The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-02
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~ him since 1890 and had proved
4 d most capable servant. His health
sWaa often had, Re continued. He
was Of an exceedingly frugal nature.
and his svaingB Of several years had
enabled him ia acquire premises
<2226 and 222T New York avenue. He
did not know =. Juan tie IA Cru. . who
signed the Informative letter to
Major Gordon.
The joint win drawn up BY
Mbing and Mrs. Abing q few DAYS
! prior to the formers death pro.
.vided Tor the conveyance Of the
properties. valued at about $4,000
With e trust of $1,000 on one
house. It provides that n case
Of the death OF either testator, the
other shall come into the whole
property. This instrument has
not been filed for probate it is
!, Raid.
e Carried Life Insurance.
y n addition to the realty, Abing
- said to have carried i life in.
snrance policy Of $1,000 in favor Of,
!: hfs vie.
s4 "A most interesting sidelight upon
{ affairs In the Abing dcnaiciIe was
Furnished BY Lieut. Nina g. Van
Wrinkle. chief OF the Bureau for.
spartment. She declared the Abingn
had been running baby far1ri,sI
A 2225 New York avenue. At
times, it Is related, there were. sls
many as fifteen youngsters in the
two houses. They were mainly
the progeny OF parents who were
widowed, or making slender sal
! aries. or living In rOOming houses.
When detectives brought Mrs.
Abing and Navarro to headduarters
late Friday afternoon. they found
four children III the establishment.
Z One, girl. named Sophie, aged
five. whom Mrs. Abing IL said to
have taken steps to adopt. was
sent to Garfield Hospital. where
she was said to Be suffering with
whooping cough and in q depleted
physical condition There were
three boys, two five years old and
another fourteen.
The parents of the two vnsinxerl
ones came to the House Cf Defen.
ton and got them. One nj the
little boys was infested with YER
min, Mrs. Van Wrinkle said. and
WaE subjected TO disinfectant baths.
"A reporter saw the spindle-IeRged
little chap being taken from the
House Of Detention today BY d pale
mothe rWearing mourning. The
child was badly undernourlshed
3 Mrs Van Wrinkle declared.
N The boy, fourteen. named Nat.
thew. had nothing but good TO say
cot Mrs. Ahing, declared the
Women's Bureau head. She sould
sget little out OF him regarding az |
1airs IN the household. she contfn.
sled. though he told her he had
stayed out OF school to help Mrs.
I Abing with chores about the dOnli- |
Gle. She did not care TO reveal the
\ ohfdrenss full names. She de.
cleared, however, that cOnditional
warranted her again pointing out
ghe destrability of forcing persons
boarding minors to secure q license
1rOm the District government.
Refused To Go To Hospital.
That Abing, with the shadow Of !
death enveloping him, stoicaIly de-I
CARED that Il he must die. he |
would die in Ills own home ana
not n 4 hospital, was the asser.
ton Of physicians who attended
MIN and who vafnly besought him
- 50 to an Institution, where q
complete diagnosis for suspected In
festival tuberculosis could be made.
DR.. Ready Gave Up Case.
DR.. Francis j. Ready, who was
called In to treat Abing on June
IL said last night:
Had Abing taken my advice and
rome to q hospital four days be-
fore he died, IN all probability his
aickness could have been diagnosed
and he would have had & fair
cnance Of recovery. Refusal to con-
slider such move followed q con.
ference with his wife. The Filipino
told me he would rather die at
home. then gave up the case.
Although ! was told by Mrs.
Abing that her husband had suf-
xered from pulmonary ailment