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 modora vanderbilt and john P blair went to the poor house here monda raplee was one of the best known men along broadway in bis day his father who was judge raplee of yates county new york belt him a large fortune in 1856 he opened a banking bouse 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 after some unfortunate speculation mr raplee s fortune although invest ed in a banking venture steadily dl mini shed three years ago he closer his last offices at laherty street and began to live on tte remnants rem nanta ot his former wealth was un married |