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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1929.
DEATH MYSTERY.
MEXICAN REVOLT.
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THE CLAUSING CASE.
DENIAL OF PRESIDENT'S "IMPRISONMENT.
THE
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Shanghai, Mar. 6,
The coroner's jury have return. ed a verdict that Mrs. Clausing came to her death on the night of February 23. through causes, un- known. "During this time a fire of unknown origin occurred in her apartment, from the debris of which her charred remains word Inter removed.”
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All was quiet in Mexico City last night.
"There is no truth in the report: that Portes Gil and members of his Government have been imprisoned. -Reuter'a American Service,
Rebel Success Claimed. ". Nogalese, Mar. 6. General Escobar, the rebel com- The mysterious death has arous-mander, reports that the rebels ed the greatest interest, but there have captured Monterrey, the is every likelihood that a solution capital of the state of Nuevo Leon, will not be reached,
the Federal troops being completely defeated and three generals, 78 other officers and 560 other ranks. being captured-Ecuter's
A military inquest on Lieuten- ant Clausing passed a verdict that he died from septicaemia, and de- | erican Servicë, cided that "a post mortem le un- necessary."Reuter
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was very intoxicated. He did not ace in the room nor did he see Mrs. Clausing; immediately after he returned to his quarters below to sleep.
It will be recalled that news wan cabled from Shanghal on February 24 to the effect that Lieutenant and Mrs. Clausing had been involved in a fire at their apartment the previous night, and
Some time later he was awaken- that Mrs. Clausing, after her hus-ed by one of his cousins who had band had rescued her, returned to rushed down from the top floor; the apartment In a dazed condition and who warned him that there and perished.
was a fire in the Clausing's room. Later reports gave a sensational He told his brother to telephone turn to the affair, it being stated to the Fire Brigade and immediate- that Mrs. Clausing's body badly rushed upstairs, to he met by a been found minus the legs, hands dense wall of heavy smoke on the and part of the skull. Her hua-upper floor that barred his reach- band was in hospital suffering ing, the top of the stairs. He saw from severo burns. On March 1 no flames and could not tell it was cabled that Lieutenant whether the Clausing" door was Clausing had died.
open or not. He then rushed through the house warning lod- gers and on return to his room found Lleut. Clausing standing there in the centre of the floor, He appeared drunk, was not at all excited and did not speak a word to witness.
Inquest Evidence.
The following is from latest Shanghai papers;
At the Inquest on Mrs. Clausing, Dr. K. W. Nance was call-
He with Lieut. Clausing
ed and told of having examined The No. 1 houseboy said he first the body on Monday at the mor- tuary and having found it as bad-say the Clausings when he was ly charred as to be almost beyond from the automobile about 12 summoned to help Mrs. Clausing recognition. The only part uno'clock. touched by the fames was the helped her upstairs and into their back and he believed this to be be- room where the boy deposited her cause the body was on its back on the floor as she refused a chair. during the fire. The handa wore detached and the legs were sever ed about the knees.
They both asked him to go out for vodka and he started only to meet his master on the stairs and when told the stores were closed he, "waited so they would think I' have go out." He heard them
Later in the day he returned for A closer examination and found that part of the skull was missing, the frontal region was gone, and arguing about something when he it was evident to him that this was returned and found "the master. due to having been burned away, talking loudly to her." Both were confirming his belief because, ha smoking and both were "very very noticed the edges were broken drunk,” away and exposed fresh bone fa: one or two places. There waa'a fracture line running along the left temple and over the eyeball and another fracture was found on the right side of the face.
He was not in agreement with a suggestion of the jury that the fracture could have been caused by the fire or by the striking of the head against some hard objart during ita removal from the room,
The Landlord's Evidence.
Alexander Poliak stated he was the leases of the boarding house;
Lodger's Story of Another Man.
Then another lodger in the house, Mrs. Catherine Hecquard was called to the stand and creat- ed a sensation when she testified that when warned of the fire she was trying with her son to get a trunk out of her room when a strange man clad in a dork suit and very drunk came along_the hallway entered her room and ex- tending his hand on which was n watch, said, "Is this your watch"? She said, "No."
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through the passageway that leads to Route des Soours and she say the strange trio no more.
She did not like the idea of his at 46 Route des Securs where the sudden appearance and was very Clausings lived, that they had afraid of him. "He took me by gone there on January 15 and took the arm and said 'Don't be afraid Lieut. Clausing Dazed.. their meals in their rooms.
of me and I lost no time in leav-
Lieut. William J. Stamper, U. 8. On Saturday night he heard the ing him and running down stairs," Clausings In the next room talk She did take time to ask him to Marines, said he was awakened by ing and could only distinguish pull another trunk of hers out into loud knocking at his back door, Mrs. Clausing asking for some-
the hall for which she promised to He arose and saw by a clock that thing to eat and the mention of pay him. She described him as it was about three am. He went $3,000. What it was about he had no Idea and shortly after mid night be and his brother retired to their room below to sleep.
Some time later he heard Lieut. Clausing coming downstairs and talking over the telephone and from the conversation he could
foreigner, short, smooth faced rather pointed but she paid little attention to his clothes other than that he wore a dark suit.
Was It the Same Man?
to the door and found Lieut. Clous ing clad in socks, pants and sing- let, with his arms and shoulders bleeding from burns and that after entering the house Lieut. Clausing said, "My room is on fire; I think I got Ruth out." Witness naked, "Are you sure you got Ruth out?" coherent reply. and Lieut. Clausing did not make a
A few moments later she was looking up at the blaze when two standing in front of the house tell his boarder was drunk. He stated that Lieut. Clausing shout-men appeared carrying a man be
tween them. Their backs wero to- Lieut. Stamper then cut the ed "Send a car, send a car." butward her and she could not see singlet off Lieut. Clausing by elit gave several addreasca none of their faces, neither could she see ting it up the back and applied which was that of the house from the man they carried, but she was cooking shortening to the burns. where he was telephoning.
"positive he-wore a dark blue it contained lard and was the only
first aid the witness could get. Anit." She was sure he came from the door of the house that Lieut. Clausing "seemed dazed
Loud Talking Heard.
He went out in the hall and as-was afire and the affair happened and out of his mind but I did not sisted Lieut. Clausing up to his before the firemen got on the smell liquor on him.. He was all room with great difficulty as he scene. The man was carried out quivering and nervous.”
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