Connecticut western news., 1882-01-11
An English Estate.
HAUNTED IN ENGLAND AND POSSIBLY POI
 soNED IN AMERICA,

It will be remembered that ex-Gov- ernor Army of New Mexico died very suddenly about two months ago on his way from New York to New Mexico. In connection with his death singular story is told. The ex- Governor had for ten years been engaged as counsel for the American heirs of the famous Hyde estate in England. He had visited Eng land, consulted lawyers and secured a large batch of papers necessary to the establishment of the claim, which he had placed securely fastened in box. On returning to New York he stopped at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. On leaving the hotel for the West he said that he would leave the papers in 8 safe place. He told no one where they I were left, and his sudden death on a raj lrvad train in the far West leaves all concerned in doubt as to the where abouts of the papers upon which tke disposal of $45O, 900, 900 may depend. Governor Army had spent nearly all his money in pursuing this claim, and had mortgaged his home to continue the search which he declared when he ar rived in New York with his box of papers had been thoroughly successful. Of course great interest centers about the recovery of the papers. Miss Lin da Gilbert, the prison philanthropist, was an intimate friend of Governor Army, and as such has made close in- quiries about the missing papers. At the Cosmopolitan Hotel she found two boxes which he had left there, but which contained nothing but samples of ore, and her researches have failed to produce the missing papers, but in the course of her inquiries she has learned some startling facts which surround Go vernon Arny's death with startling suspicious.
 From these facts discovered by Miss Gilbert, it appears that Governor Army long before his daeth or before he could have suspected any intention of foul play upon him, told her that during all the time he was pursuing his researches in London, he was followed by we'll. dressed person, apparently a merchant, but with an unmistakable Cockney ac cent, who, after thrusting his acquaint ance upon the Governor for some days, automatically suggested to him that some compromise for the Hyde estate claims might possibly be made with the banks.
 "I represent fifty heirs," said Cover nor Army, ''and they want all that be- longs to them, proportioned according to the devises." Governor Arny's par alone was $1O,OOO.OOO. The man made no peremptory demands, but continued to haunt his footsteps. Becoming sus picious, the Governor changed his resi- dence. He discovered the man nex day near his door. He visited the American Legation, and the man wa near at hand as he came out of the door He sailed from Liverpool, and an houl before the sailing of the steamer he saw the man on the pier. He did not SC. him on the ship or during his stay il New York "but," said Miss Gilbert ''is there not some groand here for be leving that the emissary of the bank may have made way with the Governor and with his papers P
 These facts certainly look like cir cumstantial evidence of foul play, ant preparations are being made to have tn, Governors body exhumed, if necessary to ascertain the facts.