The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-05


WAS GuVERH0R Army MuRnEEEp?
Haunted in England and Possibly Poisoned
ia Amcrica-A Mysterious Stranger Dos.
cling Ills Footsteps In London and Iiycr-
pool 49, Suspicious circumstances Sur
rounding His Death In the Far West
1t will be remembered that Ex-Governor
Army, Of New Mexico, died very suddenly
about two months ago on his way from New
York to New Mexico. The Ex-Governor,
who was quite ~ old man, but with all his
physical and Mental ability undisturbcd,
had been engaged for nearly ten years in an
effort to secure to the American heirs OF the
famous HYDE estate in England, the sum
due them out of the tg0.GO0.00O depo,ited
in various banks IN England. lie had
visited England, consulted lawyers and
secured a large batch of paper,
necessary TO the establishment OF the
claim, which he had placed.
securely fastened, in box. On roturnirl.
to New York he stopped AZ the Cosmopoi-
WuHotcl. Ga leaving the hotel for tho
West he said that hc would leave the pa
pers IN % safe place lie told no one where
they were lelt, and hiS sudden death on
railroad train in the iar West leaves all con.
ccrnvd in doubt Us 20 the whereabouts of
The papers upon which the dispusal of
iJ00OoN may depend,
on TUE EVE or SUCCESS.
Governor Army had spent nearly I'll his
money IN pursuing this claim, and had
mortgaged his home to continue the search
Which he declared when he arrived i'm New
York with his box of papers had been
thoroughly successful
Olcpursg great Interest centres about
Ne recovery OF the papers Miss Linda
Hilbert, the prison pi'l,authroplSt, was AN
ultimate friend of Governor Army, aud rs
,uch, hos made close inquiries about the
missing papers. At the Cosmopolitan
Hutel she found two boxes which ne had
left there, but which contained nothing but
samples of ore. and her researches have
Jailed to produce the missing papers, but
IN the course OF her inquiries she has
learned some startling facts which surround
The manner ut Governor Arrays death with
startling suspicious,
From these facts discovered by Miss
Gilbert, Il appears that Governor Army,
long before his death, or heinrc
he could have suspcioned any intention
OF foul play upon him, told her that
during all the time he was pursuing his rc-
searches in London hc was followed by n
wcll'dresscd person, apparently mer.
chant, but with an unmistakablo Cockney
accent who, after thrusting his acquaint
uncc upon the Governor for some DAYS,
automatically suggested TO him that some
compromise for the Hyde estate claims
might possibly be maze with the banks.
No NOTION OF COMPROMISING.
al represent ilny heirs said Governor
Army, "nnd they want all that belongs to
them, proportioned according to the dc.
vises," Governor Arny's part alone was
SHOWDOWN Tho man made no
percmp,ory demands, hut continued
tn haunt his footsteps, Recominr
suspicious, the Governor changed his resi-,
denco. lie discovered the man the next
lay near ais door, lie visited the Amcri.
can legation aud The man was near az band
ns he came out of the door. He sailed from
Liverpool, aud AN hour before the sailing of
The steamer he saw the man on the pier lie
lid not see him on Tho ship or dur'nv his
stay IN New York. But, said Miss an.
bert us there not some ground here ior no.
Towing that the cmiSs,.ry OF the banks mny
nave made way with the Governor and with
hiS papcrs2'
These facts certainly look like circun.
stantial evidence OF foul play, and prepare.
tions arc being nude tohavo the Governors
body cNliumed, u Necessary, to ascertain
the mcls.-tN. y. Star.