New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-13
WIFE FEARS FOUL PLAY.
MYSTERY IN DEATH OF W. r. LEEDSS
YACHT STEWARD.
o:lE MESSAGE ASSIGNING HEART FAILURE
AS CAUSE AND ANOTHER ALLEGING
SUICIDE LEAD HIS WIFE TO
aPPEAL TO CAPTAIN TITUS.

The body Of Gilbert G Taillandier. thirty-1our
wears old steward on the yacht ANITA unueI
charter by W. r. Leeds. was brought to TINS
ci+v On Monday from Marblehead, Mass, Where
he died last Saturday There is much concern
ing his death that is mysterious ana peculldi /
and according 10 the police Of this CITY anu 'ii
mans widow. many conflicting stories have
been told. Without any expense 10 the "iuo"
the ro5v was prepared for burial. placed IN 4
-.n5so-,o coffin and sent TO her home, No "A
ssva,+bs- Last night it taken 10 the
roorgue -E-aere an autopsy will be performed
to-day nv Deputv Coroner OHanlon. over the
right breast is a bullet wound
Mrs. Taillandier had heard first that hef nus "
hand fad died from heart failure, ana theh
that he had shot himself in the mouth Ihese
-ass,,as and The fact that the bullet Wouhu
vrss o,,e- +ta heart. caused her 10 go 70 captain
Titus. who at once called up the Boston pun
They said that the dead man went asfloIe L -ol
The Anita last Saturday and hired 2 room III 'iie
Atlanta House. leaving word thaI ne "0o -
~ oaaed IN two or three hours At the time
he gave he was called, but there was H0
sponse The door was forced and TalilahoIeI
7ss found living dead on the bed with oullel
hole IN The mouth 4 physician issued d Gel =
rifcate. giving self shooting as the cause OF
death
Even with this Mrs Taillandier cannot be-
lfeye that there was not foul play IN the oed
Of her husband. She says that her Hu9"0i-1
,.5o bs5 bae, : steward for the last seven
years was engaged to go on the Anita by "A .
Mcintosh. q yacht broker, at No b. f'Io "S
Before ne went away he told her that ne an
rjcinated rrol,Ele on the trip and wished II "aS
over He had FREQUENT quarrels with Cap'@Ii
Bennett. the commander Of the Anita she say -
but onlv last Saturday she received a post car u
from her husband. dated Marbieheao' o. ms
that he had reached there safely ana every 'iii4e
vas all right a,,a
The next she heard was when telegram o@iii7
or Saturday night. signed by Captsl5 s 5;ad from
telling her that her husband hao oleG I;b
heat fsilura Then her brother. fa ram -
boas of No. 229 SiXth-st-, recelEeo q TjiIandier
signed by the 81 me man, saying lildt .l;rS
had shot himself through the mouth. a 80 ~
message told that the body WouIu - ~ to5,, came
without expense TO her, end thell ti s.aI,ar yyho
in charge of a Marblehead oidei oii af 5eaatF
also gave heart failure as the cause OF e.
Yesterday morning she continued NJ "a
Intosh the Yacht broker, calico on L., bad
said that he had heard that the asaa iIioi -.
shot himself in the vessel and thal NE 80
was taken ashore He said that she Heeo - ~
worry if she did not have any money, y,,.,s.e5 @ 70
would be we'll cared for and neEsi eo,eb the
want He did not say who would luiiii9
money ,o,,e when
Mr Mcintosh had not been gone loHe NJ
4 man came who represented hliiiseii - she
Leeds secretary. He also assured hsI 'L ,+ -,
world never v,ar- for money. Then she Went :"
Captain Titus Through him coroner III,
kranZ was informed. The coroner L",iie ~ = s;o,p
wound in TaiIlaudier's right breast put ~ sis a.
of one in the mouth He said that the one IA
The mouth might be found at the aIs'PSs 80
wound in the breast he said, couI1 NJ nc --as
been made by the man himself unlss he -
left handed. The woman declares that her nus
band was right handed
At Mr.. McIntosh's house il was sala lasl Iils III
that he vas asleep and could not be disturbed