Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-27
DEsERET EVENING NEWS. MONDAY. JUNE 81, 1898.

sudden accesaions TO wealth produce
unhuppiuess in hundreds of cases. less
frequently lt lodges the recipients In
the lunstic asylum.
a fortune VI c2oOOO was hrqicathcd
90 q poor Lancashire weaver by rela-
tive. who years before had gone to
Australia. hut was believed TO have
died shortly after landing. nothing
having been heard Of him from the
date Uf his arrival. when the news
reached tho humble tnilcr h. was 80
aritnttd that Tor some weeks the
necessary business with the lawyer
was postponed h. being totally unable
10 transact 10. ON recovery he went
about In a dhzcd condition. exhibiting
great distress when the money was
mentioned. -1ugh confossing himself
thankful fOr his good fortune.
blstrurtful of banks. he Kept hun-
drcds of pounds about the house. and
adding tu his agitation by guarding his
hoard iu true mIHer fashion. In the
end Doe w1ri,.d himself Co n pitch sp eN-
irgmc that hr was regarded ln ihc VII
llge ns a dangerous character. his sla-
tor having him taken away o. Insure
The safety W his moihorlcHs children.
lie died in the asylum few weeks
ago. his chief amusement while there
being the counting % imaginary
money aud signing his name to odd
scraps ~ paper believing them 90 be
Documents
Fortune was responsible for suicide
IN another case; "a carter benefited by
the viii Of an ancient aunt 10 the cx.
tent % nearly 5000. and. never hav-
INK handled more than his weekly u
shilllngs hls head was turned Ia the
fullest sonse Of the word For a time
h. led high llfo. and had the usual
crowd ~ Hpnnging ffirnda nettinr
helped 90 dl1Eaminnte his money, anu
IN very short time he saw nothing
before him but going a. carter'a
rounds Discovery ~ this kind haunt.
"a him. and ln q NJ ~ dependency he
shot himself IN his bedroom. having
Incurred many debts ana completely
exhausted bic hunra legacy
While one nephew was recognized In
his late unclD'H Will. another. who con.
fld"red his claim quite equal was en-.
] trsly ignored. and, d,.mlng that his
! divided between them ht tried fair
/ suit.
A. I'm the heir avoided him. but
having vcrlithle nond 90 deal with
for the sake Of quiet ne h. handed
/ over his wealth Instead ~ using his
/ hundreds g. advantage, She wild fellow
/ f1uandercd money hfbadcatt aud sub
Heuucntly was reduced o. his lari penny
lniamcd with drluk be- sought his
/ bcncfac;nr. but hin protests awaited him
/ nothing. This time tha brother WIS ln.
| flexible ami. incensvd with RAGE. tho
/ prudluu struck him lnaansiblc Ar.
/ rested aud Imprisoned within six
/ months u HE rclcaH. hH was hefnr
| strictly guarded Ia 70 luuhtlc asylum
Z where today he SILL remains. balur
] rIvk1ncd one of the most danrcroua III
/ Inmates. Yet his brother states thai
| previous 90 their relatives death ths
| npnlnc WIS stendy-r1IuH AMI thrifty
| Tho possession u ~ much money
ruined him, ana he fiptous mode of I'M,
/ enDrtualiy uuhlngoi hlH brain.
\ piuua Old lady wac remembered ir
/ tho Will ~ an Old Hehnllfsliuw. who
from Eirlhood had resided abroad
~ the tune ~ Coco ilumpu reached
the lcgatcn that the deceased lndy hai
secured thg bulk VI her wealth through
/ horse hetilng ana card playing. and
/ fhiH fact upset her FD la ply that shJ
Inquired carefully Into the matter pls.
covering this Co be Tho c.iFH. tho munr,
was distributed among various hos.
pitfalls uni oven then hrf cpuHclcnu.
troubled hrr @IrHrHuu'H NafkIV