“POOR” MAN’S HOARD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17348, 1 October 1924, Page 13

“POOR” MAN’S HOARD.

DEATH OF PATRICK MCCARTHY.

Special to the “ Star.”) DUNEDIN. September 30.

Tf any will was left by Mr Patrick M’Carthy. the elderly* man who died in a small house in M’Carthy’s Lane, off Carroll Street, on Friday, it has not yet been discovered. Deceased owned about seventeen houses in the lane which bore his name, mostly small, but a very* presentable two-storey building faces on to Carroll Street. The ground, which is freehold, must be worth a considerable amount of money*. It is adjacent to the large brick building recently* built by* the Bell Tea Company, and has a frontage of sixty-six feet and a depth of about 180 feet. The small houses, some of a single room, were let at rentals of from 4s to Ss or 9s. The large shop and a small two-storey brick house situated in the middle of the wooden houses would, of course, bring more. An old man who lives in the right-of-way stated that he had known Mr M’Carthy off and. on for the past thirty years. He had first met him at the Mount Royal station; at that time M’Carthy was a cook on the station. M’Carthy often used to speak of the village where he was born—Thurles, in Tipperary. He used to say that he had a brother in America. Mr M’Carthy had occupied himself in pottering about the lane doing odd mending jobs on the buildings, etc. He had lived in Dunedin for twenty-two years. Details of the property of deceased are as follow:—Cash £209 12s fid, eight New Zealand Government Bonds for £IOO each, a silver watch and a chain. The police report states that the sum of £lB l*2s 6d was discovered on a table in deceased's room, and in a box alozzgside there was the sum of £BOO in Now Zealand Government Bond Certificates. Ozi making a further search of deceased’s house two sunzs of money in notes, zzanzelv £IOO 2nd £9l were discovered. The police state that the deceased was supposed to be a wealthy man. with property and nzozzey in. the bank, although they are unable to find a bank book. Tt is therefore ziizoertaiu in the meantime if the money found represents the whole estate (with the property) of the deceased. Deceased’s house was in * a filthy 1 state and it was apparent that he had lived the life of a miser. There was no food iir the house; there were a groat many tools there, however. The estate has been placed in the hands of the Public Trzzstee and in due course steps will he takezi to discover the whci-eabouts of any relatives'of the deceased. If no relations are found the property will go into the consolidated fund.