The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-07-20
DISCOVERY OF TREASURE UNDER
FADED CARPET OF BOARDING
ROUSE STARTS INQUIRY.
NEW YORK POLICE DETECTIVES
ENLIST OFFICIAL. AID or Au-
gRoRIrrEs Nv EUROPE.
SAD CASE or HErR TO puKEpoN
OF GRAFTON BRINGING DIS
HONOR TO sELr RECALLED.

New York. July l9.-(Ey the Associ-
atCG Press The body Of an eccentric
old night watchman and odd job man.
lying unclaimed on marble slap IN
Kings county morGUe tonight. locked
4 secret ot heritage that authorities
Ct two continents We're seeking 10 s"''e'
Was Edward Eus,on. as he was
known IN the little BROOKLYN lodging
house. where the body was found.
l;neal descendant OF Charles II ari the
black sheep" eldest son OF the late
, Duke OF Grafton. entitled 10 the vast
estates and all the pleasures now en-
ioycd by the second son Of the duke
was NJ n member a; all Of the anclenS
family Of Fitzerov? or was II merely
colncidrt that the man ot MISERY
should have selected clippings dealing
with the affairs OF the Fit8roys to
CHERISH among his dearest POSSESSIONS
These are some OF the questions the
police the British consul and the punuc
administrator have been trying 70 clear
M since they discovered beneath the
tattered carpets Of his room the treas
urcd news clippings. EuSton. who was
night Waterman for steamship COM
pany and cr,swhile applicant for odd
Jobs 1T salvation army headquarters
d eli several days ago after lansuishinss
behind the closed door ~ his room Tor
nearly week, repulsinG the prort'rcd
attentions of his-laudlady and Scorntng
suggestions that doctor be sent for
Detective FINDS Treasure.
His death excited little comment until
a detective found his treasure. The
treasure consisted OF dim life in
suraucr policy 80 assure ne decent
Christian burial" n Photograph obvious
y OF 'ie dead man though taken years
oSo Nhen It's subject was in his prime
md when Nc wore the clothes or an
English gentleman as on" Of the man
ncr born. cl:pp!ngS--aTd a faded Mason
ic apron.
On one 90 the clippings regarding the
present duke, which EuStOn had pasted
20 the back OF the photograph. AS II he
would have said there but for the
course OF fate. go The authorities
heSan 20 build UP the theory that the
dead nigh; Waterman might have been
the real Duke Of Grafton.
The theory was further strengthened
in the opinion OF detectives on dhe case
by the presence Of the Masonic apron.
Lord Eusion. IL was pointed ou;. stood
high i'm Masonry and several times had
come to America as me personal ennis
sary OF the late King Edward. VII. 10
great Masonic gatherings EuSton was
known at the Brooklyn public library
as an ardent peruSer OF English news
papers.
Made Unwise Marriage
Nearly a half century ago the records
showed the young earl or EustoA. heir
10 the dukedom %. Grafton. fell des-
perately In love with a notorious demi-
monda!re Of London-kate Walsh. q
woman - years older than himself
md scandalized his family by contract
Ing a marriage with her.
Then. horrihed at what he had done.
he turned over 10 her all his money
and left her. going 10 Australia 10 be
gin Ito anew. Meantime his friends
at home were seeking some means by
which the marriage could be upset. Fin
ally word was flashed 70 him that there
was hope. II had been discovered. the
message said. that Kate Walsh had had
81 another living husband when she mar
ried Lord Euston. Hence. his marriage
70 her was invalid. Overjoyed. the
young lord hurried home and began pro-
Ceedings for an annulmcnt Search was
made for George Manley Smith. the
alleged frs, husband. Finally he was
found and agreed TO testify for Lord
EUston.
wife HuriB Bombgheu-
But the wifes lawyers hurled bomb
shell into the aunulment proceedings by
proving from Smiths own lips on cross
examination that ne himself had had
another wife when ne married Kate
walsh. The court held the woman's
first marriage invalid and that the sub
seQuent ceremony making her Lady
Euston was legal and binding. She re-
NAMED Lady Euston' until her death.
In any event Lord customs troubles
did not stop with the death OF Kate
Walsh. The records show that he was
involved In other scrapes In London.
one with chorus girl. and finally In
1908 his creditors swooped on him.
Twice ne was declared bankrupt. AID
late that year he left his native land
Tor America.
Reported Dead In l9l2.
There Is a long gap In the record
Then in 1912. the record set forth that
Lord Euston had died. Peerage record@
1T the British consulate here tally with
newspaper clippings in their barren ne
cessity OF details his death. There was
70 date save year. though the peerage
record In other cases gave the month
and day OF death. There was nothing Il
SHOW where Lord Euston died, or how
ne died.