The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-22
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Z FOR WEALTH.
Legal Hunt for $40. 900 Fortune
ola New York Man Who Died
Even With the World.
ooN DE are often retained by admin

ooNAVE are often retained by admin
WV istrators in cases where there
Is supposed to be money OF the
whereabouts of which there is no trace"
said a Broadway lawyer. at Is nothing
unusual for a miser TO die and leave no
inkling of his accumulation. But Il is
not often q business man does anything
OF the sort. l had such case. however,
which Is still a mystery. L knew the man
personally in his lifetime. lie was in the
money center of New York for forty
years His everyday life was singularly
commonplace. He was bachelor He
had no extravagant traits In any respect.
II was known TO a few that he had an
income of 5000 a year. His expenses did
not exceed 81 300 a year. He made some
Investments in real estate in a suburb
OF New York. where property has stead
lily advanced. He was notlceahly method
ical In every respect tie was even-tem-
pered, and no one ever heard him COM
plain. He made several Wills. all OF
which he destroyed. I know this from
his own lips, but he never intimated 10 me
why he had destroyed them. nor did he
ever utter one word as TO their contents.
ls had one blood relative. but they had
not spoken for years. although they pass
ed one another at least once every fort
night The cause OF the rupture remains
secret
Tho man with the income died on a
farm, whore he had gone Tor the summer
as had been his custom Tor years There
WAS nothing about his sickness or the
result OF u 20 excite curiosity or suspl-
ciuu. tie was buried Ia private ground
and every one present on the occasion
was merely an Acquaintance His rela-
tive has never made any inquiry touch
iug tho estate or the 4eccdenrs business
Tho latter was found TO he straight In
- "a -
few papers he left shovel, ne was even
with tho world. TSeye has never been
claim Ned against the estate He had
even paid thc ply stefan up TO the latter's
last visit. and had LEFT money TO defray
all expenses following his death
An administrator was appointed b,,,
/ he knows no more % the dead mans a.
fairs than he knows ~ tae other wortA
excerpt that there t. some real estate IN
Naich ihfre q no incurn hrance. against
VhieA iaere "a noe cent ~ TAX exrept
that o.. subsequent sSgess7neat After
nearly ssar I was retained 30 nnd cur
MAJ hAl u~c2ine q the money which
AH Nho knc" hiEi feel certain ne must
have haA
u have made eniFert .ea-~b - sv.-,
| rnFef. - every nook IN his Once ana ~,
fodr' On walsh ne Nvei. aai have rs5.f.
/ every in4HtTy Pat has suggested tt.elf
I ic3-airg hi@ AFFAIR ami + ana NOT 1,e
whit wisf7 thaB when began
II aaVe mad" ~ caused 90 hs 1sa4a e.
cHlry ~ nTatiy ore hunslss.i harks M.
waite an@ others isc. hlt there Ia Ia. ~
Z rrd % any Transaction wtth such ~
lt 's iha consensus % opinlnn %. thoSs
~ DO knew hiss. has business ana his -
ner ot Hying ma he must have fsfs a.,
least tte"" How uapch more nore "a.
: Tell Vie rFTr- 1ealt iu sto,ks 10 rss
utrfr Known ta speculate sn .Aa ,,~lssi
tta1!fsrn qt that VorA Tie vas M.
/ a''>er. neither Sas De a giyer 10 -hart,,
st,Aa1sA ne was never called peuurle.A
hAs 70 issS 4 ssAsS SAes es uas..ssy,~