The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-28
WEALTHY MEN IN A WoRKHoUsE,
Some Recent Remarkable Instances of
 "Moneyed' Paupers.

From Tit Bits, London
 In almost any workhouse will be found scores of inmates, once the possessors of modest fortunes, who have come down in the world, but this last. resource of the broken down pauper one would think would be vigorously avoided until the last hope was gone.
 Only the other week Eli Hyman, mis- erably-clothed old. and starving beggar, sought admittance to the general infirm- ary at Toronto. q have no friends; have no money" he moaned, and tho cared for him. A few days afterward he died. and 1t was then discovered that, wrapped up in his handkerchief, the wretched man had concealed a bundle of bonds, which on examination proved to be of the enormous value of $100Ooo.
 The master of the Limerick workhouse was greatly astonished a short time ago to find that one of the inmates. a man named Owen McCarthrew, who had lived there for no less than twenty years was the possessor of fortune estimated at $20.000 McCarthew was q miserly fellow who summed his fellow inmates. and al- ways refused to see either doctor, priest or parson. No one thought he possessed aught but what was allowed him by the union, yet on the occasion of his death securities were found hidden in his clothes which realized the above mentioned sum.
 Two months ago William Bachelor of Ewell who for a long time had been re- puted a mser, was taken to the Epson infirmary. as he seemed to be In the direst poverty. He died shortly afterwards, and on a search being made of his miserably dirty house some S10,000 in notes and gold was discovered hidden away in odd cor ners. He had secfeted his hoard and had gone about in rags and with no boots on his feet. Death was practically due to starvation, though the. man could well have spent his last days in wealth and comfort
 Another beggar, whose name was Henry Simmonds, died last October in the Greenwich Union infrmary. It was then discovered by will which he left that he was worth $10,000, and the guardians ac- tually had to take the necessary steps against the execution of the will in order ito recover the cost deceased had been to the rate-payers.
 Two other instances were recorded last year of wealthy" paupers who were dis covered to be the possessors of 5000 each. One was in the Perth workhouse. and after his death desk which he possessed was broken open and was found to con- tain this sum; while the other. a middle aged man. who had been admitted to Lamberth workhouse. had bank book in his pocket showing balance of s500O.
 A few weeks ago a man living in one room in a house fin Shepherds bush was found to be suffering from rheumatism and partial paralysis. He refused to see a doctor but as he grew steadily worse the landlord called in the parish doctor. who ordered his removal to the infirmary. He died. and 1t transpired at the inquest that the only food he had had was given to him by the landlady, who thought he was in strengthened circumstances. A search of his room. however. led to the discovery of securities worth 5000 in the Postoffice Savings bank consoIs. tram shares, etc. As there was no known rel atives the solicitors to the treasury took possession of the property.