The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1905-11-08
LIKE CASE OF PATRICK
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Nav York, Nov 6.--Professor Meeker'
Chief Patholosist and Chemist OF rnli-
.delphia. with three attaches OF ths
rornner.s once OF that cityI called on
ro,orar scholer today with view q
oSts ming the organs from the bouy OF
Mrs Todd. which they intend 70 ana-
Sv.s for the purpose OF discovering
notson. This was done at the ins.anSe
81 the District Attorney or rnilaov 81
mia, who. desired to compiete n's
oen01 portion Of the stomach will be
taken 70 PhiIadelphia and the rest VIII
he retained here for examination py the
local authorities.
Coroner SchoIer, who arranged 20
make formal demand today upon DIS
trict Attorney Jerome and POLICE COM
missioner McAdoo for aid in solving
fhs mystery which surrounds the death
~ Mrs MarEaretta Todd, said last
nieht: .The case fairly bristles with
suspicion, and my firm conviction Is
that future developments WI put u
siSe by side with the Patrick case In
6srth of interest and quality of crime"
n was expected that the financialsob-
.tscie to an analysis of the dead wo-
r,.n's stomach would be removed at
conference planned for today between
coroner Scholer and Sinclair Tousey,
the authorized representative OF Mrs MT:
Todd's daughter. who 1t was SAID
would permit no question OF expense to
block the Investigation.
Pnpers Missing.
For the first time since the tragic
death of Mds. Todd, her French maid
Marie Goddard, made a statement yes
terday. 1t brought to light one Inn
nortant fact-that Mrs. Todd before
leaving home the day of her death,
took q package of important private
papers from a cabinet and placed them
IN her satchel. That satchel was
found beside the body on the Reading
tracks in Philadelphia, but the papers
ION the day she was killed." said the
maid, she had been suffering from
severe cold and was eager to go out
for "a breath of fresh air. as she exc
pressed 1T.
"She put on cher hat, took package
of important private papers from
cabinet, put them into her hand
satchel and started out. I had no idea
that she was going out of town"
Another fact learned yesterday ID
that a letter received by Mrs. Todd
few days before her death from some
unknown person in Bridgeburgs Pa,
was found in her room Few days
ago.
May Contain Clue.
This letter may contain clue 10
the mystery of Mrs. Todds trip TO
Philadelphia. Just before her de-
parture for Philadelphia she told
Miss Knight. who accompanied her
to the ferry, that private ous,n9ss
which tok her away was not in Phiia-
delphia, but in Bridesburg.
No one was able to discover tnae
Mrs. Todd knew anyone living or 40
ing business in Bridesburg, whicn 10
rraeticaliy a suburb of Philadelphia on
the Pennsylvania road.
Unfortunately this BridesDurs letter
had been mislaid by the finder. A
systematic search for 1t will be made
today.
was formerly Mrs Todd's attorney,
said yesterday:
I'VE shall demand warrants for the
arrest OF Sinclair Tousey ana ms
LAWYERS the first thing tomorrow
mornina. If we fail there we shall
AT once apply to the district attorney
for permission to lay all the facts be-
fore the grand jury"
There is only $1,000 to be divided
among the beneficiaries OF Mrs. Todds
estate according to a petition to ner
will fled for probate today by counsei
for InEerson Lockwood. This was
III, ubich Mrs. Todd had drawn up
NV Mr. Lockwood in 1902. The petition
save the value of real estate left by
Yrs. Todd as $4,000 and that OF her per-
property as $4,000. Mr.. LOCK-
., inns that he holds a trust deed
yon Hoffman apartment mouse
.a frs. Todd owned. Assistant
t.. Attorney Mott. said deniteiy To-
at the Todd mystery would be
.ated by the district attorneys