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Show HID WEALTH UNDER CARPET Lodger In New York Rooming House Had Considerable Sum Put Apart From Prying Eyes. Threo Lank books, showing a bnl-nnca bnl-nnca of $5,000, Including accrued Interest, Inter-est, wero found nnd turned over to the public administrator of Now York city by Mrs. Jullot O'Kecfo of C79 East Ono Hundred and Seventy-ninth street, Tho Bronx. Tho books wero found underneath a carpet in Mrs. O'Keefo's homo, nnd nt tho suggestion of her brother, who Is a lawyer, Edward J. Klely of 357 FaU ton street, Jamaica, Mrs. O'Kcefe transferred them to tho administrator, Tho namo In tho books show that thoy bolongcd to Thomas Grifnn, one of Mrs. O'Keofe's boarders when Bhe ran a largo boarding houso twelve yeurs ngo, at 120 East Ono Hundred nnd Fiftieth street. Griffin was a street car conductor and had come from Salom. On May 25, 1003, ho was taken to Fordham hospital, sorlously 111, and ho dlod thero after an opera tion. He did not reveal the presence of tho bank books. Mrs. O'Koefo Bays ho wob always retlcont with hor and his fellow boarders board-ers regarding himself and his relatives. rela-tives. "Tho day beforo ho died I called at tho hospital and naked him It he wished mo to communlcato with any relatives or frlonds," said Mrs. O'Kecfo. "Ho replied ho had nono, and gavo mo no hint of tho hidden bank books." Tho bank books will bo held for relatives rel-atives of tho dead man, If uny may be found. |