The evening times., 1895-10-22

The body of John NJ. Sanford was again
exhumed this morning and taken TO Lees
undertaking establishment where an inquest
washelu at 3 o'clock this afternoon to deter
mine, if possible. the cause OF death.
Some time after MIR. SanfOrd's sudden
death a few weeks ago, suggestions of foul
play were made, and a chemical analysis
of the stomach disclosed arsenic. An in
qest is 10 be held for the prpose of ascertain
ing whether the presence of the poison was
due TO the eTnbalming fluid used or had been
there prior 10 his demise.
Both OF Mr.. Sanrord's widuws-Mrs.
Rosa Stockholm, his first wife, and Mrs.
Mrs. Florida Crupper, his second wife
were expected to be present at the IN.
quest.
A fierce legal contest will follow to
obtain possession of whatever property
Mr.. Sanford may have left. He made
will Just prior to his death. bequeathing
to his second wife, Mrs. Crupper, amounts
largely in excess of what he actually own
ed. and both widows will struggle to
secure the sum to which 1t is eventually
simmered down.
FOUND IN THE COURTS.
Mai. Darlington. attorney for Mrs. Flor
ida Fairfax Sanford, formerly Mrs. Crup-
per, and known as wife No. 2, to-ia stated
that he will be able to 60 before the cor
oner's jury and prove conclusively that
Mrs. Crupper is Sanford's legal widow.
He alleged that Mrs. Sanford No. L"
was never married 20 Sanford.
The alleged first wife, it is said. has al
ways gone by the name of Mrs. Rosa Stock.
holm. This is the same Rosa Stockholm.
Mai. Darlington says, who took out
larriage license with jerome Is. Close On
August Z, 1872.
ne, IIcsuS,. lgSnpn then hut
| minister's return is appended TO it. Never
theless, the two We're married. for that Is
proven in the wife's petition for a divorce
in March. 1875. That divorce was never
granted. and if the Mrs. Close, nee Stock
holm. is the same Mrs. Stockholm al
legged to have welded Sandford some years
later, Maj. Carrington's surmise is. OF
course. correct.
HER SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
Mr. Close in that instance saed her
hu, band tor divorce on n cgrounds OF foruelty
and mons upport She said she had to
leave him on that account. He frequently
came home drunk and kicked and abu; ed
her One tine, The said. he came " ith his
oSons and broke in her door in the Cead
OF the night and beat and ki6 ked her v bile
the lay in Ted. He also tailed to provide
for her. the stated.
Mr.. Close brought in an answer to his
wifc's bill denying everything. He ad-
mittcI going TO her room in this city on
the night mentioned, and she would not let
him in. He suspected there was another
man in the ROOM he stated, and beat down
the door, but he did not strike her
The ca Sc went before Judge wylie. Hun
dre'is OF pages of test imony were taken
AffidayitS We're produced to show that
Mrs Close, or Mrs. Stockholm, was n
woman OF an adventurous spirit. An ad-
vertisenlcnt from one of the daily papers
at the time was offered and the person to be
addressed in the advert iseneBt was identi-
fled with Mrs. Close. She offered to be-
come the housekeeper for Il widower. and
said she was thirty years OF age and
agreeable"
DENIED THE PETITION.
After nearly four years. February 90,
1876. Judge wyiie issued decree dis
missing the suit.
Nal Darlington insists that the Mrs
Close referred to in the suit is the Mrs. Stock
holm who is said to be Sanford'sf first wife.
Mrs. Sanford, No. l, is understood to
have already reached the city. stopping
with Mrs. Emcline Young, the widowed sis
ter of Mr.. Sanford, at No. 46 l street
northwest, but The Times reporter failed
to obtain any information at this address.
An elderly rotund, silverhaired lady stood
at an upstairs window and calmly watch
ed the reporter as he frantiCally attempted
to pull the dOOrbell from its fasteniDgs,
but made no response
In the fifth round between the contest
ants the doorbeil let go, and the scribe
was enabled to secure very pretty white
porcelain knob and three feet of badly
rusted wire as a souvenir of his visit and
reception