Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-05
DYING AMONG STRANGERS.
sudden Death in this CHD Of Young ReIa-
tive Of Lord LyttoD.
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tive OF A@cIu Lbt'cHs
New York Herald
In poor health and somewhat iinau-
cally embarrassed, Mr.. L. j. Leyeson
Lytton, a young Englishman, reported
to be a second cousin Of the present
Lord Lytton, came to this country
about six weeks ago, partly to recover
physically and partly to apprehend a
banker named Goldsmith, who had abb
seconded with Gl5,000 Of his money.
lie took up his residence at the fash
ionable clearinghouse Of Mrs. Brain
erd, No. l59 west Twenty-third street,
and died there yesterday morning, after
knocking vainly for assistance in his
struggle for life.
That he was in some measure pre-
pared for a sudden death was shown
by note written on fine note-paper,
with the heading, spool Bank, New
Ferry" and dated at his boarding
house. The note ran thus
"ShOuld anything happen to me
illness or accident, &c.-please COM
municate at once with Mr.. Washington
Briggs. No. 60 west Nineteenth street,
who will care for me and cable home to
Mrs. Lytton, No. % Edith Grove, Full
ham road, London"
4 VICTIM OF HEART-DISEASE.
Mr.. i;tton had held rank in the
British army iii India, and while riding
in steeple. chase there met with an ac-
cident which in some way so affected
his heart that he ever since felt its puisa-
tions on the right instead of the left
side. No idea of his desperate cOndi-
tien was conceived at his bo..rraInr-
mouse unril the boarders were aroused
at o'clock yesterday morning by
hearing his knocks upon the floor for
help. How long he had been thus APP
pealing for succor could not be sur
missed. When found be was lying on
the floor in his room unconscious.
Blood was flowing from his mouth, and
before a physician arrived he expired.
CARING FOR THE DEAD.
The police were summoned. and they
at once sent for Mr.. Briggs, who was
mentioned in the note found. lie is
connected with the upholstery firm OF
McGibbon & Co., No. 9l3 Broadway.
lie took charge of the remains, and
said he would have them inferred IN his
lot in Woodlawn cemetery until the
relatives could be communicated with.
Mr.. Briggs said that Mr.. Lytton was
second cousin of Lord Lytton. He was
thirty-three years old and unmarried,
and the lady mentioned in his letter IS
his aunt. The coroner will hold an in
quest.
THE DEAD MANS DIARY.
Mrs. Brainerd said that Mr.. Lytton
was six feet tall and very much
emaciated. On the night before his
death he retired early, and Mrs. Brain
erd was confident that his death was
due TO hemorrhsge and not from sui
eide. A mass of papers, letters, and
other writings were found in Mr.. Lyt-
toms room. Among these was found a
diary, which he began to keep on De-
tober 3Oth, deyoting few lines each day
to his doings and thoughts. The first
: entry reads as follows:
"Met May in Cafe Royal; was sc
pleased to see her once more; thought
She was not looking well left her out
side her home at ii p. NJ; never fell
: anything so much in my life as much as
parting from her trust to see her agar
= some day."
In other papers "May" was Spoken
ofas "May Lytton." An entry in thi
/. diary in October discloses the fact tina
!, one of the objects Of Mr.. Lytton's com
9 ing 10 America was TO dispose Of aplay
He had left the manuscript with Mr.
: Palmer, of the MadiSon-Square Theatre
= and subsequently be " saw Palmer an,
! took play to Ellis" Then he began t,
= answer advertisements for employment
. and recorded his poor success in tn
~ words "no CO."
A On October Goth Mr.. Lytton wrote tina
"A he received "no letters from home.
. About the LIST Of November he met
q woman styled the " Wild Rose " at st
al Marks church, where he frequentl,
Of visited. Although evidently infatuate,
10 with the woman's beauty, he does no
,s disclose her identity. The play preyi
D. ously referred to together with move
a was sold to a man named Burrows, il
a. this city.
Of A cablegram, which be apparentl
W failed TO send, read thus;
st |" TO Marcel, % Edith Grose, Fabian
le Road, London;
0, y" Ascertain steamer Goldsmith sails
y by what port. Telegraph full detail
Is to Lytton, care Tompkins, private de
i tective, lS2 Broadway. Keep every
r thing 70 YOURSELF"
d This probably refers to the abscond
y ing banker.
: When n man 81 family finds himsel