The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-03
NOT A MISER BUTANALMONER
a. IRDED SECRETS COWF az r
IbTER WISS HiISS DElTH.
>pln~IrT NhS I.ls ~,i n 70 IN I'enurS VAS .
Lavish lNer Her Pa>sr-.iSns fSiis
HaS.=a ~ assDD. tDsbO. with Ihr NaIse
~ tBsIlS HelrIaasns 10 Br Ndsleti.


~ RIINGIo<. y : March ? That
philanthropy hat in the late years 20 her
life Wed with an ss,cenericity for hoard
ing gold IN odd places about her homo
dsV"lnp-d to-day during the inVeetiga-
tion 70 'h~ Affairs oT Miss Elizabeth A
HAYS who died suddenly on Monday
night M the ag,. ~ ~ wears. supposedly
pOor hat since found To have left a tlOO.OO0
estate
close friends ~ tho Woman who were
ln her confidence except a. 10 the extent
10 her wealth asserted to-day that she
had given away thousands Of dollars
during the last twenty wears among
scores of needy families ~ Burlington
county
80 quietly did she carry On her charity
thai her l-sft hand never know what her
right hand did SAID Miss Ella Horner.
MANY uf those who reviewed her help
never know the Ident,iv ~ their timely
h"nefactor
only thos. employed 10 carry out her
charity work know m" extent To which
she distributed money among the needy
Vet strangely Miss Hays continued To
profess poverty before those tn whom
she openly gave assistance. ant they
bHl~ved until her death that she was
actually poor as she PROGRESSED to he
and MS making a heroic personal sacri-
fre To aud them
The odd farmhou-" has been CLOSELY
guarded sine" a lawyer and heirs found
hf IN din, rent lots NJ gold coins and
hank rot"s hidden "a hooks cuplIoa rtS:
old hoN"s. bids aud many Odd places
vest rdTy II ~ ass Tt"d thai APP
proNimrt -ly sln'ss' ~ cash was Gsnnd.
Tfts. ton
Rrd deeds fnr upward Of sS'.sH worth ~
props rty
Attorney Reginald Branch .xecutor q
N" '-t ~" sad to-day that Miss Hays
oNu net hdlT q do.en 81 the lsst farms in
Darlington county. several city properties
AMI numerous MORTGAGES Deeds yellow
witn age were found among some rubbish
~ ste day The LAWYER refused 20 tell
the vain" " the estIte a. this time hut
schuyler Rninier. IIch cousin. -lys {
~ vail exceed the SIuo tI mark What /
success pvardsd the '.fforts &C the search +.
ing party h"r'ied 10y Executor Branch d
who r"n"wed ~" -sarch II the old farm
hOus" to-day. wis not made known to
IN" TrIhlic N.lghbnrs say the ATTORNEYS +
carried away with them several closely I
wrapped bundles but 1T the Law officer /
Mr. Branch SAID h. could make no state !
Ineni ~ this time regarding What was
found today
MANY relatives and friends visited the
y
this fact prevented the executor and heirs
from completing tho search. An entire
tay will 10 necessary ~ search the house
thoroughly. and this will he delayed until
after the funeral. which will ~ held on
Friday afternoon At o'clock tnterment
will be- made IA the did burial ground 81
he Hay- family. near FlOrrnCp
Much speculation ~ rife among neigh
pors a. to the PROVISIONS made in Miss
HayS's wall II is said that four wills
are in eNist-nce hu' the executors APP
potnted IN all hut IN" latest. drawn nv
lawyer Branch an"ut hse years ago.
ire dead
NeiEhborS sty that search 81 the old
louse since tho death n Miss Hays has
svea ed an odd assortment of nsiT-
ooms and valuable antiques They say
hat eighteen OLD spinning wh~els were
ound covered with dust IN the attic
several Of these are of spiid mahogany
In Fnother Isrt Of tire gttiC ? re- aaid
n hrve been found -eNer'l ~ rdwoOd !
y elts Those cont 'ined clothes OF npnv
4 Niss Ha " : ancestors. even the ClOthin.,
4 her srs ndfs 'rsr REM lining IA = good ,
tttc ~ preservation. although Miss !
iHyp herself vs. ~ W - old
Much old mahogany furniture. most Of .
CAV n her by deceased relatives, IN 1
torsd IA tho rooms on the second floor
Z IN" old houS" MRnN Of th"so rooms
=" said mover 10 have heen used for any
ths r pgrpo-a then - stoT rooms 81 late
ePr~ Nearly P'l ~ thIs furniture il ~
Did mahogany Trd - antique ware ~
lmost priceless especially several old
hIpTendals chgiT- q
Many otd silk gowns and n seemingly o.
nlimIts.i supply uf rare old laC.~ and a
most ~ them yellow with !,
e.. hay" l-'cu among the discoveries :,
'giIltIng from tho second search Old
Old CONS and hank notes are said 10 y
ave h~en hidd"n even among these
s'rlDoms
IL - likely that fortune will be gained
ON ~. I'D coins alon. Hundreds Of
i".e ~ rar,. ninta Sc both domestic and -
,raIgn. were found miX ed IN with modern =
lid - gIes and double eagles state "
snator GTffith " Lewis president Of
cal hank and CoIn collector and aXDert
~ been called INTO cOnsulta ton nv IN
'utor Branch ~ pass Ipon the value ~
isse Old pieces