Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-06
YET ANOTHER MYSTERY
One More Unexplained Death In
Newark, N. J.
STRANGE BOARDBR GAME TO DIE.
An Unknown Woman Paid a Weeks Board
For Him and Then Went Away - His
Name May BE John II. Biake-Cause of
His Death Not known.

Name May BE John II. Blake-Cause of
His Death Not known.
NEWARK, n. j., Feb. 6.-Mysteres have
developed in this place with startling ra-
pidity during the last few days, the latest
one coming to light in the boarding house
of Mrs. Nasy Shay, 119 Central avenue. 1t
came in the way of a summons to County
Physician Elliott to visit the house and
view the body of man about so years old
who had died suddenly without medical
attendance and who was unknown
On examining the body DR.. Elliott gave
apOpleXy as the cause of death. There was
no mark of violence on the body, nor was
there an indication of other than natural
death, yet the circumstances of the case
make it a most peculiar one. The man
wore silk undertaking, and his clothing
was of fine quality, though slightly worn.
The only other article he had in his room
belonging to him was valse. He was
fine looking.
Left by an Unknown Woman.
He went to the house in what seemed to
be private carriage last Friday. He was
accompanied by a handsomely dressed,
good looking woman. Board was engaged
for the man. The woman paid for one
weeks board in advance and left after say
ing she w@uld call again. Neither gave a
name, and the woman at ON returned to
her carriage and drove away.
The man went out for a short time on
Saturday, but on Sunday he complained of
feeling i'll and remained in his room. Mrs.
Shay sent her little daughter to the stran-
gers room Monday morning to see if he
wanted anything. The child received no
answer to repeated knocks and then push
ed open the door and peered into the room.
ba a Il Of Oh. lNlD
Mamma, the man is very still"
Mrs Shay then went up stairs and was
Mortified to find the man apparently dead.
DR.. Cartwright was hurredly summoned,
but when he arrived he declared that life
had been extinct some time and sent for
the county physician. The latter opened
the mans Valise and found in it papers
which appear to show that the stranger
was John II. Blake and that he had been
clerk in the Windsor hotel, Saratoga, and
the Park Avenue hotel, Chicago. There
was also a complete record of all the race
track horses for the last two years.
81 would like to find the strange woman
who came here with the man." said Mrs.
Shay. 'She is tall, slender and dark-in
fact decided brunette. She wore a black
coat reaching to her knees and black dress.
She was neither pretty nor hOmely, and
for some reason she impressed me as being
church worker with a charity case on
her hands. | never saw her before A
woman next door told me that when about
to drive away she directed her cOachman
20 90 to Main and Walnut streets, Orange.
She Promised to Return.
Before leaving she said she would return
on Friday of this week and pay another
week IS board for the man. She came in q
hurry and left in a hurry, and forgot to
ascertain her name. | did not ask the
man his name because he was deaf and had
to be talked to very loud
The mans body was removed to Mullins
mOrgue, but no one has claimed it, nor has
any one called at the boarding house in
reference to the matter.
Among the papers fClnd in the mans
valise, besides those mentioned above, was
letter recommending Blake as an honest
, and desirable man, who had been employed
as chief clerk in a Saratoga hotel. 1t was
signed by Horace Russell, an attorney at
law, with offices in the Stewart building
in this city. There were also receipts for
registered letters sent by John II. Blake
in 1891 from the Oriental hotel, Coney
! Island, to ohm G. Cottus of this city; Mrs
c. l.. Blake of Boston, Mrs. A. 5. Blake of
East Orange, n. j.; Waldo +. Adams of
Boston and w. b. Dinsmore of Staatsburg
n. y. There were also receipts for money
sent by express to Mrs. A 5. Blake of East
! Orange