The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-30
MRS. DENNIS DIED SILENT.
Widow OF Get Rich quick Man Had Prac'
tically No Callers.

An autopsy performed yesterday by
Coroner's Physician Sohultze established
the fact that Mrs. Blanche Turner Dennis
widow of Hugh C. Dennis, died from blood
poisoning following a criminal operation
presumably performed by herself.
Major Dennis, who served as an officer
in the Confederate army, established him
self In business in st. Louis, where he
eventually became president of the Rialto
Grain and Securities Company, a get rich
Quick concern which the Government put
out of business The investigation Of his
! company, which was made by the Federal
| authorities, resulted in the indictment and
| conviction of United States Senator Burton
| of Kansas. Dennis died about two years
ago, shortly after the winding up of his
business.
Mrs. Dennis was a Miss Blanche Turner OF
Dallas, Tex. Her father is in the furniture
business there. She was a graduate Of the
Methodist College of Philadelphia, Ark.
Mrs. Dennis removed TO New York soon
after her husbands death. 1t is said that
she was engaged for a time to Albert
Saokey, a wealthy Russian, but broke
with him last Christmas.
Coroner Shrady was summoned on
Wednesday night by DR.. Hugh Kidder Of
sos West Forty-sixth street to take Mrs.
Dennis's ante-mortem statement at the
Hotel Marseilles, Broadway and 1O3d street.
DIR. Kidder, who had called in DR.. Helmuth
| of 20 East Sixty-seventh street, said that
his patient was suffering from blood poison
ing; -u.
and vas very weak but perfectly con-
scious when the Coroner arrived. She
was asked the usual questions, but refused
to make any statement. declaring that
! there was nothing she cared to talk about.
Coroner Shrady notified tho police of the
West Tooth street station house and he
~tectives Koran and Kessler we're assigned
to the case.
Mrs. Dennis occupied a suite of three
| rooms, which were tastefully furnished and
contained many pieces of bric-a-brac and
paintings which she bought from time to
time to decorate the rooms. She had
| plenty of clothes and some jewelry and
was apparently always in funds. The
hotel clerks said that she went TO the Mar
settles on February II from the Hotel Ala
bama, Is East Eleventh street. She lived
quietly. had practically no callers and
went out very little. 1t was learned that
a man about so years Of age had called
once or twice, but the clerk could not
recollect his name.
Among the personal effects turned over to
the police were several letters of an affeo-
tionate nature from Martha Parish of 4353
MARYLAND avenue, st. Louis. On the en-
veIope was the name of Signor Parish of
the same address. Another letter in a
feminine handwriting was signed Emily. -
An engraved invitation TO a Fifth avenu
art gallery was enclosed in al envelope upon
the back OF which was printed the name of
! Joseph G. Robin. II Pine street,
At the Hotel Alabama it was said that
Mrs. Dennis registered on November 1s
last and engaged a suite Of two rooms for
herself and a Miss B.. Hope Scher. They
left on February II, requesting that mail
be forwarded to the Hotel Marseilles.
There is no trace of Miss Scher.
The body Of Mrs, Dennis has been at an
undertaker's on Amsterdam avenue since
Wednesday night, and so far he has re-
oeived no communication from any relative
or friend with respect to the funeral,