The evening world., 1895-09-05
DRUGGIsT solo ANTIMONY.
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Mrs. King hesitated and acted very
nervous when she replied:
Sent Her Little iGirI Away.
Now. / won't say any more. but per-
| answer that QUESTION. My girl is not
! at home now. ! have sent her away
| so that nobody can question her about
| the matter"
1t was evident from Mrs. Kings an
| swers and manner that she had been
| informed that in a day or two the in
quest would be held. and that she would
then be at liberty TO tell all she knew
about the case.
Oracle visits the coroner.
shortly before II O'Clock to-day Ora
Gle Fleming was taken to the Coroners
office by an agent of the Gerry Society.
She was closetcd wits Coroner
O'Meagher, Police capt. Thompson and
Assistant District-Attorney Miller for
nearly an hour.
She was then taken away carefully
guarded.
Whether or not the officials at Head
| quarters are satisfied with the manner
| in which Capt. Thompson has conducted
| the investigation. certain 1t is that haif
a dozen Headquarters detectives are
now at work.
Capt. Thompson. with his two detcc-
tivcs, were called to Headquarters this
morning. They went down in fun uni
form and carried with them a state
ment OF the evidence so far obtained In
the way of solving the poisoning mys-
| terry.
Before leaving Capt. Thompson said
he had no statement OF any kind to
make for the present. He added that
although Coroner OMeagher had set
the inquest for tomorrow morning at
| TO- 30 O'Clock. he did not see how 1t could
70 on before Monday or Tuesday next.
This looks AZ IL the task of welding
a chain OF evidence against the accused
woman was not so easy as 1t at first
seemed to be.
The expert chemist who IL making the
analysis OF the dead woman's stomach
said to-day that he had almost com
pleted his work. lie will have the fun
report ready for the Coroner to-day.
Henry NJ Bliss, the divorced husband
Of the dead woman and stepfather of ,
Mrs. Fleming. was not in evidence this
morning.
AT the Colonial Hotel, where he lives.
II was stated that he had left before
o'clock this morning. and was not ex-
pected back for some time. 1t Is be
lieved that he has carried out his threat
to seek seclusion for "A week or so unti
the excitement abates.
TERRY Has All the ChiIdrcn.
All OF the three children OF Mrs. Elem
ing are now In the hands of the Gerry
Society. The Oldest boy and the baby
were taken there this morning.
Mrs. Fleming still preserves the samu
smiling countenance as when first ar
rested.
Beyond reiterating her innocence OF
the charge brought against her she re
fuses to discuss her case.
See my lawyer. John G. shaw; he is
the only one who can talk for me now,"
she said.
Up to that time she did not know the
children had been turned over to the
Gerry Society.
Lawyer John s. Shaw, OF los Fulton
street, has been retained as counsel for
Mrs. Fleming. Mr. Shaw said to-day
that he would he assited by eminent
criminal lawyers.
He had. he said. been unable as yet to
go over the case with his client, but dur
ing what little conversation he has had
with her she denied many OF the pub
iished statements concerning the case.
MRS. Fleming" said Mr. Shaw. de
nics that she had any hand In sending
the chowder to Mrs. Bliss. She insists
that her daughter. Grace, did not sign
the check for the chowdcr received at
her rooms at the Colonial Hotel. She
declares that she signed the check her
self .
She says that this ,chowdrr was eaten
by herself and her daughter. and that
none OF 1t was sent outside
Lawyer Shaw said that Mrs. Fleming
exhibited much grief at the death OF
her mother. and wept whenever Mrs.
Bliss's name was mentioned. lie said
that II was nonsense to suppose that
the woman's apparent coolness Is "A sign
of either guilt or innocence.
Mrs. Fleming In the Tombs.
From one who has been making n
personal stuiy Of Mrs. Fleming since
she was locked up in the Tombs. the
following account of her life and actions
! there is obtained:
| Mrs. Fleming, .he informant says. is
very lazy and sleeps much longer than
| any Of the other prisoners in the
| women's ward, Whe nshc does get up
she sends ont FOR a hearty breakfast
and eats 1t with great relish.
| She Is very untldy in her dress and
! goes about with her hair In curl papers
! This morning. when asked how she had
passed the night. Mrs. Fleming said:
Il could not sleep well because the
! bed is so hard. | am not used to any
| thing OF thin kind and | don't like it.
! The bed clothing Is very coarse and the
| bed Is never aired"
| Some of the other women prisoners
protested that the beds were aired every
| morning. r
"oh, wcll.' said Mrs. Fleming, that
must be before ! get up. ! know mine
is never aired. The prison Is wrctchcd-
| ly managed, and when | get out | VIII
| have soinething toNsay about It, .'.
| Nothing is done for the comfort of
those who have to be here. and | think
| 1t is outrageous"
Mrs. Fleming has shown absolutely
no sign OF grief Tor the death of hrr