The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-08-16
.WEWS.F SAGE'S HEIRS
How Some Relatives Regard FL
nancier's requests of SIS, 1000.
THANKFUL, BUT EXPECTED MORE


Observation-Disclosures Of His EARLY
Days Recalled By Intimate Friend.
For many years the heirs Of the late
Russell, Sage, the famous f1nancier,
have been living in expectation Of be.
coming wealthy upon the death Of
Uncle Russell, says a special dispatch
from Troy to the New York World.
He has helped the majority of them
financially from time to time, paying
doctors bills or answering with a
check an appeal for rent money. Some
Of the nephews have boasted in years
past that upon the death Of Mr.. Sage
they would be worth millions.
James II. Sage, member of firm
Of fish dealers, is perhaps the most
prosperous Of the nephews in Troy, n.
Y. He has probably few thousand
dollars in his own name.
''Of course" said he recently, 'T'm
not fool enough to throw money over
my shoulder when l can get it without
working for it, but don't have to get
slice Of Russell Sage's fortune in
order to live. I've got some money Of
my own"
By way Of proof he reached down in
his trousers pocket and pulled out a
roll Of bills which, he said, "would
choke a cow"
Charles r. Sage, another nephew,
lives on the third floor Of an apartment
house in Troy. He Is thickset man,
with gray hair and gray mustache.
When employed he may be found upon,
the delivery wagon Of manufacturer
and bother of soft drinks. Charles
Sage has four daughters and two sons,
all grown and all but two still at home.
The daughters are hard working girls
and contribute largely to the support
Of the family by working upon collars.
Lydia, one Of the daughters, some
years ago married Charles Durham,
who Is employed by the United Trac-
ton company as conductor. To them
q. deaf,and dumb son was born. When
the boy was about twelve years old
an appeal was made to Russell Sage
to educate him. The old gentleman
placed the boy in a deaf and dumb
asylum in New York. About six months
ago the lad returned without the
knowledge of either Mr.. Sage or his
parents and engaged a room for the
night at the Harmony hotel, in Cohoes.
The next morning the gas In the room
was found turned on. He had commit
ted suicide. Dependency over his at
Fiction IL supposed to have been tho
cause. The family Of Charles Sage
are emphatic in their denial of being
partie1to asproposed win contest.
why. we never think Of such
thing" Mr.. Sage said. AFTER all Un-
Gle Russell has done for as it would
be the height Of ingratitude. He
thought SO much Of us that he even
sent us clothing. Mrs Sage, the dear
old lady, need never worry. We will
not make trouble for her If we can
help It." 'HS SO
Albert Sage, the third nephew, in
Troy b. fapiliarly known as "Pidgie'
Sage. BE has always been obliged to
work for everything he received in
life and has seen much trouble.
"Pidgie" is employed by his brother,
James 81. Sage, in the fish market. He
has two sons, Walter, who Is employed
at the plant of the General Electric
company at Schenectady, and George.
who Is employed on one Of the ice
wagons Of Copper & Co.
When Albert Sage first learned of
the provisions of the will he was great
ly pleased to think that the great mon
ey maker had remembered even him.
Ne contest the wiHY' he asked.
"Not on your sweet life. have al
ways had to work hard, ever since
was a hid, and 1 guess I'll lay of now
and take It easy for the rest Of my
days. No, $4,000 is pretty good lit
tie bunch Of dough, and Uncle Russell
was all right. You can put 1t down
for straight that there won't be any
contests If have to start them"
The niece in Troy Of Russell Sage,
Mrs. Sarah NJ. Gardner, lives in
pleasant little cottage at 40 Glen ave. |
nue.. She is the widow Of Charles 81. !
Gardner, who was a machinist by
trade. She is nearly sixty years old,
has two children and owns the house
In which she Hives. |
Il don't know what the others will |
do" she said, "but 1 win enter no OBJ
jections to Uncle Russelps will. I will
not say that his relatives did not ex-
pect to get more, but would not start |
contest even though he had not left !
me anything"
Mrs. Gardner has a son, Russell s. |
Gardner, clerk in drug store. The
latter said that the impression seems
TO prevail In New York that all the
members Of the Sage family in Troy
are paupers
While this here little family has no
great wealth." he said, ut might be |
well to mention the fact that we are
not dependent upon anybody just yet"
Among the intimate friends of Rus /
sell Sage in Troy was r. ]. Parmenter,
very old and highly respected citizen.
Mr.. Parmenter recalled the days when
hey shared each others company
much Of the time.