Show FROM WEALTH TO POVERTY former associate of jay gould goes to the poor house new york jefferson P raplee once a wealthy new york banker and business associate of jay gould corn eodore and john P blair went to the poor house here monday raplee was one ot the best known men along broadway in his day his father who was judge raplee of yates county new york left him a large fortune in 1856 he opened a banking house at broadway which was capitalized at and did a year ly business of which was a large sum at that time since 1867 when this bank made an assignment aister some unfortunate speculation mr raplee s fortune although invest ed in a banking venture steadily di mini shed three years ago he closed his last offices at laherty street and began to live on the remnants of his former wealth was un married |