The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-06-17

several times. seen and lAeatiheda vs.
former employees. -, =. "
II lie just here thar'the f6markaH.
story told by-thIs Vsinan .muets WIN
several startling proofs. which hat,
already made a decided impression IN
on the judicial mind In England. iifI
we'll known that one Of the most dif.
ncult things TO secure N. The United
Kingdom Is authorization from n cotr,
10 open n grave or coffin. Upon ~
mere statement Of Mrs. bruce that the
CONN IN the Highgate cemetery -dld
not enclose the body II was alleged TO
contain. she never could have secured
the authorization which was granted
last week by the chancellor Of the
diocese Of London TO open II. '..s =
Mrs Druce applied through. her st.-
torneys to the bishop of London. fos
permission 10 open this coffin, alleging
that II aid not contain tho body Of
bruce. but instead n roll OF lead. The
bishop Of London turned the matter
over to DR.. Tristan. the chancellor OF
the diocese. who. sitting in the consls.
tory court In the Wellington chapel OF
st. Paul's cathedral. heard the argu.
mcnt.
DR. Tristan stated that permission 10
open the coffin could not be granted
without the written consent Of the
owner OF the tomb This Mrs Druce's
attorneys admitted had not been se.
cured. These attorneys. however
pointed OUT 10 the chancellor mat idon.
trfry TO the law Of England ami To all
custom and practice. no physician had
ever certified 60 the death OF Drucc
the shopkoeper The death eertihcati
produced In court showed that the Law
had not been complied with. the space
provided for the signature OF the at
tending physician never having .bcon
nllcd In. Or. Tristan at once admits
ted that this was an extraordinary. u
not a suspicious circumstance. II was
shown by the attorneys OF Mrh. Druce
that many other strange facts attended
the strange burial Upon these facts
the chancellor Of the diocese granted
permission 10 open the coffin. There
upon a wholly unexpected and quite 70
marknblo feature " this case vas de-
yeloped. The bruce tomb IN. High gaze
cemetery belongs. Il seems. ~ Herbert
Druce. son Of the Baker street shop
keeper. and his principal lcaatee. Ts!s,
Herbert bruce IL wealthy man. liy-.
Ing near London. Although Il might
appear that his Interest would be 10
open tho grave and In every way 10
strengthen the case Of Mrs Dr,ice 10
show that his father was tho duke az
Portland. yet he Il at the progcut timo
oxhanatlng every effort In an attempt
TO prevent examination OF the conn,
Under English law he In illegitimate.
and there IL nothing for him TO gain
by H.
The plan Of MIRA bruce il hrst 10 Sc
cure the digging open or the Drueo
grave before attempting TO make GOOD
the claims Of her son 10 the title OF the
duke OF Portland. AZ the present tiits
Mrs. Drucc. through her attotneyt. hal
been authorized 10 make an ,Oxamlua-
ton OF the conn. hnt she has been ten.
porarily stopped from doing so by..a
technical objection on the part u the
other side. This required the consent
OF her son. That consent was secured
by cable. But the opposing counsel at
once objected to a cabied consent being
accepted In court. and insisted that Nc
young man himself should either b.
pear In court In perAon or send bis
written consent duly certified tomt
Australia. The son will arrive liza
fow weeks with all his doc1m6htg. IN
tho meanwhile the grave r. belhg
watched. ana lawyers on behalf OF Ma
Druce are making every effort 80 that
the grave may be opened as soon a
possible. .s' .