Ida Wood was thought to be a millionaire socialite from Ne...  ...t hoard objects — hidden among the junk was Ida ’s entire fortune. Roughly 1 million dollars...  ...es, and $500,000 was found in an oilskin bag that Ida hid under her skirt. *strong class="matched-...

Ida Wood had been living in relative peace as a recluse on...  .... One of her lawyers, who was unfamiliar with Ms. Wood , worked to figure out who this 93-year-old woman...  ...e New York Daily News, O’Brien learned that Ida had sold the paper in 1901 to the publisher of...