The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-09
TWO FOUND DEAD
Man at Pennsylvania House
and Young GreengilIA
Wife Victims to
Heart Disease.
NO SIGNS OF SUICIDE
Both Were Apparently IN
Good Health the Night
Before.

Theodore D. Clarke, thirty-1ve years
old, of Pittsburg, Pa, was found dead In
his bed in room No. 30 of the PennsyI~
vania House, No. 81 Montgomery street.
Clarke hired room No. so Thursday az
ternoon. He Immediately entered 1t, but
left it few minutes later and stood
about on the outside of the hotel Clarke
seemed to be in the best Of health and
spirits. He joked with many Of the guests
In the house before retiring.
Clarke retired to his room about ten
O'Clock. That was the last seen Of him
until Emma Preston, the head Chamber
maid at the hoteh opened the door Of the
room about ten o'clock yesterday norm
ing she saw Clarke lying on the bed and
closed the door again. When at O'clock
yesterday afternoon Clarke did not put In
mis- appearance the chambernaid again
went to the room. She knocked on the
door. She received no response and think
ing probably Clarke had left the hotel
she opened the door. Clarke still Law on
the bed in the same position as in the
morning. She became frightened and ran
down stairs She notified the proprietor,
who went to the room and found that
Clarke was dead.
Ihe police of the Gregory street station
were Immediately notified. Detective Lee
and Policeman Byrne were sent to the
hotel They found no evidence of suicide-
The gas jet was not turned on, the win
doWs In the room were opened and the
door was left unlocked.
On the body were found u cents In
money, check for SIS, drawn on the
Garfield National Bank, N. Y. to the or
der of Theodore D. Clarke. and signed bv
J. Leonard; gold stud. pearl cufr buttons.
hand glass, a pocket knife, and a cigar
ette case. Clarke weighed about 100
pounds He had dark complexion and
mustache, and he was dressed in a
dark blue serge suit He wore a black
striped shirt and turned down collar.
Ihe body was removed to Speers NOR
que, where it was viewed by County Ply
slcian Converse. Death was attributed to
heart failure.
Mrs. Augustus De Verge, twenty-three
years old, of No. 151 Linden avenue. was
found dead in bed yesterday morning.
It was at first thought that she had COM
mltfed suicide, but later developnenfs
tended to prove that she died from an at
TACK OF heart disease brought on by
worry.
MIS- LIE verge with her husband and
one year old child occupied the upper
apartments of her fathers home. Her
husband is an insurance agent He left
home few days ago without stating
where he was going, or when he intended
to return The usual proceeding, natural
ly caused his wife a great deal of
anxiety, which resulted in her becoming
respondent She received telegram from
him Thursday Afternoon dated soner-
vile. n. J., which read, "I am well VIII
write"
Mrs. De verge's father, Mr. A Meyer.
stated that she was in the best of spirits
when she retired to her artments
Thursday night 1t was her usual Gus
tom to rise about seven o'clock every
morning and when she failed to do so.
the members of the family became
alarmed. Mr.. Meyer went up stairs ana
finding the door locked, called to his
daughter several times. He forced the
door open and found his daughter lying
dead in bed with her child. Mr.. Meyer
at first thought that it was case of
suicide, but as careful search revealed
nothing containing poison. he concluded
that she had died of natural causes.
County Physician Converse was notified.
He view the body He stated that he
would later make an investigation. Dr.
Lambert was caleld in. He expressed the
opinion that death was due to heart
failure.