New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-08
EDGAR A FICTITIOUS NAME.
ANOTHER LETTER SAID TO MAKE THIS DIS
CLOSURE.
MIR. SUMMERS son SAYS THAT STRANGE DE.
vELoPMpNTs RE YET TO CoMB-IN-
sPECroI YRNES AT WORK
ON THE CASE.


The latest revclatlo in connection with the mys-
tcrous and perhaps fecical Of James II. Edgar.
who was supposed to ave died at Yonkers from poi
soning, is that Edgar i:a fictitious The alleged
James II. Edgar who 'rote letter to p. IL. Sumner.
the real estate dealer. on Thursday. saying that he
was alive and in the ity, wrote him another letter
yesterday making thi disclosure. The writer SO
the Summers say, agal refused 20 give his address.
but said that he towering from his illness and
would call on Mr. Sumner in day two.
The letter explained why tho name OF Edgar
had been used. The der Mr.. Edgar had used The
name 10 shield his nepcw, who had got into some
trouble in England, andhe two had come 10 America
under this assumed NAG. This was why all efforts
to trace the Edgars In Hgland had failed. Mr. Edgar
asked that his letter shaId not be shown to any one.
as the disclosure Of his handwriting might lead to his
Identification in Englat. and the English troubles
were net yet quite seized.
The affairs in this ase are coming to q crisis"
said young Mr.. Sumner and the next twenty-four
hours will reveal artling things than have yet
been made publlc.'
p. H. Sumner assert that he is striving hard to
find the Edgars, uncle I'D nephew. as he feels that
suspicion has in dyree turned toward him since
his retracton Of his preous positive Identification OF
the dead body and thesubsequent disappearance CT
George Edgar.
He said he had three I'm working on the case, and
expected TO vndicate lmself completely within
short tmc
81 am convinced sd Mr.. Sumner, " that the two
Edgars and the other nelew Rowe were known as such
only to myself and fev,ther business men with whom
they in contact. Toie rest OF the world they were
known under another me, and hence 1t comes that
l seem to be almost thcnly who knew James ii.
Edgar and his nephew. They were two of the most
pleasant customers l DER had Mr.. sumner
planned that his bushes was starting other men in
business, buying and sehg real estate for them, and
forming companies. lie says he was max
ing arrangements for an investment by the
Edgars of $50 900 in thoAllenttwn, Penn. Hardware
Company, at the time the unknown suicide in
Yonhers. Mr.. Sumner III constantly refused to make
public in full the lette received by him from the
mysterious Edgar ThuIiay. sSng that it contained
some matters Of private lsness With which the public
is not concerned
ID. T. Ames. penmanip expert at No 2O2 Proad
way, said :" Mr.. Sumnennd his ion came to me last
night, and requested IMMEDIATE opinion a letter
signed j. II. Edgar. Helanded ne at the same time
other letters which he aerted wec written by Edgar
/ told him plainly that 10 time vas too short for
material opinion and tit he sholld leave the letter
with me over night. Bi he insisted and so l made
the best examination | clld unde, the circumstances
giving it as my opinion lat the signatures shown me
were written by the sar hand. / did not read the
body Of the letter. and cnOt say whether ii was
the same that has been snmarized in the newspapers
returned the dOcumcnto him at once, and have not
seen it since,
Mr.. Sumner further sserts tint about month
or six weeks ago the to Edgars came to him and
desired information as the American methods of
insurance. lie took TIN to tic Potter Building
and introduced them td1. G.. Boss, of the Mutual
Reserve Fund Benefit Copany. rhey were about to
make application for 5000 Insurance, but were
prevented by some trial interference Mr. sum
nfnl flnN
in other companies.
Inspector byrnes refes to mike any statements
concerning the case 9th than he has two men at
work on 1t. 1t is notnown a vet whether any
arrests will be made. rthur f. Sumner. the son,
showed that his father Is ready for such an cmer-
cency by letting fall e rpmaG yesterday that
there was "a man at { Fifth Avenue Hotel, worth
SO 600 OOO who was rcy to go on his bond
In the meanwhile. Z identity Of the man who
killed himself ct YOnkells still unknown. Captain
Mangin OF the YOnkers lice. san Yesterday THAI the
ciews connecting the m; with Boston had not been
developed.