Show WEALTHY MAN TOOK FATAL DRINK OF BEER mystery surrounds the death of a in brooklyn kew york dec 4 an investigation by the coroner into the sudden death on tuesday 0 george P leyh a wealthy truss manufacturer in brooklyn has developed considerable of a mystery the investigation is proceeding leyle was over 80 years of age and is said to have possessed an estate of more than i it was hii custom to eat luncheon in the rear of hii alafe ot business with hii daughters he made hia home apartments above on tuesday the luncheon vas brought as usual and levin went into the cellar for a bottle of beer he took it from a case containing twenty bottles on taking off the top ho found tho beer flat but drank part of a glass it tasted badly and he called to the office boy whom he asked to taste the beverage which he said was bitter the boy put the glass to his lips and said tie same le h arose and started across the room AA suddenly he fell and died in twenty minutes the doctors found that his death was probably by a strong son at first it was believed the tut had been placed in the bottle for safe keeping and that leyh had taken the fata by mistake mi stake but a study of the whole affair i said to have convinced the coroner that the top of the bottle had been taken off and that a lare quantity 0 poison waa poured into the beer and the bottle put back in the case where as leyh drank one bottle daily it was only a question of time when he would take it the beer that remained in the bottle and tho used showed a quantity of sediment autopsy will be performed and the contents of the bottle analyzed to leant the nature of the hoisin |