The sun., 1897-01-03
REyssEEtER RawsoN,s ESTATE.
ses 900 In Securities and Cash Found In
IN Old Trunk on n Bnck rIn.ka.

Troy. Jan. . Surrogate Comstock issued
letters of ADMINISTRATION on the estate OF Rensse
lacr Rawson to Julia Ann Rawson-Curley on
Dec. -. Rensselaer, llawso was for fifty years
n resident OF this city. lie was born In this
county 81 years ago. and died on Dec. 10 last at
the residence OF Thomas ID. Beadle, n River
street merchant, who had known Rawson for
many years. In early life Rawson was en-
ploycd as coachman bv stephen Warren. father
OF John Hobart Warren. now of Hoosick.
y. V. aud OF oil Park avenue. New York city.
RawsOn's wife was servant In the Warren
family, and when. after her marriage. she
decided to go to housekeeping on her own
account, Mrs. Warren wns much grleved, and
said that rather than lose her services Mr.. and
Mrs Rawson could have u home at the Warren
residence.
This arrangement was carried out for a long
period. The RAwsOns were thrifty and when
the home OF the Warrens in this city was
broken up Rawson became a peduer and later
OIL "A furniture mover
Twelve years ago his wife died. And he lost
all ambition. lie quit his tcaming business aud
merchants for whom he used TO do teaning.
1t was always supposed that Rawson had
saved u few hundred dollars. He never pleaded
poverty, nor aid he ever make u show Of wenlt IA.
except In the hiring OF fat In n fash
ionable part, OF Eighth avenue, which
he furnished in comfortable shape and
occupied II alone for n wear. Ilo paid $50 u
month for the HAT. and IN the year never had n
visitor to II. Among his River street merchant
friends WAS Mr.. Beadle. who pitied The old man
ia his loneliness. and invited him to make
his home at his house. Nearly year ago Mr.
Rawson moved there. He had only trunk and
a few articles OF furniture. The trunk was
placed on n back piazza, aud WAS supposed TO
contain only articles Of apparel. .
Its safety at no time seemed to worry the old
man and he entered 40 complaint at the place
the Beadles assigned It,
RawsOn frequently visited Mrs Curley. and
had agreed to meet her at her home ON what lie
called 4" important business" ON the morning Uf
his death.
She did not know much Of her uncle's life but
he had told her that some day lie would be well
OH. On the dAy of RAwson's death John Hobart
Warren called at Mr.. Beadlc's residence aud
made inquiries as to Rawson's effects. He
was told Of the trunk. Mrs. Curley was al so
notified, and she applied for letters OF admins
tratiOu. Mr.. Warren employed Lawyer Henry
W. smith OF this city. and Mrs. Cnrley engaged
Lawyer Eugene Bryan.
Ii was agreed among the parties concerned to
be present ut n certain time to inycntbry the
property Of MIR. Rawsou. Neither MIR. Warren
nor his attorney put IN an appearance. and the
trunk opened by Lawyer Bryan In the
presence of Mr.. Beade aud his attorney, ana
Mrs. Curloy.
In the trunk were found securities represent
$500. Among the securities were proinissory
notes made by man repnte, to lie millionaire,
to secure money borrowed from Rawson, and
representing face value of about $1,000.
one OF the notes. a 81. 900 one bears per cent.
Interest. has been running over hvs years,
and minutes on the back OF II. In RawsOn =
haudw riting. show that the Interest was
promptly paid each quarter.
The property Is now In the hands OF Mrs. Cur
lev. whose husband Is a special policeman Of
this city assigned to park duty. Lawyer smith
said that he did not know the name OF the mil
lionar who made the notes found in the OLD