The sun., 1890-01-05
cRkDITOBs HOLD HIS B0DY.
Two Young women who were 1nterested
In Special Cnnvasser DurYee,


Two Young WOmon who wero 1nterested
In Special Cnnvasser DurYee,
John j. Duryec, special canvnsser, who
wore the badge which the Prudential Insur-
anoe Company gives oil employees who have
| been Ave years in Its service, died Now 18 at
| the house OF Eugene Burke at Stapleton,
Staten Island. Complications over the dis
position OF his little property have been
mixed up with complications as to the
disposal of his remains. Duryee went to
the boarding house Oct. and tod Mrs
Burke he had sent all his money up the Hud-
son and would nay her the first OF the month.
He added that he was engaged to marry girl
up there and that she was taking care OF his
property for him. Five days afterward he grew
sick and DR.. G. L. Steeneen. who s medical eN-
aminer for the Prudential Company at Staple
ton, was called. Superintendent G. Sladden.
local agent for the same corporation. visited
the sick man. Uirich W. Becker a neighbor-
ing druggist. furnished medicines, and Mrs.
Burke gave him six weeks of unremittinG care
without cent of pay. Just before he died he
asked that iss Ida Beers Of so Trinity place.
Norwalk, and Miss Mary Little O. S5s Union
Miss Beers arrived with her father, Meth
odist Sunday school superintendent the Mon
ass SSRR sG she s asked I Mrs M Barke or his
baggage: saying that the ratient had desired
a fs @ Se M In s 2 Mis- hf Beers Ss'Gda ssd
s me % & Men and Mss Beers stay
The next morning Miss Little rang the bell.
and insisted that Mrs Burke should come
i%ays IL indienaton I @ Miss Little refused to view lew
the remains and declined to meet the people
from C91necttcgt She showed some feeling
to the funeral. She called on the incur
oa DfsRs poy ana on M E"ySS Surs YEP lie 'HSS sdo
out for her benefit, aggregnting S177 Then
she took the next train for Hudson. Miss Beers
Buy Nlt he @ dead MAN Hs MIS- EpTfs teid
tsker samue! Coopsr; Jrr of Tompkinsyille. the
fathers graveyard at Stapieton on Wednesday
forenoon at his own risk. The coffin was con-
ysysd n an oPsn wagon tho grave and no
wearing apparel, TtogeIher with considerable
session. Her 6ill is Sa7. Mr.. Becker wants SIC.
WSS
SELF and there was talk of bank books md
policies which have never been found Tho
panS paid Miss Iitts the en- emount 81 the policy
she had held. in spite of the protests OF the
ON Thursday Undertaker E. Van yliet Of ;2s4
Warren street Hudson in &C sSoRRpany with
Stapiston. and asked him to have the
body of Duryec disnterred and shipped
ing to comply. met with a prompt
refusal from Samuel Cooper. Sr.. backed by all
the creditors. The men from Hudson called
yer Byrnes told MIRA. Burke that he
believed that .DuEyee had left two. policies
In the Prudential Company, aggreguting 5000.
Agent Sadden and DR.. Steensen both denied
knoW,edGe Of such policies, and eaid they
would be paid Immediately on presentation II
n NaafaruaV
days OF investigation, tha lawyer and under
taker departed for Hudson. and Duryee's cred
itCrs are still unpaid.
Messrs. Mccoy and McGwiRgRn. fellow
boarders Of Duryee's at Mrs Burke's. say the
that his father vas an intimate friend OF Henry
Hilton of New York.