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Show IS. TODD MURDERED, SAYS DDI WRITER Wealthy Woman (liven Knockout Knock-out Drops and Lett on Car Tracks. NEW YORK, Nov. 1 Acting uKn a suspicion that Mrs. Margareta Todd, a wealthy widow, aged 7'". years, was the victim Of foul play. Coroner Bcholer of this city, and Coroner iugi of Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, today began an investigation of the mysterious facts attending her death and the p iggllrig moves that preceded H Hi 1 followed It Money Belt Is Missing-. The value of Mrs. Todd's estate Is estimated es-timated at more than $150,000 and pos-glbl) pos-glbl) 11,000,000. She wore, when found dead "ii the Reading railway tracks In Philadelphia, last Friday, several thousand thou-sand dollars' worth of Jewels. It wax learneil, howe er, thai Mrs Todd I nually wore a belt In wnich sh carried -i large Bum of money, So far no trace has been found of this bell Letter Desciibos Murderer. An anonymous letter was received by Coroner Bcholer todaj describing Mrs Todd's murderer With much detail. It was written In a f mlnlne hand. The letter Stated that Mis. Todd was murdered mur-dered and th-- crime plotted in Mew ork anrl can led out iii I'hlladelphia to where-, thej sa she wan lur..l Two men, tho ieit'-r stated ono the pl-nti-r and the othei the east itloner and one woman who acted as the deco) engaged in the crime. Given Klnock-Out Drops. T'pon arrival In Philadelphia Mrs T...M was met and put In a carriage a little distance from the station She was given knock-out drops and then driven to Falnnoiint park, where she was taken from the carriage and left on the railroad rail-road tracks The letter concludes by i-klng tin Cordner to examine Mrs. Todd's stomach tot trace of the drug Used upon her In Philadelphia. Circumstances Are Suspicious. Coronrr Scholer received a letter today from Coroner Dugal of Philadelphia, which lm wrote since the discovery of Miri Todd's body, saving circumstances have been found" that require stringent Investigation as to her movements after leaving th train in Philadelphia Coroner Coro-ner Dugai said that he had been unabl to find witnesses to give him Information on that point. Orders an Autopsy. Coroner Scholer was asked today ty st Clair Toueey, brother-in-law f Mrs Frank Tousej Mrs Todd's daughter, to have -in autops made on the bo. of Mrs. Todd. The, Coroner ordered It to bo made tomorrow. |