Arizona republican., 1893-02-21
BOUGHT POISON.
Light Thrown on Rita
Sabedra's Death.
The Dead Girl Bought
Poison That Day.
lack Pierce Accused of Her
Murder Released on Bail.
r,a Coroner's Inquest Continue d
Until Thursday Morning When
a Verdict VIII Be Returned.

Considerable light has been thrown
An the mystery OF the death OF Rita
Ssbpdra last Saturday night. 1t has
S.sn shown beyond doubt that she
Fsd Of poison and it is little more doubt
I,Irbat she died suicide. The coro-
,sr's inluest which was set for 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning was adjourned
until , in the afternoon to allow time for
bs collection of further evidence.
The members OF the jury were S. q
Wilson. John Scott, Jacob Perjury, A.
4, Harris, Samuel Trasey, Chas. Perry.
The inquest was held within closed
5oors and the character of a consider
sble part OF the testimony has not yet
bssp made public. The hearing has
"a, vet been concluded, but was con-
fpped until Thursday morning when
,be verdict will be rendered. Enough,
however, was evidently learned to in-
Slime the authorities To believe that
pierce is innocent of the awful crime Of
which he was suspected. lie was taken
h.l0re the committing magistrate, JUS
lice Wharton, and was released on q
bonl Of $1,000.
One thing more than any other which
,sIeyes Pierce of suspicion is the cir
constance that the girl herself bought
pjson on the day she died. About 10
O'clock on Saturday morning she called
the Keystone pharmacy and pur-
chased 10 cents worth Of strychnine on
the preteXt that it was for coyotes at
A ranch. There was nothing about
her manner TO arouse the suspicion OF
me proprietor, DR.. Prowell, and the
plrclase OF pOisons for this purpose
$50 frequent that the usual precautions
taken in the sale of poisOns are seldom
observed when the article is asked Tor
hrthls purpose.
When Dr.. Prowell learned the next
morning that the dead body Of girl sus-
rsc.eI OF having been poisoned lay at
The mlertakers, he sent one OF his
clerks to see her and he at once recog-
nzsi her as the girl who had bought
he stryrhnlue.
The Doctors inclination was OF course
70 make public the fact OF the transac-
ton, bat he was requested by the au-
,lJuties to say nothing about 1t until
alter the inquest, as its publicity was
likely 10 interfere with a clue which
they were following.
There OF course is little douba that
I'd. poison was self administered, but
40 unusual thing happened. 1t Is
culm,ance seldom absent in cases OF
poison taken with suicidal intent that
the victim does not make a confession
Inst D.iDre death. Yet this girl who 1t
may be supposed had taken the s;rych-
pine, went coollyl about her work and
Slru sur ~ last succumbsd to the ia
alsn,e OF the drug, not only made no
Confession, but while in rlgOr mortls,
said that she had eaten an apple given
Der bY some one on the street and
which she feared had been poisoned.
Her motive, ii she committed suit
CGe /, itself mystery. She was not
ola morbid disposition and those who
saw more OF her said she was in no ap,
plrru. trouble. There was a story IN
cru.at on yesterday of case OF unre-
Quilted love, but inquiry concerning II
proved that it was without foundation.
May believe that the case is not yet
clear ani tnat developments Will be
made before Thursday morning which
MI. iasteu murder upon some one.