The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-06
Corps of Detectives Assigned to
Look Into Suspicious
Circumstances.
Especial to Tho Tim Dispatch.l

Especial 10 Tho Times Dispatch.1
New York, August 5.--A corps OF
detectives was assigned by the acting
District Attorney of Westchester Coun-
~ to-day to make full investigation
into the circumstances surrounding the
death OF Singleton Van Schaick at his
country home. Near Stongue." on July
IS. Friends of Mr.. Van Schaick de-
clare these circumstances were suspi-
cious and that tho indications were
that he had died Of choral poisoning
Assistant District Attorney Weeks
said:
LAS soon as we establish that n
crime has been committed. we shall
Immediately appeal to the authorities
of New Jersey for an order permitting
the elimination of Mr. Van schaick's
body"
AS the wealthy retired broker was
buried in South Orange, N j.. the
Westchester County officials will have
to present to the Supreme Court OF
that State sufficient evidence to war
rant an exclamation order
In the investigation it Is probable
that Joseph Casper Ecclesine, social
secretary OF the dead man. will be
questioned as TO his knowledge Of the
home life Of the Van Schaicks.
Ecclesine is separated from his wifi.
and is still making his home at Near
Stongue."
Coroner Livingston, OF New Ro-
chelle, declared to-day he had learned
Ecclcsine had announced on the day
following NanSchaick's funeral that he
intended to marry the widow OF his
friend and bcnefactor. When re-
porter tried TO interview Ecclesine
n ~
HI out of here"
after becoming acquainted with the
VanSchaicks." said Mrs Ecclesine. my
husband spent little OF his time al
home. In January went TO the home
Of Mr. VanSchaicl and remained two
months. ! then came here and rented
this little Nat. Occasionally Mr.. Ec-
clesine would come and spend the nigh,
with the children and myself
Ills last night at home was IN the
latter part OF May About o'clock in
the morning he put his arms around
me and Rugged me tight and kept ex-
claiming Dolly. my dear. love you
After he had kept this up for two or
three minutes while he was souns
asleep. I awakened him and said What
are YOU talking about? am not
Dolly, ] am your wife
"fic could give no satisfactory ex-
In this flat since. know who Dolly
is. and her Identity Will be made
known at the proper time Ny hus
band admitted 10 me that ne loved the
woman. and said that he could not be
happy without her.
This woman has come. here in her
automobile many times. She waits in
the car while my husband comes In to
see the children. | have not had any
conversation With her for weeks She
was here last week when Mr.. Eccle-
sine came to settle bills at the shops
where he has established credit for
me. He does not give me any money
but has authorized tho grocer and
butcher to extend credit 10 me not to
exceed SO week
Mrs. E:cclesine said that Mr. Van
Schaick in the latter part of June told
her he feared he was being slowly
poisoned. She said she repeated the
conversation to DIR. r. s. Newell. family
physician to the Van Schaicks. but that
DR. Newell did not seem to attach much
Importance to Mr.. Van Schaick's fears
1t has been learned that the original
prescription containing choral and