The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

THE NEW YORK MILLIONAIRE
But FEARS HIS TEMPER WILL
BE sPoILED-TELLs REPORTER
ABOUT HER oFFER-PooR AND
SHE NEEDS THE MONEY.
PARKERsBURG, June ~3.-Reading
In a New York paper the advertise.
nent ola wealthy citizen who lives in
the eastern metropolis, who offers $50.
900 In cold cash for a leg, arm and
hand, all Of which he Is minus, and
which eminent specialists say n be
grated on him, Mrs. l.. E. Lloyd, OF
this city, declares that. she will part
with her left hand for the small sum
OF $4,000, and has written the New
Yorker to that effect.
Mrs. Lloyd, who lives on Market
street, Immediately to the rear OF the
Offices occupied by DR.. Rolla Camden,
was seen yesterday By a reporter, and,
being asked the question II she would
give ap her left hand for the sum
above mentioned, replied that she had
studied over the matter and had con.
clnded that It would be a money max.
Ing proposition.
Says She Needs the Money.
Il am a poor. woman" said Mrs.
Lloyd, "and while I appreciate the fact
that ! need my two hands, | feel that
can get along better with $4,000 and
my right hand than ! can with the two
hands. When | read the advertisement
In the paper l started to thinking
about the matter and after careful
consideration became convinced that
1t would BE n good chance 10 become
comfortably flxed."
Mrs. Lloyd is a hard working wo.
man, earning a living by sewing and
doing some special work for a Chi.
cago firm. She Is married, having a
son and daughter, but Is living apart
from her husband. She said he was
worthless AMI she left him three years
ago. She Is only &c years Of age and
does not know what 1t is TO be sick.
Could Handle Money.
What would you do with the mon.
ey, II you were to get III" she was
asked. ,
u would put 1t out on interest. I
would not spend 1t. foolishly, nor would
] buy n home. ! think II would be
enough to keep me the rest Of my
life."
The man who offers $4,000 for the
three missing members is Harry Mun.
70. How he lost them is not known.
but he Is reputed 10 be immensely
wealthy and he says he will give even
more than the $4,000 II the physI.
clans can graft on the members and
make them so he can use them. One
OF the physicians told him that there
could be no doubt rs to the success
Oh The operation. He said that a hand
grated on would thrive and would be
lifelike, but he would not promise
that It could 10 the work which was
performed by his original hand. Nun.
no said he cared nothing for that; all
he wants Is a hand.
Has Many Answers.
Mr.. Manro has received score OF
answers from people all over the Unit.
ed States. Many Of them have been
men, but the majority are from women
and the prices placed on the limbs OF
The women by themselves are in some
cases surprising. One woman wants
TO sell her whole arm for 5000, and
another will part with one OF her low.
er limbs for the same amount.
y think my left hand would suit"
continued Mrs. Lloyd, as she discussed
the matter. But ] want to tell you
that II Mr.. Munro has never had any
temper he had better watch out, You
know ! have got an awful temper, and
!; they mix my blood with his there
Is no telling what he will DO
Mrs. Lloyd is anxlously waiting for
a reply from Mr.. Munro and says she
Will leave Immediately for New York
TO be operated ON II her are