The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-23

Anderson II was decided not TO hold
an Inquest until early this morning.
Mrs. Anderson was about twenly-nine
years old, and came to Kansas from Mil
ton, near Lewlsburg, Pennsylvania,
about seven years ago. Up to this time
| her life had been q pleasant one. She
was married TO Joseph Snyder, an indus
trious, sober and conscientious man. A
dark cloud, however. soon arose that
blighted her future happiness and threw
an OminOus shade across her pathway
She had been bound down
by the habit of strong drink as with a
chain and any attempt to shake off the
demon destroyer and come from under
the cloud that oyer Swallowed her only
resulted in failure. About three years
ago she married John 81. Anderson and
since that time has lived the greater part
of the time 1t the corner of
Market street and tSeVenth avenue.
While sober aud in her
right mind she was a woman of jeyial
disposition dnd tender feelings.
When she came under the Influence of
strong drink she seems to have been be-
side herself and not in her right mind
To this falling is undoubtedly to be
ascribed the cause which led her to com.
NIT the rash act of which this is the
chronicle.
Tie coincidence of his many friends is
extended by the community to Mr.. An.
derson in this time of affiIctiOn.
The inquest by the coroner, DR.. G. w.
| Frost, was held at the family residence,
at 9 O'Clock, the following jurors having
| been duly sworn: Israel Wells, George
| w. Bragunier. Horace BuRdrem, D. F.
Longenecker, J. 81. Page. Al. Harris.
John 81. Anderson, husband Of the de-
ceased, was first called and testified as
follows:
Last saw Mrs. Anderson alive about
9 O'Clock Tuesday morning, when she
/ was in about her usual health, but CON-
planned about being unWelI, but got up
and :. spoke to me before l lett.
She was down town Monday night and
complained then of being sick at stOm-
ach; do not think she drank any Intox-
Icating llquvf. during night; alter leav-
ing her at 8 O'Clock, next
saw heE at $50 last evening
Icasne home and ate little before went
into her, foom. supposing she was down
town; only eat two meals day, gener-
one about O'Clock; went into her room
and spoke, but received no answer
found she was cold; put up blinds
/ and saw she was dead
her hands were contracted; she had
eaten no breakfast and refused to take
cup of tea; found no poison about the
bed found that she had been vomiting;
summoned q physician Immediately
she had complained Of her stomach and
had SAID she could not vomlt she seemed
years old; married to me three
years ago 18th of last April;
knew nothing about box of rat poison,
except what the children said; they
searched for 1t and think found it in the
kitchen; do not think she visited drug
store Monday evening; she has talked
sometimes about suicide but said
she would not do that; I found
her in bed she was in the sitting room
in the morning when left; two gentle
men were waiting for me on the porch
she wanted me to stay and wanted TO
talk with me but was In q
hurry TO see the men waiting;
she talked about poison five or SIX weeks
| ago; she would sometimes take liquor,
and say she was tired Of life and felt
like poisoning herself; sometimes her
mind was unbalanced, due to drink she
was rational yesterday.
John Anderson, aged 10, step-son of
the deceased, testified that he last saw
Mrs. Anderson alive Monday evening;
| that he prepared breakfast Tuesday
morning aad went down to work about
seven and did net return till about
seven last evening; ate sup
/ per = and went away seeing
no one; my father was in the house at
| the time, but do not know IN which
| room; Monday evening she acted as
| though she had been drinking; was In
the kitchen bossiDg me and my brother
around; heard of no quarrel with my
father; saw no whisky or brandy IN the
house there was some poison, "Rough
on Rats" but when came home it was
gomez
Willie Anderson, ten years old, broth
er of John, testified that Mrs. Anderson
had headache a great deal she was well
about halt the time; have known her 10
stay IN bed all day; saw her yesterday
morning about or 8 O'Clock IN her night
clothes in the sitting room; my father
was then in the house, but went sway IN
about ten minutes; l left the house just
after my father did; went down u the
shop and stayed until about $50; when |
came home my father had just arrived |
ne went to the room and soon came out,
telling Us she was dead; there were lots ]
of empty bottles in the room; mother |
and father had had Trouble, but only |
Wtienssbe went after liquor; know she /
was drinking Monday night, did not see |
her, but she did not talk straight.
Thomas II. Johns. carpenter, who |
worked for Mr.. AndersUn's, testified that |
he did NOT see Mrs An
no quafrelling Monday night; |
Mrs. AndarsOn's voice that evening |
sounded IS If she were sick; Mrs. An
son had evidently gone TO bed MT. An /
deFson was reading The News; that /
was about II O'Clock when came home i
last night heard AndeTsOn's voice; he /
SAID, "Oh, dear; oh, dear; Why don't YOU
speak +" When came In Mr. Anderson
said. stOh she Is dead" / went and |
saw sbe was dead and went after the |
doctor: Mrs. Anderson used TO speak
about poison sometimes during meal
times; she would say: "Aren't you afraid
of some one pOIsOning your Jack %
would reply that was not;
she last spoke about poison
Saturday; put the box
Of poison on the moulding Monday /
eEeDlDR: 0fU not 80G u 1Ae1 HiSnb al
though / looked for is; Minnie found
She box last evening; they showed it to
me, it was empty; Mr.. Anderson could
not have been home moro than ten min
ukes before ] came and he could not /
have been IN the room more than Q
minute: MF. Anderson was at the shop
four or fivs times during the day.
Dr. Evan Evans was examined and
testified substantially as follows:
was called 10 sea, the deceased st
shout z 80 O'Clock last eveniBg; she was
lying with her Limbs extended, and from
the examination should judge that she
had heen dead about two houEs; her
body was very much shrunken; ] made
an examination Of the room and found 9
number Of bottles. one had contained
whisky, but there vas no trace of any
poison. from what saw should Judge
that the cause Of her death was
arsenlcal poison, Is that causes skrink- i
age OF the body; evidences of poisen
from arsenic may also be found IN the
stomach and liver; took some Of the
vomIt found and will make thCI-i
ougL examiEasIon Of Il, and will then be
abIe 10 say whether there was any poison