The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-07-08
Mystery Enyelops Noted
Ball Players Death.
FELL THROUGH A BRIDGE
Body Now Floating in the Niagara
River-Talk Of Suicide Secuted
by Friends.

ME- ak OF SUICIDE Secuted
by Friends.
The whereabouts Of Edward J Dele
hanty. the rightfelder OF the Wash
ington Baseball Club. is no longer a
mystery, according to Manager Tom
Lotus. who believes he has conclusive
proof that the big fellow was thrown
iell, or jumped OFF the international
Bridge. near Fort Erie. Ontario. on the
night OF July 2. last Thursday. AS fur
ther evidence that the body now floating
in the Niagara River is that Of Dele
hanty, a letter was received this morn
ing by NJ. S. Johnson. local tailor from
superintendent Blunett, of the Michi
gan Central Railroad.
The missive was almost similar to the
one sent Tom Lotus and received last
night. The only difference was in the
last paragraph. in which the writer says:
In the dress suit case We find suit Of
clothes made by you for E. J. Dele
hanty Of Washington. Kindly commu
nicate with us and lend any assistance
possible in locating his relatives ami
friends, should he have any,"
Mr.. johnson Immediately sent the let
ter TO Mr.. LOTUS. and informed the La
ter that he has the maker. This seems
to prove beyond a shadow of doubt that
the man who disappeared from the
bridge was E. J. Delehanty.
LOTUS Letter.
The letter received by Manager. LOTUS
says:
President American League Baseball Club. Wash.
ington, ID. G.
Dear SIR; passenger in one OF our cars July
mao some alteration with the Michigan Cen
traI train conductor. and he was elected from
the train at Fort Erie, Ontario Later Caccord-
ing 10 reports) a bridge-tender found a man ON
the international Bridge who had succeeded in
s'dulhg the guard, and, standing for some time
ne went To investigate this person 10 ascertain
what he was doing there, as the International
Bridge is not a bridge for foot passengers
~ putting his lantern into the passengers face
me passenger was angered. and I UNDERSIGNED
they had some words. and this bridge terdcr
states when his attention was called in another
direction he heard a splash and the man vas
zone ana II Is supposed the man jumped into
river or fell in, as the case NAV be II is
NOT known positively, 50 far az I am aware but
~ Is supposed the man elected from the train
soihe time before was the seen on the
bag we're found our train aftrrward 9nd
are supposed 70 belong to this gentlemen. and
md IN the suit case complimentary pass. No
%, OF your club, and | write this le,te~ .bfrL
ing you may be able to identify the s,e,,io,,
and communicate with his family or friends Will
relation 20 this matter. We sfilI hold the bag
gage as stated above, subject 20 the order 81
the proper person. Yours truly.
JOHN X. BLUNETT.
Buffalo, July 6. 1903
Del Missing.
When the WASH l9ton team ue,+ 20
Cleveland on the Western trip. Del went
to see his mother, sister, and two lit
tie brothers after the first game II &c
not known what the reason was but
after leaving the home of his parent
Delehanty began to drink heavily. and
was not able TO play. The day o. the
second Cleveland game DeIehantv did
not report at the hotel to get his silt
but his sister saw Mr.. Lotus. and told
him that her brother Edward was sick.
Manager LOTUS subsequently learned
that Delehanty was in his cups. but was
unable to learn what started him on the
spree Up to the time Del saw his reIa-
tives he kept away from drink. but af
ter that he set hard pace
In Detroit Delehanty was OF no service
TO the team. The players noticed his
condition and realizing that he was
throwing himself away they chided him
for his conduct. On Tuesday. June 90
Delehanty swore off drinking and took
the pledge. He was sober on Wedncs-
day and Thursday. The club was sched-
uled TO leave Detroit Thursday night N
1890 O'Clock. Delehanty did not go out
TO the ball grounds. but remained at
the hotel. When the players returned
10 the hostelry they missed the big fell
low and inquired about him. They learn
ed from the hotel clerk that Delehanty
left Detroit on an afternoon train AMI
had purchased a ticket to New York
That was on last Thursday afternoon
July ?.
On Wrong Train.
On the night OF July ?, when a Michi-
gan Central train on which Delchanty
was passenger and had his baggage
nearcd Fort Erie. the conductor discov-
cred that there was man on board the
train. slightly under the influence OF
liquor. who was on the wrong train.
His ticket was good for one way and he
was going in an opposite direction.
The ticket puncher endeavored to re-
monstrate with the passenger, but the