New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-21
HOW SELMA LARSON DIED.
A PHYSICIAN DECLARES THAT SHE WAS
POISONED.
STRANGE CONDUCT OF THE BUTLER IN THE
DINSMORE HOCSE-MRS. DINSMORES SuS-
PIGEONS AND HER DESIRE To HAVE

SOME ONE PUNISHED.
Poughkeepsie ~ V, July 20.--The mystery sur
rounding the death of Selma Larson Mrs clarence
Dnsrore's parlormaid after being suddenly taken
sick on a New-York Central train. Is deeper IMAM
ever tonight. The stomach ana other orsdhS
which were taken from the girls BODY AT inc
autopsy Yesterday have not been subjected 10 Il
thorough chemical analysis. but from the state
ments of physicians who have examined theh 1t
NAV be safe; concluded that her death was due
70 poison OF some sort. The question when Is no"
banning Coroner Bevier OF Mattcawan ana DIS
trict-Attorney Wood is whether the poison was
self-adminisered or was given to the giti VII"
homtidal intent.
William Charvill who until last night was butler
at the Dinsmore house. at SiaatsDurg' mas pe-
cause Of his strange actions after the girl hau pce
taken sick the train and removed 70 inc P'sN''''
Hospital, fallen under suspicion. but there Is no
eviderce that he was directly concerned In her
death.
The mystery about the has been intensiied
by the action OF the seven physicians VINO maze
the autopsy In pledglng themselves behind cIosed
doors to give out information before the IN
quest In accordance with their wishes the organs
that were affected were brought 10 PoughKeepsie
to-day for chemical analysis. but no one could be
found here who would undertake the task. ana
Coroner Bevler IS hesitatlng about sending them TO
New-York because he has been Informed That II
would cost the county $1,000
DR.. J. w. POucher, oil tlllS CITY, WHO nus eAaiH
ined the stomach. says IT is manifest that there
had been poison there. He found large hole IN
side that looked as If it had been burned.
II Selma Larson took poison on the railroad
train she must have done so after the Tram ieI'
Poughkeepsie. for Maggie Rhattigan. a laundress
who accompanied her from the Dinsmore mousse
TO this city says that she In good spirits,
laughing and chatting all the way neither eating
nor drinking anything while she was in her COM
pany. It was fifteen minutes after the tram lett
Poughkeepsle when she became violently SICK
Miss Larson and the butler are supposed not 10
have known each other until they met at Dins-
mores early I'm May. 1t Is said that Charvill az
once began paying attention 10 the .Deautl ~
names together. although one ever suspected the
existence of any improper relations between theiL
Last Saturday morning the butler carried pack-
ago the station. ana when Selma went 10 take
the train she called for II.
When Charvill learned that she was SICK In the
Fishki Hospital he was greatly aGtAbl, and
humping on his bicycle. rode post haste 10 fshklll
tWenty-seven miles away. He called at the nos
pital and, after asking about The gir's condition,
picked up The package and took II away: re diu
not reach home until sunday morning. iestcrday
II came that the package contained Two Doltlcs
OF wine from the Dinsmorc cellar MI. Dlnsmore,
on learning Of II last evening. discharged charvill
lie started for New-York at once. saying that he
was going back TO England. where he came rom
Mrs Dinfmore. IN talking about the glrl death
saws she has suspicious. but refuses TO state Wn II
they are. She speaks in the hEhes; terms Z
Selma and says that her great beauty was ,her
misfortune. She asserts that she VIII spend a
great of money 10 bring the guilty person 20
justice. -, -. l .
DR. Barnes who was seen tonight. said that he
thought that the Coroners inquest tomorrow
would throw some light Oh the case.