New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27
INSANE NAV OWNS FiuOUS EMMA NINE.
HISTORY OF THE III, FORTUNE AND RoMAScu
CONNECTED WITH THE GREAT SILVER
DEPOSIT

Wichita Kan Aug 26 6SpeeiaD.-in accordanes
with q decision OF the Appellate Court OF Co'e-
RADIO Just rendered. the title 10 the famous hmms
silver mine. at Aspen is vested IN Wliiiam o
Wood who Is An inmate OF an insane asylum near
here Just now every attempt Is being made 70
cure him Of his mala6y that he can enjoy the
fortune decided to belong to him Thousands OF
dollars are being expended 10 restore Wood TO he
proper senses
The romance and tragedy surrounding the fa-
nous Emma mine are seldom equalled In real HE
The history OF the mine is a tale OF sunering
and III luck love and fortune. In 1880 the father
OF the insane owner OF the Emma mine. with
Archie Fisk. located the mine while they were on
the way to California The two men were so poor
they could not raise the money 10 work IT, Wood
had come from Canada and mad large FANNY
lie had not enough money 70 continue the trip, 80
remained at Aspen and guarded the mine unth
isS5 his partner turning over the title 70 MIN ana
going on West
In 1885 Jerome B Wheeler, Of New-York. sent
prospector out West 10 look up some mines He
came across the Emma mine and induced Wood TO
turn It over to him for several hundred dollars
This money Wooa gave 20 his family while ne
struck off into the wilds Of New-Mexico In search
OF a fortune The family returned 70 ontario.
whence they came
The Aspen Mining and Smelling Company was
formed by the New-York capitalists and was
heard that Wood had the prospectors title 10 tns
property and started detectives in search OF him
II was learned that he had been killed By Indians
and that his wife lived in Ontario She was IN
duced 10 sign deed the land for the sum OF
$3.50. soon after that all the family were burnee
to death in a fire except William and Emma Wood
They came to Kansas and Emma started dis-
orderly house in Wichita. me brother went to woFx
on a ranch here.
one night ten years ago drummer visited the
house OF Emma Wood and told her OF the vast
estate in Colorado which her own by rignt
This excited the girl, and she at once went 10
Aspen. She was pretty. and the cashier OF the
mining company fell in love with her stole kouv
OF the COmpany's money and eoped with her. BOTH
died in Mexico IN a short time OF yellow fever.
Her brother the cowboy, had By this time learned
that his sister had gone West In search OF a vast
fortune left by his father so he concluded 10 foi"
low. He found that the state OF affairs could only
Dc settled i'm court, 10 he at once brought sutt ana
was awarded $4,000 damages The company as
serted inability 20 pay this one morning In the
spring OF 1894 william wood after having the de-
az Aspen a ravng maniac. Hts condition was
openly CHARGED to some one connected with the
company but the facts could never be proved
II was then thAt w B. Throckmorton, Of
Wichita took hold OF the case as guardian for the
insane man He refused the damages awarded.
and brought suit for the whole mine and all the
money ever taken out OF it, II was hard fought
case over s. 10000 being involved. but after years
of litigation the Court has decided that the title
is vested in the insane man, but that ne caanot
any back revenue.