New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
MRS. BURRELLE'S DEATH
PRESENTS NEW PROBLEMS
Her Second will Can't Be Found;
Friends Dissatisfied at AC-
counts of Husbands Death.
CHILDREN'S STOCK MISSING
Some One Benefiting By Mrs.
Burrelle's Removal Might
Profit by Husbands Pre-
decease, It Is Hinted.

FRONT by HUSBAND fIe-
decease, 1t Is Hinted,
Two new problems were added yester-
day 20 the mystery surrounding the
death Of Mrs. nellie Burrelle. who died
at the Hotel Carlton last Thursday un-
der circumstances that suggested pos
sible foul play to Coroner Holtzhauser.
one was as to the whereabouts Of a
second will she was said to have drawn
after her husbands death. and the
other concerned the death of her nus
band. Friends who had been silent be-
fore said Yesterday they had never been
satisfied with the explanations as the
cause of the death of Frank A. Bur
relle. and intimated broadly that some
one who would benefit by the death Of
Mrs. Burrene would have found it ad-
vantageous to have the husband out OF
the way first
Burrelle died in February. 1910.
board a small steamer off the coast Of
Costa Rica He and his wife had drawn
up i'm 1905. as stated Yesterday by his
lawyer. Charles NJ. Beattie, Of No. 116
Nassau street. mutual wills. BY the
forms Of his will seventy shares Of the
Burrelle Press Clipping Bureau were to
60 to his wife. ten shares 10 a son. and
twenty TO daughter by his first wife.
Her will according TO Mr. Beattie was
similar but az the time of the hus-
bands death became automatically
cancelled. since by his will the thirty
shares had already passed to the chill
dren. and he. the beneficiary i'm the re-
seventy shares, was dead. She
later scratched her signature off of the
document rs an additional cancellation.
Talked of New Will, Lawyer Says.
She often discussed with me the ad-
visibility of drawing "A new will dis
posing of her share In the Press Clipping
Bureau" said Mr.. Beattie Yesterday,
but never did so. as far as I know. AS
to Frank Burrelle's death. I never was
able TO get very satisfactory informa-
tion,"
Friends asserted yesterday however,
they were positive a new will had been
drawn by Mrs. Burrelle. Dr. Charles p.
Elwert, of No 2O4 West 55th street. said
last night she had told him as late as
November she had made a new will, but
he refused to divulge the provisions Of
il. DR. Elwert was attending her at the
beginning Of her fatal illness, but retired
from the case when DR.. J. w. Amey, of
No 16G West 54th street. and DR. II. d.
Urquhart. Of No. 126 West 10Th street,
were called in. Or. Amey said last night
that he knew there was a second will,
but refused 10 state its provisions.
Mrs. Burrelle consulted me in regard
TO making a new will on November %"
said Charles Hemstreet, who has been
Of the Burrele bureau ten
years and was a close friend Of the dead
woman, at which time she said she had
made mp her mind in regard to il"
Mr.. Hemstreet refused to say what tho
provisions Of the will were. although he
intimated that he knew them, and that
the will had been placed in a safe de-
posit vault. When her box at the Hud-
son Trust Company's vault was opened
last Monday the will was not there. as
ID was expected To he. A further search
of her belongings and Of the safe at the
Hotel Carlton. where she lived and had
deposited some jewelry. failed TO bring
the missing document to light
In Case No Will Is Found.
In case no will was found, lawyers
connected with the case said yesterday,
her property will go. under the statute
Burrele's only known living relatives
were said 10 be Mrs. Lydia Atwood, OF
Geneva, Ind. and Mrs. Lucy Bowers. Of
Hamilton, Ohio both sisters They were
in town yesterday and placed their inter
ests in The hands OF attorneys They
took Mrs. Burrelles body with them TO
her native town in Ohio
Another element Of mystery was added
70 the case by the declaration last nigh;
made by Herbert &. Smyth, lawyer.
uf 80. 10 Wall street, representing the
children o. BurrelIc by his first wife.
that the thirty shares bcqueathed To
them by his viii also were missing By
the terms Of that viii these shares were
to be- hcid by the second Mrs. Burrclle'
and the income from them was to be
paid To- the two children by the first
wife until her death. when they were to
pass t. the possession Of the children.
Mr. Smy;h said last night that unless
the shares were promptly forthcoming
the case would be called to the atten-
u"n of thD District Attorney.
The children Miguon aud Douglas are
living vita their mother, Mrs. julia Bur
relic. at No. 2o1 West SSth street Mrs
Burrollr said last night she had never
been satisfied with the statements re
ra'diug Eurrollc8 death. aud that al
efforts 'r get az the facts had failed.
The report on the chemical analysis
"f thc vital organs 81 Mrs. Burrene 10
determine whether she met DEAN by
poison had not been made 10 the Coroner
l. .s- t.tglu-