The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-28
UNCLE mIcaAKps Box OF MONEY.
Rolls OF $500, 500. and Smaller Bii:- Founa
nv His Artontnhcd Son.

For many years Uncle Michael" was one OIL
the most interesting characters to DO found on
tho east side. Ho was o very good-natured and
straightforward oconomizer. rather than
misor. Tall Of stature. with shoulders and
mock iiko an OK. ho was man OF very distin-
Ru!shcd appearance. Strangers who saw him
followed his sturdy gait with considerable in.
forest. and. when they saw any person who
nodded to him. stopped at once to ask who he
might DO.
oh. that's old Uncle Michael" the answer
would be. Hes tho stirgiest man in the
world"
Yet thero is but very little to tell OF him now.
saYe that he 10 dead His name was Michael
Reinor. and lie camo hero from Russia son,e
twenty years ngo. His history In the old
country no was never retlccnt about
Mine wife" he would say. was very rich.
I vas n poor man. unit ] coodnt keep her like
she wants. So she vent to her matame mamma
unit come here"
He never wrote letter to his wife or heard
from her. excepting once. about eleven years
ago. when his son Moses came across tho
ocean. Moses brought the fastest news about
his mother, and oil their friends. and thcn
for his dath9 to s oS man s,d
risfs trade 1t is a good business. and YOU
you do. though. never come,to mo for money,
Tor you won't get any more"
Uncle Michael bought iewelry and sold it at
counts for storekeepers. He lent money on
good security at shylockian interest, and
on tho east side He was never hard with SfV a
debtor. and always lent listcning ear to tnes
OF hardship. AS he accepted only excellent
security he was rarely nverso to extending u
loan. As for Riving-he never gave.
He lived IN bare room; sometimes in one
residence as soon as no found a cheaper
place. HIS last room was on the third floor
81 dpg hG F.. at IL nynd
one CUP Of coffee, for breakfast These cost
him fifteen cents. He was fond Of saying:
cent for to eat. Dots a very great pile OF
mfnnov. but n man got to live
clothes and the sn III
much happened very rarely. Whom not at
work he would walk W and down Division
was, tied to his wrist by a leather thong and
smiling At the ciris, who Stood in front Of the
Pnst s he fey Ge d"s u
apopleXy. and his son. who had been pursuing
bis trade OF furrier for eleven years. came oyer
son had never received penny from his father
since the day he first saw him here.
ro OTTER there he nd Tree to hs h s
and Q table: no chair or picture In one Of the
twelve $500 hills and several rolls OF 500. $50.
$40. 50. and 81 bills. all bundled separately.
Besides these were eight loose diamonds. fifteen
studs. each set with diamonds. ten gold
watches. three silver watches. and heap OF
gold and silver coin.
The young man consulted a rabbi who had
known his father. and upon his advice applied
to the Surrogate's Court for the appointment
had to make he said that this property Was
worth over $1,000. He also said that his
father had n snfe-deposit box in which he kept
n bank book. but that the name of the com
pany Is not known. Administration Clerk
O'Brien yesterday, appointed the Public Adj
ministrator to look after this estate. Young
Reiner believes that his fnther has at least
$4,000 deposited in one Of tho banks In this
city. He and his mother are the only heirs.