The Washington times., 1904-09-05
Well-Known Family.
BODY IDENTIFIED
BY WEDDING RING

Relatives and friends OF Mrs Virginia
Scott Elite or lille. the descendant OF an
old and wealthy Virginia family, called
at the Police Headquarters and the Dis
trict Morgue yesterday and identified as
hers the body Of the woman who died
friendless and penniless. in the EmerL
gency Hospital on last Thursday, afte1.
having been unconscious in the insti-
tuition since August Is.
The body was turned over to Under
taker Gawler, and was To-Day prepared
Tor burial. 1t win be sent to Baltimore
Tor lnterment probably tonight or to-
The woman was well dressed and
about seventy years old, but left no
papers or other clue 70 tell who she
was BeIore the conclusive identffica-
ton yesterday. IL was believed to be
the body Of Mrs Cartwright, Of Mrs.
Maria Wood. Of Mrs. wainwright. OF
Annie Cross, and several other women.
Had veen Visiting Friends.
Mrs. lille. as the police have the name
en- record. spent the month prior to the
accident with friends at Vernon Mills
near Markham. FauqCier county. Va
Among the possessions Of the dead
woman were three houses in Alexandria
She had other property, and was well
known, having many friends and rela-
tives in Virginia She was married
twice, but both husbands are now dead
Two daughters. one by each husband.
are living. They are Miss Jennie Whar-
ton. Of To Twenty-i.rst Street north
west, employed in the War Department
and Miss Nellie Hile, Of jamestown,
Since the death OF her last husband
Mrs. Hile had been making her home
with her daughters, staying with one
for number OF months and then going
10 the home Of the other
Although the fact was not known TO
her daughters. she decided to come TO
Washington about the middle OF August
and had her trunk shipped here. Mrs.
lille learned on arrival that her daugh-
ter IN the War Department was con-
templating vacation trip. Not wishing
TO interfere with these plans she con-
cealed her presence in the city and OBJ
tanned a room at 1879 y Street north
west sending her trunk there and tell
ing the keeper Of the house she would
occupy II on August Is.
The room was engaged on August IT,
and the following day she disappeared
Two or three days ago her trunk was
opened, and the address Of her daugh-
ter living IN washington was found
Miss Wharton was Immediately inform
ed that her mother was missing.
Police Notified.
Alarmed at her mothers failure TO
respond TO a dispatch sent here many
days ago Miss Hile. in jamestown, tele-
graphed her sister and asked her to
search for their mother. Miss whar-
ton went 10 Police Headquarters, where
she reported that her mother was miss
ing.
The detectives discovered that the de-
scription given Tailed With that OF the
woman whose body had been In the
Tnorgue since Thursday. Photographs Of
the body were procured, bit Miss Whar-
ton refused 20 look at them.
BY the wedding ring found on the hand
OF the dead woman, which contained the
Inscription "R. r. w. 20 A. w. Oct. s.
lg7i d" and a wart behind the ear Of the
dead woman. she was Identified as Mrs.
Hile-
on Saturday evening a man called at
the morgue to look at the body. He
Wept bitterly and embraced the corpse
lovingly. He said he was positive that
the dead woman was Annie Cross. A
promise 20 return yesterday he failed TO
keep.
Mrs. Hnl. Of Alexandria. Identified the
body as that OF Mrs. Maria Wood, en-
ployed by her about six years ago in
the capacity Of a servant.
Because the dying woman muttered
the word Carter or Cartwright when
asked for her name. Il was believed that
her name was Cartwright Search was
made for families BY that name in
washington. II IS now believed she was
was calling for her agent a man named
Carter