Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-01-05
PERSONAL EFFECTS
OF mr." De RAGLAN
Nothing so far Discovered by the Ad-
nninistrator of Particularly lllumi-
mating Character.

The part of the De Raglan estate
| found in this county is now in the
hands of an administrator. The petit
ton of George p. Driscoll for letters
was granted in probate court. There
was no opposition. Judge Jamison was
present in court as the representative
of the Chicago attorneys. who are in
the interest of Mrs" De Reylan, but
his presence was a mere formality.
! After the granting of the letters,
George H. Cook was named as apprais-
er, for it was understood that jewelry
of considerable value had been left by
the strange ''man-woman.'' The trunks
of. De Raylan had already been put into
the possession of Mr.. DriscOll. but.
pending the appointment they had not
been disturbed.
There had been a hope that some
thing would be found which would dis
| close the secret which has been worry
! ing the whole country or which would
at least give clue to 1t. The prospect
| frightened somewhat when in tn"
course of a search OF the effects the
searchers came upon a handsome box
of rich and curious workmanship
4
, it was found but when it was unlocked
| IL could not be opened. There was a
secret spring some where. 1t was al
terward found that it was in what IA |
been supposed to be an ornamental
screw through a knob at a corner OF
the top of the box. 1t required tn
Ioosening OF this screw to complete
the unlocking.
There were present at the undertake
ing establishment while this was goinS
on Messrs. Driscoll. Cook, Judge Bur-
nett, C. J. Hall and Clerk George kirk
land of the probate court. After these
gentlemen discovered that the unlock
ing of the lock did not open the box,
they grew suspicious and all they had
y ever heard or read in song or story OF
Russian bombs came to them. Messrs'
Driscoll, Hall and Cook sought shelter
under a stairway and from their seclu-
sion gave directions to Messrs. kirk
land and Burnett as to the best means
of ouening the box. Mr.. Hall believed
the bast way would be to take II tc
an open field and from safe distance
shoot itNopen.
But finally, it came open. 1t contain
ed nothing of an explosive character
nothing but scraps of paper and
connie of images, one of them a little
way god or ikon. and the other an ikon
of some other material. There was
medallion of the Madonna. similar Ia
others which had been found among
the woman's effects soon after her
death.
There were also two newspaper
clippings. one of them confirmed
story told by Charles Tanner. who sald
that De Raglan had applied for enlist
ment in the v ar with Spain. but had
rteen rejected ON account of her APP
pearance of weakness. The clipping
from a paper which was printed ABOUT
the beginning 81 the war, said that
among those Who had applied for en-
listment was a IMAM by the name OF
De Raylan come cited with the Russian
consulate. After having been told OF
the character of the examination Tor
the infantry "hef decided he wouid
applv for enlistmen I in the cavalry. he
was described by COL Young. in charge
of the recruiting. ads a small. undevel-
oped and frail looking man.
The other clipping described police
court incident which, took place during
the Columbian exposition. Two for
eigners had been are sted by the po-
lice for insulting women on me street.
bv winking at them. The next morn
ing the elder of the two, heaVhS
bearded man, connected with the Rus