The evening world., 1912-08-12
WOMAN RECLUSE
WORTH $4,000
7 ( IS FOUND DEAD
H0geniaLeutell Slept in Chair
/. and Lived on Candy, Milk
il and Crackers. s>
RATHER ONCE SENATOR.
BccenTicity Became Marked
After Death of Widowed
II Mother.
RTHER ONCE SENATOR.

~ inquest. II was stated to-day BY
Coroner Winterbottom, will be held in
eho case Of Miss Eugenia Leutrell,
wealthy and eccentric recluse of the
Glare Arms. No. 1870 Broadway, who
Wa found dead in her apartment. sur
xounded by empty cracker boxes. bottles
a sour milk and candy bags. The
Coroner Is convinced that death was
from natural causes.
Miss Leutrell was an enigma TO her
friends. because. although OF attractive
appearance and possessed of property
valued at $4,000. she secluded herself
from every one. never went to bed and
nd . most weird and unusual diet. and
indirectly this caused lrer death.
Coroner Winterbottom's investigation
~eveloped the fact that Miss Leutrell
had 5000 worth of jewelry, New York
real estate worth $4,000, Jacksonville.
IA. property worth sl1.0oo and Sc, 900
- deposit at the United States Mort
sage and Trust Company. Miss Leu
erell was thirty-flve years old and a
daughter OF the late State Senator
George NJ. Leutrell, WHO was prominent
u Tamfnany politics. She had no liv.
Although she had occupied the rooms
Tor the last five months. Miss Leutrell
had never had her furniture unpacked.
6hs had not even bed put up for her
soif. Attendants at the Glare Arms said
that she had been content to sleep in
. chair drawn up to a window.
LIVED ON MILK, CRACKERS AND
CANDY.
"a
thAn MINK. sweet crackers and candy.
Tradssmsn In the neighborhood do not
recall Of her having made any other
purchases for months. but she would buy
these things in lavish quantities, far in
excess of what she could possibly con-
sumo herself. a. was evidenced by the
hundred or moro milk bottles and the
countless candy and cracker boxes in
~ rooms.
She had Lived utterly alone and had
- visitors since the death of her
mother. Mra Madeleine L,eutrsll, about
~ months ago. Up to that time Miss
Lsutrsu. who was thirty-five years old
and u prspossessing appearance, had
not given signs OF eccentricty, but after
her mothers death she shu. herself oom-
plstsly from the world.
She and her mother had occupied
rooms on the fourth floor. but she an
nounced that she could no longer bear
20 live IN this apartment and took
rooms on the floor above.
There was no suspicion Of foul play
Or suicide. The woman's grief and
strange manner OF living had under
mined her health and DIT. II. s. Dent
wolf OF No. A9 West One Hundred
and Twenty-third street. the Leuttrel
family physician OF years ago, who
ali
he ascribed the woman's sudden dea tn
20 an acute attack OF gas-ritis.
FIND MUCH JGWELRY, VARIOUS
BANK ACCOUNTS.
The body was discovered yesterday by
eupt. Sundersten of the Glare Arms
who called a policeman and broke Into
Miss Leutrelrs apartment when he
learned that she had not been seen since
Friday. She had been dead twenty
four hours.
The police turned ov"r 70 the coroner .
Office to-day the following lst OF prop
orty found in Miss Lautrelrs Apartment
Two gold watches. two gold chains, two
diamond solitaire rings and one diamond
cluster ring. one pair OF diamond soil
taire earrings and one pair OF diamond
cluster earrings. one gold horseshoe pin.
ono mounted diamond. one diamond
Cross, two SO bills. passbook showing
deposits of 2.1O0 In the immigrants In
dustrial Savings Bank. passbook show
ing deposits OF s573 In the Union Dime
Savings Bank. passbook showing de-
posts OF Sl1T30 IN the Union Dime
Savings Bank. passbook showing de-
posits OF S2l605,6S in the One Hundred
and wenty-ffth street branch OF the
United States Mortgage and Trust Com
pAny and a handbook sho wing deposits
Of 0,S3.o3 in the Harlem branch OF the
Corn Exchange Bank.
There were also bundles OF checks and
receipts relating the dead woman's oper-