Evening journal., 1915-09-23
WOMAN With $4,000
DIES IN Street CAR
Wife OF Representative Wat
son, Of Langhorne, Stricken
In New York
WAS DAUGHTER OF
DELAWARE DOCTOR

NEW YORK, Sept 2s.-lust after she
had given a nickel TO the conductor OF
Sixth avenue car at Forty street
yesterday afternoon, plainly attircu
woman collapsed ON the floor. She was
dead when DR.. Lyle, of the New York
Hospital. arrived in an ambulance. Be-
fore she was idonunod three hours
later, by her husband Henry Winfield
Watson, of Langhorne. Pa, capitalist
and one time representative IN Congress.
a policeman had found fortune in gems
concealed upon her person. In pocket
book the police Of the West rhirtieth
street station had found also Sl2.50l, all
but the smalled part IN new 500 notes.
A chamois band foot wide WAS
found wrapped about the body Of Mrs,
Watson. The band held ninety-thrce
separate pieces of oegemmed ornaments,
one OF two diamond necklaces being
composed OF iiity.tnrcc stones. There
are three solitaire rings with large dm-
monds. and watches and bracelets set
with diamonds, cmeralds and ubies.
Two pear shape diamonds set in ear
rings seem to be gems Of unusual purity
and great value.
When IT,. body was borne to the West
lhirtieth street police station il at
tracted no special attention. Death oyi-
IDENTIFY had been due To heart disease.
as Coroner's Physician Weston later cer-
titled. The matron in charge was called
TO remove any yaluables. There was no
ornament in sight except three small
plain gold rings
Finds Store of Hidden Gems.
In side the corset the woman saw
the edges OF chamois She thrust
her hand into a pocket there and
drew out diamond iewelry and a
pocketbook. Disregarding for the
moment the pocketbook the matron
began to empty the chamois pocket.
Here. hold your helmet" she said
10 policeman. After every stone had
been taken out the woman thought 10
look In the pocketbook. She found
there about dozen eneveiopes con-
tanning a total OF Sl2,501.
Mr.. Watson was seeking for ME
wife while her body was being search
ed at the police station. He once
represented the Eighth Congressional
district OF Pennsylvania In the House
Of Representatives. and married Anna
Masten Vaughan. daughter OF Dr. J..
Franklin Vaughan. a physician OF
( Wilmingtpn, Del. several years ago.
Mrs. Watson was forty-three years
old. They had no children.
With his wife Mr.. Watson had come
| into New York by train yesterday
morning from Langhorne Pa.
Valuation Of the jewels which Mrs
Watson had in the ohamois band can
not be made accurately until IL Is
done by experts. Her husband salt
he did not know what they werl
worth and no one did because man,
of the most valuable pieces were in
herited by Mrs. Watson from he
mother. Mrs. Vaughan To a lay
mans eve it appeared that five o
the most valuable pieces were wortl
total Of $4,000. II was thought b'
some OF those who saw the glitterin,
pile that the whole might be wortl
$4,000 Mr. Watson declined 4,
make any estimate.
When informed OF the very large
sum Of cash found in his dead wife's
possession Mr.. Watson was surprised
He thought she had 81 400 with her
All her lifetime Mrs Watson had
been in the habit of carrying large
sums OF cash and much Of her yalu-
able iewelry about her person. Mr.
Watson said
Mrs. Henry Winfield Watson. OF
Langshorne. Pa. who died yesterday
in a street car in New York. was the
daughter Of Or. J. Franklin Vaughan,
who died in this city many years ago.
Dr. Vaughan was a wealthy and
prominent physician. his mother be-
ing a member of the Sellers family
He was born In this city in a house
on Market street below Second. and
died at his home at Thirteenth and
Market streets. He married a wealthy
Chester county woman, and besides
his daughter. he has two sons, ono
Of whom was killed IN an accident
while on his way home from college
Or. Vaughan was al one time a mem
her Of the Fame Hose Fire Company