The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03
HUFF's LEGACY 4,ooo, 900 NOW.
The Fortune Left by the Mysterious
Californian Grows.
From the New York Times

Californian Grows.
From the New York Times.
Railway, n. J., Aug 26-Imagine an
heir TO 100000 performing the mental
| service of janitor of a public library
Such is the work now being done by John
/ HUFF of Railway, alleged heir to landed
/ estates in California, New York and New
| Jersey.
A reporter for the New York Times
| determined to find Huff and obtain from
/ him the story Of his remarka BILE good for
/ tune. A rumOr was current in Railway
/ that he was in Plaintield. The reporter
| drove to that town last night Plainfeld
| was apparently not aware that it shell
| tered an incOg. fOur-millionaire, as no
/ person could be found who had heard of
| HUFF
Picking up Plainfeld newspaper, an
item was discovered which said, John S.
Huff has accepted the position of ianitor
of the Job Males Public Library" It
was easy to find the library. 1t was said
! there that Huff was not in, but a small
| thin man was just then seen to cross the
hall, and he was recognized as HUFF. At
| ter congratulatinE him on his unexpected
good luck, the reporter inquired is it
true that you have been left a million
dollars by a friendR"
"Nope," replied HUFF.
'Were you not left some money!"
tYep."
''Was it more than a million2"
Yep"
GLOW much was it,"
well, since you're the first reporter
that has buttOnholed me, I'll tell YOU; its
"a 900 900.
When asked for the name of his bene-
factor and the location of the property,
IItrfT 4 -
and went about his duties He has been
janitor of the library since Aug. 10.
w. d. Stewart, who is also interested
in the affairs and viii come in for snug
100000, was found at ADJ Fifth street.
He talked freely an the subject, restrict
ing himself only as to the city and county
in California in which the testator lived
He said:
Huff has been left s4.OOOOOO by
| Charles f. Easthoff, who died in Phila-
delphia in December, 1891. Fashion was
man Of the world, spending his time in
I tLaveling wherever his whims took him
1t was while on one of his Journeys that
he was taken suddenly i'll and died in a
| few days. Charlie was one of the best
hearted fellows l ever met. He had a
pleasant word for all. His death was a
great blow TO HUFF and myself, as we had
! become very much attached to him since
| he was i'll here in Plainfeld in 1876, when
we took care of him.
He had been to the centennial, being
at that time % years old. The excite
ment was too much for him. He came to
Plainfield and was taken i'll with virulent
| typhoid fever. We took care of him. anC
that's all there is to it. Charlie told us
we would not lose anything by our kind
ness. The whole matter had almost been
forgotten when, about three months after
9 hic Hnafb TTpfp ,.r,aaft-oI
the executors of Easthoff's estate of our
good fortune DR.. Girard, who took
care of Easthof, also came in for goodly
amount
"Easthoff's father went to California
with the 'forty-niners,' and was success
full in his mining ventures. He saved his
money and was soon a millionaire He
married a beautiful girl from Ohio. She
! went with him to California, and died
when Charlie was a baby Mr. Fashion.
after the death of his wife, devo ted his
whole time to his son, who developed into
fine looking young man. He was the
idol of his father, who taught him how to
manage the vast estates, which were CON
tinually growing.
MIR. Fashion became estranged from
his family and devised all his property 10
his son. While on his deathbcd he sald
TO Charlie that his last request was that
none of his properly should be given.
willed, or sold to any of his relatives
when Charlie died Charlie promised to
/ obey his fathers injunction No doubt
that in measure is responsible for our
good fortune The story that emissaries
from California have been east trying to
settle the estate for US is untrue.
After his fathers death Charlie sold
most of the California property and in
vested the money il bonds and mortgages
Some of the New York property faces
Central Park
Mr. Stewart declined to tell on what
street the New York property is situated.
The New Jersey property is scattered
along the coast. Easthof, it is said, was
also largely interested in the Inman
Steamship Company
Hut has been in communication with
the surrogate ana executors and it is uu-
derstoOd his share will be turned over to
him as soon rs he goes to California to
claim it. He will probably start Sep
TENDER ;.
When asked why HUFF left Railway to
take a mental position in Plain6eld, Mir.
Stewart said his naturally quiet WAYS
made him avoid uOtoriety He will
doubtless take care of his fortune, as he
has no bad habits He treats the inheri-
lance of $4,000 600 as if it were common
occurrence III his experience.