The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-23

Lining OF OdTHcnCS.
NEW YORK, Sept. o.. - A plainly
dressed, middle aged waman yesterday
afternoon boarded a sCuthoound Sixth
avenue car at 42d street AS the car
reached 10th street she snIa emily pitched
forward to the floor ana when she was
picked up she was dead.
/ 1t was not until an hour later AT
the West Both street police station, af
ter $4,000 worth of icwelrv and more
| than $4,000 in cash had been removed
/ from the lining of her corset, that her
identity was revealed. She was Mrs.
Annie Masden Vaughan Watson. wife
of Henry Winfield Watson, former
lcongressman from the Eighth Pcnnsyl-
wanna district, whose country estate,
Beechwood, is at Langhornc in Bucks
county.
Mrs. Watson and her husband came
Ito New York, he on legal business and
she to do some shopping. She went
shopping with friend and was in eX-
lcellent spirits and apparent good health
when she said good-by to her
friend III front of Stern S in l2d street
to 90 to meet her husband.
When she fell women rushed to her
assistance The car was stopped and
a hurry call sent to the New York hos
, lpital DR. Lille, who arrived with the
ambulance. pronounced her dead, ap
parentlv from heart failure.
At the police station the body was
, turned over to the matron 10 eEamin,
: for some means of Identification. TIL;
, imatron found sewed and pinned to tbs
r corset various chamois bags, divided IN
to neat partitions.
When the channels containers wer
ripped open the eyes of the polio
bulged at the sight Of the wealth the,
contained. The Gosh whom added ii
totalled ST., $3.50. There was $ll,Ga
! in bil1s. Of 800 denomination and th
remainder was in smaller bills and gol
pieces. each wrapped separately, 'Th
V bills were contained in double Su
waterproofed envelopes. about $1,000 /
each The envelopes bore the addrCs
of the Pennsylvania company, 81
d Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
D. Oabiryls.o wa saso- aneforce' pOmin-
OF The first indication of hen idcntlt
= was discovered through the name O
# several railway passes - Mrs. II. "
?, Watson In addition there were cen
f celled checks for large amounts on til
II Pennsylvania company, which wer
p made out and signed by Mrs. a. M.
t. Watson.
G Even greater wealth was rcveale
l. by tax receipts for extensive PROF.
l. critics in Rio Blanco county, COLORADO
Another paper showed that she oWne
. large cattle interests in Colorado.
N While the police were counting IL
cash the matron placed on the tab
=: before them a quantity of iewclry.
IT consisted of several diamond necklace
m earrings, brooches and rings, 81 piece
10 in all. One necklace alone was est
# mated to be worth $4,000. and 2 di'
G. mond bar pin was valued at $4,000. I'll
n police estimated the total value of til
re iewelrv at $4,000. Mrs. Watson wo
r only simple wedding ring on her fl
to ger.
Il While the police were recounting II
Of money and iewelry a small, stout ma
Ii walked into the.station, accompanied !
or woman Lieut.. Smith and actin
is Captain Mulligan were at the desk. I'll
III man was apparently much agitatcd. 8
t. beg your pardon, he began, - a
r. Henry w Watson of Pcnnsylyani
is This woman here put my wife on a c;
to meet me at 3.15 clock, and | hay
not heard from her, although ] ha'
been telephoning ever since, trying
:. locate her. | would like to ask yor
assistance.
,ff Capt Mulligan undertook tho task
telling the husband thai his wife