Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-06
The Jail Poisoning Gaze.

-deluOn was made In Saturdays STAR Of iii,
attempt 10 poison female prisoner ia the ia!
MISS Emma Baker alias Baldwin, who was ar
rested with Alice Rupp alias Westcott alta,
Oheen Tor passing counterfeit money, Satur
DAY afternoon the police took into Gust oiy a
first Thomas BickSer, who was found N h.
photograph gallery, .th anG D streers and fl
Che evening, Kate Hoover and JoSeli GhPan
white, and Sarah Johnson and Henry Shen
nero, colored. who lives In 6. brick house wttf
yard III mont. 1882 d street northwest. THIS
mouse mousse ana the house of Bicksler were taker
thdrge or by the police. Gheen, horse
I,:sdef, IS a reputed param0ur OF Kate
Hoover. Blcksler is a reputed paramour o.
alice Ne7cott- lie Is gray haired man, 81
years Old. and has a wife Of about 50 wears
and daughter over twenty years of age
Last Friday letter was written by Miss
Nes'cot' I'D cipher, directed to BcksIer. This
,slleF vas intercepted and was taken by Dr.
McWiiiiams TO the Treasury secret service
where 1t was deciphered by Chief Brooks II
was request 10 BtckSler 10 send the papers TO
heT Oy saturday night. and for Gods sake 10
TO the care OF a. E. Williams aud on the Ieft
WAS written For Dick. BicksIer acknowledged
his intimacy with the Rlpp woman, speaking
OF her as his wife, and or the legal Mrs. BIckS,
Ter as liiS ''old woman" The latter. with her
laughter, on saturday night visited MIN at the
rfth precinct station hOuSe.
1 ut RUpp-H CScOtJ woman the. companion in
Jail OF Emma Baker, the INTENDED victim is
KNOWN to have been bosom friend OF Kate
Hoover, residing with her 10 to the time of Ger
arrest. After her arrest Kate acknowledged
that the coffee and the other articles were sent
from her house. bus denied any knowledge OF
The poisoning. sarah Johnson. the cook, ac-
kno" iedged that she prepared the co1en.
shepherd, the cOlOred porter. states that he
carried the basket ~ the TAIL, but according 10
Jhe directions given him he stopped at BIck-
slerS place OF business. where he left the
basket 10 get pie at BickSler'5 direction and
on bis return BickSleT instructed him Il once 10
IaSe The basket 10 the lal and leave IL fCT Miss
RuDp.
II was stated in TIE ST.Rof Saturday tnat
Miss Baker h&d made statement of her kDG Y
ledCe or the counterfeiting Business. In this
statement she spoke OF plank or block as con
tanning the side money, and said that one
SUCH dock would be found az Rnpp's fIOOler's}
and one or more at Bicksler's gallery. YesteG-
day Lieut.. Kelley with an officer or the secret
seTyice went 10 BicHslers and succeeded In
Indlng the cTUcible IL WHICH tie metal is sup
posed 10 have been melted; also the receptacle,
cut out OF a board in which there was found. 4
small quantity ii the sntde money. While
Lieut.. Kelley vas at this place Officer Breen
made search of Kate HOOveT's ana found II
piece OF board referred TO by Miss Baker-a
block apparently cut from the piece at sicks.
leT's.
AST0TEDINi DEyBLoPNEETs EXPBCTED.
detective N0SS was specially detailed IN the
Ease yesterday, and Is engaged in working it
up. Lieutenant Kelley has taken charge OF Ine
house OF Kate Hoover aEd Bioksler's gallery for
me present, and Kelley, it is understood. has
Ioll5 some clues which may lead to some as
founding Developments.
\ statement OF Alice Rnpp. as related By
Emma Baker. is TO the effect that ABOUT year
ago job Vas gut up TO rob safe-Btcks!pr and |
1lneFs having aE5ertatnei where the key was
lepi: That the pafIA2s did the lob. and While |
,ngaged We're surprised BY a col0red man, who |
!, a. IusL L5L'y So which Was paid
i'm, and subsequently he demanded $500 mora. !
Shen BlcksleI said they would nave TO st0u it,
ma that the man would not trouble them ANY
lore, Gnd within few days the nan was round
ea1.
Capt. ". VI. New. the ANALYTICAL chemist OF
ne Army Medical Museum, has made report
j? sample or tie coffee submitted 10 him. to |
be effect that there was two grains OF s.rych- |
5le ID the sainpIe-less than two ounces
MISS BAhsRs DISCLOSURE To nav
This afternoon Miss Baker was brought u2 |
rom jail, and with Lieutenant Kelley aud
theirs went to Blck5ler'S gallery and pIiutei |
ut where she haG seen the Snide money AIKEN
rom. She stateo. that she had known A.i'r !
ears she had been assisting Alice 70
ass the counterfeit money: they mad |
ore 70 BlcksleT's Oh Mondays, Wednes.iays |
I'd Fridays Of each week, regularly, to get
money. getting 5 or so each AT q
imn Sometimes they went at night and got
[, a. Alice had duplicate keys, with which Size
Unlocked The deer.
The detectives. following Miss Bakers advice |
fppcd up the carpet In the water CLOSET. ana
OuHd hole from which unfinished counterfeit
money was taken That hole was place of |
oncealment IOr this counterfeit money. Under |
he workbench place for COncealing Snide Sill
tF dollars vas found.
1t is suspected now that the late James y.
'ampbeil. the sand-bag victim, was murdered
ecause he had knowledge OF the d0.ng5 OF this
,aIg.
TEE DECEMBER TER, Or THE CRIMINAL Court
Vas convened by Judge James to-day, and ".
(. Cddy and Charles EdmOnSt0Q we're excused
N the petit jury, and Joseph Green, James &. !
<ay lor and JACOB II. Crc53nan were excused |
rom service on the grand fury. The marshal
vas ordered to III vacancies, and the term was
20 joUrned TO Wednesday.
4 REQUIsGTIOE was presented here by sheriff |
sitGhie, Of 7. 9. CO., from Governor Hamilton 7
II Mary land, for George HARLOW. arrested here
asst month for the LARGELY OF a horse, saddle /
nd bride from .. T. DuiteT, and he Was 5lr-
'endcrcd 10 the sheriff.
RICE Bros, 1911 Pennsylvania avenue. would |
say 10 tier patrons not 10 postpone their Ell |
T0r Slttlag5 on account OF cloudy |
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