Show POISON ENOUGH TO KILL SIX MEN Autopsy on Body of New York Millionaire Discloses Start Startling Startling Startling ling Fact SUICIDE VERY PROBABLE LEONIDAS PRESTON NAME OF THE VICTIM i New York March 8 SAn An autopsy au toPS held today by Coroners Physician disclosed the fact that Leonidas Preston a millionaire who died suddenly yester yesterday yesterday ester esterday day at the Hotel Cumberland had enough poison polson In his stomach to kill six men Coroner Harburger immediately reported tho the case to the police Air Mr Preston Pr ston was Wall New York manager for the Timken Railroad Bearing Axle company He died while telephoning to some business acquaintances The hotel physician who was called when Mr Pres ton succumbed gave the opinion that death had been bee caused by a cerebral hemorrhage hemorrhage hem hemorrhage Mr widow told the coroner that Mr Preston returned from New Or leans two weeks ago aero a o suffering from a R severe attack of ot grip complicated with bronchial trouble Against the advice of his physician Dr Miller he insisted upon transacting business Told Them to Come Up When Mr Preston died William VII II am R Tim ken head of the concern of which Pres ton was New Now York manager Leonard lonard Grey and Edward R it Hewitt were in the hotel office They had sent up word that they wished to see him Preston answered over the phone tell ing them to come right up Two min minutes minutes mm utes Ute later when they reached his suite Preston was dead Representatives Representative of tt 5 I law firm were sum summoned summoned summoned to Mr room and re remained remained remained there until early today going over books and papers Came From Texas Mr Preston came to New York from Dallas Ter Tex some years ago He was said to be the sole solo heir to a fortune of In New Orleans and to have hae amassed another fortune fortun of in business He Ho was 46 4 years old tall mus muscular muscular muscular cular and very erY strong Mr friends have hae assured the coroner that his business affairs were in good shape and no motive for suicide other than possible temporary Insanity brought on by illness has been advanced J B Cook one of intimate friends received a telegram today from brother in Dallas Dallam asking that th t the body be sent there for Audit Had Been Ordered Preston Pr ston was born in Paris Texas and was reputed to be very wealthy wealth Since SInco his death however it has not been b n pos pus possible possible sible to determine that he was possessed of any an considerable property The Timken company of ot which he was eastern re representative representative representative are located at Canton Ohio Recently It if was decided to audit the accounts account of the company there and Mr was in the city for far that purpose Mr Timken arrived Wednesday and was wasat wasat at the compans local office yesterday Because of ot his hi Illness Mr Preston was unable to meet his associates at the office and for fur his convenience they made an ap appointment appointment appointment to meet him at the hotel When hen they reached his room Preston was as dead |