The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-06-01

J1l EF3e Life OF the Deeesssea. Payable 20
sTesIey.
On Tuesday OF ;as, wee! Mrs Lorraine
II. Keiger died .very suddenly at tue res
idence Of Mrs Isabel Martin on Cotton
wood street. During the brief illness
which preceded her death Drs. Jacobs
and Netmore beth visited tae deceased.
and supposing her 70 he afflicted with
malaria and chills, prescribed Tor that
trouble, and on Tuesday morning when
DIR. Wcimore called iie found his patient
doing well, and was. therefore greatly
surprised TO discover, upon being sum-
moned to the house in the afternoon at
about O'Clock, by messenger who an
nounced that airs Keiger had
been seized with commissions, that she
was dead
The suddeness of Mrs. Keiger's taking
of alarmed some of the neighbors, vino
feared her death might have been the
result of smallpox This report came
to the ears of Coroner Dawson, and hav-
ing interviewed Drs jacobs and Wet
more, concluded to summon jury,
which lie did last Tuesday evening, and
the same night post mortem eXalnina-
ton was held, the results Of which were
such rs to indicate the wisdom of
"A further investigation of the eas
The condition of the different e aus
was such as to justify the belief that
death did not result from natural causes,
and notable Tigidity OF the muscles
gave color to the suspicion that poison
had been administered. In pursuance
oil this conviction the stomach was
taken from tie body and placed in
glass jar. and the next day Coroner Da-
vison started with it 10 Kansas City, for
the purpose of having il subjected to
chemical analysis. pending which the
jury adjourned 10 meet again Monday
morning.
IN the meantime, M,'eley and his
mother, Mrs. Martin, were placed under
arrest, the former being imprisoned in
the county Jail, and the latter being
closely guarded al her residence on
Cottonwood street During Coroner
Daylson's absence in Kansas City,
County Attorney Sudgwick and Uuder
Sheriff Kramer, manifested great zeal
IN working up the case, and
some very important points were
were developed through their judicious
efforts, which will he made public in
due process of time.
On Sunday evening Coroner Dawson
returned from Kansas City, having left
TIE stomach OF The deceased in the hands
of competent chemist, aud yesterday
morning tile jury met at the court house,
pursuant 10 adjournment, NJ nine o'clock
a. m Among the Witnesses examined
were Mosley, Mrs. Martin, Laura Stev-
ems, girl who has been making her
home NJ ilie laiter's house, the physi-
clans " no made the post norton exam
ination and nei5hbor of Mrs.
Martins, named Mrs Greg
DRY. The evidence, We learn, vas quite
voluminouS and embraced, among other
damaging testimony, the following tele-
gram, received by Coroner Dawson last
evening
KANSAS City, May 81 D. Dawson,
EmPoria, kns-ilavc found s,rychnine.
Particulars by mail.
TT. EATON, N. ID.
The jury did not complete lis labors
until about L o'clock, when the follow
ing verdict was returned.
State of Kansas, Lyon counly: An in
quisitioa holden 1T Emperia ,in the Goth
day of May, 1882, before me, J. ID. Dlvi-
son, coroner of said county. on the body
of lorraine NJ. Keiger, there lying dead,
by the jurors Whose names are hereto
subscribed, the jurors upon their. oaIhs
Go say. that the said Lorraine NJ. Keigcr
came 10 her death from the effects of
strychnine poison given to her by Mrs.
Isabel Martin with felonioHs intent, and
that L. ID. Mosley is an accessory to the
crime, and that the crime was committed
for the purpose of procuring $4,000 life
insurance on the life OF Lorraine NJ kei-
ger, payable to T. ID. Mosley.
In testimony whereof the said jurors
have hereunto set their hands the day
aud year aforesaid.
a g. IRELAND,