Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1915-08-11
VAST RICHES HIDDEN
Wealth Brought TO Light Only
by Death.
London Newspaper Records Cases
That Are Remarkable In the 'dio-
syncrasies OF Nature That
They Reveal.

Attef tEp HtClututdi ~
spinster who had lived In Twicken-
ham for many years ell alone. ana IN
circumstances which suggested pow
erty, property valued at many thou'
sands of dollars was found In her cot
tage. which was sadly in need OF re-
pair. London Answers states.
Money was discovered all over the
house deeds OF property and stocks
and shares were found stuffed under
meath mattress. II was also tound
that the old lady had In two banks
over $4,000. nearly $1,000 In the post
ofice savings bank. and that she had
insured her life in four Offices Tor
sums totaling 100000.
Nor was this all The whole of the
interior OF the cottage was elaborate'y
furnished Its walls were hung with
valuable oil paintings by well-known
artists. and lying about everywhere
were rings and other personal adorn'
ments. set with diamonds opals, ru'
bies and other precious stones.
The old lady was eighty when she
met her accidental death, and, as she
left no will, and. It would appear. no
relatives. all these good and chattels
revert to the crown.
But this TvVkenham treasure house
sinks into insignihcance beside anoth-
er discovered within a walk OF II at
| Chiswick. This house Is one of the
biggest in that riverside suburb. and
apparently one of tn most deserted,
its windows uncurtained. its large
grounds a wilderness. Nobody seemed
to know much about It, but suddenly
the police paid II a visit.
TIL, house OF l6 rooms proved q
perfect cave of Aladdin. The interior
was elaborately furnished. while on
the walls hung many beautiful paint
lngs. including four by that greatest
of English masters. Sir Joshua Roy
nolds
But this was only the beginning o
wonders Every room was packed
with costly treasures. Gold and silver
vessels were heaped into cupboards
jewelry and precious stones packed
loose in chests and drawers.
There were dozens OF cases OF cut
lery. table silver. vases inlaid wit!
gold, valuable pottery, boxes full o
. silver and jewelry. beautiful embroid
cry and lace. bed and table line
without end. rugs and skins and
/, thousand things still unmentione
, which required line OF panteci
nicons to remove No wonder. indeed
r when II is added that the treasur
. trove included. among so much Of Tn
rich and rare. 12 gas.cooking stove
q and 30 asbestos heating stoves
;. The discovery OF the safe contain
a ing much OF the more valuable jewc
q ry was the result of a smart piece {
detective work. Behind a brass be,
!. stead one of the officers noticed thi
there were dozen or more embosse
rosettes. To all appearances the
formed part OF the wallpaper desig
But the quick-witted searcher tris
them all. and found that one had r
), volved. Further investigation reveal'
:. a keyhole.
d Within two minutes a safe WI
: found containing thousands OF pound
q, worth OF valuables. The whole pla
:. was a sort OF den OF the Forty Thieve
= a receivers storehouse. the result
:. countless burglaries.
=; Sometime ago an old woman "
- =. knocked down and killed instantly
s, a dray near Ballymena. ireland. al
y, % when the police examined her wrett
= cd hovel they were we'll rewarded
their search.
(. Two large buckets and q tin trur
10 as we'll as q big wooden box q
about . dozen mugs. were found fill
to overnowing with all kinds OF G.
n. rent coin. When the money was c
I'd lectcd and put on the scales It total
n. considerably more than q hundr,