The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
"PAUPER" DWyER,
MANY TIMES RICH,
|SFOUND SHOT
Adventurer and One Time
Prince of Promoters Dead
at GAINESVILLE, Wis.
WALL STREET FIGURE.
Arrested Here for Stabbing His
Valet in Apartment Of Mrs.
Carrier.

Newp reached this city from James
Vile. wis. to-day that Edward l..
Dryer, millionaire specu1ator. soldier
OF fortune and pauper by turns. had
been found dead, with q bullet through
his head, In q yard near the railroad
depot IN the Wisconsin town That
the man had been murdered there was
little doubt. lie had but ~ cents in
his pocket
Dwyer. described by tho GAINESVILLE
police as n handsome man about sixty
years old. had been In GAINESVILLE but
one day. having come from . Chicago
hotel, q room key or which wa~ found
In his pocket lie was to have left
GAINESVILLE last night to visit friends
IN Fulton. Wis. NO he told an acquaint-
ance After spending money freely In
several saloons early in the evening
he started for the railroad station. His
body was found this morning.
The mystery surrounding the death
OF this remarkable man II in keeping
with the whir1wind events OF his career.
Probably no more erratic and spectacu-
lar personality has impressed itself upon
the financial circles In this country and
Europe than that OF Dryer.
pRIFTED WEST TO GEEK FOR.
TUNE WHEN A BOY.
Born IN Torrinston. Conn. Dwyer
drlfted into what was then the little
tanned West In his boyhood, and for
years his family lost trace Of him. But
during that time ne was living In Mex
leo. diligently picking up opportunities
and gold wherever he could fsnd them.
He discovered u fabuiousiy rich opal
mine and sold Il to a wealthy spaniard.
with this money he turned to the
road. Joining with several other
nnanciers OF Mexico and this country
TO fioat the proposition. He returned
from Mexico to this country In the
early sos. worth several millions.
Dryer then plunged into the wheat
pit In Chicago and dropped . half OF
his fortune trying TO pull through
tight corner when only q part OF his
wealth was available. But he recouped
later, went 10 London and began the
life OF high roller at the Hotel
Cecil.
Reams and reams OF Mexican m!ne
and railroad stocks were purchased by
English. French and Belgian speculate
ors under the magic influence OF the
American plungsr. He spent money
OF hnanciers. He came back TO the
United States about 1890 with \ wide
reputation as a promoter.
LOST A FORTUNE IN THE
FLORIDA SWAMPs.
Then Dwyer fell upon another dissA-
tar. lie went down TO Florida and be-
came interested In the same project
that 10 Just now being pushed through
IN the Evergiades-that OF draining and
cultivating the waste lands In the great
peninsula. He dropped thousands Of
dollars In the venture: but he met "A
wealthy old Duchess and recouped
through her.
She was the Duchess Casteluccia
who had been Jennie Cornwall OF al
old family up tho Hudson. she wal
seventy-six years old. very fat ant
very rich when che met the dashinI
Dwyer he had an eye only to the lattei
attribute and they were married II
1895. She gave him $4,000 In cash
and deeds to some valuable marble
quarries which he subsequently sole
for $4,000. Then she died.
The Duchess will left only so - he
husband. and for = time he and othe
heirs who had been ignored threatened
a contest II was never brought IL
1899 Dwyer was legally pauper and III
passed through bankruptcy. Dwyer en-
listed In the United States Marine Corp
at Harrisburg. Pa. and served his full
term OF enlistment In the Philippines.
! Then he bodied into public view agaii
when he worked up another OF his oil
u time promotion schemes IN Mexico
A Again he went through bankruptcy 1
g 1863, with debts OF SaA7, s35. lie borrowe
r money from friends, plunged into tn
wheat pit in Chicago once more all
?, wrested u third fortune from II.
:, The last that New York heard q
I Dwyer was as lately as last Fehrl
q airy, wien ne was hailed TO court ~
e stabbing Alberto Robert, his youn
Is Porto Rican secretary and valet. TIL
i Assault occurred In tho luxurious apart
/. ments of Mrs Frances Carrier at ON
- iundredth street and West End ave
n nue.. Mrs Carrier IL the mother-!n-la
g OF Daniel Il. Reid. the tinplate millor
: aire
Dwyer explained the stsbbing OF III
~ Porto Rican youth by saying he Ina
l. abused his friendship, The boy declare
4 that Mrs Carrier who was engaged
@ be married to Dwyer at the time. Ia
N taken only "a motherly interest
him Mrs Carrier failed to appear
T.. witness against Dwyer and no WI
:, dismissed.
:, Frederick Roberts. a lawyer OF N
=, 30 Park Place, who had represent
>, Dwycr as counsel In some OF his bu,
! ness dealings several years ago. r
- ce.ved telegram to-day from the III
trIct-Attorney AT gainesville. notifyii