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Show NEW YORK POLICE WILL TRY TO SOLVE MYSTERY OP RICH WOMAN'S DEATH NEW YORK, Nov. 1. No doubt remains re-mains that the New York authorities will at once begin a searehirg Investigation Investi-gation of the mystery of the tragic death in Philadelphia " of Mrs. Mar-garetta- Todd, says the World. Coroner Dugan of Philadelphia has . written to Coroner Scholer of this city for aid in his investigation. His letter, let-ter, mailed yesterday afternoon, will reach Coroner Scholer this morning. "I shall leave no tirhe in getting to work on this remarkable case," said i Coroner Scholer to a World representative representa-tive last night. "Immediately upon receiving re-ceiving the Philadelphia Coroner's letter let-ter I shall call upon District Attorney Jerome and Police Commissioner Mc-Adoo Mc-Adoo to ask their assistance. Order Body Bemoved. "Then I shall order the removal of Mrs. Todd's body from the receiving vault In Woodlawn cemetery. My physician. Dr. O'Hanlon, will make an autopsy, and the dead woman's stomach stom-ach will be sent to the College cf Physicians Phy-sicians und Surgeons for chemical analysis. We do not want another Patrick case in this city. "Now that the Philadelphia authorities authori-ties have requested my co-operation, continued the Coroner, "I can act in the matter. While the Philadelphia authorities will strive to trace the movements of the woman In their city between the hour of her arrival at the Reading terminal and the discovery of her mangled body on the Reading ! tracks, I will look after- the probable motive tpr a crime If one has been J committed." , WeV Detalli Brotignt'Ottt.'"' r ' Here In New York ieveral new and significant details were brought to light yesterday. Barnard French, the cabman who drove Mrs. Todd to the East Twenty-third Twenty-third street ferry last Friday, remembers remem-bers that a strange man spoke to Mrs. Todd as she left the cab and went with her into the ferry-house. This man is an absolutely new figure In the perplexing per-plexing case. Another new element was added to the case, when after all the legal steps had been taken to file Mrs. Todd's will in the Surrojrate court, there was filed In the County Clerk's office late yesterday yes-terday 'two deeds signed by Mrs. Mar-garetta Mar-garetta Todd. She transferred in one deed to her daughter, Mrs. Rosalie Tousey. the seven-story apartment at 29 West Twenty-sixth street. The property is appraised for taxation at $95,000. Other Property Transferred. The other transfer is one made by Mrs. Julia Howe to Margaretta Todd of a parcel of land on the south side of Ninety-seventh street. The transfer price named is $15,000. Mrs. Howe is a daughter of Mrs. Todd's first husband by a former marriage. mar-riage. No one could be found who could explain ex-plain the mystery of these two transfers, trans-fers, nor could any one explain how It affected the trust deed and the lease of the property said to be held by an attorney, at-torney, i |