Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-09
FAR FROM HOME AND PEOPLE.
DEATH OF WILLIAM +. PIERCY, A
MYSTERIOUS PARSONAGE.
seems TO HIVE Brcn Highly Connected
In Enrinn,i-iind Been In knnsns
city for some Time Under
Medical Treatment.

What may turn out TO he the death of
one of the upper ten" of English social
circles was registered yesterday morning
at the German hospital. II was that of
William +. piercy. Letters from his sis
ters found In the pockets OF the dead man
show, at least, that the relatives of Piercy
were on terms of friendship with En-
glands veteran statesman and ex-premcr,
William Ewart Gladstone. British Vice
Consul Burrough, on being informed of the
death by IL Journal reporter thought II of
sufficient Importance to warrant his ca
bling the family of 1'iercy. Undertaken
Wagner had already mailed the relatives
notice of the death, but the vice consul
thought that, under the circumstances, the
mail would be too slow to bear the sad in
tclligenCe.
When Mr.. Piercy came to this country,
and what he has been doing since his ar
rival is as yet II matter of mystery. All
that Is known OF him Is told In the letters
from his sisters in England, and which al
most invariably inrlosed sums of from so
10 so or more. These letters, which We're
mostly from Mrs. Gertrude Jones, sister
OF Picrcy, were dated from burnside,
Lnngsdale road, Seton park. Liverpool,
and were contained generally In registered
envelopes. They express sympathy with
the deceased in his poor health, and are ad-
dressed to Excelsior Springs, where Mr.
| pisrtN ntl gone 10 i've III H'pf VI i'-
gaining his health. According to his own
ante-mortem statement he WAS 80 years of
age.
The name William T.. piercy is registered
on the books of the Hotel Savoy June I,
and an examination OF the hotel ledger
shows that he remained at that hostclry
until the 10th, Dr. William Il. Miner at
tended him while he was ut the Savoy. lie
says that Piercy did not pay him for his
treatment, but said that his people Were
well situated and would pay him for his
services should he Hiercy, die before he
had liauidated his doctors bill. AZ he did
NOT Improve in health he was removed Ia
the German hospital where. after linscr-
ing In broken health for about "A month, he
died OF general debility.
son after his death. and now In the pos
session of Undertaken Wagner, his father
and mother, a brother Tom, TWO sisters
Mrs Gertrude Jones and Miss J. Piercy
are still living in England. The family
home seems to be at Burton.on-Trent
staifordshire, while the married sister lives
in Liverpool, 4 letter from Mr. PierGy
bearing date Kansas city, June 4, asks
Miss Widd, ''postmistress,' Excelsior
springs, 10 hold his mail till further in
atructlons. =, ~, -.
| he wrapped around with considerable ro-
| nance, although the main facts OF his his
| tory Will not be known TIL the relatives are
| heard from. A letter from his sister, Mrs
Jones, dated May 80. and enclosing SO, with
| The tornado at st. Louis. II i possible that
| n caplegram may be received from Piercy !
| relatives to-day giving instructions as 10
embsImed by undertaker Wagner in such
manner that II will not decay for consid-
cradle time.