The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-07-03

shipping trade with China, and had
an irreprOachable social standing. Ed
ward Mott Robinson, who had also
amassed fortune in a similar way IN
New Bedford, married Abby Rowland
of whom Hetty Robinson, the future
mistress of finance, was born. She
was sent to Quaker school on Cape
Coodo. and to Seminary in Boston,
and got her~first lessons in tinaneG
whom her ageing father entrusted her
with some of his books.
A Fortune at 30.
She was Just 80 years old when her
father died suddenly leaving her MS
nine millions. one million outright aho
the income from the other eight, the
principal to be held in trust for her
children 1t is forgotten that Hetty
Green, then Robinson, was a belle Ill
New York society. According 10 hei
own stories she 'often danced the
whole night through" Even them now
ever she lived in boarding house
an6,,it eve. sssKug that rsths Chan pay
ca,, s.' - pull d pair Of heavy
- - ser ser shcss and
- u ,l,rou sf snow to parties.
Almost at the same time that ner
father died. her aunt, Sylvia Ann f1ow-
land passed away, leaving seVeral NH
~, dollars It is said Hetty ROOM
SON had been brought up from chiio,
hood to count this money as hers anu
that the aunt expressed the hope tna'
11o..v would some day become, as she
did rho richest woman in the country
rbo division of the aunts ESTATE
yas not as expected. Three
wears after the aunts death f'o''
Groom appeared in the United STATES
ciuc,i+ Court in Massachusetts Win d
will which she wanted substituted ~.
49, ono already probated. This Will
:, Mrs Green's own handwrltihs'
,e If the most famous experts
of The day declared under oa'n 'no''
t.,.oe that the two signatures IL coh-
o.xoa uore not made by the aunt put
,roro traced by Hetty Green herseil
original signature of sylvia
Ann Rowland.
Tho litigation is one of the most
ea,ops in court annals. After al
orse If s172. 900. the case was as
oissod IN a technically. An appear
was made to the Supreme Court Oh the
1rn;+od States. but while this was peno-
mo private settlement was reacheo
From those days to the time OF neA
death Hetty Green was lnVoi'eu IL
,o Inv snit or other, asserting 'hd'
,awvors were forever trying to rod
ber of her property. Her antipa'ns
theu was so violent that sue
aaid az would rather have my daugh'
49, burned at the stake than to 20
through what I have with lawyers.
sbe married in 1867 Her HUSBAND
was Edward Fl. Green, who was oni'eu
states Consul General in Manila wnere
no had made a fortune in the SILK
trade It is said Green, at a public ain
nor heard someone speak OF He''s
tRohiuson as "the greatest American
jbeiress" and straightaway announcer
his determination to marry her' De
fore the wedding day an agreement
was signed 10 the effect that the wiie
fortune should never be drawn Oh -
NJ eet the husbands debts or any OF
their Joint expenses.
| He died in 1902 after having lost
lmost of his money in Wall Street.
Both Hetty Green and he did bus
illness there for many years. but or
,separate accounts. Old Wall Street
linen have told innumerable stories
iabout her closeness. One was how she
negotiated once for special engine to
take her from Philadelphia to New
York so that she might not miss a
lchance to make several thousand dol
lars before the close OF the Stock tx
change mice was named BY the rail