Show MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF nr BUSINESS MAN Millionaire Found Dead in Room in Hotel in New NewA 4 A York I TOLD FRIENDS TO COME UP Large Quantity Quantity Quan Qua l- l of Acid in in Stomach Nets Nets- York Mutch Mleh S. S S.-Aiu S. S.-AI S. An autopsy held tOlla today by y Coroners Coroner's Physician dl disclosed that hint Proa- Proa ton tofi ton a n who died Ilce su suddenly yesterday in iii fashionable hotel Cumberland had enough clough hr acid in Iii hl his stomach to tu kill 1 half haIC a n dosen dozen dos doz en 0 Ii men Coroner Com geu l immediately imme reported tim the case to lo the police polIce po 10 po- po lice lc and detectives were welO put hut to work wore upon several se m mysterious connected with Mr 1 Pro tons Pro tons ton's death Tho The first reports of or Mr 11 Preston's death stated that he lie ha had died lied while telephoning to some somo business acquaintance n- n tance In the ollice of the time hotel There was no physician hi In attendance but hul D. D Dr D. English the house fh physician of or I the hotel who was wa called clel In him when Mr Mi Preston succumbed gave time the opinion I that thai death had been caus caused by hy a cerebral eel It I appears that when 1 Mr Preston 1 died William lam R. R R the tue head of o the concern of it which he was vas New Cw York manager Gr Gray of 0 No 6 b West Sixty sixth sl t and Edward t tIt R R. Hewit Hewitt of or No o 6 Ea East t Thirty First 0 I street were vero in the hotel office They had sent up wor word vord that they wished to tsee t see him r He Be answered In pon person 01 over th tho thit l 1 telephone telling them thor to come right ti VI l up They flopped d to the elevator r an anti and 1 PHe P- P reached 11 Mr r Preston's suite In hi two minutes or less s. s Tho The man man- whoso voice had bidden rc- rc them re recently rc- rc ty was deat dead Companions om 1 1 1015 Grew Grev SU Suspicious It I wn was apparent that Mr Int I mind and nt his two companions both oC or whom whon wore were business n associates of or of tho the dead de man man were suspiciOus u I Mr re- re at t. t th the the- hotel CO Coroner r It- It 4 burger Ue cem cae lat hist t i bt Wu e. jl l- l I f J T I-i I 1 i Ji 1 1 u v- v wrin t J Ji 11 I q P e I Iu I u tUi tUIa w 1 1 r J Ir CpI w v tt boa n young woman who married airo two years cur u ago ngo o. o told toM the tle coroner that Mr 11 Cro from run a bust busi ness trip to In New Neu Orleans two wee ts' n ago o ring ring- from a severe attack tuk at of grippe grIpPI with wih bronchi il trouble Against J the time n advice of his phy- phy Dr Millet n lie iw Jul tf upon transacting bu business A from room lila hId sick nick e bed It'd h by of or I ho tho thi telephone Because lecause neither Dr Da Il L nor Dr English could definitely state stain lie cuu valise IUSO o of death Coroner Harburger er tle- tle to 10 1 hold an Hn autopsy Dr Ur who performed Iho ho autopsy observed as 15 oon as 08 ho iso reached the stomach unmistakably truces traces of u n powerful pow erful poison polson There was so 80 much of nf It I experienced In Jim that lint no difficulty was determining Us Its character t All J 1 freU 1 Representatives of or tho the big downtown down town law Ian nw firm were summoned to lo lie hotel last e evening and mimmi taken talen to Mr 11 there thero Preston's tons ton's rooms room They JW remained until 2 o'clock this morning going over overa a n mass of books lin and papers No o hint was given as UH to lo what whaL they found but they timey seemed greatly excited d. d as al were vere the business associates of lf Mr Mm I. I Preston who haul had waite wailed the orthe of or the examination Mr fr Preston was wait sold said m l to he be time Iho solo sole heir to a fortune fortuno of 10 In lii New Orleans and to have amassed Mell another fortune I of U. U In itt business His widow up to tim the time lime of f time Hie marriage mar e. e was was a saleswoman in lii time llio men's mens furnishing department of or u IL Boudway department l store storo I |