Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-10
A DEVILISH DEED.
II Plot to Poison We'll for Purposes OF
Revenge,

Plot to Poison u Veil for Purposes O.
Revenge,
Pittsburgh Special, July 3.
This evening Mr.. Richard S. Alderman,
we'll known oil merchant, came before Alder
man Reilly and made an information agains
German, Alois Stobler, charging him, upo1
| information received, with attempting t.
poison him (Waring) and his family in Jun,
of last year. The information reads as fol
lows: "That on the - day of June, 1873
the above named defendant, Aloes Stobler
did then and there felonious:y attempt tt
administer poison to the family of this aft
ant himself, by endeavoring to induce one
John New, for certain sum of money, te
put Paris green. a deadly poison, into the
well OF water on the premises of this affiant
that the said inducement to the said John
New to place said poison in the we'll on the
premises OF this affiant was done for the pur.
p ,se of destroying the life of this affiant and
atlantis family, said family and household
persons numbering about nine persons, con-
trary to the act of the Assembly in such
cases made and provided. This information
is made from information received.
The story, as related by Alderman Reilly,
as given to him, reads like some horrible
work OF French fiction, and on account of
the Nervousness of the charge, makes it
seem impossible. The story is that Mr..
War1ng, for about three years, has not been
residing continually at his fine country resi-
dence in the Fourteenth Ward, beyond Oak
land. About three years ago he employed
Stobler as Waterman at his residence.
paying him $40 per month. After he had
been there some months he came to Mr..
Warlng and reported that one day while he
was absent from the house it was broken
into and considerable of the fine furniture,
carpets and other things were stolen. Mr..
Waring placed implicit confidence in the
mans integrity, and told him to keep a
closer watch. He came several times within
the year and reported more robberies OF a
similar kind. Yet Mr.. Warning had SO much
confidence in Stobler that he suspected
nothing wrong about him.
Some persons residing in the neighbour
hood of Warnings residence finally reported
to Mr.. Warning that things were going on
wrong at his country mansion. This in
duced him to go out aud take a view of the
premises himself. He found everything in
chaos, He found carpets and everything
valuable had been carried away. Stobler
also acted SO quecrly that he discharged him
from his employ, but went no further. This
was In June of last year. In the second
week of June of this year one of the mayors
police was speaking to man named John
Neuer, at the races in the East End. Neuer
reached into his rear brooches pocket for a
handkerchief, but suddenly withdrew it. The
officer observed that his hand was green, 80
he asked him to explain. Neuer SAID that
he had something to confess. He then said
that when Stobler was DISCHARGED by
MIR. Warning year ago he (Stobler) came to
him (Neurl and offered him Inducements if
be (Neur) would poison the we'll on Mr..
Warnings place, and also poison the live
stock and then burn down the buildings.
Stobler gave him Paris green to poison the
water and live stock, and said that he would
furnish oil to throw over the buildings. and
set them on fire. The green in his pocket
was a remnant Of that given him BY Stobler
q year ago. Neur said that another man
was offered the same Inducements "A he bv
Stobler, but the man refused to give the
mans name, as he has not been found ont
yet. Mr.. Warning was notified. and finally
got along affidavit from Neur, stating in
substance as given above. Whereupon Mr.
Warning came before Alderman Reilly and
made the information given above. Stoblery
claims it il . conspiracy against him. He
vas committed TO jail for 8 hearing on Sat
ardaY in default Of 81, 600 bail.
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