The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-29

DR. Welcome o. Brown, also amember
of the Society of Friends, came to the
farm. The doctor who is general ad-
wiser for the family, had talk with
Mrs. Chace, the result of which was
the sudden removal of Elsie from the
farm to the residence of Elizabeth
Medder of this city, also Friend
Nelson had very tender and affec-
tionate interview with his wife that
very day, and was at loss to account
for her disappearance. After Elsie
had gone DR.. Brown went for the
Swede, and, under the threat of arrest
and imprisonment, frightened the poor
fellow SO thoroughly that he picked
up his effects and went away. 1t was
more than q week before he obtained
clue to the whereabouts of his wife.
Then he found her with Friend
Huldah nj. Beebe, Oak street this city.
He had writ of habeas corpus issued,
and his wife brought into court but
Elsie had been so thoroughly intimi-
dated that she refused to go with her
husband, and Huldah Beebe prevent
ed her from speaking to him after the
court had ruled in the case, although
she desired to do So Elsie was taken
back to the old farm house, and there
lived until her death, on the 2Sth of
January last.
"The manner of her death aroused
the suspicious of the city authorities,
who ordered an inquest to be held
On the day of her death Elsie com
planned, when sitting at the breakfast
table, of being sick at her stomach,
and of having severe headache. An
hour later she attempted to sweep and
dust, but became so i'll that she had to
lie down on the lounge She began
to vomit freely, ejecting a yellowish
substance, which grew darker and
darker as the sickness continued. AT
ter she had been in that condition for
six hours, her mother sent for Dr.
Brown, who reached the farm at p.
IN. He gave her little brandy and
water, but seeing that she was sinking
he sent for DR.. Lloyd Morton, of
Pawtucket, who got to the house just
in time to see the poor girl die, but
not until she had repeatedly protested
that she had eaten or drunk nothing
| to make her sick Coroner Palmer,
the city physician, ordered an autopsy,
which was made by DR.. Morton, DIR.
Brown being present by courtesy and
passing the time in taking notes of
the examination and in repeating
them to Mrs. Chace, who was in an
adjoining room. DIR. Mortons report
only strengthened the suspicious al
ready entertained by Coroner Palmer,
and by his orders the stomach of the
dead wife, with some of the matter
elected by her when alive, was sent to
Henry w. Vaughen, analytical chem
ist, and formerly state assayer. Chem
list Vaughen made careful analysis of
the stomach and it's contents, return
ing statement to Coroner Palmer
last Thursday noon. A coroner's jury
was then sworn in, the body viewed
and identified as that of Elsie A.
Chace, and an adjournment made to
the central police station. The body
when taken from the tomb and ex-
posed to view was fully preserved.
cat the inquest it was determined
to examine every member of the
household, and an officer was sent to
the farm to summon them. He found
that the work girl and woman named
Esten, who attended Elsie through
her last painful hours, had been spirit
ed away. He called the mother, and
in response was met by Huldah Beebe,
who allowed the officer to believe that
she was Mrs. Chace, until he began to
read the legal document requiring her
presence in court, when sheremarked
Thee is mistaken. am not Elsie Nj.
Chace The officer was then shown
into room, where Mrs. Chace was re
clining on lounge. She was too
weak to talk or move, but when threat
ened with arrest if she did not com
ply with the summons, quickly got up
and dressed and drove to town
"At the inquest Mrs. Chace told
the story of her daughters death
without the slightest sign of emotion
in her voice or features She declared
that her daughter had drunk nothing
but milk that morning, and though
suspecting poison at first, she came to
the conclusion that her daughter died
from natural causes. Dr. Morton then
gave the result of his autopsy, which
he declared, showed conclusively that
Elsie had been killed by arsenical