The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-14
WEALTHY, AND ILL IN SQUALOR
JANITOR FOUND Nv FLAT AFTER
WOMAN WENT TO HOSPITAL.
He's Arrested In Rooms I'm Which so. 600
Was Hidden-She Is Mrs Marie kull,
Who Also Had Money In Bank and
Owned Real Estate Valued al 500, 900.

Mrs Marie Kull, 70 years old, who lived
alone in a dingy poorly furnished. three
room tat on the ground floor of the tene-
ment house at 743 Third avenue, was taken
to Flower Hospital yesterday afternoon,
suffering from chronic gastritis. In the Ill
kept rooms was found more than 5000 in
silver and bills, besides bank books show
ing deposits to the woman's credit amount
ing to $4,000. 1t was learned also that she
owned not only the tenement house in
which she lived. valued at $4,000, but other
property of similar sort In First avenue
worth $4,000.
The police, who were called in TO take
charge of the woman's rooms after she
had been removed to the hopital, found
Herman Weber the janitor, in the fiat,
and arrested him on the charge of intoIica-
ton. 1t was known in the tenement house
before the police arrived that money had
been found in the woman's fiat.
Mrs. Kull was found lying on an old
motheaten sofa by her niece, Miss Susan
Mang of l44S Prospect avenue. The Bronx
Miss Mang made 1t practice OF calling
on her aunt once or twice n week. She
says her aunt Ia eccentric and none
of her relatives know anything about her
private affairs. Some of them know that
her husband, Jacob Kull, who was director
in a West Side bank, had left her some
money when he died, but they did not
know what she had done with il.
Mrs kull was in great pain when her
niece found her An ambulance from the
hospital was summoned, but when the
surgeon came Mrs. Kull refused TO leave
the sofa The surgeon was about 10 get
assistance to carry the old woman out,
when she motioned hor niece 10 her. Drow-
ing Miss Mangs head down close TO her
lips, she whispered something. at the same
time pointing feebly toward the crack
in the sofa whore the back and the seat
joined
Miss Mang rang her hand along in the
creyice and pulled out a package wrapped
in soued yellow paper. 1t contained $500
in bills OF small denominations and some
coin The old woman appeared to be
contented when the niece put the money
in her pocket and helped her 10 the
ambulance. But after she had reached
the hospital ward she called for Miss Mang
again Waving the nurses aside. she
whispered again telling her niece TO hurry
back and get more- money from bag IN
the wardrobe IN her bedroom.
SiiFs Maeg hasitated 10 enter the fiat
alone and went 10 tho Fast Fifty-first street
station for somebody To accompany her
She got Detective Crotty The ianitor
was found in the rooms when the two
arrived.
The wardrobe was dllapidated affair
i was in keeping though with most Of the
other furniture in the rooms. In cloth
bag. dirty and rotten with age. Which was
i'm the bottom drawer was sixty-threc
little paper packages. each one almost a.
soiled "a the bag All except one contain
ing $50 each in bills ranging from s. to $40
in denomination The other one con-
tanned only $40 II looked cleaner and
newer than the rect.
The rooms were dusty and dirty and
looked a. if IL had been many months before
thcv had had thorough cleaning
In the kitchen was a small stove and d few
of the most ordinary cooking utensils.
The old woman did her own cooking.
Il was said at the hospital that her con-
dition was not serious. She was removed
To Bellevue last night.