcrs and it .cpr scneG that the present
Manufacturer was no, earning his salt IN mahhig inc
articles He offered however. e. ci,hor bu, or sell
for so, and the ro,1lty WAS invcntoned al mat
amount. The tcstatriA's interest In tbs estate o.
.ophla &. ErnckcrhOG pnt down rs sf6l 3O' and
then came most interesting cxhibt-that OF the
icwclry left 10y the old LADY 10 was all old FASH
oned and Of 1t vaiueles, except for the OLD GOA
I'm IT. There were witches, jeweiIy, bracelet, H"ss
brooches filled with locks OF gray hair, etc, That
were appraised q, bciIg worth from . GEMS L f-oo
after wA,l came the gem OF the collection a
colA bras;ldn. with seven large AMI IN small dis
rnonls valued III $40. There were old ioshohed
gold tsssels buckles, spectaccS sccntbo and loose
lt1nes tat were evidently glass. bracelets. necklaces
and hairp.ns 0: n SIZE that WIS fashionable many
years ago lot Of siivsrwsre, furnished and black
with age. WINS estimated as being worth about 94o'
While 80 p.nOf ON big. cid laslo1ei piano.
the Manufacturers OF which had retired from bus hess
some thirty yca.s ago. rhr Of $40 covered the
contents Of sony fort ono franks boXes am packages
Of goods all kinds in the leepng Of the Manhattan
Storage Warehouse Company
The full value placed bv the appraisers On inc
estate is about $4,000 every penny % Which had
hc.n left by an Old sdusfer woman who had lived
twelve years neglected aud alone in the world
The MoNat family IS ono Of the oldest In New-iork
etote II came originally from Orange County 70
TIT, city John Morat the father Of Dr. william
b. Morat. the original manufacturer OF Monat'
Ills and Phoenix Bitters. two proprietary articles
that ncted million, OF dollars for the son ana ala
the foundation Of q fortune that WIS nt one ume Tie
third largest in the po. eion OF any on" man In thN
CITY, To Dr. Mrnat IS given The credit OF having
o1drafed fbe unlimtrd advertising plan OF mating
patcn. medicine famous. Ills father. who was IN
Gnarcial dirIlics transferred The business TO him.
ard - M one, started 10 "noom' the pills ara
hittcrs Tie way in which the arlces were adVer
t,ed took the country by storm. The d"li'r' logan
pouring in. and a. his son absolutely refused to