Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-20
DEAD MAN MAY HAVE BEEN
 BORN OF BRITISH NoBILTT '


 New York, July 19.-(By The A. P) The body of an eccentric old night watchnan and odd-job man lying un- claimed on a marble slab in Kings coun- ty morgue tonight, locked a secret of ner- itage that authorities of two continents were seeking to solve.
 Was Edward Euston as he was known in the little Brooklyn lodging hoase where the body was found, lineal des- cendent of Charles II and the "b.ack sheep" eldest son of the late Duke of Grafton-entitled to the estates now en- joyed by the second son of the late duke? Was he a member at all, of the ancient family of Fitz Roy? Or was 1t merely coincidence that the man of mystery should have selected clip pings dealing with the affairs of the Fitz Roys to cherish among his dear est possessions?
 These are some of the questions the police. the British consul and the publ;ce administrator have been trying to clear up since they discovered beneath the tat tered carpet of his room the treasured newspaper clippings.
 Euston, who was night watchn1an for a steamship company, and erstwhile ap- plicant for jobs at Salvation Army headquarters. died several days ago after iangusihing behind the closed door of his room for nearly week, repu' Sing the professional attentions of his lan.l- lady and scorning suggestions that 6 doctor be sent for.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Moore, his landIady said he always had been a more or iess peculiar character. He kept the docr of his room always locked, he did his own cleaning and bed making he paid always with silver coins. He talked to no one. He exacted silence from her. And, finally. when he came to die. they had to break in his door to take the body away.
 i His death excited little comment uff- til a detective found his treasure cache. The treasure consisted of a dirne-a- week life insurance policy "to assure me decent Christian burial;'' photograph, obviously of the dead man, though talk en years ago when its subject was in his prime. and when he wore the clothes of an English gentleman, tlle clippings-and a faded Masonic apron
 On one of the clippings regarding the present duke, which Euston had pasted to the back of his photograph the au- thorities began to build up the theory that the dead night watchman might have been the real Duke of Grafton. This clipping read
 Lord Euston is a widower of sixty- l Iouf ana falner or three chf.dren-LA11y | Lillian. who married July 20, 1910 1 Charles Robwertson. late of the ministry | of education in Egypt. Lady Margaret 1 Fitz Roy and Viscount Epswich. ,The viscount is thirty years old, being eight months the junior of Lady Lillian and seventeen months younger than Lady Margaret
 Lord Euston married April 27, 1875 1 a daughter of Eric Carrington-Smith oi Stonewlch, Sussex. She died March 10 l 1918. Today. Monday Is the Duke oi Grafton's birthday. He is a veteran of the Crinean war. and was bad.y wounded at the Battle of Inkerman" | The theory was further strengthened 1 in the opinion of detectives on the case I by the presence of the Masonic ap.on Lord Euston 1t was pointed out, stoot high in Masonry. and several times hac come to America as the personal e:n.s sary of the late King Edward VII {, great Masonic gatherings.
 Mrs. Moore furnished further corrobor ation when she told y:tectives tha Huston had exacted a solemn pronlis
 from her not to discuss him in any wa, ] in the event of his death.
 l The only other request he ever made
 she said, was that she tell no one, wh.
 might inqunre, anything as to his com ings and goings-
 Edward Euston's landlady said the I dead watchman had been proud of hi name, Euston. Once, when she inadver
 tently called him Mir. Huston, she said
 he rebuked her sharply.