The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-28
MYSTERY IN DEATH
OF niece Of LATE
DIPLOMAT cONGER
Pretty Girl Arrived Alone at
Hotel in Colorado Springs
and Posed as Widow.

NoA"ONHDO SrRiNNS, COL, ApNl ~
Dstr1ct-Attorney Purcell and the coro-
ner here have decided to make . most
rigorous Investigation INTO the sudden
death here at the fashionahls Alamo
Hotel Of Miss Lena Congsr. the youthful
and pretty niece Of the late Edwin H.
Conser. VINO was United States Minister
to China DURING the Boxer troubles.
The authorities at present hold the
case In closest secrecy and the circum-
stances are not known that have %
aroused the suspicion Of the District
Attorney ~ to cause him to declare that
the matter should be Immediately placed
before the Grand Jury unless the most
full and thorough explanations are
forthcoming from certain quarters.
1t 10 said that the Coroner heard Of
the case only by accident lie ordered
an autopsy and when County Physician
J. II. Brown after much work had
not been able to determine the cause
Of the pretty. twenty-two-year-old girls
death, a. against the statement OF -.
Otto e. ziilman. who attended her II her
last hours ana reported that It was due
to q disturbed condition OF the lungs
which resulted In violent hemorrhaSes.
Q further and deeper examination has
been ordered.
DR.. Gilman showed great Indignation
when nc was e.';estioned by the Coroner.
M1ss Conger. . charming brunette. ar
rived at the Alamo Hotel three days ASo.
She registered ~ Mrs. C. b. Hutddlns
Of Lamar. Col. though dispatches from
that city declare that her sisters name
II Mrs. Charles Hutchins and that Miss
Conner was not known to have been
married. Her sister said that according
TO her information Miss Conger had died
Of heart disease. and added that the
young woman had long suffered from
that complaint
She arrived at the Alamo carrying
only q sman travelling bag and cam
era and. Il would appear. not much
money. for yesterday Ghs had asked the
hotel for an advance Of 10 pending the
arrival Of funds from her family. This
request was not thsn aoeedsA 10. 20 that
when the young woman disd she had
only = In her pursA On none Of her
possessions was th1s possible marks Of
Identification save In the finding Of Q
postal card which was addressed to Niss
Lena Conger and mailed at De- Moinss.
Iowa, on April =. II was sent 70 her q
Lamar In care Of Mrs. Charles Hutch.
ins.
In talking with some Of the chaHbsl
maids and one or two women guests
Of the hotel. she 10 said TO have d.
ciared that she had been married to q
physician named c. b. Hutchins thre<
months ago. but that he had diei three
wsses ago. She ApoIogised for not wear.
| ing mourning. saying that Il was hel
husbands dying wish.
The hotel clerks assert that all day
she gave every appearance Of being n
good health. but that At 8 o'clock Al
night she suddenly sent q summons fol
DR.. Otto r. Zillman. telephoning per.
sonaiiy from her room. On arriving 4,
the hotel he found her lying on tn,
bed. attired only In loose wrapper, ant
II was evident that she had bathet
orAy shortly before. He said he imme
diateiy recognised that her condition
was serious and sent for DR.. W. T. Gull
lion for purposes Of consultation.
Before the other physician arrived
Misc ConSer died. he said. Then the
ohicials declare than, an undertaken
was sumomnsd and no proper notinca.
tioni Given to the authorities Of the
peculiar circumstances Of her sudden
| death.