Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-07


make things interesting
Mrs. B. w. Ritter returned last
evening from Denver where she
spent the past eight months.
Two ball games were played at the
park yesterday, but the band concert
at the South Side park attracted most
of the people who patronize the Sun
day ball game.
Mrs. A. Hahn returned yesterday
evening from Albion, Neb., where sac
went in response to telegram an
The Herald has already announced
the death of the mother.
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Walter Gray, brother of the late
Charles Vanderlip, arrived from Chi
cago yesterday evening and went at
once to the Durango Undertaking
parlors where he recognized his
brother. Mr.. Gray had not seen mis-
brother for nearly 16 years, but had
been in correspondence with him dur
ing the past few years and was some
what familiar with his mining af-
fairs.
When the sheet was lifted from the
dead mans face, Mr.. Gray said, THAT
is my brother; he looks like our
brother Tom Here is the latest pic
ture he sent me-
Mr. Gray stood silent for moment
and turned away.
He is here to inquire into the af-
fairs of the dead brother and learn
the nature of the tragedy. His life
has been in such lines that he is un-
familiar with tragedies of this CHAR
acter, and he is appalled, to find the
situation presented.
His brother had expressed a desire
to will what ne had in the world to
him, but the form of will could not
be gotten ready and presented in
time for signature But this will not
appear to change the situation as re-
had, 1t Is learned.
1t Is said Charles Vanderlip mar
ried Rosa May at Cedar Hill, N. NJ,
last July, and that he had given her
some sort of provisional deed to
mining property which he had already
contracted in the First National bank
of Durango to sell to eastern par
ties. This deed was never sent to
Silverton for record until the next
morning after his wife shot him.
Aside from coming to determine
what disposition TO make of the re-
mains and the situation relating 10
the prosecution of the woman, Mr.
Gray desired to learn what property
had been left, or If anything had been
left which might go naturally to the
old mother who needs the help OF
her sons.
Mr.. Gray himself, who has held
one position for "a years, finds him
self still working for salary, sup
porting family. but he came on as
brother would do to perform the
last service he could render.
yanderlip and his wife had been ad
vised that the company purchasing
the property would make another
large payment on the deal about one
week from May 2s, the day he was
shot at midnight.
Mr.. Gray, desiring to see the wom
an whom it is reported married his
brother, went to the county Jail this
morning and was admitted by the
sheriff to talk to her few minutes
What passed between them is not Civ
en- to the public at present, II 1t ever
will be.
Elsewhere appears phone dis
patch which gives the dates of execu
lion, acknowledgment and filing oil
the deed given by Vanderlip to mis-
wife. 1t is not shown how the In
strument reached the clerk at Silver
ton or who presented it. 1t is con
cluded that If the instrument was
sent from Durango it was sent on the
morning of the goth after the midnight
tragedy.
murder of Clarence Gray, after con
Tossing that she and no other shot
him, with what defense is not known.
The funeral of Vanderlip will prob
ably be arranged for tomorrow after
noon. and 1t is the brothers desire
that it be very simple in character.
with few friends attendant.
The remains of Thomas Mason ac-
companied by his wife, arrived yes
terday evening from Denver where ne
died enroute home from California.
Besides delegations from the /. o. o. +,
Knights of Pythias and local lodge OF
Ellis, large number of friends,
among them employees of the Porter
coal .mines. who had been with him
for years, were present when the cas-
ket was taken from the train to be
sent to the Durango Undertaking par
lors.
During the morning hours many
friends came in from the country to
attend the funeral. Nearly all the
miners at Porter. as well as many
others who had formerly worked there