The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-10
WOMAN A HERMIT
IN BROADWAY HOTEL
.\Wcd Woman Rcclu>r Hadn't
stepped Outside Wallick'>
in Five Years.
JEWELS HIDDEN IN PLANO

That a woman in good health could
live in Wallicks Hotel Forty-th!rd
street and Broadway, and not leave the
hotel for five years. nor cultivate the
friendship OF any one in the hotel nor
receive visits from her relatives, was
disclosed yesterday WHEN the transfer
tax appraisal of the estate Of Miss Caro-
line Marshall. who died a. the hotel on
March 9. 1915. was filed
The report shows that Miss Marshall
left a total estate OF s2os,07o, of which
sl46.527 was in real estate and $42,60S
were valued at S3,s44, and the remainder
Of the estate was in securities. Under
"A will made In 1893 she gave 10000 to
the New York Homeopathic Medical COL
lcge and Hospital. and divided the resid-
uary estate between her sister, Mrs.
Mary l.. Van Ness OF II Eas, Seventy
first street, ana her brother Edmund c.
Marshall She left specific beauests to
four nieces. a nephew and two grand
nephews.
The facts concerning Miss Marshall $
habits Of life and an extended search for
her money. securities and jewclry. and
also for a later will /, was believed she
had made, were set forth In an affidavit
by Joseph H. \. Symonds Of the law
firm OF Press n Symonds, in describing
the services performed by his firm, which
he believed were worth $500. \ claim
for s2,5O0 for legal services was made
bv the firm OF Dexter. Osborn Flem-
ing. which was represented during the
search for the aged refuses property.
Mr.. Symonds said his firm was re-
taincd by Mrs Van Ness several days
after her sisters death and search
was at once made for her private papers
at the Second National Bank. where she
had her account, With the aid OF an
order from the Surrogate the searchers
found an envelope containing the VIII
made in lsa3 and $4,000 In West shore
bonds.
Tho search was continued at Wallick' 3
Hotel, where Miss Marshall had "A parlor,
bedroom and bath. Mr.. Symonds said
the decedent had not left the hotel for
Ave years, and that her rooms were in
such condition that thorough search
seemed impossible. Old newspapers.
clothing. bundles and packages Uttered
the place, he said. The bedroom con-
tanned. in addition to the bed. dresser
and table two large trunks and one
small one and a wardrobe flled with
clothing, with packages on top OF the
wardrobe
THE parlor was in state Of in
dcscribable confusion" said Mr.. Sy-
,no,,,,s. ~; contained the usual narlor
suite, "A grand piano, table, dresser large
wardrobe. a number OF trunks, books,
quantities OF magazines and numerous
packages and paper boxes, Every avail
able space except small passaseway
through the rooms was occupied with
articles OF personal property represent
ing the accumulations OF years, In such
manner as to make the condition fairly
chaotic. The difficulty OF the searchers
was increased through the lack Of room
and the fact that every drawer and trunk
was completely hlled and the piano top,
table top and the dresser top we're used
az receptacles for articles OF various
kinds and descriptions"
The searchers did not nnd another
will, hut unearthed a number OF articles
OF jewelry. some certificates Of New
York Central stock and cOnsiderab BILE
currency,