The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-20
WINDFALL FOR QUILT MAKER,
MAN AN HEIR TO BIG FORTUNE
OLD BEGGAR LEFT IN FRANCE.
VIII Invest Money I'm Brownsville Real
Estatc-No Longer Talks About Equal
Distribution OF " eaith Since He Heard
OF the $500. 900 in Rothschild's Hank.

About 2:3oP. NJ. seventy-sevenyears ago
Tuesday week. little Able Fidler was playing
nip in street Of ODESSA Southern Russia.
Along came party o. Constantinowitzes
and kidnapped him. The witzes we're
named in honor of the Grand Duke Con-
stantine, who despsed the plain people and
died of cholera. Their job was to steal
little Jewish boys and put them in the army,
30 that they would forget their religion.
When Able's father counted noses at sup
per that evening, one was missing.
Very annoying he said. But I sup
pose the Little Father has use for him..
After which he cut the black loaf into eleven
sections instead OF twelve, as was his wont.
Service in the Russian Army was at
that time a matter OF twenty-one
years, but nobody knows how long
Abraham Fidler stayed on the Job. de
turned up in Nice, France, about twenty
years ago, a man of 10, and applied to the
Russian Consul for aid. Russia helps Its
distressed when they are foxy enough to
live abroad and Fidler got about $40 every
month at the consulate. He begged from
house to house in the daytime and did
tin cup turn on street corners at night.
1t must have been rare graft, for presently
the Paris branch Of thaRothschilds began
to get large chunks Of money from fldler
to be deposited in his name. Last August
he fell i'll, and when informed that the ser
vices Of a physician would cost at least
five francs he turned his face to the wall
and died. He probably suspected what
was coming on, for he left will. IT con-
sisted Of letter to Baron August Roths-
child and contained, outside Of the address
and signature, these four words
"Gelt gent zu gelt.' Money goes to
money!
The Baron learned that Fidler had 2,oooo 900
francs on deposit and appreciated the rare
humor OF the ninety -year-old beggar, but
declined to take advantage OF IL. His
agents investigated Elders case and
came upon his brother, Jacob Samuel
Fidler, in Odessa.
Jacob has seven daughters and one son.
The son is Max Fidler of 81 Cook street,
Brooklyn, and all the other heirs have as
signed their claims to him, to make the
matter Of collection easier. He hears
that 100000 francs has been paid 10 other
heirs. but that tho Rothschilds will hold
tho rest OF the fortune for him and his
father and sisters.
Max Fidler is 81 years old. He works at
Quilt making, and when business is good
makes as much as $40 a week, with which
to support his large family He has
black pompadour and. until the last few
months, was an enthusiastic socialist. His
lawyer, Jacob Cebulsky OF I'll East
Broadway says that Fidler has made very
few remarks about the equal distribution OF
wealth since he heard of the 100000 francs.
Mr.. Cebulsky says there is no doubt that
the fortune exists and that the Fidlers will
get it. He is too busy to go to France, so
he wrote to Maitre Labor, who defended
Dreyfus, and Labor has consented to do
the foreign work on Is per cent. basis.
Lawyer Cebulsky's fee Is also contingent.
He asked Labor to help him because most
Of the lawyers in France won't take cases
except for cash on the nail. Cebulsky will
provide Fidler with enough money to go to
Paris in July He has copy of Elders
birth certificate. establishing tho relation
ship with the rich beggar.
"Will you return to Russia to enjoy your
money if you get it?' Fidler was asked.
Never he said in Yiddish. I'm going
10 buy real estate in Brownsville.