The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-22
HEIR TO MILLION
But IS UNHAPPY
Chicago Man and His Wife
Fear Money Will Break Up
Little Home.
WILLED BY RICH UNCLE.
RELATIVE WHO DIED TWENTY
YEARS AGO LEAVES PRINcELY
FORTUNE WHICH FOR A LONG
TIME HAS GONE UNCLAIMED.

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TIME HAS GONE UNCLAIMED.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 21.-Heir to tor
tune of more than million dollars,
but uncertain is he really can afford
to accept the heritage on account of
the present happiness of his family, is
the strange position of Emil Ascher, a
retailer of mems gloves, who lives con-
tentedly with his wife and eight chill
dren in Prairie avenue flat.
His inheritance is the old story of
the long lost nephew and the rich I'M
Gle. In the case of Ascher his uncle
died twenty years ago in London after
accommodating fortune of great magni-
tude. For these twenty years the
seach for Ascher has been almost
world wide, and it was only by a mere
chance that he came to know of his
heritage.
In 1888 Joseph Ascher, the uncle,
died in London He was born in Ger
many, but had left his brother, the
father of Emil Ascher, and went to
seek his fortune in Australia. There
his brother lost track Of him and his
name practically was forgotten But it
develops now that Joseph Ascher grew
wealthy and went to live in London,
where he died suddenly, leaving nei-
Their will nor clew to his relatives.
Letter Gives the clew.
Six months ago Mrs. Ascher received
letter from friend of hers in Ger
many near the place where she was
born saying that a family of the name
of Ascher had fallen heir to a large
fortune and that the names of the
members of the family were wanted by
London law firm. Mrs. Ascher had
little idea that her husband was among
those to become beneficiaries.
She wrote back, however to cousin
of hers, Sol Buckofsei, a lawyer of Ber-
lin, telling of the reported search for
the -Ascher family and asking him to
look into the report. After several
communications Mrs. Ascher received
letter from her cousin yesterday in
which it was stated that her husband
was certain to share to the extent Of at
least million in the Joseph Ascher
estate.
Falling heir to million, however,
did not seem to produce the thrill in
Mrs Ascher or her family that might
be expected in these commercial times.
She found cause for displeasure in
stead OF Joy and feared that so much
money in her family might disrupt the
prevailing genuine happiness in her
little fireside.
Fears the Gilded Future.
Il suppose we must take the mon
ey," she said. "But can tell you /
want nothing more than my husband
and my eight children in this life. We
are as happy as can be now. We
could not be happier. Now comes all
this money. | am much afraid Of the
future. and SO is my husband and all
the rest of the family.
I'VE are not rich. We simply have
enough to eat and fairly good place
to live. although we are little
cramped for room. But If we had all
the money in the world we could not
be more satisfied with our lot. It is
not money that makes people happy
it is living good life. l wish we
could have kept the news of this mon
~ to ourselves. We are just simple,
common people.
What we will do with all this mon
ey can't tell. We will probably give
most Of it away. We will give some to
hospitals. old peoples homes, and 9TH
er charities. I think we will give away
about one-half OF all we get. Then we
win divide much of what is left up
among our family. l suppose we will
have to move over on Michigan ave
nue.. and it will be hard to go, because
do love this dear old fiat
Plan Trip to Germany.
Among the first uses Mr.. and Mrs.
Ascher will make of their new wealth
will be trip to Germany. back to
their old home, which they have not
seen for many years. Mr. Ascher is
60 years old and has been in the Unit
ed States for th'rty-five years.
Three years after coming here he
went back to his old home with the
few dollars he had saved and kept an
old promise with the girl who is now
his wife. Their wedding trip was to
Chicago where they have since resid.
ed.
The family lives in a third floor fIat
at 1881 Prairie avenue. Mr.. Ascher
has an office in the Lakeside building.
Cheering words for lovers of sweets
Were spoken by DR.. Charles A.
Bracket in a recent lecture at the
Harvard medical schnnl nn rnia 49,