The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-05-09
(By Associated Press,


New York AIny e-rhe old-fashionod
miser who denies himself food and
clothing aud lives In sauaiid surround
ings while hoardisg great riches. is still
With US Attention has recently been
called to his presence by two cNtraordi-
nary cases wiioh astonished the metro
polls The first instance was that Of
Thomas McNally. an East side rag-pick-
err. who was found dead In the street
with 20 bank books strapped 10 his body
representing deposits Of about sf5,00o.
He together with his sister had lived
for years in q teneuicnt 20 which the
wretched pair brought at night the loads
Of rags and bottles which they had spent
the day ia collecting When the sister
diod. AicNally refused to allow the un-
dcrtascr to put black cloth on the
door token Of mourning 1T costs
too much" he said
Il appears that McNally rad inherit
a0. coo from hts fatrer who was a junk
dealer. and had scattered it about in
several savings banSs. adding new ones
TO the list when his various amounts
passed the $4,000 limit for deposits Yet.
with al this money at command. he IS
supposed TO have liYcd-if Il can be
called living-on nothing but bread ana
water.
TIE case % Maria Corsa is even more
surprising. This woman wisi fully ST.
O0o.c00. and with Saae.ec0 IN bills, gold
and silver locked up in her secretary,
actually died OF starvation in the old
frmily mansion on Morris avenue, where
she had lived as recluse for "A years,
never stirring outside her own grounds.
Miserliness was an Inherited trait with
her. since her father mother and uncle
all hoarded their wealth spending money
only for necessities. When Il girl Miss
CDrsa is said to have been forbidden 20
nmrry a penailess young man upon
whom she had set her heart and her dis
appointment brought out the family
faint. leading to wretchcd life and a
miserable death
People love strong contrasts and %
onset these examples OF avarice. stories
about great spendthrifts are now town
talk. The visit Of "Scotty,' the sudden
~ enrichef miner OF Death Valley. CALI
fornia. IS still fresh Ia the minds OF New
Yorkers. who aro, however Of the opin-
ion that his attempts at wasting money
fell far below the standard set years aga
by the famous "Coal ON johnny" This
man whose real name was John wash
tngton steele Inherited from his aunt
when p years or age large fortune in
cash and securities and royalty on all
the oil produced on the family farm in
yeaanso county. Pennsyivania. At the
same time he WINS offered sl20oooo foi
the property. receiving 100000 earnest
money
The young man completely lost his
head. Accompanied by friend, he went
to Philadelphia. whore his hotel biz
amounted To $4,000 FOR the Eve month.
he STAYED in that city In one day he
spent 100000 lie set up fine carriage
adorned with a painting representing an
oil wen. which he gave to his eoachmar
when he left town. In consequence o.
taking fancy 10 the members Of a Ger.
| toiA minstrel troupe. He bought on IN
terest In the show and sauandered money
upon the members lor suppers costiai
$500 tc 81 600 each. II was during III.
connection with this company that h'
used 20 bpy hacks. take short drives IL
them and then give them TO the drivers
AT one time he rented whole hotel fo
one day at q cost OF 5000, everything
IN the house being free while his lessee
ship lasted
OF course such crazy eNtrivaganc'
could bring about hut one result am
In a short time steele WAS ruined. li
became railroad baggage master am