The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-30
Claims $4,000 Worth of Property
Which She Found in the Flat
Occupied by the Actress.

New York, Jan. 3o.--Mrs. William Lang
don simpson. widow of the physician
who killed himself in the Hotel Gerard
at noon on Saturday, stood face to face
yesterday with Miss May Belle Duryea
the woman whom she believes 10 have
been responsible for the ruin of her mar
ried life and for her husbands death
His body is yet unburied.
Mrs. Simpson. dressed i'm her widows
weeds, drove to the fiat occupied by Miss
Duryea. at No. l2s West Thirty-sixth
street and entered with the assistance Of
officials from the sheriffs office.
She found herself surrounded by famil-
lar objects. There were the furniture
that she had brought from Boston TO be-
gin Housekeeping in this city bride,
the silver that had been given to her in
merous objects OF bric-a-brac, pictures
and glass that she had selected for her
own use worth in all about $4,000
TO Miss Duryea, whom she found in
possession OF her household treasures,
Mrs Simpson said not a word. She ig-
nored her as completely as though she
had been a block of wood, while she
her belongings. The other woman was
not disposed to accept this neutrality.
But as soon as she tried to address the
wife of the man who had been devoted to
her before a pistol bullet ended his life,
the deputy sheriff in charge OF the pro-
ceedings interposed with warning that
she thought IL wise TO heed. After that
Miss Duryea sat silent in another room
while the search was being made.
SAYS SHE BOUGHT THE PROPERTY.
Miss Duryea asserted that Dr. Simp-
son had not given her the property that
Mrs. Simpson identified as her own, but
that he had sold it to another man from
whom she purchased IL.
Who this other man was, and how the
doctor came TO sell articles which. even
In distress, are usually retained unt- the
last, she did not explain. DR.. Simpson
had a large income.
Mrs Simpson brought the things from
Boston when she came To New York TO
begin housekeeping. She said IL cost $500
Co transport them to this city. When
she and her husband went to the Hotel
Gerard, they placed their goods I'm a
storage warehouse, and until DR.. Smp-
sons death his wife believed they were
still there.
Miss Duryea lived until a month ago I'm
the Sturtevant House She was tenant
OF the hotel for about two years, and
about year ago a woman known at the
hotel as Miss NJ. Montford a friend of
Miss Duryea, also came there. Dr. Simp-
son often called upon Miss Duryea at
the Sturteyant House.
GAVE1IER A BANK BOOK
Ibid he make extravagant expenditures
in your company"
No" was the reply. When he was
here Tuesday night he gave me a bank
book. ! noticed the balance was S30l6."
''He told you great deal about his
family affairs"
Yes. but L do not think Il necessary TO
go into that. Doc told me that he was
unhappy. Mrs. simpson will probably try
TO lay all the blame for this trouble on
me- Well. she may but III begin TO tell
things that Doc told me &C.. she does. /
Will not be blamed for causing any man .
death.
Mrs Simpson came To my apartment
last Sunday-a week ago. / mean-and
insisted on seeing me. My maid said
was out: that ] had gone TO B6yside
Wen, Mrs Simpson found an opportunity
TO walk through my apartment
DEMANDED HER HUSBAND.
+" Doc was not here al the time" Miss
DuryCa went on, but Mrs. Simpson de-
manded TO see him. aud she remained
two hours As n matter OF fact. ! was
n hiding, but / heard every word Mrs
Simpson had 10 say. She said she had
had me Watched from the Marlborough
Hotel across the street Mrs Simpson
then said dat she knew her husband was
in love with me. ! have never seen Mrs.
simpson
"Did the Simpsons have any close
friends"
"Wen. yes" Miss Duryea replied. 81
think Byron Stark, a hotel proprietor OF
Scranton or Wilkesbarfe. Pa, might be
able to give YOU some Information
know Doc frequently mentioned his
name aud told me he was personal
friend of the family. believe Doc
married his wife eight years ago. al
though be told me that he and Mrs. Simp-
son. while occupying the same apartment
were not on the best OF terms.
II heard Mrs. simpson say when She
left my apartment week ago Sunday
that unless Doc returned home by Mon
day midnight she would have him arrest
ed
Doc told me that he would have hts
iifo Insurance policies transferred 20 me.
J tried my utmost 10 dlssusde him. j
know that he wanted his brother Charles
10 benefit through his will. because he
thought IA. world OF Charley.
Both Miss Duryen and Miss Montford
LETT the hotel a month ago ana moved
go the nat which they now occupy. A.
the same time. Tho simpson furniture
was taken ont of the storage warehouse
on pr Simpsons order aud brought 90
the Hat N was nst Un'n her husband
was dead that Mrs. Simpson knew IL had