The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-18
TOWNSEND DEAD AND GONE.
mrs SECOND WIFE BAsTILT REMOVES
JHE BODT 10 PATTERSON
rA. Flr.t Voc. H..ra y. N.w. r.e L,,..

Th. Frr.t wire Hesrs the New. Tso Late,
bat win Pursue On MorniAg Trnin nps
Hes Asked her Lswyer TO 60 vtth Her.
Daniel X. Townsend died at the Grand Union
Hotel 4 little after noon yesterday. The mo-
ment he was dead preparations were begun to
get his body away from this city with such
secrecy as would defeat the Efforts Of his frat
wife. who keeps q lodging house at l22
East Twenty-sixth street from selling It
either by force or By legal process
DR.. Winter Of SO West Thirty second street
had been attending Mr.. Townsend. An un-
dertaker had the certificate OF death at once.
got q permit OF removal. and came for the
body at out the middle OF the afternoon. Even
the name plates had been removed from his
wagon. Just before q o'clock the CONN was
take to the Grand Central station and tick
eted for Croton Falls. There was no mark on
the boz. and the only way In which 1t was
identified was because OF the necessity of
showing the permit OF removal It was
put on the Croton local OF the Harlem
road. and was taken out Of the city on that
train at G:43 o'clock. The ultimate destina-
ton Of the body is undoubtedly the little vii
laRe OF Patterson. about eleven and a half
miles north Of Croton Falls. It was probably
to be taken by carriage to the house Of the
present Mrs. Townsend. just outside OF Pstter-
son. and perhaps 10 to be buried early this
morning before the fret wife can interfere
II that is not done the first wife will without
doubt make trouble. She knew nothing Of her
husbands death until after z o'clock. and the
last train to Patterson was 5:1h
80 Dan Townsend 10 deadr' shc said. MY
husband 10 dead He has gone to the grave
with a secret In his heart. and those folks
wouldn't let him toll II. know that that man
loved me as we'll until he died as he did the
day we were married at Santa Cruz In CALI
fornla, In 1854. He always loved me. but he
was weak man. and he let them induce him
Alb. Kent. l can't help crying: my mind goes
back TO those old days when We, were u. happy
Suddenly stiffenins herself "i in her chair sh.
stopped Weeping; ~
s sGS os Ss sSd a 9Ps q sfs 10
SON" by the time the Information was OBJ
snG d. she had dictated ,gm%0 nom
where he wa, yh.
demand the body. I know lust what viii hap.
right. for every person's house ls their castle.
ne win smssh him. / come o. sturdy stock.
M, name M.r'E snssc sss and ds,h.r
Ga Puritan .PocH rss SI made tusi:
q . iSSssr, eh';t:s, ,n .%s
to. lend little money on ohattel mort;
Cages, too. and get my money. When Daniel
il California. Get upf | would say when il
was time. and he got M, and went to business
come back from the grave and tell me he had
been untrue during the first ten years we lived
togsther ! wonidn't believe him, | knew.
gan to drink and be wild. He wasted a good
San r, Fransis,o,, and wont to l9ok after
$1,000 left lie was drunk when he went
there and meyer dTS ,s so9sr Srs.th whs he
advance agent. for. Cooper 4 Baii.y's circus
HHs i9E hS to
divorce. Then he was agent for the Never
ren sae 10 ana On ss
Iiazzs: and ehew.d tobacco. That's all he's
decision OF Justice Lawrence OF March 8,
the Nebraska divorce was not binding on her
1otics and ordered ths, sfe should hsS. a
separation from her husband. but no alimony.
as she was dslarred from any claim for sup
settlement OF her first suit against her hus-
band and his second wife
When Dan'el LETT me" she said. went M
on my farm in Maine, but l couldn't stand IL
myself alone and think and think. l can tell
e% nsd Kent !e
for continuing to live with my husband after
il be put on the calendar until after my hus-
wouldn'tiiv long Now shall Ole an amend nT
ed complaint. l am going to sue that Dan