Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-07-16
Mother of Girl He Helped Fourteen Years Ago Re
 members Him in Will.
YEARS OF HARD LUCK
Fortune Comes to Albert Aver, Night Watchman of Omaha, as Result of Kindness He Showed Girl
 Years Ago.

Omaha, July 15-"For being a gentleman" one night fourteen years ago, Albert Aver of Omaha has been bequeathed $1O,O0O in cash. He is a night watchman for the American Telegraph company, and 10000 is more money than he ever before saw at one time.
 The legacy came from Mrs. James Atkinson of Dayton, O., who died two months ago. One item in the will reads:
 For being a gentleman to my
 daughter in time of distress, 1
 bequeath to Albert Aver, Omaha,
 Neb., the sum of $10,00O.
 Aver was almost paralyzed when he was informed that he had $10, ,000 in cash coming to him. When the news reached him he was making his rounds at the plant of the Omaha Ice and Cold Storage Company He thanked his informant and continued on his way
 'I didn't do anything but what any man would do,' said Aver to re- porter. q found girl who needed help and l helped her. Any fellow would have done as much. It was in tine midst of a railroad wreck, and pretty near all of Us were more or less smashed up. My right arm was broken in two places and my right hand crushed flat as a pancake. But the girl, Miss Atkinson, was worse off than I was, so 1 turned in and helped her. And for doing a little thing like that her mother goes and leaves me $10,0OO.
 Had Forgotten Her Name.
 Aver had forgotten the name of the girl, and he looked up an old note of thanks sent him by Mrs: Atkinson to make sure of it. The note was written after the daughter had re- covered and returned to her home in Dayton with the story of Ayers aid ing her the night of the wreck.
 Fourteen years ago, Aver, then just twenty-five years of age, was en route to London, Ont. The car was very crowded. In the next seat to him was a young woman. Aver perfor,7, ed several little courtesies for her and thought no more about it. At Petersburg, Ont, the train collided with another train and several pas sengers were killed or injured. Ayers hand was caught between two seats and badly lacerated, and in extricat- ing it part of the flesh was torn away and his arm was broken in two places.
 Despite his own injuries, however, Aver went about doing what he could for those worse injured than him. self He found the girl who had sat near him on the train with her hand crushed and suffering from other in juries.
 He Saved Her Hand.
 Surgeons had arrived by this time and in the hurry of caring for the wounded they started to lamputate the girls hand. Aver stepped in and had the girl taken to a local hospital and then telegraphed her mother, who arrived the next day. The hos pltal physicians were able to save the girls arm. After taking Ayers name and address the mother and daughter returned to Dayton Aver went on to London, and there blood poisoning developed, which caused him almost lose his hand and arm. Some time later he received a nice note of thanks from Mrs. Atkinson, mother of the girl. After that he heard nothing until the notice of the legacy came to him.
 Upon the death of Mrs. Atkinson, two months ago, notice of the legacy was mailed to Aver, but was return ed undelivered. The case was