The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-18
DEMANDS HIS BODY.
Mrs. Townsend No. l Creates q
Scene at Her Husbands Home.
She Was Led Back TO Her Carriage
by a Constable.
VIII Produced Leaving the Remains
to His Seconl Wife.

PATTERSON, n. Y. April ls.-There
was sensational fight here to-day for
the possession of the scarcely cold body
of Daniel X. Townsend, who died after
Il lingering illness in the Grand Union
Hotel. New York, yesterday. and whose
remains were railroaded to Patter-
son without any preparation for bur
ial. An undertaken was waiting in the
hall with u coffin when Townsend died.
His body was hastily coftined and
shipped.
For the last fifteen years Of his life
Townsend was claimed by two wives,
who bitterly fought for him. The war
between the two women as to which
shall have the corpse is liable to be the
most bitterly fought battle of all.
Mrs. Townsend No. /. who is living at
1922 East Twenty-sixth street, New York.
was the divorced wife OF the dead man.
fo e the dsGSsH . in % P
terson. who was with him when he died.
IN 1892 Judge Lawrence declared the
Western divorce null and void.
1856 + NJ. She was accompanied by aman
In her employ named Griffith. He Is
here as a witness II the proceedings and
Mrs, Townsend went to the house of
Edgar Townsend, near the depot. and
dlned, She then hired carriage and
drove 10 the late home II Mr.. Town
send, a mle from this village, where
The body arrived here late last nj ~ t,
and was met at the train by the re "a
F.. $. Barnum. 81 White Plains, 10 take
charge OF the proceedings. A large num-
Der of riends OF both parties went
to the Townsend house.
Lawyer Barnuni said he had a surprise
for Mrs. Townsend No l, and he
sprung It when she arrived at. the
Townsend homestead At z oclGck. He
bad tilei win p jude William Wood. The
the county seat, the last Will ana testa-
ment OF Daniel X. Townsend. II, It the
testator willel his body to Mrs. Ccrrelia
Abigail Kent Townsend his last wife.
The. VIII was made last Friday In the
| Grand Union Hotel. New York. and was
properly attested. The deceased re-
Of his body after death and bury in
the Four Corners Baptist Church Gene
terry. TIVE miles south Of this town.
He willed some personal property to
Mrs, Townsend No. and crowd OF
newspaper reporters drove up to the
| Townsend Homestead this afternoon.
Lawyer Barnum and Constable John
Day were waiting for her.
Mrs Townsend No, was not visible;
peering from the windows
The name OF Mrs, Townsend. No.
was not mentioned. according 10 Lawyer
Barnum's statement.
scene Of startling interest was
| disclosed when Mrs. Townsend No.
| came down from her carriage and
| walked up 70 the group.
| II want to see the woman who calls
herself Mrs. Townsend" she said as
she advanced toward Lawyer Barnum.
The lawyer was vislbly affected with
the impressiveness OF the scene.
You can't see her" said Mr., Bar
| mum.
by whose authority do you say this?"
| demanded the woman, her nerves APP
parently iron.
by the authority OF Mrs. Townsend
| exclaimed the lawyer, You can't enter
| send"
Have you the papers TO show that
YOU can keep my husbands body again. -
| demanded Mrs. Townsend No, L. and
then seeing that Lawyer Barnum was
| trembling. she almost shouted:
| you are all afraid OF poor woman
who sihere to demand her rights and
| justice, Come, ] want TO sit down on
| those steps I am tired
She attempted to rest herself on the