Newport daily independent., 1918-09-27
CAROLINE DYE
 PASSES AWAY
Widely Known and Patronized Clair voyant Is Victim of Attack Of
 Acute Indigestion.

AuHt CdIOltlc Oyc, d HSSIS SoS, who was well known in many sections of the country and held in high re- pute by thousands as a clairvoyant of 10 mean ability, died last night between 10 and II o'clock at her home on Lemmel avenue, following an attack of acute indigestion. Aunt Caroline" was about eighty years of age though her exact age could not be established even by her. self, as she had said that she was about IS years old at the beginning of the civil war. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the A. M. E. church on Main treet, and burial will take place at Gum Grove cemetery.
 Not few persons in many states, both write and black, will be inter- ,sted, as well as touched by the news of the death of this remarkable old negro woman. Born and raised in Jackson county she accumulated a 1idy fortune amounting probably to 100000, including moneys, city prop erty, farms, Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. At an early age she 2 aim8d to possess the power of sec ing without the organ of vision, hav- divine insight of things past, pres ent and future. Whether she really possessed this remarkable vision or not, during all the years of her ex- istence she had gathered around her faith and following that perhaps was not equalled by any other seeress known to this country. It is said that reputable and socially known men and women, and msn high up in bus mess affairs, laid great store by her alleged remarkable power to fore toll occurrences, and that before mak- ing financial move involving any considerable amount of capital they would first consult Aunt Caroline" whose medium, it is said, was usually reached through deck of cards. And it is said to her credit that oc- casions were rare that matters ter minated contrary to her prediction. Men have known to come from afar, even from Chicago and other cities of the north and east for sitting with the old woman. Negro men and women from distant states, as we'll as Arkansas, were possessed with the belief trat she held within her grasp the power to heal the sick and dis eased, and it is said that her fortune was not at all badly added to from clientele of this sort.
 The average negro had a great reverence for Aunt Caroline" Her word was law They regarded her nature as angelic, and that she pos sessed divine gift was never ques- toned by a great many.
 Probably the most unique and in- teresting trait of the old woman's character came to light when it was learned today that she kept about her premises large sum of money c. R. Hite, who had charge of a greater portion of her business af- fairs, in company with w. T. Parish, cashier of the First National Bank, and Claude M. Erwin, her attorney, went to Aunt Carolne's" home this morning and took charge of her af- fairs, ecluding money and papers. The gentlemen were surprised, dur ing search which they made of the premises, to find big sums of money secreted in almost every conceivable part of the house and premises. They located money to the amount of s12,000. There was a total of some thing like $3,500 of this money in E silver dollars found in various re- ccptac,ss, and in order to convey