Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-28
PROBE DEATH Of
MRS. /. 4. CROSS
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ees place, Montclair, N. j., are not
satisfied with all the circumstances
of Mrs. Cross's death and are still
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of ask
ing to have their mothers body ex-
humed.
81 will admit that some things
about this are suspicious, if all my
information is true said Mr.. De-
laney, but am unwilling to. take
such an important step without justi-
fication."
Mrs May Thompson Lequer, the
woman of mystery" disappeared
yesterday. Judge Carl NJ. Foster,
attorney for the Cross heirs, said that
her attorney, Frank L. Wilder, had
promised to produce her whenever
she was needed. Neither Wilder nor
the present Mrs Campbell would
talk of her departure, other than to
say that she Twill be back
Promoter Disappears.
Garland, the suave promoter, diplo-
mat and friend of European nobility,
has completely disappeared. James
D. Brady, New York attorney for
the Cross heirs; Judge Foster and
Executor Thomas D. Cullinan have
admitted they have been using every
means to trace him, but so far they
have been fruitless. II is thought
that he is now in Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland disappeared
| from their magnificent home on the
Sunday following Mrs. Cross's death,
and are said to have neglected to re-
turn the keys of the house, inform
| the telephone people, or notify sever
al tradesmen with whom they had
dealt
Garland had a power of attorney
from Mrs. Cross that was the broad
est l ever saw" said Executor Gull
Imam. ''Under it he sold lot of her
property in Brooklyn. There is about
$50, 900 missing from what we think
should be the total of the estate /
would like to know where it is.
Garland met Mrs. Leluer at the
home of George D. Phillips, of 1144
Noble avenue She introduced him
to Mrs. Cross. Phillips said yester-
day that he asked Mrs. Lequer and
her daughter to get out of his house.
Another unexpected chapter was
added to the story of the death of the
strange recluse. when Miss Edith L.
Lequer, known as the daughter of
Mrs. Lequer, was married to John w.
Campbell, soda clerk in a local drug
store and known as the most pro-
ficient tango dancer in the city.
Campbell is a son of Mamie Austin
who is playing one of the important
roles in the coast stop Thief" COM
pany. Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell, a
cabaret singer. and one of Campbelfs
friends were in sole possession of the
Cross home yesterday, Mrs. Lequer
having departed.
Mr.. Cullinan returned yesterday
from New York and Montclair, n. J.,
where Mrs. Cross owned valuable
property. He said that her estate
would amount to about 100000. Mr..
Cullinan also said that securities.
money and jewelfy which formerly
belonged to Mrs Cross and which
are said to have disappeared are
valued at about $4,000.
Mrs Cross and her sons have re-
sided in Montolair for about five
years. She resided on Garfield street
before moving to orange road. She
spent her time between Montelair and
Bridgeport.
None of the relatives in Montclair
would talk of the case today. They
said William T. Cross was the only
member of the family authorized to
discuss the matter. He is in Bridge
port.
The Montclair police have not been
asked to aid in solving the mystery.