The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-11-09
N. Y. SUICIDE
IDENTIFIED AS
LORD DOUGLAS
Queensberry Declares 1t Can
Not Be His Brother, the
Famous Sholto
British Consul at Seattle Sup-
ports the Assertion of
the Marquis

NEW YORK. Nov. s.-One of the most
perplexing identification mysteries that
ever developed in New York shrouds the
body OF a man which rests in an up
town undertaker's establishment to-
night.
In the opinion OF two persons, it Is
the body of Lord Sholto Douglas.
brother of the Marquis OF Queensberry,
member of one of the best known faini-
lies of Scotland. But according to the
marquis who is quoted in dispatches
from Chicago. the body can not be that
of his brother. for he says he had a
letter from Lord Douglas only two days
ago indicating that the writer was safe
and well in the far west.
Another Lord Douglas"
To add to the mystery. it has been
recalled that some years ago a man
bearing marked resemblance to Lord
Douglas passed himself off as such
and was arrested In this country on
several occasions on charges of big
amy.
The body is that of a man who reg
istered at the Hotel Astor October Is
as Maurice Stuart. San Francisco"
day evening from a self inflicted bullet
wound In his heart.
The announcement that the body had
been Identified as that of Lord Doug
las came tonight from Coroner Frein-
berg. He had known Lord Douglas
as a patient some years ago. and sus-
pected that the suicide might be Doug
las.
Tonight Mary Noble. an actress. who
had known LoFI Douglas in the west,
declared she was sure the body was
that of Lord Douglas. Miss Noble said
she knew Douglas sessen he was ap-
pearing on the stage in the west in
1895 and was certain of the identif-
cation.
Coroner Not Convinced
Coroner Freinberg said late tonight
he would notify the English consulate
of the identification made by Miss Noble
and would ask what steps the consul
would take. Speaking of the identifica-
tion, he said
Il think there are strong grounds for
believing the body is that of Lord
Sholto Douglas. But would not care
to say positively that 1t is without fur
ther coroboratfon."
THE complexity of the situation was
augmented by the appearance of Charles
UlIrich, newspaper man, at the under
taking establishment late tonight to
further identify the body. He said he
was positive he had met the man now
dead in Oakland, Cal. in 1901, when he
was playing in stock company and
was known as Maurice Stuart I'LL
rich said he had never heard any one
speak of him as Lord Sholto Douglas.
Brother Makes Denial
CHICAGO. Nov. S.--The marquis of
Queensberry today emphatically denied
that the man who committed suicide
at the Hotel Astor, New York, after
registering as Maurice Stuart, was his
brother. Lord Sholto Douglas He says
LOrd douglas is IN the 1ar west and
that he received letter from him two
days ago In which the writer declared
he was we'll.
A telegram addressed to. the marquis
OF Queensberry and signed Sholto
Douglas was received here October 2s
from Seattle.
Queensberry refused today to divulge
the address of Lord Douglas. saying the
latter was engaged in mine location
work in the far northwest
Further than to say Lord Douglas
reported himself well in the letter of
several days ago, the marquis kept
secret the contents of the message.
Seen at Seattle
SEATTLE, Nov S.-British Vice Con-
sui Bernard Pelly said tonight that
Lord Sholto Douglas was In his office
on business within q few days Pelly
said he did not know where Lord Doug
las is staying or where he intended
going when he left the consulate. He
said the day when Douglas visited him
could not have been earlier than last
Friday. and that If he had taken the
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