New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-26
CLAIMANTS FOR TA7EDS BODY.
FINALLY AWARDED TO THE FATHER-MED-
ICAL REPORT SAYS IT WAS A SUICIDE.

FINALLY AWARDED TO THE FATHER-MED-
IcAL REPORT SAYS IT WAS SUICIDE.
Boston, July % CSpeciaD.-The case of Francis
| Herbert Tate, who is supposed to have commit
| ted suicide yesterday in Maiden by shooting
| himself in the head with revolver in bath
| room, to-day began to disclose mysterious feat
| ures. In the first place, Tate's relatives began
| turning up at a remarkable rate His brother
| teegraphed from New York that he was on his
| way to Boston, his father telegraphed from
| Pensacola, Fla, to forward the body. and dis
patch from Pensacola said that Tate left a
widow there Meanwhile. there were widow
and little girl in Maiden.
Complications began after the autopsy by
| Medical Examiner Durrel this morning. His
report was that death caused by pistol
wound Of the skull and BRAIN inflicted by the
dead man. At the same time. the examiner
admitted to reporters that the wound might
have been caused by some other person. who
could have thrust hand in at the bathroom
door and fired in such a direction to pro-
duce exactly the effect that was produced
Mr. Tate's brother had telegraphed that he
would take the body to New-York with him.
The father had wired to have the remains sent
to Pensacola. and at this point the widow in
Maiden declared that the body of her husband
should not be taken away, and that she would
make the arrangements for its burial herself.
She refused to allow the body to be taken away,
but permitted the undertaken sent over by the
medical examiner to prepare it for interment.
She finally consented to allow the body to be
sent to Pensacola
This Mrs. Tate is small in stature and of fine
figure. She is about twenty three years old, and
says she is a niece of Miss EaVemeyer, or New
York who died under mysterious circumstances
a short time ago The most curious feature
about the whole is that, though Mr.. Tate
widely known. known intimately
many men with whom he was in the habit of
taking fishing trips, none of them seemed to
know anything about his family affairs Many
did not even know he was married at ALL and
of those to whom he had spoken of his wife at
least one man with whom he had been intimate
said that Tate referred to his wife in Florida,
and spoke very tendery of her Even this man
did not know Tate was living in Maiden and
supposed he lived in the Back Bay in Boston.
The medical examiner hints that there may be
sensational developments in the case within
few days.
Friends OF Herbert Tate the former street clean
ing contractor of this city. shocked and sur
prised yesterday by the reports OF his suicide at
Maiden, Mass. They were particularly surprised
that he could have had wife and child in Maiden.
because they knew his wife. who formerly lived
with him in this city, was chdless and was living
at his former home in Pensacola 1t was said
that Mrs. Tate =eauld keep her health in
rigorous climate and had been obliged to return to
Pensacola. She formerly Miss Mary Bell of
that place Mr.. Tates father Judge Walter Tate.
and two of his brothers were said to be living in
Pensacola. s15 arorI
Horace E. Walker of No. 50 East Twenty-hfth-
St, who one of Mr.. Tate's closest friends in
this city, went TO Maiden yesterday. William T.
Innes. with whom Mr.. Tate had an office at No. p
East Twenteth-st., said he had not known that
Mr. Tate had a family In Maiden and he knew that
Mrs. Tate was in Florida. Mr. Tate had not lived
in New-York for more than year. When the late
Colonel Warning Commissioner of Street Clean
ing he let important contracts Mr.. Tate. Among
them were contracts for the removal of snow from
the streets and contracts for trimming the gar
bage scows. Mr. Tate was believed to have made
great deal of money in carrying out the contracts.
Ha known to be interested recently in gar
bage utilization works in Boston.