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Show MYSTERY IN HIS SUDDEN DEATH New YorK Police Unable to Account for Millionaire's Sadden Collapse Under Influence of Poison. NEW YORK, March 9.-An autopsy held Thursday by Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon disclosed that Leonidas Preston, Pres-ton, a millionaire, who died suddenly yesterday at the Hotel Cumberland, had enough hydrocianic poison in his stomach stom-ach to kill six men. Coroner Harbur-ger Harbur-ger immediately reported the case to the police. Mr. Preston was 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. Presjton succumbed, gave the opinion opin-ion that death had been caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Preston's widow told the coroner that Mr. Preston returned from New Orleans two weeks ago suffering from a i severe attack of grip, complicated wlith bronchial trouble. Against the advice of bis physician. Dr. Miller, he insisted upon transacting business. When. Mr. Preston died William R. Timken, head of the concern of whjch Preston was New York manager; Leonard Leon-ard Grey and Ed ward R. Hewitt were in the hotel office. They had sent up word that thev wished to see him. Preston answered over the phone, ; telling them to "come right up.'' Two j minr.tes later, when they reached his suite, l'rehton was dead. i Representatives of a law firm were ! summoned to Mr. Preston's room and j mained there until early today, going over books and papers. Mr. Preston came to New York from ' Dallas, Tex., some years ago. Ho was said to be the sole heir to a fortune of $3,000,000 in New Orleans, and to have amassed another fortune of $1,000,000 in business. He was 46 years old, tall, muscular and very strong. Mr. Preston's friends have 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 Preston's intimate friends, received alegram today from Preston's brother in Dallas, asking that the body be sent there for burial. Preston was born in Paris, Tex., and was reputed to be very wealthy. Since his death, however, it has not been possible pos-sible to determine that he was possessed pos-sessed of any considerable property. The Timken company, of which he was Eastern representative, is located at Canton, O. Recently it was decided to audit the accounts of the company here and Mr. Timken was in the city for that purpose. pur-pose. Mr. Timken arrived Wednesday and was at the company's local office yesterday. Because of his illngss Mr. Preston was unable to meet his associates asso-ciates at the office and for his convenience conveni-ence they made an appointment to meet him at his hotel. |