Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-01-23
Attempted Murder.
,,a,, sensation i'm the Village OF
Washington.
snecial to the Rutland Herald.

special to the Rutland Herald.
There is much excitement in Washing
ton a village about six miles from D aa
over the arrest OF Chase smith altu
Edward Foster, on a charge OF attelnp.eu
n,nrder Inv the use of poison. the Vlcllin
of the alleged efforts of the prisoners ~
Tdward Foster. the woman's husDaho. ~
hos been a matter of common taik ior
io,a while that Smith and the woman
we're unduly intimate, but It was not eA
nected that affairs would take the 1ui"
that they have. ,no, woman
Mrs. Foster is a comely young -.
about 81 years old, having 40 Ina ..,ea sbe
husband, who is now about 5O, When s IN
was hut Ia. As the story goes, Mrs Fos 3ts
hecame infatuated with Chases A. onllth,
a drnggist living a short distance rom
10 Eoster homestead Mrs. Foster was
s,oing away Yesterday and while her nus
band was hitching up the team sne
nared his dinner. When ne drove W W
The house she took her children anu uiI ~
awav Mr.. Foster sat down and ate ms
meal leaving for the woods as soon as ne
had finished. He was soon taken Violent-
Iv I'M and returned home, then leehhg
hungry he ate some more OF the blscult ol
~ bien ne had eaten previously lhese
seemed to render his sickness worse
when becoming alarmed he fed some "a
the same biscuits to the cat ana cog anu anu
with the result of killing Iheih pei S !.
morning. Doctors were summoncu =, anu 10 ~
is believed he is out of danger. 1t IS salu
that the poison, which was strychnlne,
ras purchased at Smiths drug store by
Mrs. Foster, and on this and other lhlor-
nation given to the authorities tney caus-
ed the arrest of both Smith and Mrs. fos-
| ter. - &c
The hearing in the case OF state VS..
Chase Smith and Mrs. Edward FOSTER on
| tbe charge OF attempting 10 murder the
,yoman,s husband was held at Chelsea
DR.. Warren of Washington, the physician
who was called in to attend the suffering
/ man states that sit was as deliberate an
attempt AT poisoning as though had snot
at Won with pistol and missed you,
! The scene of the narrowly-averted lrag-
edy was a farm house Two mites IRON
Washington village, on what IS known ~
the Harrison Clough farm. chase smith
fine alleged paramour of Mrs. Foster, Is
large boned, fairly good-looking, bui
slouchy-appearing fellow about 4Q year.
i old n tyidoWer with no children. lie ilVe'
ahout a mile from Fosters. Mrs. fostel
is the daughter of Clark Richardson's is Z
good looking woman about q years olu
The mother OF four children born within
the past five years. She married when sh'
was a. Foster is stupid appearing mar
/ ABOUT 30, DToheh u""h l"'
mentally.
smith and Mrs. Foster are in the eountl
iail. The former is morose and groutl
and refuses TO talk.
The hearing was before Justice Willard
Hatch. States Attorney J. d. Denison Q
West Randolph prosecuting. Inc VII
nesses summoned were Drs. Godfrey am
Goss of Chelsea and DR.. Warren OF Wash
lington. Druggist Smith of Barre and sever
neighbors OF the accused.
The body Of the dog that Foster expert
mented on was dissected as was also th
cat " which had eaten some OF the cake an
their stomachs have been sent TO Burning
ton for analysis. Neither OF the accuse
can get bail. Mrs. Foster sent messag
, to Smith 10 "bear up for my sake, but
was not delivered. one point that count
greatly against Smith in public favor
that he borrowed Of Foster the money I
Z buy the poison.