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

several times. seen analaen1ih.a rah
former employees. ~
It Is just here thar-the f9markaS.
story told by-thIs- Wsman rnrets wt,r
several startling proofs. which NAV,
already made a decided Impression nm
on the judicial mind In England. III,
well known that one OF the most ar.
hcult things to secure in the United
Kingdom 10 authorization from a cotif,
20 open n grave or CONN. Upon IL
mere statement Of Mrs. bruce that tho
cofiin in the Highgate cemetery ala
not enclose the body II was alleged 10
contain. she never could have secured
the authorization which YVES granted
last week by the chancellor OF the
diocese Of London to open II. =
Mrs. bruce applied through. her sis
torneys to the bishop Of London for
permission to open this CONN. alleging
that II dld not contain the body Of
bruce. but Instead a roll OF lead. The
bishop Of London turned the matter
over 10 DR.. Tristan. the chancellor OF
the diocese. who. sitting in the consls.
tory court In the Wellington chapel OF
st. Paul'a cathedral, heard the argu.
ment.
Dr. Tristan stated that permission 10
open the coffln could not be granted
without the written consent OF the
owner Of the tomb. This Mrs. Druce's
attorneys admitted had not been Sc.
cured. These attorneys. however,
pointed OUT 10 the chancellor that idon.
trfry to the law Of England ami tn all
custom and practice. no phyalcian had
ever certified 20 the death OF Druce.
the shopkoeper. The death certihcati
produced In court showed that the law
had not been complied with. the space
provided for the signature OF the NJ.
tending physician never having ,been
fllcd In. Or. Tristan at once Admits
ted that this was an extraordinary, n
not a suspicious circumstance. II was
shown by the attorneys OF Mrs. Drue9
that many other strange facts attended
the strange burial Upon these facts
the chancellor OF the diocese granted
permission to open the coffin. There
upon n wholly unexpected and quite re-
markablo feature of this case was de-
veloped The Drueo tomb IN, IfighRate
cemetery bolongs II seems. ~ Herbort
Drucc. n son Of the Baker street shop
keeper. and his principal. leAatee. Ts!s
Herbert bruce IL wealthy man. lly-
Ing near London. Although II might
appear that his interest would be 10
open tho grave aud In every way to
strengthen the case OF Mrs Drico 10
show that his father was tho. duke a.
Portland. yet he Is at the present time
oxhanstlng every effort In an attempt
TO prevent examination OF the conn,
Under English law he Ia illegitimate.
and there IA nothing for him to gain
by H.
The plan OF Mira bruce Is nrst TO Sc
cure the digging open or the. .Drueo
grave before attempting TO make good
the claims Of her son 10 tho title OF the
duke OF Portland. Al tho present tins
Mrs. bruce. through her attorneyh. hal
been authorized 10 make an ,oxamlna-
tion OF the conn. hut she has been ten.
porarily stopped from doing so by..a
technical objection on the part o. the
other side, This required the consent
OF her son. That consent was secured
by cable, But the opposing counsel al
once objected to a cabled consent being
accepted In court and insisted that he
young man himself should either h.
pear In court In person or send biz
written consent duly certified tfomi
Australia The son viii arrive ip,a
few weeks with all his documepls' ln
tho meanwhile the grave IL Behg
watched. ANA lawyers on behalf OF M
Druee are making every EFFORT 80 that
the grave may be opened as soon a
possible. ESQ .s' 81;