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Show Ghouls Loot the Livingston Tomb Desecration Hastens the Death ofa "Well-Known Now York Gentleman. NEW YORK. April 27.-Carroll Livingston, Living-ston, grandson of. Honry Livingston and "Lady Mary" Livingston, nnd a collateral descendant of the Chancellor who administered admin-istered tho onth of oftloo to President Gcorgo Washington, Is dead nt his home here Ho was 71 years old News of tho desecration of his ancestors' tomb at ITudHnn, N. Y may havo hastened his death. Mr. Livingston retired from tho banking business many years ago and devolod much tlmo to amateur sports. Ho won many prizes In live-bird shooting tournaments tourna-ments In Franco and tho United States. Investigation of the vandalism of tho tomb of Gen. IT. Y. B. Livingston, who died In 1S03, IcadH the officials at Hudson to bcllevo that tho solo object of the Khuuls was to socuro Jowels of great valuo. which, according to tradition, woro burled with Mrs. Mary Livingston, tho General's wifo, who died in 1S55. It Is thought no attempt was made to carry awav any of tho bodies In the tomb. As yet no arrests havo boon made, but tho officers say they believe they can eolvo th mystery and punish tho criminals. Only ono metallic coffin remains Intact. The others, which wore of wood, appear to havo crumbled Into dust, tocthor with their contents. Stories have been current In tho river counties for nearly half a century to the effect that Jewels of rnro valuo woro burled with Mrs. Livingston at her expressed ex-pressed doslro. and it Is thought likely these talcs excited the cupidity of professional profes-sional robbers. |