MIDAS IN THE SLUMS
IDENTITY REVEALED
RELIGIOUS-MINDED GERMAN
LONDON, March 25
The Evening News reveals the identilv of the man who distributed money in the East End lust month. ITe was Max Hyman, a German who went to Australia- in 1006 and made a fortune. He had since lived for many years in Belgium. When he became convalescent f ,fter a serious illness in 1025, lie declared that God had told him to_ give, away his wealth. Consequently bis relatives kept him under surveillance until ho disappeared. Thev then read the report of an unknown' Midas buying two oranges off a harrow in Petticoat Latin and giving the ( osier 20 £5 notes. The family solicitors are satisfied that liio description of this donor tallies with that of Hyman, whom Scotland Yard has failed to trace. The mystery is deepened by the fact that he has long avoided banks, from which he could have drawn money freely.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 7 April 1926, Page 7
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