The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-10-28
THE P0STEL POISONING.
The Body of the Dead Woman E1-
humed and Examined.
EVIDENCE OF POISON DISCOVERED.

The Probabilities Now Are That After q
Further Examination by Philadelphia
Expert the Body VIII be Taken from
Providence to Chester, Pa.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 2s.-The preliminary
autopsy upon the body of Mrs Postel was
ended just before 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon, and according to the admission of
the physicians it showed that death had
been caused by poison. DR.. Palmer nor
his assistants would makaa statement in
regard to the nature ofSquantity Of the
foreign substance found In the body. With
the consent Of Mrs Kuppinger, mother Of
the dead woman, the body will probably
be sent to Chester, Pa.
In an interview with an Associated
Press reporter Dr. Palmer said:
When we opened the cavities of tho
body the conditions showed Enthusiastically
that some irritant poison had either been
taken or administered during life These
conditions were Enthusiastically primary
ones, that is, not through the agency of
the embalming fluid, but through life cir.
cuating system, for 1t extended to the
gray matter of the BRAIN"
DR.. Palmer declined to give an opinion
as to the nature of tho irritant, but he did
say that three doctors unanimously
agreed to take all the internal organs,
the heart, lungs, brain and viscera, offici-
ally seal them In glass jars, and send
them by messenger to Professor Wood,
of Philadelphia.
DR.. Palmer explained that the organs
are not to be delivered to the Pennsyl-
vania authorities, but Professor Wood
will report back to DR.. Palmer, and on tho
strength of his report DR.. Palmer will
submit u finding to the Rhode Island au-
thorities, who will communicate with the
Pennsylvania authorities. The autopsy
was even more searching than anticipated,
for whom DR.. Palmer was further ques-
toned by the Associated Press as to other
particulars of Mrs Postels condition he
gave the result of his examination.
In connection with Mrs. Postel's visit to
her mother, Mrs. Kuppinger, here last
April, 1t had been stated that she was i'll.
Mr.. Postel came here with his wife's body.
He is said to have explained that his wife
had given premature birth to a child. DR..
Palmer on this point, said that Mrs.
Postel was not in a delicate condition at
her death, and had never been.
The body is still here and will not be
forwarded until later. 1t is difficult
matter to have a body exhumed and sent
out of the state, as the body had been le-
gally buried, but the delay now is pure ly
on legal technicalities. The law govern
ing inquests in Pennsylvania requires the
presence of the body at the coroners in
quest. The Chester authorities are yet
here, having expected to go back with the
body today.
In a letter received by Hermann Zetter,
of this city from Arthur Postel, the latter
adds: Il propose to fight this case to tho
end" Mrs. kuppinger is housekeeper for
Mr. Ietter and it was in his lot that Mrs
Postel was buried. Mrs. kuppinger wrote
to Mr.. Postel telling him that he did not
sufficiently appreciate Mr. Zetter's court
esy, and asking him to write his thanks to
Mr., Ietter This Mr.. Postel did, adding
tho words of comment on the case