Show DROPPED DEAD IN I lODGING HOUSE End of Rev C E Bentley Candidate For President in 96 VEILED WOMAN WITH HIM I LATTER FLED WHEN HE WAS I STRICKEN I L I OS ANGELES Cal Feb I L dc death th oX of Rev C E Bentley or of Lincoln Neb in a lOdging house at l South Los Angeles street lust last night has furnished a case somewhat soni puzzling to the police pollee Rev Bentley according to a story told ly Mrs Doug Douglass ass proprietress of the lodging heuse which Is located Ira in inthe the section known as the east side sidel l lodging house district applied for a about S Saturday night He was accompanied by a stylishlY dressed woman who wore a thick bl black ok vein The landlady showed them toa to a room and while she was turnIng on 01 the light Bentley dropped to the floor unconscious The woman who accompanIed accompanied him told the landlady to go for water which she did When Vh n she re a moment the mysterious woman had disappeared Mrs DoU DoUlass Doug Douglass lass then went to seek assistance but returning a 11 few mom later laier found a young ma by the name of oC Haines a aio io lodger holding Bentleys head He left sn saying Ing he was going for tor i doctor but buth h has s not ben seen since Mrs Doug Douglass Douglass lass the police but Bentley was dead The bo hotly y Was removed to the morgue late Saturday night and was not Idea iden today When search of his clothing was made it was found that his gold watch was missing and that his pockets contained only a dollar and five fie cents in c cash sh n d was held today and it was r found und that death was irks due to heart disease The police are seeking to find the mysterious veiled woman who ac accompanied accompanied companied Bentley and while the they do donot donot not think she is in any Wa way responsible for his death the they would like to learn who she is and why hy she was in Bent eys company Re liev Bentley and his llis wife ite arrIved in Los Angeles last FrIday and took apartments at Olive street Re Bentley Bentle was candIdate for the presidency on the Prohibition ticket in n or of 1896 and three times S the Prohibition candidate to for United States senator from Nebraska He as s 64 years cars old Lincoln Neb Feb ReC C E Bentley was for luany years ears a resident of Nebraska He began his mInisterIal I Work ork in Nebraska and for fo five years was pastor of one church at Sur Surprise Surprise prise He leaves a wife and six grown children He left Lincoln for the west Jan 23 The body will be brought to Lincoln for burial |