The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-22
.B|GAM|ST'S BODY F..
GIVEN TO FLAMES
Last Chapter Written in
History of 'Lord
Beresford. |"
REDUCED TO ASHES
IN w ASH INGT ON
For Eight Years Body Had Re.
manned in Undertaker's Estab-
lishnent in Asheville-Mys-
terry Surrounds Woman
Who Finally Claim
ed It.
Especial to The Characterization.

Especial to The Times Dispatcn.J
Washington. 2. c.. May 2i.-All that
bogus Lord Beresford. who is said to
have been a bganist so many times
over that efforts were made by show
men to obtain his body after he died.
was reduced to ashes at the under.
taking establishment and crematory
of William J. Lee, 322 Pennsylvania
Avenue, o-day
The embalmed body of Lascelles.
which was received here yesterday
remained at an undertaker's for the
last eight years. was placed in the
crematory this morning. Arrangements
for the cremation were said to have
been made by the first wife of Las
celles. who is a member OF well
known New York family"
Who the woman was who had the
body brought here from Asheville and
cremated remains deep mystery.
Where the ashes of the dead man will
be placed is also a mystery. All In
quiries at the undertaker's were met
with the statement that Mr.. Lee did
not know who had given him the COM
mission TO cremate the body and that
he did not know what disposition
was to be made OF 1t.
1t was learned, however. that the
mysterious they" in question. re-
ferring to the persons who had given
the orders for the cremation. had Wis
tied the undertaken early this morn
ing and given instructions and left 1t
seems to be reasonable conjecture
that they" were the woman who came
here from North Carolina. referred to
in the dispatches from that place as
Mrs T. J. Summerfield. a sfster-in-
law of the first Mrs. Lascelies, and IT,
Mcpherson Crichton. to whom the body
was consigned by the undertakers who
shippe1 1t from Asheville.
Permit Obtained.
A permit was obtained last evening
from Coroner hewitt to cremate the
body here. DR.. hewitt said to-day that
the application for the permit war
the death certificate was correct in
form, and that he issued the permit
forthwith. That was all he knew OF
the matter, he said.
The mysterious Mrs. summerfield.
or Watson. or whatever her name may
be, has managed SO far to conceal her
identity. It has been suggested that
the Mrs Watson that called up Mr..
Lee early yesterday morning and
wished body crenated right away
was the woman in charge of the body
of Lascelles.
It has been suggested. too. that this
woman was herself one OF the wives
OF the much married Lascelles. and
that she was seeking to keep her iden-
uty secret because of the notoriety
mat would be given her If 1t became
known that she was caring for the
BODY of her former husband
The body of Lascelles was wonder
fully we'll preserved. After eight years
it still retained recognizable appear
ance before 1t was cremated to-day.
though the skin was somewhat wrin-
killed. and discolored.
Many persons visited the undertake
ing establishment last night and THIS
merninr and asked permission to see
the body. All were told that the body
was not to be exhibited. IS strict, or
ders had been given to keep the casket
closed