TOO MEAN TO LIVE
Possessed of plenty of money, but so niggardly that he would not part with a penny, Abraham Trecves, aged 87, formerly a master tailor, of Bethnal Green, died in misery and neglect a few weeks ago. At the inquest, Mrs. Rose Scott, a niece, stated that her Unde neglected himself very badly. In his room the solicitor whom she had engaged ha'd found £ISOO in cash. Her uncle also had house property and was probably worth several thousand pounds. "He was an absolute miser,” she added, "and would not give a penny away.” Mrs. Fowler, the landlady, stated that Mr. Treeves would not allow anyone into his room where ho kept his money. i Medical evidence showed that death was duo to erysipelas, set up by an injury of unknown origin to the face. "He was a real miser,” commented the coroner, in returning a verdict of "accidental death.”
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6632, 11 June 1928, Page 8
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