From the June 7, 1914 New York Times:

“Denver, Col.–An artificial leg containing $8,000, the property of Henry C. Wise, who died recently at a local hospital, is today in the possession of the Public Administration, awaiting an heir.

Wise, who was said to have been a Texas oil man, was found unconscious in his room in a hotel. An examination of his wooden leg after his death revealed certificates of deposits amounting to $8,000, concealed therein. The certificates were on banks at Sherman, Texas.”