The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-11-16
CAME HERE FROM spRAGuE
This Was His second Attempt-A+ Tho
First lie Attempted tt Poison
Woman.


tragic manner. Nels Anderson. who
about week ago tried to poison Min
ME Lowe, the woman he loved and
himself, but was unsuccessful in the at.
tempt, yesterday completed the work
as to himself in thorough manner.
Monday evening he called upon Mrs.
Nagel, who runs the lodging house in
the Real Estate block, and paying so
cents for room asked to be allowed
to sleep as long as he wanted to, as he
had been travelling and had no sleep
for two days and nights. Yesterday
along toward noon the chamberlain
went in the room, but seeing the clothes
on the chair shut the door. Twice dur
ing the afternoon did she go to clean
up the room, but each time seeing the
man still in the bed came out and in
formed Mrs. Nagel. Yesterday morn
ing Mrs. Nagel went to the room and
going in saw that there was foam on
his mouth, she at once sent for her
husband, who, discovering the man to
be dead, sent for the police
The inquest held yesterday afternoon
developed the fact that Anderson, who
was for some time a blacksmith in
Sprague, left there a short time ago
and went to Rossland. He came down
from the mining camp about a week
ago and went to call on Minnie Lowe,
who lives on the north side Of the river.
Mrs. Lowe, when placed on the stand,
said that she had known him in
Sprague, having become acquainted
with him by doing his washing. That
there he had often proposed to her,
but she had always refused. as he was
Of Lol> -
drunk. She said that when he came
down from Rossland and came to call
upon her she was surprised to see him
standing at her back-she was ironing
with a club in his hand. He again
renewed his question if she would mar
ry him, and she replied that she would
not. Then he requested her to have
drink of whisky with him, bottle of
which he drew from his pocket. She
said she did not want to drink, but he
poured out about tablespoonful in
cup and taking about the same amount
In another cup, he made her drink, then
he drank. AS soon as she had swal-
lowed the liquid, he said: I'm Is min
utes we will both be dead. gave you
poison" She rushed across the street
to neighbours, where she mixed up an
emetic that worked and felt somewhat
relieved. She then sought Officer Mel
son who, returning to the house, found
Anderson on the floor in stupor.
Mrs. Lowe said that little later not
feeling well she went to the house Of
sister who lived on the south side Of
the river and there called a DOCTOR
ohe said that Anderson had often
threatened her and had repeatedly ask
ed her to marry him.
On Tuesday morning Mrs. Lowe as
serts that he again called at her house,
tnls time sober and making apologies
LOT the way he had acted, said that he
was going to Billings, Mont, where he
nad a brother, Louis Anderson, resid-
Ing. That was the last she saw Of him
until she looked at his corpse at the
undertakers and identified him as Nels
Anderson.
number of other witnesses were
called who knew Anderson in Sprague
ano all said that he was addicted to
excessive drinking and that when In
'nat condition was often Quarrelsome.
Inc room where he was found show
gu no signs Of struggle. and what
ever route he concluded to take was
one That left no clue, for there was
"osolutely nothing to show how ne
nao killed himself. although it was
rialnly case Of suicide. It Is said
.aat when he came down from Ross
.and he had 500 in money, watch
ana some other things Of value, but
"hen In the room there was nothing
~ value on him. After hearing the
'estlmony in the case the jury decided