New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-29
Friendship of Fellow Dere|iCt,
Who Thought Him Poor,
Saves Dudley Jardine
from Potter'S Field.
CHARITY PROFITS BY WILL
Member of a Prominent Family,
He Lived on 1925 a Week,
and How He Accumulat-
ed His Fortune Is a
Mystery.

Through the friendship of a fellow
derelict of the Bowery. Dudley Jardine.
who was member of the firm OF
George Jardine. known years ago the
country over a. organ manufacturers
was saved by the mcrest chance from
a pauper's grave.
His death brings TO light a mysterious
fortune which he had boarded in the
last twenty years. The total amount Is
yet uncertain. but il is known TO be
well upward Of 500, 900 in bonds and
other securities.
Early in February an ambulance call
brough, 10 the Gouverneur Hospital Il
supposedly homeless man. suffering
from an afiiiction of the kidneys. n
was weak and cmaciated and died "n
February To- ON the entry sheet lie
appeared as William Smith. age sew
enty-three. home No. II Bowery." His
nearest friend he gave as Peter
Chaouinard. of No. loo Pearl street.
Never Hnted OF Relatives.
Chaouinard had met smith some
eight years before in the Squirrel Inn,
a reading room at No. l3l Bowery.
which is supported by a charitable or
ganzdtion. Despite the friendship
which sprang up between the two.
smith" never revealed to his friend
the fact that he was possessed OF
fortune. nor did he even hint that he
on a pension supplied by piano man
ufacturing concern he said.
Just before the time the supposed re-
mittances were due Chaouinard would
offer Smith" money to tide him over
W I'll the pension was received.
Chaouinard recalled last night that
many Of these little loans were never
repaid. He is not. however, displeased
much gratifcd 10 know that he was
successful in saving smith from
pauper's grave.
Fearful that such would be the out
tt1flf. ' " SdI n Ctai' ~ AVi
an undertaken who would bury the
body on the promise 10 make payment
Just as soon as he managed 10 earn the
money.
Undertaken Agrees TO Bury Him.
Thomas Fallon. an undertaken OF
West 10Th street, became interested IN
the case With a permit signed by
Chaounard he went 10 the moreue and
claimed the body. which vas awaiting
removal to Potter's Field.
\ search was then made OF the mans
effects in the lodging house at No. II
Bowcry. Papers were found showing
smith" possessed a safe deposit vault
az the Standard Trust Company. 4
handbook with entries OF $1,000 and
cards which led to his being idcntihed
by his relatives we're also discovered
Funeral services were held al the un
dertaking shop. whence tho body was
taken to the Trinity Church cemetery,
al Amsterdam avenue and Doth street,
on February H. The burial vas in the
family plot OF the well known Jardne
family.
Thomas Larson, attendant at the
Squirrel Inn, told last night Of some
of the peculiarities of Smith" on
certain occasions Smith" would come
into the room attired in Prince Al
bert. with the rest Of his costume in
keeping. He would explain that he had
been TO some free musical concert. He
would write innumerable letters TO
mining promoters asking for pro-
spoctuses.
Just how Jardine accumulated his
wealth is mystery. He lived on
about IS - week.
\ will dated 1889 was found. II
leaves about one half his fortune to
charity and the rest TO niecos and
nephews Those surviving arc Mrs.
Thomas +. DeNoe. Of Elnhurst, Long
Island. George Hogg, Of New York;
Robert Jardine, a granddaughter, Of Los
Angeles. and Edward Jardine and
Frederick r. Jardin,. of Mon:clair, y. j.
The organizations remembered in the
will are the Foreign and Home Mis-
sions Of the Presbyterian Church, the
Prison Association. the Episcopalian
mission societies and a Bowery mis-
sion. The executors named are Rich
ard Hamilton. cashier of the BoWcry
Bank. and Cornelius y. Gold: Each