Arizona republican., 1916-07-04

ca, she lived almost as frugally as
shop girl Her home was wherever
she chose for a time to hang her little
black cape and bonnet, often in the
hall bedroom of some cheap boarding
house, or in some remote and modest
flat around New York.
Her eccentric extremes of economy
led to a popular misconception of her
as a self made woman" AS a mat
ter of fact she was born rich In 1865
she inherited some slO,OO0,O 900 which
accumulated upon itself until in fifty
years it had multiplied nearly ten
times She also inherited family ira
ditions which had been a pride for
three centuries, and which she was
anxious to perpetuate in her children.
She was born at New Bedford, Mass,
in November, 1884, about the 10Th"
according to her testimony at one time
| in court. She was a descendant on
her mothers side of Henry Rowland,
, brother of Pilgrim John Rowland Of
the Mayflower.
She was inst 80 years old when her
father died suddenly leaving her his
nine millions one million outright and
the income from the other eight the
principal to be held in trust for her
children.
Almost at the same time that her
father died her aunt, Sylvia Ann How
land. passed away, leaving several
million dollars.
The division of the aunt's estate
! however, was not as expected. Three
years after the aunt's death Hetty
! Green appeared in the United States
| circuit court in Massachusetts with a
/ VIII which she wanted substituted foI
the one already probated. This will
was in Mrs. Green's own handwriting
and some Of the most famous experts
OF the day declared under oath theil
belief that the two signatures it con-
tanned were not made by the aunt, but
were traced by Hetty Green herself
over an original signature of Sylvia
Ann Rowland.
The litigation is one of the most ia.
nous in court annals. After an ex
pense of $4,000, the case was dis
missed on technically. An appea
was made to the supreme court of tn
United States, but while this was pend
ing a private settlement was reached
She married in 1867. Her husban,
was Edward H. Green, who was Unite,
States Consul in Manila, where he ha,
made fortune in the silk trade.
lie died in 1902 after having los
most of his money in Wall Street.
Both Hetty Green and he did bushes
there for many years, but on separat
accounts. Old Wall Street men hav
told innumerable stories about he
closeness. One was how she neeoti
rated once for a special engine to TAX
her from Philadelphia to New York $
that she might not miss chance I
make several thousand dollars befor
she close of the stock exchange.
price was named by the railroad com
pany for an engine and one car. Afte
haggling a few minutes. Mrs. Gree
made this final propositions:
Take off the car and make II
less I'll ride in the locomotive cab
This she did, and reached Wall Sire,
IN time to make a successful turn.
Her most pretentious home was z
Bellows Falls, VT. IN winter she hi
herself in some of the least expensiy
>1eighborhoods around New Yorl
guarding her identity by putting tn
name of her pet dog Dewey" on I'll
doorplate. Her daughter Sylvia wa
her only companion. The latter ST
Kept from society, but in 1909 cor
scented to her marriage, at the age ,
thirty, to Matthew Aston Wilks.
wealthy New Yorker of 81 years.
1t was Hetty Greens ambition
make her son, Edward Rowland Gree
the richest man in the country. 81
put him through many severe tests
try out his business qualification
Since 1893 he has been president Of IL
Texas Midland railroad and a fact,
in many other interests In late yea
he largely assumed the management
his mothers property.
While never intensely religious 81
was frequent attendant at Ouak
meetings, and only a few years ae
she, like her daugher, was baptised
1.-THE Episcopal church.
JOHN D. MING DIEs-John