Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-04
Found Dead on Railroad
Tracks Near PHILADELPHIA.
Victims Body Entirely Free Of
Bruises or Abrasions
Showing She Did Not Walk But
Was Carried Where Found.

New York. Nov. 3.-Developmcnts ar,
| following each other fast in the Mrs
| Margaretta Todd mystery and one more
may be added as 4 result of the autop
sy on the body of Mrs Todd which vii
be held by Coroner's Physician O'Han-
Ion in the presence of Coroners Scholel
and Dugan the latter of Philadelphia.
| This examination is expected tC
! throw light on the theory that the
| wealthy old woman was drugged after
| her arrival in Philadelphia, from this
city. last week, and was then thrown
| i'll front of a train. Additional points
supporting the murder theory are be-
| ing discovered, one Of the most siSniii-
cant being the fact that there are nc
scratches or abrasions or traces OF
| mud or soil on the soles of the victims
shoes. This seems to show that Mrs.
Todd could not have walked across the
rough country and the maze Of railroad
| tracks to the place where her body
was found.
In the meantime counsel for Mrs.
Frank Tousey. Mrs. Todd's only daugh-
ter, is i'll possession of the dead
wonan's apartment house, the Won
Hoffman. from which she. yesterday.
elected Insarsoll Lockwood, the former
Todd attorney.
Legal proceedings to Gust Mrs. Frank
Tousey from the Won Hoffman apart
ments were begun, today, by Ingersoll
Lockwood. the lawyer who. yesterday.
obtained temporary possession Of this
apartment house with the aid of pri-
waite detectives, and who was late,-
George G. Hastings. who was Mrs
TouSey'S lawyer. Sinclair TCuScy.
brother-in-law of Mrs. Frank Tousey
Theron Davis. a lawyer, and for two
detectives. Mr. LoCkwood's counsel said
that those summoned would be re-
ouircd to show cause why they broke
into the apartment house and forced
his client out. He said that if desired
Mr.. Lockwood would bring the deed Of
trust he holds to court and also pro-
duce the last will of Mrs. Todd. Magis-
tritc Whitman advised him to produce
these documents, tomorrow.
Coroner Schner said that each gar
ment Of Mrs. Todd's clothing immedi-
htely above the 10 fractured ribs fitted
her smoothly and that he considered
the Whole case one of great mystery.
The vital organs which Will be exam
med for the presence of poisonous
drugs were removed and prepared for
further examination.
Coroner Dugan of Philadelphia. who
was present at the autopsy. said that
| he would enpanel a corolcr's Jury in
| Philadelphia and that an inquest would
he held there on al the evidence oh
| tainable. Both coroners' Offices, he
said, would work together on the case.
The vital organs were sent to the col
| legc physicians and surgeons at CO.
| iumbia University for examination.
| Coroner Scholer sad. today, that the
woman could not possibly have been
struck by Il train. He said she could
easily have been killed by some heavy
| weight falling on her while she was in
| crt. or by the pressure Of a knee. The
autopsy showed that 10 ribs had been
| fractured together with the breast
| bone. Her clothing the coroner said
| was not disarrangcl in the slightest
| but was smooth and neat. Had d train
! struck her, the coroner said. the cloth
| ing of course would have been disar-
| ranged and torn.
| Philadelphia, Nov. 3.-While the
New York authorities were finding evil
fencc tending to show that Mrs. Todd
whose body was found along the tracks
Of the Reading Railway. last week, was
murdered. there was little brought to
light in this city, today, TO clear UP tho
myste"y. One of the local detectives
working on the case said, tonight. tilat
he has found two railroad men whose
statements coincide with that made by
4 lab"rcr several days ago to the eff
fect that he saw a woman answering
Mrs. Todds description knenling near
the railroad tracks, close to the place
where She was. an hour later, found
dead. The detective personally be-
lieves that Mrs. Todd wandered into
Tairinont Park and was accidentally
killed by q freight train.
From another source it is learned
that a carriage agent at the Beading
terminal saw a woman answering Mrs
Iodd's description leave tie station
shortly after O'Clock, last Friday
night. He said she was accompanied
by two men. His attention was at
tTacicd by the larS" number of Jewels
Inc woman wore. He did not Know
whether she took q carriage
night railroad Watchmau. il is also
learned. saw a cab enter Irafrront
Park about p. NJ. last Friday and