New-York tribune., 1920-05-23

enuia 60 see no reason for obiecting to
lhe $4,000 bequest, inasmuch as the
ieason Tor 1T was not common one,
Says Body Won't Be Exhumed
Or. Victor Frederickson, Auditore's
PERSONAL physician, who had charge of
the case until within few hours Of
the death, declared any suspicion sur
rounding the death was ridiculous. He
az the heNy probably would not be
sxnumed: He based his opinion upon
ih1ofmation he received yesterday.
or. Monae-Lesser also was Of the
OPINION that the body would not be
exhumed. But, he said, to do this
would be harmless proceeding. and
an parties then might be satisfied as
TO 1he cause of death"
Ur. Anthony Saeli, of Brooklyn, as
sisted Drs. Frederickson and Monae-
Lesser IN treating Auditore. Several
other physicians and three nurses,
whose names have been mentioned
nitherto, took part in the case. DR.,
Saeli was the only physician who was
win Audltorc when he died. He has
corrcoorated the assertions of the at
tenoants and other physicians as to
the millionaire dying a natural death,
1t was learned at the apartment
mouse where Auditore and Miss Lebon-
SKY lived as man and wife that Miss
Eeoonsky has been calling or sending
Tor her mail at that address since she
iefe the place after Auditore's death
An a! employee told Tribune reporter
that she had left for good" Appar-
emily she has not left the city. Dr.
Monae-Lesser said he did not know
where she had gone.
1t was said that another conference
was held yesterday by the litigants on
the side of Frank Audtore.
Dlstrlct Attorney Lewis, of Brook
iyn, IS determined that the body shall
be eXhumed, even if no further request
IS made to him by Joseph Audtore's
relatives. The prosecutor takes this
created by statements that Auditore's
death might have been from other than
natural causes and because of pen al
tcratlons In the typewriter will.
Executor Willing to Resign
James Auditore is determined to con.
test the will, so as to give Mrs. 10.
sephlne Auditore. the widow, a third
and her children two thirds of the es.
tate. He indicated that one Of the
executors. Joseph D. Phillips, who is
manager of the Susquehana Steamship
Company, Manhattan, an Auditore cor
poratlon, had expressed Willingness
to resign as co-executor. Charles l.
APPEL is the other executor.
John j. Kean, a lawyer of Brooklyn
who has been retained as counsel fo1
the widow by Frank Audtore and
others Of the Auditore family, wher
asked yesterday if Mrs. Auditore was
going to see the District Attorney or
Monday, replied: "Not if l can get tc
him first"
franklin Taylor, retained as counsel
for the widow by James and another
of the three brothers of the dead man
said yesterday that the widow failed
to keep an appointment with him or
Friday. He expressed indignation al
what he termed "the waylaying" OF
Mrs. Auditore.
The widow has been living at the
home of James Auditore since her hus.
bands death, but according to James
she was being detained away
Mr.. Taylor said the will of JOSEPH
Auditore would not stand in court, be
cause of the alterations made in it. He
announced, as did James Auditore, tha
the Will would be contested.
The widow, it is said, because OF
persuasions from both factions in thu
dispute, apparently has been unable te
take positive position in the case.