The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-30
FRESH GOSSIP
FROM GOTHAM
Richard Croker's Nephew the Hero
of a Romance.
HER FORTUNE FOR HER FAITH.
A Girl In a Convent Refuses Legacy
of $50 ,0O0-A Victim Of the Re
cent Panic-WeII Repaid
for Favor.
HER FORTUNE FOR HER FAITH.

NEW YORK. Dec 9-Special.-Richard
Croker Warren, nephew OF Richard
Croker. the politician, who lives at flush
ing. l.. l., Is the hero Of a little romance
having Just married a widow with TWO
children. when Warren was boy Sarah
cary was his sweetheart and they always
said that they would marry when they
grew up but as the girl was several years
older than the boz she did not Walt Tor nm
ard married George Schroeder Schroeder
was led n a railroad accident and after
wards his widow married Frederick CoIse.
Corse died three years ago, leaving hef
again a widow with two children to care
for. Warren had married in the meantime.
lie eloped with a seventeen-year Old glri,
but the marriage proved 10 be an unhappy
one and his wife secured divorce
HARPER REORGANIZATION,
A committee has been appointed To de-
clare a plan Of reorganization of the pup
fishing house of Harper & Bros This
committee has made a statement which
shows total liabilities Of Harper q Bros.
on December 4. 1899. $30S3O00. diminished
since then by he turning over Of $bO'VO
OF bonds The secured Indebtedness Is
sl,oOl,C0O consisting Of notes. an open ac-
count and a mortgage Of 5000 secured by
bonds and real estate. The unsecured m
debtedness comprises commercial paper
and open accounts.
The committee states that operating ex-
penses have been educed so 90 per month.
equivalent 10 a saving of interest on N.eO 20
600 a report has been made TO the COM
mittee that the loss from the business In
the first eight months of this year was
nearly 10000. but that the corporation is
fYt
estimated that with proper management
free OF custody Of courts. the business
can earn in 1870 about 10000 net
William Snyder twenty-eight years OF
age. locked himself in his room yesterday
afternoon and committed suicide with a
revolver. The cause was that the recent
financial panic prevented him from getting
a position In the Stock Exchange. il Is
believed also, that he lost some little
money in speculation. lie was married
only two months ago and his wife knows
very little about his past life.
Peter &. Schroeder, one Of the wealth
TEST and best known grocers In Brooklyn,
and Title Flynn. were found dead in
Charles Wehsters hotel. Brooklyn, yes
to-day afternoon. The couple were regis
tered as A. Alexander and wife and were
assigned TO a room on the top floor. The
room was heated by gas stove which
WAS fed by tube running from burner
overhead. Gas was escaping from the
loosely fitted tube when the bodies We're
found Il is not believed that they COM
mitted suicide
BREAD CAST on THE WATERS.
In 1873 Henry Augustus Frazee. Of Plain
field. y. j.. loaned w. Z. Hedden 5000
to invest fin business in Newark. The
money was lost in the venture and He'd
dent went west Frazee gave up all hopes
Of ever having the loan returned. Hedden
settled IN the war west and made money
in a mining venture. After he became
prosperous he moved to Toledo, Ohio
where he died about a year ago, leaving
a large fortune In his will he bequeathed
$50 to Frazee and the latter has posi-
tive assurance that the money will soon
be paid over 10 him lie needs it, for he
Is I'm straitened circumstances and has but
one leg.
According to the annual report Of the
state Board OF Charities. the charitable
institutions Of the state received $500
coo this year and paid out S22,0O0O0l Inc
numher Of their beneficiaries was H,26l.
There were 100000 persons who received
outdoor relief. but there are many dupli-
cations included I'm this number, which
does not accurately represent the actual
number OF persons who received charitable
aid. on October LIST there were 30,9'5 chill
dren in the State institutions.
REFUSED HER LEGACY.
Frederick Taylor. well known in wan
street died on February 4, 1891 He left a
widow. 10 whom he bequeathed most or
his fortune lie made certain legaeies 20
relatives. including the one to his niece
TO be paid az the death Of his widow. me
niece at that time intended to enter me
Convent Of the Sacred Heart. where she Is
AT present n Sister. Mr. Taylor I'm his will
stated that while he had no objection 20
the Roman Catholic faith, he was unwill-
ing to bequeath through her anything 10
the Roman Catholic church.
He provided that the s25oo0 II not in
herlted by his niece. should go TO charita-
bic irstiUt ms. together with the residue
Of his fortune. The widow and the New
York Life Insurance and Trust Company.
executors. brought an action TO determine
tho validity Of the clause relating TO the
niece. and also 10 have the accounts
passed.
BY the report OF william L. Turner, as
referee. and confirmed by Judge Glider
sleeve. the legacy is held to be valid.
The decree Of the court is 10 the effect
that If. on the death Of Mrs. Taylor or al
any time thereafter. Miss Jewell is con-
nected with any convent or Catholic insti-
tuition she shall rot share in the income
Of the trust fund. but the principal viii be
distributed among the charities named m
the Will II is understood that Miss Jewell
has no intention OF renouncing her voca-
ton In order to gain the BENEFITS OF The
fund
The Herald has been incorporated. 1t IS
understood that Mr. Benefits health mas
not been good OF late, and It IS said that
he has been much annoyed by personal
service Of papers In Paris. that might JUST
as we'll he served IN the United states on
Fa- co-rora ff0u.