The Newark ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1877-1???, 1880-08-07
A Big Sensation Exploded.

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cansed in the neighborhood Of Kimble-
vile, in the southern part Of Chester
county, bya report in circulation that
the body of DR.. VIM. Nesbit, said to have
died in Philadelphia, and whose body.
was taken to that place for interment,
would be exhumed for the purpose of
Identification, the following account Of
which is given in the Local Nesos of last
Saturday:
"There is rumor afoat in the south
ern portion of Chester county, swhich, if
well founded, will, no doubt, develop into
a case which in pointof interest would
scarcely be second to thu the famous
Goss- Undertook one, which our
readers are familiar.
at will be remembered we published
a little over week ago an account of the
sudden death of William Nesbit, styled
DR.. Nesbit because of his dealing in pat
emit medicines, Che same having occurred
at No. 9l3 Market street Philadelphia.
1t was further stated that hissaeath was
the result of heart disease, and he being
a very feshy man, his remains were
speedily forwarded to Kimbleville, this
county, for interment, at which place he
resided for several years, and where he
was first engaged as Singer sewing ma
chine agent, and later as publisher of
little paper called the Kimbleville Register.
tsThe bod@gyas sent by rail, and at the
nearest depotwas one day last week met
! by undertaken Mr.. Taylor Thompson, of
New Garden township. rhe box, a large
} one, had conspicuously lettered upon it
: the injunction, Not to be opened and
this MIR. Thompson thought strangely of,
but remembering that 'Dr.' Nesbit was
very fieshy man, and having died in full
health, he philosophically argued that
owing to these facts, coupled with the
exceedingly warm state of the weather,
that he was unfit to be seen, and accor-
dinghy the request or order upon the box
lid was honored, and tho remains were
duly committed to the keeping of mother
earth"
''This seemed to be the last of the sad
affair, and here it rested until Thursday
last, when word was received by Mr..
Thompson thatsthe deceased had held a
policy in his company for several thou
sand dollars, taken out a few years ago
i'll favor of lady resident of Kimbleville,
and the proofs of his death not being all
that are required by the company the
body would be disinterred in order to ar
rive at the identity of the corpse" Il -
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Monday
says; Enquiry being made at No. 918
Market street, in this city, it was ascer-
tanned that the building was occupied by
Wilson u Fennimore, manufacturers of
paper hansings, John McMulIin, one of
the employees of the firm, residing in the
building, and that no one of the name of
Nesbit had occupied the house, or any
portion of it, at any time within the past
four years. The name of William Nesbit
does not appear in the city directory for
the current year, and no notice of his
death having been given to the Coroner
p ~ Sic rcgsiisttsasisis 5.l;cg OF sIie Boa,.
of Health, leads to some doubt of his
death having occurred in this city,"
Since the foregoing was published an
investigation was made and the report
was found to be without foundation. It
appears that Nesbit died of apoplexy at
No. 916 Marshall street. Philadelphia.
and not 913 Market street as was first re-
ported, about three o'clock on Sunday
morning, July 18th, and was buried at
Kmbleville on the following Wednesday
afternoon, the Misses Elizabeth and Mar
garet Montgomery and lady, said to be
the wife of Nesbit, accompanying the
funeral from Philadelphia. Nothing has
been learned in reference to the deceased
having held a policy in life insurance
company but it is believed that he was
too much reduced in circumstances TO
pay the premiums.
1t may not be amiss to add to the fore
going that reporter of the Local Neps
visited Kimbleville on Saturday last and
had interviews with Mr.. Taylor Thomp-
son and his son, the undeltakers who
buried CDR" Nesbit, also with others in
the village and vicinity, and with one
single exception, found all having susp'
cions as to the funeral proceedings being
not exactly consistent with what is recog-
nized as regular. The corpse evidently
was in decomposed state, as the stencil
was noticeable rods distant from the
graveyard. This Mr.. Paul, the Philadel-
phia undertaken confirms, and tells us
that owing to this being the case at the
time of placing it in charge of the p, W.
s. B. r. r., he had some difficulty in get
ting them to take it to the destination. 1t
is evident that the suspicious given vent
to in the rumor as published, were with
out foundations, and that ''Dr." Nesbit
has gone the way of all flesh at the rather
premature age of 45 years.
The diamond State'S'' Anniversary.
During all the week up to Wednesday