The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-27

WOMAN WHO WAS KIND 70 HIM
TO RECEIVE ONE.FIFTH.

Old Hersche,. the TebaeCs Pedler. Gave II
An. b1t She VIM snare with Relatives
Net Included In HIS Deathbed From.
lee. and Thus Avoid . Contest.
Through a gift made by Macmillan
herschel, once a tobacco pedler. on his
deathbed in st. Lukes Hospital last July,
Mr. William George OF eS Hamilton place
Is to receive share Of the old mans estate,
amounting to about 100000. The estate
is expected to realize about 81 900, 600.
Mrs. George was to have had all OF it. but
relatives have been found and she is to
divide the estate with them.
Herschei came here from Germany about
forty years ago with only a small sum
to tide him over until he got a foothold.
On the steamer he met Mr.. and Mrs.
William Simons, the parents of Mrs George.
and they struck up an acquaintance.
Herschel became a pedler of cigars.
Then he opened little tobacco store on
the East Side. He slept in the store and
lived on a few cents a day. Fifteen years
ago he had enough thousands saved up
to give UP the store. After that he fire.
quented brokers' offices and made shrewd
investments. From the day he landed
until his death he kept on accommodating
money.
He lived in a hall bedroom, ate in the
cheapest restaurants and often walked
down to the financial district to save car
fare. But he kept up his acquaintance
with the Simonses. When their daughter
was married twenty-five years ago he
l. - u l.
custom to spend nearly every Sunday
at her home.
Last summer his visits suddenly ceased
and Mrs. George. going to look for him,
found him ill in his room. She had him
removed to st. Luke's Hospital and visited
him there every day. When he died she
was at his bedside.
the key TO safe deposit box in the Mer-
camille Trust Company and told her that
he had securities there which ne wanted
her to have, as she had been his only friend
Mrs. George took the key and iold her
story after the old mans death to Lawyer
Lorenzo Semple. The box was not opened,
but in old Herschel's room was a list Of
all railroad bonds. classed everywhere
as gilt edged and valued according to the
market then at $3.50 900. There was also
$500 in tho Sank of America,
On Mr.. Semples advice Mrs George
began search for possible relatives be-
fore opening the box An uncle. two
nephews and two nieces were discovered
in Europe. All OF them are wealthy. They
had never corresponded with Herschel
and some of them had forgotten him.
Adolph Herschel one Of the n1phews,
is now here and by arrangement ne and
Lawyer Semple have been appointed tenn
porary administrators Of the estate. The
Surrogate has ordered that notices to
creditors Of the estate shall be published
and on Dec. the deposit box shall be
opened Regarding the settlement Lawyer
Semple said yesterday:
Mrs. Georges claim was absolutely
good from the fact that a German nurse
at the old mans bedside heard what he
said when he handed over the key. But
Mrs. George did not want to have any
contest made. considering how the money
had come 20 her. and / advised against it.
The relatives, who are very wealthy, were
disposed to be very fair and an arrange
ment has been made which is satisfactory
to all. the result being that the estate will
be quickly settled"
It was learned that Mrs. Georges share
will be about one-f1fth Of the estate, or al
most 100000, il the securities are a
listed.