Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-10-22

of the resolute old woman to take
matters in their own hands. Mrs
Ortiz and her companion retired to
room upon the second floor and
sat up until o'clock Saturday morn
ing.
While they waited, eager to give
help, but not daring to venture out
! they heard Mrs. Musse laboriouslv
crawling up the stairway to her bed
room. 1t was in this room that NEST
of the old Woman's treasure was hid
den and she must have exerted her
! last remaining strength to get near
her money, to guard it until death.
In the morning it was decided that it
was imperative to call a doctor, and
DR.. Harrison Duffied was summoned.
1t was then too late. The old woman
died few hours later
Even in the face of death the old
woman,s parsimonious spirit was
strong upon her. When a kindly
AoiShos'i oee'A CVo " put COdl III the
stove in the sickroom she objected to
what, to her, seemed woeful waste.
When the old woman died even
Mrs. Orth, who had known her 90
years, did not know that she had a
relative i'll the world, so little did
those who came in contact with Mrs.
Musse know of her affairs. But it was
learned from Mrs. Buck, who lives at
426 West Huntingdon street, that the
old woman has one of two nephews.
One of these nephews at one time
called Mrs. Musse regularly, taking
her wine and little dainties. but, ac-
cording to the story told by the old
woman in moment OF eXutalion af-
ter driving him away, he inca3 .ieus-
ly asked Ler on his last visit Y ~ She
didn't II - will. She imm t!=:s,t'y
orlefeG iii to get out ana never to
retura
The discovery of SO much money
in the old woman's room vas a:sa a
surprise. Il wa tn9wu that she
Nas mis- IL Is ID prae ico y 10
5usine Sc : her go INDY 81 re a.
though ssla vas 49, A.. " f,8a--
relilg VII - .E Up g re neign-
borhood and sometimes Offering vio-
lenee to mothers who demonstrated
when she was unusually unkind to
their little ones.
Her Big Hoard Revealed.
Deputy Coroner William Braun led
/ the hunt for treasure in the DUST
covered, filth-begrimed rooms. First
pocketbook Containing 2 cents and
a key were found. This indication of
poverty was in harmony with the din
gy, little candy store, with it's sun
! faded and time-aged wares But a
moment later drawer in the store
was opened, revealing 500.
Ascending to Mrs. Muses. bed
room on the second floor, the deputy
coroner first found a pocketbok con-
tanning $50 and then anther holding
only a key Looking about the room
| the deputy coroner saw stove in
| the corner, in which there had appar-
| emily had been no fire for some time.
! Opening the iron door and thrusttng
in his hand, he pulled out two bags
of money. ne contained $1,1O0 in
banknotes, the other $500 in gold. In
the bag containing the bills there
were five $40 notes, 1917 S. notes, one
81 note and thirteen 81 notes. In the
other bag were nineteen $40 gold
pieces, sixteen SIS gold pieces and one
$40 gold piece.
A check for $4,000 from a building
and loan association was found in an
other hiding place. 1t was received
while the old woman was too i'll to
hurIy 20 tae bank. as was her usual
custom, and draw out the money.
In Their places were found $1,000
worth Of Pennsylvania RAILROAD bonds.
$4,000 worth of city bonds, issued
during the administration of Samuel
II. Ashbridge, deeds for several pieces
of property and other pieces of prop
erty and other papers.
Other hooks and corners of the pre-
misses will be searched.
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