Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-05-17
His Dead Body Found Ia a New
New York Lodging House,
A VERY MYSTERIOUS CASE.
Dr. stanley, la whose Rooms He
Was, Arrested Claims 10 Hail
from san Francisco.

dead IN a room on Ninth avenue early
thls morning The police refuse TO give
out any Information. 1t h known that
the first floor Of the building in which
the dead man was found WAS occupied
by Edward Higgins and tho second by
Mrs, Catherine Bermus. Or Kirk stan
ley formerly Of san Francisco, who
claims to cure rheumatism by new
methods also occupied rooms in the
building Shortly before midnight Mrs
Bermus stumbled over the body About
, o'clock this morning pr. Stanley was
discovered on Fifth avenue near Fiji
teenth street He was aot locked up
but returned with the police to the
rooms where the dead man was found.
The authorities are stlll investigating
Up to the present time no enc has been
found acquainted WIKI the dead man on
able to throw any light upon the c'use
Of his death
Later--'he body Of man found late
last night IN a house In Ninth avenue
has been Identified as That Of the Rev.
Edward S Phillips, Of 81 Gabrel's
church, Haselton Penn, who recently
had conference with j, T. Morgan in
reference to the threatened strike In
the iron and coal regions Of Pennsyl-
vanla
The coroner says that the identitica-
ton can hardly be questioned az papers
found on the body setm 70 prove It.
The police are working on what may
prove 70 be murder,
Kirk Stanley, q massage operator, I'm
whose rooms the body was found, Is
under arrest as suspicious person.
Decomposition had advanced 50 far
when The body was discovered that q
cursory examination was not sufficient
to reveal the cause OF deathand an
autopsy viii be held.
Stanley has been subjected to rigid
examination and Is said TO have told
conflicting stories, Mrs, Bernius, from
whom Stanley leased forr rooms, IN one
Of which the body was found says that
her tenant claimed TO be from san
francisco and called himself Or
Stanley. He was accompanied by
young woman whom he introduced as
his wife The body was discovered by
Mrs. Bernius daughter, who went into
StauIeys apartments 20 remove some
bedding, which was hanging ont of the
window The police were immediate
D notified, ami d searts&ef the body
disclosed a number OF papers. Among
them was q letter from John Mitchell
president Of the United Mine Workers,
and addressed TO Rev Or. Edward ).
Phillips. Hazleton, There were also
several kilograms from Mitchell a half
rate coupon, such as Is issued to cler-
qymen. and several receipts made out
In Dn Philips name.
II was made public for the first time,
after the Identification of the body that
two confidential alarms had been sent
ont by Captain of Detectives Titus for
Mr. phillips. who, according TO this IN
formation. had been missing from hls
home in H02eton since April 2S. Ihe
fret alarm was sent out on May 3. anu
the second yesterday and detectives
frnu the central office have been quiet
" searching the hotels and hospitals IN
this city for missing clergymen,
Police Captain Donahue, after exam
ming the body, the rooms and eftect3
of the dead man. sent out a genera
alarm for the apprehension OF STANLEY.
shortly after midnight STANLEY was
seen walking through Fiftieth street
When he came TO the corner OF Nlnn
avenue. half a block from MS apart
ments. he stopped. A pohceamh aaN
him Stanley saw the policeman q,
The same moment and at once turned
and walked rapidly through nhueth
street toward Eighth avenue, The pc
uceman ran after him, ana touchlns
him on the shoulder SAID the captain
Sns,red 70 see him. Stanley accom-
nonlad the policeman, and when ne
reacbed the station house was taken az
once 10 Capt. D0nahue's private office
tio and the captain were Closeted TO-
oether for more than an hour. Ihe
eantain then took Stanley before Ser
eeant Shibe and told the sergeant 10
lock him up. s..i,.,,
from the effects OF drink or drugs
ia manner was that of q man VINO
wes badly dazed He said his name
wa kim stanley, and that he had
cona In this city about a year ana Il
balf arc. He said they called him a
doctor sur he had no diploma. lie was
a massage operator and intended TO
open an office here. a.,
iCant Donahue was reticent In dis
onssing The case. All that he would
say was that the prisoner had mace
a@1t,ictins statements. He had denied
,,,,ns..i'doe of the man whose body was
Sa,nd In the room and said he had seen
him before ana that he ola not Know
there was a body there until tod by
Tine police are searching for a woman
who was known as Stanley wire. lhey |
say this woman left the house In Ninth |
avenue on May 3. and has not returned.
Father Phillips disappeared on May 8
stanley Is said to have a Wife ana
12-yoar.old son In san Francisco ana |
IL said TO have resided at the Palace
hotel in that city. After coming TO /
Now York he frequently received 500 |
Checkg from Alameda, Cal. He pro-
fesscd 10 cure rheumatism by the APP
nlication OF air at a temperature OF |
about 400 degrees.
stanley was arraigned in police court |
ana was remanded 20 the custody OF |
The coroner. lie refused to make any |
statement in court.
The body OF Father Phillips was re-
rcyed TO the morgue. DR.. "A. Il. |
nnpoberty Of Wilkesbarre, Pa, who |
soiS he he nephew OF the priest. lden- |
,iFed the body. He said Father Phil |
iins had come to the city 10 buy some |
Statuary for his church.
Cnroper Bausch committed Stanley 10 |
,ho Tombs In default OF 1000 bail. 20 |
eo,ai, The result OF the autopsy.
stan,ey in an interview with a re-
porter. said.
,.Thls Is terrible. thought had been
,..rastea FOR a debt Of s. ! owed Mrs |
G,tsstein. did not know the body OF |
a. nr,est was in my room"
In talk with Coroner hausch' stan
Icy had said he met Philips ON the
street. talking with two girls that he /
ioired the party and invited them TO
H. rooms; that while there they all
drenk until the girls left, and that ar !