Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-25
THE WOMAN'S ARREST
Elizabeth Walters Charged With the
Murder Of Solomon jenkins.
JEALOUSY THE ALLEGED MOTIVE.
Becoming Engaged 10 Marry Deceased
Broke or His Richmond Visits.
HAD LETTERS FROM HIM.
Bottlss Of Medicine and a LaUdanum Vial
in Her Room.
POISON IN THE STOhACH'
HAD LETTERS FROM HIN
THE STOMACH
.,,.. to.ult Of Dr. Chaikiey's Analysis
C.uscs the Warrant To BE sworn o"'-
Larry ~ n witness.

..Ifk
... oas taken to the Henrico county
..r AZ once. and with her George Larry
,,. is held as a witness.
r..s result. while in keeping with the
...Ic,ion made in this paper. came Il
,... earlier than was anticipated 1t iol-
,...t Immediately upon the conclusion
....t.3 ly Dr. Charles II. Chalkiey'
...,. made an analysis Of the organs
,...p from the dead mans body that
J.nk.us WAS poisoned.
r... arrest was made upon the afhaa'''
,.II X. Yeats. private detective WIN
,.s been industriously working inc CAST
..t tbe warrant was sworn out before
Magistrate ". j. Tyler.
TAKEN oN THE rLATFoRM'
,rs. Walters woman was taken in'o
.....ly on the platform Of the Chesa-
mike ana Ohio Depot when Is ohiS
.l.,,,f ore hundred yards from the mousse
.,. which she lived. and in which 'he
.....y IS supposed to have been adinih-
.,ry was arrested I'm tho house OF the
,...,n,p. No. Gie north Sixteenth or Omon
.,r..t The arrests were made by Jaliei
Fus-en. assisted BY Mr. Aubrey
p1ll.r. an attache Of Mr.. Sands's Once
y.ung Puncr met the woman on his"
t.,nth street just prior To midnight anu
aftcr accosting her walked with her Il
the deuot. Here they were met by Mr
Fusscll who took the woman into ac'ua
,,,s,c5v She was first taken 10 her nome
ard then removed to the jail In company
with Larry. who, as above stated "d'
found In the house.
.usplcion has pointed TO Elizabeth wal
tors for some time. in fact. ever since th'
INVESTIGATION has been in progress an'
she and her house have been under con
stant surveillance. This the Dispatch MAJ
t.en aware of since the beginning.
Detective Yeats has not only been sha
aoying the woman, but has almost oaiS
visited the house. she being under the I'M
,.r0seiou that he had been out Of the city'
ami that the first information he received
riding a.loHkln~ fFtaAi VIZ" 1880
Mr. Jewell the insurance companys rep
r..nistlyc. who has been one OF the most
active workers in the investigation WAS
,.,,h MIR. Sands on the scene OF the ari'''
last night when visited by Dispa'ch
r.rort,r. Mr.. Jewell has rendered inV"iu'
,l. service 10 the county authorities III
living what at nrst promised TO pe Il
great mystery.
SOUALID, FILTHY HOME.
The honse In which the Walters woman
resided is a two-story tenement Squa'''
,,.thaut and hlthy within. the lower
,..,n4 are occupied by two negro women
>,f, moved into them but recently he
f,.ut room upstairs was used as sleep
iur apartmen, by the supposed murdeieSs'
and inst to the rear of this Is smali
nom which served as a kitchen ana
bedroom combined. In this room were
,.ering Two men, who. when the housc
y,as raidod. made their escape
Arer the woman had been conveyed
10 itU Mr. Sands and Mr.. Jeweh mad'
IL thorough search Of her bedroom anu
found therein several bottles OF medicine
,,bt,h wiu he turned over to Dr. Chalkiey
i.r analysis; also number OF ie''o''
from Jenkins To the woman
LETTERS FROM JENKINS.
.r,. ...,,.,,te NJ thcs letters the officers
defined last night to divulge' but 'hey
aid to throw important light on the
,,,. one OF the bottles found contained
. t.N drops of laudanum.
,-r,n her arrest Elizabeth Walters re-
fused e., talk. Larry was also very ret'
cent. hut admitted that jenkins had oeen
ST. ,he house ou the evening of the day
prior TO his death.
THE MOTIVE.
A. m, Dispatch stated yesterday morn
ir- the motive for the crime is supposed
6, ha,c been jealousy and the theory
,f one Of the officers at least is that 'h'
,..., WAS administered to Jenkins in
t..e OF beer
ilsius as has hitherto been stated
N.. carpenter by trade. and bo"rdeo
N.u Mr. Sncad. about three miles iron
f.r ,.ty on the River road. lie hau' "'
l. now boen positively proven ooe'
..-Ycauag with Elizabeth Walters io'
A..rll wears. About three or four moh'h'
... b. become engaged to marry re
....ialie lady Of the county lie 'ie'
q continued his visits TO the NM'er'
Woman. thereby causing her TO pecou''
A.r. Jealous ana angry. She sent ~
l....Ily TO lIawes's coal elevator "he''
...alos WAS at work at his trade. de
,rIing that hc come and see her' VI
... occasion she sent 10 his boaidhis
.,e a similar message.
lu, FINAL AND PERHAPS FATAL
VISIT
o, tbe morning OF the 10th jenkins re-
,.ivrI another urgent message from he''
.rI about 2 o'clock, on account OF
h avy fan OF snow. work was uiscoh-
tnu.d al the elevator. and jenkins
.lrt,d up town. lie told Mr.. snead. who
Hus aware Of the message he had re-
c,tod from tho woman. that he did mol
iatend To visit her. But the statement o.
Larry shows that he changed his rninu'
The woman has been under the influence
OF liquor ever since the death OF jenkins
tai 81 developed yesterday that her mind
was clear enough 10 begin 20 realize iha'
sls was suspected. and that she con-
tsmpiated leaving the city.
THE WOMAN VERY KETlCENT.
The woman was visited al the jail about
o'clock by reporter. who found there
Mr. Sands Mr. Jewell, Magistrate Tyler
and Mr. Puller. who were interrogatini
tae prisoner She was still under the In
haenec OF drink. bit was too sharp appa'
Fently TO commit herself by any state
rnen,. She admitted the fact that Jen'
kins visited her on the 10th. but denied
positively that she had had any fuss what
soeYer with him. She laughed at ths
idea OF poison having been administered
10 him at her house. and seemed not q
all oonesraed over the matter.