The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-03
PANTRY GIRL"
WEALTHY WOMAN
Miss Jennie Robinson Mas
Working For SIS Month.
DEATH REVEALS HER SECRET
HAD MONEY IN BANK AND
THOUSANDS AT INTEREST.
THE - ID money and property

II HE possessor of money and property
amounting TO nearly $4,000, yet
working out for Sl5 per month ard
board. This was the case of Mrs. Jen-
ME Robinson. aged St. who for the last
seven years has been employed as
pantry girl'' at the Miller hotel i'm
this city.
Mrs Robinson died last Friday night
of appendicitis and upon examining her
effects shortly afteTward her employers
were dumfOunded TO discover that she
was comparatively wealthy woman
Most Of her money was loaned out az
interest. but Mrs. Robinson had $500
on deposit at the lions Savings Bank
& Trust company IN this city, The es-
tate viii probably be divided between
Mrs. Adam Duncan of this city and
Miss Jessie Robb of ogden. two sisters
of the deceased, and the only known
relatives alive.
Kept Her Wealth Secret.
The fact that Mrs. Robinson was the
Dossessor OF so much money was I'M
known 20 any one but her sister, AIRS
Duncan. and even she did Dot realize
that the amount was so large. Walter
Price, proprietor of the Miller hotel
where the woman was employed prior
to her death. was probably more SIR
prised than any one at the discovery of
the woman's pOssessionsN
/ She has worked here Off and on for
/ seven years. said Mr.. Price yesterday,
/ and until the night she died we did not
/ even know her full name Every one
/ called her Jennie, but her last name
/ was unknown.
/ We did not suppose that the woman
( had a cent In the world. She was al
ways very frugal and saving, but as she
was only earning SO per month besides
T her room and board we never once sus-
/ pected that she had money in the bank
/ She was always reticent about her at
fairs and nothing was known of hel
past"
Mrs. Adam Duncan. a sister Of th'
deceased when seen yesterday after
noon told something of the past his
tory and peculiarities of the woman
Her husband was drowned abou
thirty years ago in the Weber rive
near ogden. She was left with tw,
small children TO provide for, both O
whom have since died. The death o
her husband and children was a shOcl
from which she never fully recovered
Since that time she has sought seclu
sion and has associated with nc one bu
her relatives, and not a great dea
with us.
Saved Her Earnings
Mrs. Robinson has worked out sine
her husband died. and saved her earn
ings. Her one ambition was to accumu
late enough money to keep her durin
her old age. Several times of late Vs.
have urged her to give mp her positiO
as she was in poor health but she al
ways said Wait a while longer Sh
was Sc years old when she died.
Mrs. Robinson was taken ill Frida
night DR. Bower was called IN 70 at
Etend her but she died within q fe,
hours. The cause Of death is said [
be appendicitis. Proprietor Price of tn
Miller paid the funeral expresses an
had the body shipped to Ogden for in
teTment. The funeral was held las
, Sunday
Sunday morning while going thrOug
, her effects MI. Price discovered a ban
book on lions Savings bank shown
an account Of $500. From her attorne
, IL was learned that Mrs. Robinson Ia
, between $1,000 and $4,000 loaned on
This money was handled by Attorne
: Adam Duncan, a nephew Of the dc
, ceased The first time Mrs. RObinsO
, told her full name was on her deathbe
Friday night when she was question:
by DR.. Bower.