The Coconino sun., 1916-09-29
SUSPICION SURROUNDS
 BURIAL Of GENTLEMAN

than month, the body of Matthew H. Stewart, formerly well-known cattle man of Arizona, and for several months prior to his death a resident of Los Angeles, will be exhumed; portions of the body will be taken by the two sets of autopsy surgeons and analyses made to determine, if pos sible, whether death was the result of poisoning.
 The District Attorneys office is Investigating the case, which, it is stated, was brought to official atten- ton by Mrs. Eva s. Weber, sister of the dead man. Yesterday afternoon Deputy District Attorney Guernsey had Mrs. Stewart, the widow, in his office to learn the circumstances sur rounding the death of MT. Stewart.
 On Friday of next week, represent atives fthe District Atorney's office, with an autopsy surgeon of this city, Harry L. Pearson, and Herbert L. Iasigi, attorneys representing the Stewart estate, and probably Mrs. Stewart herself, will go to Ash Fork, Arizona, where the body of MT. Stew art will be exhumed, in order that further examination may be made and an analysis of the vital organs made by surgeons retained by both sides.
 Mrs. Stewart declares her eager ness to have every possible means taken to show exactly how MT. Stew art died.
 For many years Mir. Stewart was engaged in the cattle business on an extensive scale in Arizona. His prin- cipal operations were in the vicinity of Ash Fork, where he made his home. He amased an estate that is probably worth $60,0O0. Several months ago, broken in health, he came to Los Angeles with his wife and sister, Mrs. Eva S. Weber, to make their home here. They resided at No. 3915 Dorsey avenue.
 His ill-health continued, so that eventually he became bed-ridden. He was attended by Dr. H. G. Marxmil- Ter. Soon after Dr. Marxmiler was placed in charge of this patient, it appears that certain circulated rum ors in the neighborhood led hi m to believe that it would be advisable that his patient be removed.
 It was suggested that Mir. Stewart should be taken at once to the An- gelus Hospital. Mrs. Stewart readily consented and urged that the move be made at once. At the hospital the physician gave instructions, it is said, that only himself and the nurse should have access to the patient.
 Provision of Will
 On August 16 MT. Stewart engaged the services of Person & Iasigi to pre- pare his will. It provided that Mrs. Eva s. Weber should receive 5000; another sister, Mrs. Ella B. Futile, residing at Sunnyside, Wash, was to have $500; nominal sum was given to a brother, E. H. Stewart, whose residence or wareabouts is unknown, and the balance of the estate was giv- en to Mrs. Stewart.
 It is declared that after this will was made and at the instance of re- latives, Drs. Orbison and Cowles went to the Angelus Hospital and made an examination of Mir Stewart, but that they were unable to find that he was otherwise than mentally competent.
 Mir. Stewart died about o'clock on the afternoon of August 19. Because of the rumors that had been afloat Mrs. Stewart consulted with her at torneys and was advised that an autopsy should be held. Dr. Lyman B. Stookey was engaged for this ser- vice, and the autopsy was made at 5 o'clock the same afternoon. The re- port of the autopsy surgeon was, it is said, that death was due to natural causes and that there was no evidence of any poison to be found in the vital organs. The entire right lung was gone.
 The body of Mir. Stewart was held in Los Angeles from August 19 to 22, and it was then taken to Ash Fork by Mrs. Stewart, accompanied by MT. Iasigi and Mrs. Stewards mother.
 The will was filed and admitted to probate on the 18th inst. The action of the District Attorneys office is de- clared to be at the instance of Mrs. Weber, MT. Stewards sister, and may presage a contest of the will. After conference between repre- sentative of the District Attorneys office and Attorneys Person & Iasigi yesterday afternoon the trip by rep resentatives of both sides to Ash Fork on the 29th ist., for the exhumation I