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Show POISON DID ITS WORK r- Eddie Baer. known to the theatrical v. and vaudeville profession as Eddie Merode. who was found dying of opium poisoning. In the opium den at 53 Plum J alley, yesterday morning, died at the. city emergency hospital in the city Jail at 6 o'clock last night, after eleven? hours of heroic efforts to save his life. ' The County Attorney, while he nag . not yet done so. will in all probability order an inquest to determine, if pos-' sible, the exact cause of death and the circumstances surrounding the case. An clement of mystery still envelopes the case, as it is now fully believed that the young man was robbede of his that the young man was robbed of his down th" stairs from the third floor, wh-re Ham Hung, proprietor of the opium joint, was found dead. Th" police have not yet found the mvslerlous t'hinee woman who notl- tied them of Baer's condition, and who so quickly disappeared after giving the alarm. Ah Wong, or "Tramp Jimmy," as he Is known to the police, who was arrested ar-rested while lighting a fire in the room where the dea.! Chinese was found, is still being held pending an Investigation. Investiga-tion. He has thus far thrown no ltght on the case. No complaint has been filed against him. |