The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-20
.4 MUon COMPLICATED CASE.

Was the Suicide Mrs. Hill ?-Complica-
 tions Over the Identity of "Mrs. Everett
 of Boston-The Body Held to Await
 Further Developments.
 New York, May 19.-After innumera- ble identifcations, positive and other wise, the Colonnade suicide was this morning believed beyond all doubt to be Mrs. Edward F. TIill a Vassar col lege graduate and the daughter -in-law of Judge Ralph Hill of Columbus, Ind. :; but subsequent developments caused the case to become so complicated as to puzzle the authorities at the coro- ners' office and compel them to declare again that so far as. they could tell the dead woman was still only known as Mrs. Everett of Boston. They are however, very much inclined to the be- lief that the identification of the body as that of Mrs. F, E. Hill is correct. So sure was Coroner Dobbs of that Identification that he was ready to per- init Judge Hill to have the body cre- mated.
 Orders had been given to an under taker and the suicides body was to be taken from the morgue this afternoon But now Coroner Dobbs will wait for further proof that the woman was Mrs Hill. Her handwriting at the Conti- mental hotel is to be compared by an expert with that of the name on the Colonnade register.
 Persons who knew Mrs Hill well will also come on from Columbus Ind to look at the body, and it may possibly be necessary for Mrs. Hill's husband to come from London.
 The complicated state of affairs which the case has taken was caused this af- ternoon by the reappearance of Felicien Fauconniere, the Frenchman who yes terday made an, affidavit that the sui eide was Louise Lansburg, his former sweetheart. The Frenchman stuck to his story this afternoon and declared that he did not want to lay claim to the body He said that he wanted to at- tend the dead woman's funeral, no mat ter what name she was buried under
 Clerk Murray of the coroners' office went to Philadelphia yesterday to in tigateFauconniere's character, and to look for a letter which the French man said that he had received from the suicide two days before she killed her. self. The letter was supposed to be in pair of trousers at 8 pawnshop
 Clerk Murray found that Fauconniere bore good character, but he failed to find the letter in the trousers.
 Fauconniere explained to-day that he had two pairs of trousers in pawn.
 The man was so persistent in his sto- ry that Coroner Dobbs said that he must have more proof that the woman was Mrs. Hill although five persons are positive that she was the Colonnade suicide.
 The Identification of the dead wo- mans body as that of Mrs. Hill was made yesterday by several responsible persons, two of whom had seen the wo- man shortly before she took her life ten days ago.
 Mrs. Hill was the daughter of Colonel John Keith. Eighteen years ago she married Edward F. Hill She was then about seventeen years old. Judge Hills son had always been ambitious to go on the stage. He played several musical instruments.
 After their marriage the Hills began to travel with theatrical troupes. They did vaudeville performance under the name Of M. and Mme Zeraga. Mrs. Hill was an accomplished dancer. She spoke Spanish fuently. The Hills for several years had been travelling abroad
 Mrs Hill on April il registered at the Continental hotel under her own name. Her husband was then in London. She remained at the hotel about three weeks.
 On April 14 or 15 she called at the law offices of Kantrowitz & Esberg at 335 Broadway. She asked for MT. Kantro- Witz, who was then in California. She wanted to deed what property she had in Columbus, Ind, to her husband
 She had known Lawyer Kantrowitz since her childhood. She called several times after that and on May met MT. kantrowitz and transferred her prop erty to her husband. The deed was mailed to MT. Hill on May 2.
 Both lawyers called last evening at tliC dIu lQenLlIl6Q the COlOl- made hotel suicide as Mrs. Hill. They also said that they recognized her cloth- ing. Her bag and clothing were also identified by the clerk of the Continen- tai hotel.
 Judge Hill came to this city yester- day at the request of his son, who ca bled from London that he believed the Colonnade suicide was his wife. At first he could not see any resemblance between the dead woman and his daughter-in-law.
 Judge Hill and four of his friends, who had seen the body of the suicide, were thoroughly convinced thls morn ing of the accuracy of their identifica- tion. Orders were given to an under