Show MYSTERY IS STILL UNSOLVED Supposed Supposed Grave Grave of Dead Duke Opened in Great Secrecy SAW BODY OF AN AN- ANOLD OLD MAN K MANY Y Yet at R lains' lains to Establish blish Es I Identity of Exhumed ed r r Remains 1 republican Special ial Cable London Dec Dee 30 The The dUn dOni Ual Identity myth was finally disposed of f toda today by the exhumation of oC tho the body ot of f Thomas Thom Charles Druco Druce from Crom th the graVe ravo In 1 1 otC cemetery where 1 I Iwas 11 was Just 13 years yean 0 ago go The Tine was found r und to contain human re- re mains instead of oC tho the roll rol of ot lead led which Hobert lobert the American wit wit- now under arrest o i a charge chargo oi or perjury had sworn to have hava OJ seen placed In the coffin that was placed In tho the Druce grave When tho the coffin eoWn was opened it I was found to contain tho 1110 U body of an nn a aged ed bearded man mali The pInto plato bore the tho name ne Thomas Thom s Charles Prince Druce The coffin had been little at affected by time despite despie the th fact tact that thal Interment t was as made 43 13 years ago The flu original cloth covering of or th the outer shell shel was wai almost Intact It I was necessary to tr wash sh the tine name panic plate plAte In order to read the Inscription The Thc lid ld was easily un un- screwed The Thc Inn inner r leaden lealen coffin coUn was wal Inscribed ed like the ti-e outer shell The Thc leaden lid ld was cut dut ut through h all nfl around the edge Then the thc Hd ld was raised bringing with wih it I the top of oC the Innermost Innermost innermost Inner Inner- most wooden woot n shell shel displaying ng a shrouded shroud shroud- ed hum human n figure which proved to be bethe beth bethe th the body of oC an An aged bearded man mn Conducted t lh Secrecy Tb The The e newspaper re representatives CS we e allowed to see sec the corpse and were hen excluded while the government and ard the tho ot other othor r authorized representatives made a detailed investigation Various photographs were t taken ken of or the Interior of oC the vault vaul arid and ad th the of oC the thu different coffins as well wel I as ns of or th the corpse Tine The coffin was then resealed and replaced An air of secrecy and mystery surrounded sur suz- rounded the tue exhumation The grave hall hail been guarded nil all 01 night and as ns early Crl as aa G 6 o'clock this morning two hundred policemen were stationed at various points along the tho to walls wals and by th the en en- en trances No o one was vas admitted without a a. a pass pasa from rom tho homo home orce office Those pr present lent included Professor P Pepper Pepper- representing representing rep rep- tf resenting enUng the home office represents represents- or of Herbert and George H. H Dru Druce e e. e th the Duko Duke of ot Portland and Lord Howard De Dc Walden reporters for or two to news nea agencies and nd detectives from Scotland Yard G George orge II U. Druce the claimant twice to nan I 2 t v r r r l. ll- ll J Ao Pe of th his r oThe o e. l r The operations operation a at atwith I k kwit with wit tl tile the removal remo of the tine topmost coffin cot cof fin nn In the vault containing the bodies bo les of or the v wife ifo fo and a son Sun of or T T- C Druce It I was nearly nearl halt half hal past eleven n before the coffin corOn the contents content of oC which ha mayo aroused the curiosity of ot the tine whole world was brought up ready for opening open open- ing The top was quickly unscrewed and anc the inner casing of lead leal cut open Still In tine the Dark Mr Coburn the tho Australian barrister who wino is associated with G George orl 6 1 H. H Druce t says ays that the mystery Is Still Stilla a n mystery and that nothing but a Q fulland full fuji ruu and complete civil civi action acton to establish the descent of oC George Geor o II 11 I. I Druce from tom the fifth nth Duke Duk of oC Portland will viii YI determine de tie- t termine it i. i That action acton sl said Mr Coburn Coburn Co- Co burn would not bo be 10 affected 1 by the fact whether the tine du duke uke e was involved ol in In one mock burial or fit fU fifty t Mr Kimber tho the claimants claimant's solicitor says tIne tho th Intention is to lo continue the case as us If It nothing had happened be because because be- be I be-I cause caupe It must yet vet be Le proven conclusively conclusively I that the tie body hody found In the coffin cottin cot cof cot I tin fin is s that of T T. C C. Druce I |