Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
OVER $4,000 IN JEWELS
AND MONEY ON HER BODY
Mrs. Henry Winfield Watson, Wife
or Pennsylvania Congressman,
Stricken on Street Car.
COLLECTION AMAzEs POLICE
Identified by Husband, Who Calls
at Station House, Where He Col
iapses-Prominent Financier Is
Forced to Cash Small Check.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]

NEW YORK. September 2o.-Mrs.
Anna Masden Vaughan Watson, wife
OF Henry Winfield Watson. OF Beech
wood, LanShornc, Bucks County, Pa,
congressman from the Eighth Pcnnsyl-
Vahia District, lawyer, railroad prcsi-
ueht and Hnancicr, died suddenly at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon on a Sixth
Avenue surface car.
Mrs Watson WAS plainly clad in a
black dress and wore no jcwclry. Tho
body was taken to the West Thlrticth
street Station where the matrou sought
some means Of idcntiflcation After
nan an hour search She piled up on
IN: desk Of Acting Captain James Null
lsah score OF chamois and silk
bags that she had found pinned to
various parts Of the woman's under
clothing.
When Captain Mulllgan and his as
sistahts had completed an inventory
thcy round that the little woman In
the dingy black dress carried on her
person Sl2,lS6.s5 in cash and an amaz-
ing collection of jewels, the value OF
which was conservatively estimated at
$4,000. "N
Open mouthed the police omc,a,s
were gazing at the fortune spread out
on the captains table when the door
opened and n small. stout gentleman
entered. accompanied by woman.
HUSBAND COLLAPSES
WHEN HE SEES BODY
81 am Henry Winfield watson" he
said. have you seen anything of nv
VIC. Sho was 20 have me, me ar
gao o'clock. but failed to keep the
appointment and am afraid some
harm has befallen her"
captain Mulligan Very gently broke
tho news of Mrs Watson's death TO
her husband. The capitalist accom-
PANIED the police captain to the rear
room where one glance was sufficient
TO identify the dead woman Over
"he!med with grief Mr. Watson col
lapsed and q physician was summoned
70 attend him.
lie was asked whether his wife vas
IN the habit of carrying large sums OF
money with her
Frequently she did" he answered.
$4,000" VI 'e''
When no was told tina, she had on
heT person AT tho time OF her death
money and iewelry valued a, over
$4,000 he could scarcely believe il.
Mr.. Watson decided to take tho bodv
back home immediately.
SERGEANT CASHES CIJrCI>
FOR THE SUM OF $40
He felt In his pocket and dazed
look spread Over his face rye bcen
making somo purchases" he exclaimed,
and am afraid haven't enough
i'.o!ieS iett 70 get home on Will some
OF you cash me a check for sI02"
with the fortune that had belonged
20 Mrs watson lying there. Sergeant
logan reached into his pocket and
hshed out $40 bill-,he only $40 bill
nc ossessed-ard gave il TO tho cant
| 'eIst In exchange for his check.
Itse none and 1"wels.tha, belonged
To- % dead woman cannot be nss
until the necessary legal tecfnisalj.
ties are observed Thev mrs, no
| turned ovar TO me police property
e ERIK and then 10 tho pubiic aGn,in-
iSirator. After tho coroner definitely
decided their identity thew vii, bo
gwen 10 her husband
ne woman who accompanied NJ
watson 10 the police station refused
To give her name, nut from her and
IN" grief-stricken husband tas DAYS
! story was learned
HER DEATH Is DUE
TO HEART FAILURE
Congressman and Ms Watson left
TIER nome in Langhorne, which is
near Philadelphia. carly this morning
TO come here for a shopping tr,n
They spent the morning together, and
with Mrs. Watson's friend hal lunch.
con at the Biltnore
Mr.. Watson had some business 70
attend to in Wall Street. and lief, the
two women TO complete their mr..
chases. Mrs. Watson was TO have met
her husband n the Pennsylvania sta
ton at $3.50 o'clock. The women wound
up their shopping expedition a;
store IN West Forty-afth street Mrs
"atson's friend. after placing her on
IA surface car babe her goodbye
From that time the narrative is
taken up by the police. Passengers
on the car saw little woman enter
ana sit down III the corner. ~ Thir-
'icth street she suddenly uasped
c!utched at her throat and then fell
10 the Aoor' Other women. most OF
them with market baskets svmpa-
lily hurried TO her side. and re-
allied that she was in critical con
d'tion The car was stopped and the
woman taken off. An ambulance was
summoned from the New York Hos
pita!. nut when II arrived the physician
n ChArgC declared ih1 Nunnnnn ,roi,