New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-14

. -, 1ra bad no control of the musCleS
~ .o1 IJ,s head wabbled and his color was
! chastity HIS eyes were CLASSY and his lips "eio
| quivering." .o negro
, Charles Wilson the Coates House 20
o-.or Was arrested after midnight, ana heiu
! bending investigation. Last night the
! brakeman and porter of the Atchison' IopeNa
! 80 cor+a E,A train on which Mr. Croker dled
/ h.d given their testimony This story taIheu
| nrscticaIIv with that already known Inc coii-
ductor however had testified that there was ho
smell of LIQUOR about Mr.. Croker "hel iio -
hin, dead in the chair car, and the GU "
dav paid particular attention to TINS.
when Wilson was examined by Chief OF
uca HAYES this morning he told an apparent
STRAIGHTFORWARD story. detailing the movements
Of Mr. Croker and himself as already gwen
Later Chief Hayes said:
an, convinced that Wilson has told the tru it
ana Vas NO. ~ Croker we shall hold Wilson
however for further investigation ana 10 oe
used as witness against Lee. ,.. :. Tho
harr I'm NJ the Coates House. The negro was
ennnIoved there as porter. Croker, wilson sd IL
had asked him Thursday svenlns MhT etT n Of
an opium den in the North End OF tow =. aiiS q
orfered 10 conduct him to the place alteI
o'clock when he would be on ou ~ a. ond then
Croker had waited until that time anu ny, tilC,i
had gone with the negro TO Con Cronns sai .n
AT Fourth-st. and Broadway. IheIe W li ra
suggested that II Croker had any money - - Ii.H
befter he given to the bartender for saIe Keep
ing before they started out croker gave me
bartender $50, saying it was All ne hau oI tbe
eor,a change and the bartender placed tne
Money in an envelope in the safe. FROM lhe
saloon the two men went TO An Lee plaG
above a saloon in west slXtn-S u.s. Iout Couch
away There Lee conducted Croker 10 d couch
and Wilson went downstairs to wait untiI CFoNef
had had a smoke. - 80 -,,s d
for him Wilson played cards in the Saloon
below with some negroes for about an hour'
when Croker reeled into the room; d..
''Fe was little unsteady" said WILSON, pCt
he talked we'll He told me that he had 10 eaten
a train for oklahoma and Chat we had pelleI
90 We went back to the saloon ana secuIeu
the 500 left with the bartender there. Gro I
bought a drink and soon said he had out a
few minutes in which to catch his tram we
got into a hack and were driven last 10 liie
Wilson said that they had reached the Union ion
stetion only a few minutes before time for
the train to start After paying the carriage
fare Wilson said Croker had between 81 or
S18 left Croker tried to get Pullman ucKet
but was unable to do So and the two went INTO
Croker gave me dollar" said Wilson, and
two checks calling for rain coat ana a cane
which he had checked at the hotel. the tram
started soon after and L jumped OH
Chief Hayes gave it as his opinion that Mr.
Croker had died from the effect Of smoking
opium too fast.
He had only short time before train time"
said Chief Hayes, land evidently in his en-
deavor to make it he took the drug too fast"
The coroner at Newton, Kan, to-day said that
the body of Mr.. Croker had been embalmed on
instructions from Richard Croker, jr-, at New
York The coroner said autopsy would be
held The undertaken at Newton who had charge
Of the body insisted that it would be necessary
to erabalm the body Immediately and that if an
autopsy were held the embalming could not be
done successfully. The fact was communi-
Gated to Mrs. Croker, and upon receiving the ap-
prevail Of the latter the body was Immediately
embalmed
St Louis, May 1s-Colone1 Zach Mulhall,
who had given a letter of introduction to Her
bert v Croker to take with him to ranch "1O1,'
Bliss Okla said to-day that young Croker came
West at the request of Mrs. Croker, who hoped
that a visit on the ranch would benefit his
health. Mrs. Croker had consulted with Colonel
Mulhal before the young man started from
New-York and Mulhall had given him letter
of introduction. 1t planned that young
Croker was to have horses to ride and light en-
ployrnent to occupy his time Colonel Mulhall
said that Croker was of excellent habits and did
not drink smoke.