Arizona republican., 1906-12-21
THE INQUEST
ON De Raglan
Not SO Much to Find Cause
of Death
As to Strip the Strange
Case of Some of Its Mys-
teries.

Another phase of the case OF Nico-
lai De Raglan was entered upon .yes-
terday morning-an inquest. This was
decided upon by District Attorney Ba
ker in view of the complications which
had grown out of the affair. involving
a doubt especially in the case Of the
sex of the deceased. and even of her
identity.
The fact too. that Or. Rowe. her at
tending physician. though an old prac-
ticing physician. formerly of Chicago
and at present with a well established
practice at Canyon City. Colo. had re
certificate to practice in this territory,
made an inquest desirable. Legally.
therefore, the woman had died without
medical attention. In order to comply
with the forms at least, OF the law. the
inquest was undertaken. II has at
ready proceeded beyond the original
purpose and If possible. information
will be developed which will set at
rest all doubts which have been raised
IN the east as to the identif-- 80 the
dead
Acting Coroner Burnett summoned
the following jury: w. w. Jones. Ned
Creighton. Garrett T. Ryan. p. a.
Tharaldson. II. !. Latham and Wayne
Davis. The entire day was spent in
taking testimony. but the jury was not
satisfied and the inquest was contin
ued until this morning. When a vef-
Gict has been finally reached a report
OF it will be forwarded to the Russian
consul at Chicago.
An effort win probably be made to
procure the attendance of the wife
of the woman who insists that her
husband was a man. and who has rails
cd the question of a substitution of a
body for mis-. Though Charles Tanner
who said that he had roomed with De
Raglan i'm Chicago fof two years. and
had known him intimately until three
and a half years ago. says the body is
that of De Raglan the testimony OF
the woman would be more satisfying.
According tc the statement whicn has
been made by DR.. Rowe, and which
there is no doubt of here. IL for any
purpose there has been a substitution,
II was effected before DIR. Rowe met
the deceased at Canyon City. Colo. and
received here from her wife
In carrying out the original purpose
of the inquest an autopsy was helf b.
Drs. Palmer and Brizzell yesterday for
the determination OF the cause OF
death. II had been stated by DR..
Rowe to be consumption. and the con-
dition of the lungs showed that that
was what It was. DR.. Rowe had told
NJ
her husband would never be able TO
return TO the east
The autopsy revealed no other inter-
esting physiological fact.
The principal witness before the jury
yesterday was Tanner. He related In
substance what had already been print
ed by The Republican as to his reia-
lions with De Raglan. only a little
more fully. especially as to his own
Tanner appears to have Pc
sided i'm all parts of the world. He was
for some time resident of st. Peters
burg. and speaks the Russian IAN
suage.. But he knew nothing OF De
Raglan there
He said that though De Raglan had
been in Chicago before. his permanent
residence there began with the Column
bian exposition when he became sort
Of secretary to the Russian commits
sion. After the fair he remained as
representative of the commission as a
sort OF commercial agent, looking VI
trace conditions in that part of the
country. He was a kind of unofficial
consul though he had something TO do
with the consulate. His business ex-
banded into a general agency called
the Russian American Bureau for the
Russians having business in this coun-
try and for Russians here who have
interests in estates al home. The re-
receipts of the office amount to about
sIhn day.
At the tine Tanner left Chicago De
Raglan had a secretary by the name
Of Breslausky. who 1t has been learn
ed, is in charge Of the business. and
II Is understood that he has been wired
to come out here TO see the body OF
the dead woman.
Tanner said that the night he left
Chicago to set out on his trip to Aus
tralia, he had De Raglan and his wife |
with him at a champagne dinner a:
the Auditorium Annex. He heard no.
'iiiS ihoIt dDoul MN untll ne read Ia
The Republican of the death of a man
who turned out to be a woman He re-
GREETED very much that he had no,
learned of the presence of De Raglan
I'm the city.
In former statement of Tanner he
had mentioned the name of a young
man by the name of KasseI. who had
occupied bachelor apartments with
dc Raglan. He said yesterday
that he believed that KasseI was some
where in New Mexico now.
Other Witnesses before the Jury wera
Proprietor Christofferson' of the Union |
hotel. where DE Raglan died. Frank
of Cooks jewelry store
which had been frequently patronizcd
by DC Raglan. His testimony related |
TO 4 silver cigarette case which the
dead woman had brought there from,
time to time to have various figures |
upon 1t until it was almost
severed with decorations. But all this
testimony proved only what had been |
previously known as to the identity OF |
The dead woman.
After the session of the inquest. |
Judge Burnet took possession of tho |
effects of De Raglan. Besides the val |
liable jewelry which has already been |
described, there were bank books |
showing that he had more than $4,000 |