Show FROM WEALTH TO POVERTY Former Associate of Jay Gould Goes to the Poor House Now York Jefferson P Haplee once a wealthyNew York banker and business associate of Jay Gould Commodore Com-modore Vanderbilt and John P Blair went to the poor house here Monday Raplee was one of the best known men along Broadway In his day His father who was Judge Raplee of Yate county New York left him a large fortune In 1S5G he opened a banking house at 137 Broadway which was capitalized at 200000 and did a yearly year-ly business of 500000 which was a large sum at that time Since 1SG7 when this bank made an assignment Utter some unfortunate speculation Mr Raplees fortune although Invested Invest-ed In a banking venture steadily diminished di-minished Three years ago he closed his last offices at 130 Lahcrty street and began to live on toe remnants of his former wealth Ac was unmarried un-married > |