New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-02
Joss OF MONEY WEPT.
MME. YITOUS LEFT LITTLE
Bohemians Seek Savings GiUen OOer
TO Friend and "HeGIer.

What became of the thousands of dollars en-
trusted during the last five years or SO to Nine
Marie Mack Vitous by the hundreds OF 30
hernians, Slays Russians and Moravians VINO
sought this remarkable woman for advice ana coun-
bel In time OF real or imaginary trouble? Almost
without exception they came away with the balm
they sought. and almost as often with the feeling
shat their hard earned savings had been surTen-
.dered TO a real friend who much better able
TO invest their money with a greater return thah
fhey could hope to do
The ugly rumors which began TO circulate re-
Gently In the Bohemian colony centred at I'D street
and First avenue, which questioned Inadame's dis
3nteTestedness in encouraging the saving habit
among the humber and more ignorant members OF
her race. gained in persistence and volume last
kfriday when the news ran from mouth TO mouth
In the neighborhood that she had killed herself at
her house at No. PA East I'D street. The reports
srhat their friend. she the friend Of all IN
distress. had lost all her money and their own in
fspeculaton. brought TO the house crowds greater
than any that when the fame OF her
marvellous healing and magnetic powers was at its
zenith. But with most Of the pilgrims fear and
anxiety for the nest eggs they had laid away In
mime fitous's safe against the rainy day, aroused
Fly the wild gossip in the colony. easily took the
E@scendenacy over sorrow for the unhappy ending
of the one they regarded las their friend.
| So there was great rejoicing among the real Bo-
Ebenaians OF New York lastsnight when word spread
THAT madames reputation rehabi1itated. and
That. far from wasting their savings, everything
had been found all right. Had not the Public Ad-
gone through the. Safe In madame g
Fdini1g room yesterday afternoon and found lot
Eof bankbooks and packages OF papers and jeTvery
leach marked with the of the owner, who
ANEW that in madare's their possessions were
ssafer than in the savings bank? To be sure. will
HAD been discovered. but the ,bankbooks and pack
tets OF jszyelry there the safe. these the
lTeleved Boheulians and slOvaks were only too
Eready to believe showed that madame had kept
bier trust.
! They did not know, however that Albert d
he WIKI aS
mime Nitous 81 her WILL said last night that the
iestate madame left would pay back scarcely a
ftenth OF the money intrusted her freely by Bo-
fhenens Slovaks, AIagyars andGRussians from all
kparts OF greater New York andsits environs Mr.
tKubie pessinistc about the trouble that
eoudfollow the disclosure Of the real condition OF
mime. Vitous's affairs that he declared positively
Ehe would serve as executor but would turn
pover Inadame's viii to the Surrogate to-day. He
shas had many anxious visitors during the last
Few days with claims for money given TO The dead
shealer that he fears bodily violence II he should
Race the hundreds of defrauded Bohemians when
EShey learn that their savings gone.
The will. in which Mr.. Kubie is named
iecutor, was drawn last September. 1t is a simple
document Of one page. in which Nine. Vicious be-
:queaths all her property TO her daughter Nine
sottilie Komorous, of Moravia. Mr. Kube said last
might he not intimately acquainted with Nine
FVetous's affairs and had consented TO serve ex
cutor only at the dead wonan's urgent request. He
declared the estate in bad condition and very
E5Iarry," and feared it would be found the estate
would amount TO less than $1,000
This will be poor entry TO make the
secutors report offset the $4,000 100000 which
sthe rredulous Bohemians gave into Nine vetous's
BANDS.
favenue. who used to be a Settlement worker
.among the Bohemians, alone represents fifteen
tthese poor working women. who gave up their
fsarnings with childlke confidence. The largest Of
"a relative of John Alexander and his wife Annie
tof No o. Horton street. jersey City Heights. The
f.Alexanders visited Mr. Noyotny yesterday and re-
ttained him TO press the claim
: Victor II. Duras, of No. "a Nassau street who
twas at the house yesterday afternoon when the
say Nine. Eetous got $4,000 of their earnings and
SFictor p. Hladeck, the editor of ''Postup (Pros-
tTess'l, a Russian weekly, said last night that
seight poor Russian working girls had to him
with tales of all their savings given TO Nine.
lVetous for safe keeping or investment. Besides
t1aussian girls who lad given sums averaging 500
Ito their wonderful friend. Mr.. Hladeck said he
twouid seek the advice of a lawyer at once, when
The learned a viii had been found
5 When Edward @. Sheldon, the assistant of the
East 72d street yesterday afternoon with expert
cafe opener. he found about score of friends of
were eager 20 know what was in the safe. AFTER
about a half hour of exoOstulation all except the
three witnesses required by law We're urged to
s1eave the basement dining room: and the work or
opening the safe was begun in the presence OF DR.
James w Flynn. who has office in the house:
J. A SpitZ, q plumber VINO also loaned money 10
Nine Nftous, and Katie Jetebei who for
years had lived with the woman The safe con-
famed about eighteen or twenty bankbooks, all in
different names. mostly those Of women, several
packages OF papers and some boxes OF jewelry
marked, apparently. with the Of the owners
Further Investigation interrupted by the
rival OF a clerk from Mr.. Kube's Office, with the
announcement that there was a will. The various
ARTICLES were put back and the safe was sealed up
pending the filing % the will to-day.