The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-09-02
VAST RICHES HIDDEN
Wealth Brought 10 Light Only
by Death.
London Newspaper Records Cases
That Are Remarkable In the Lido.
s%ynerasles OF Nature That
They Reveal.

After the accidental death OF a
spinster who had lived in Twicken-
ham for many years all alone, and in
circumstances which suggested pov.
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 a mattress. II was also found
that the old lady had in two banks
ovor 10000. nearly 81 1000 in the post
office savings bank. and that she had
insured her life in -four Offices for
sums totaling $40 900.
Nor was this all. The whole OF the
interior of the cottage was deliberately
furnished. It's walls were hung with
valuable oil paintings by ~wcll.known
artists. and lying about everywhere
were rings and other personal adorn.
monts. set with diamonds. opals. ru.
bles and other precious stones.
The old lady was eighty when she
met her accidental death. and. al she
left no will. and. II would appear. no
relatives. all these good and chattels
revert TO the crown.
But this Twpkenham treasure house
sinks into insigniicance beside anoth.
or discovered within a walk OF II at
Chiswick. This house Is one OF the
biggest in that riverside suburb. and
apparently one OF the most deserted,
It's windows uncurtained. It's large
grounds n wilderness. Nobody seemed
10 know much about Il. but suddenly
the police paid II n visit.
The house OF 16 rooms proved a
perfect cave OF Aladdin. The interior
wrs deliberately furnished. while on
the walls hung many beautiful paint.
ings. including four by that greatest
OF English masters. Sir Joshua Rey.
nolds.
But this was only the beginning OF
wonders. Every oom vas packed
with costly treasures. Gold and silver
sessels 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 with
gold. valuable pottery. boxes full OF
silver and jewelry. beautiful embroid-
cry and lace, bed and table linen
without end. rugs and skins and a
thousand things still unmentioned
which required q line OF pantech.
nicons to remove. No wonder, indeed,
when II is added that the treasure
trove included, among so much OF the
rich and rare, IL g%as.cooking stoves
and 30 asbestos heating stoves!
The discovery OF the safe contain.
ing much OF the more valuable Jewel.
ry was the result OF a smart piece OF
detective work. Behind a brass bed.
stead n OF the officers noticed that
there were a dozen or more embossed
rosettes. To all appearances they
formed part OF the wallpaper design.
But the quick-witted scarcher tried
them all. and found that one had re.
volved. Further investigation revealed
a keyhole.
hltHlH Two mlluIeS " bdie WIS
found containing thousands OF pounds
worth OF valuables. The whole place
was n sort OF den OF the Forty Thieves,
a receivers storehouse, the result OF
countless burglarles.
Sometime ago IN old woman was
knocked down and killed instantly by
a dray @ a Ballymena. Ireland. and
when tho police examined her wretch.
ed howell they were well rewarded for
their search.
Two large buckets and n tin trunk,
as well as a big wooden box and
about a dozen mugs. were found filed
to overlooking with all kinds OF cur
rent coin. When the money was col.
lected and put on the scales Il totaled
considerably more than a hundred.
weight.