The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-25


/ lantic Ocean between himself and the
throns whose disinterested devotion at
ST. Louis is now the cause % the Sena-
! tors troubles. Mr.. Hanna may De sorry
tina; he. too. did not strike for FOR
eign appointment instead o. a senator
ship. but he is not saying anything
| about IL I.
PROBING TIE LARSON TRAGEDY
Pathetic Story of the Death OF Freely
Selma Larsen
Pouehkeepsie. n. Y. July 24-nnves Il
ga ton OF the causes leading othe trs sic
death Of pretty Selma Larsen or P'iila-
delphia has brought 20 light some sracts
OF interest in Connection with The mySter-
ious affair II IS known that she died
from the effects OF an irritant poison and
that William Charvanill. the butler IN
Clarence d. DinSnfore's summer house
hold at S;aa;sburg. has been very at
tentlve 10 her.
He was hired by Mr. Dinsmdre last
May when the family moved froi n Phil
adelphia Mr.. and Mrs. Dinsnu e said
he had excellent letters OF recon- menda-
ton from members of the English nobil-
ity and from persons who had q nplcyed
him in this country.
William was smit;en with Selfna. She
was remarkably beautiful gh-l. with
manners and dress far 5eyond;sneS posi-
ton as parlor maid. William was re-
spectfully attentive 20 her in III 5 placid.
auiet-spoken way from the first time he
met her. But she seemed 20 care very
little Tor him.
As they grew better acquainted she
seemed 70 like him better, although only
a few OF the servants noticed he' change
in her altitude towards the butler.
Then 4, was observed that they We're in
the habit fstrolling about the grounds
together evenings after dinner. but, no
one gcssiped about that.
Charvanill wen; TO the Staa;sourstrail-
road station last Saturday morning and
handed the ticket agent a package. two
bottles wrapped in paper and carefully
tied up
"A young lady will call Tor this pack
age this afternoon" he told the agent.
When the Dinsmore servants dinner
was ever Saturday and Selma was about
the door Of the servants hall and looked
in.
Good bye. Selma" he said Don't
forget 10 call FOR your shoes al the sta
ton"
Selma laughed and said good bye"
Tht incident is notable now as showing
how intimate the two had become. The
butler addressed the girl in a familiar
tone and he had a secret understanding
with her. The shoes" he spoke Of re-
ferred to the package he had left for her
with the ticket agent.
In tina: package were two quarts OF A
brand of champagne that Mr.. Dins3ore
favors. Evidently William knew Ihat
Selma expected 20 attend a party.at her
sisters house that evening. and he con-
tributed his employers Champagne as
his snare OF the entertainment.
Selma Sc; out with Maggie Rhatigan.
laundress of the Dinsmores. She called
al the ticket window and got her pack
age of wine With this on her arm and
carrying her small satchei, she got on
board the train which leaves soon after
3 D. m. Maggie Rlaagan was going 10
Poughkeepsie on an Grand. Between
S,aatsburg and that point the girls chat
ted.
she seemed 70 be very glad that she
was going home" said Maggie Rhsu-
gan.
She told ne they We're going % have
a nice party. and that she would see
her cousin. a minister. whom she had
no, seen since she was a li;ie girl. g
wears ago. Selma said good bye 70 me
very pleasantly when ! LETT the tain-
She aid not get out at TIT station She
had not left my side at all on the
rip"
Within ten minutes after the train left
Pougnkeepsie. Selma was desthly sick.
80 SICK tina. tao woman passengers had
10 hasten to her assistance. A. Fishkiil
she was 50 III mat Conductor Dsyo had
her taken 20 TIE General Hospital. where
she died.
DR.. ]. W. Poucher o. mis- city. who
examined ne stomach. says that 1t il
clearly manifested nat there had been
poison there
4; ia a clear aces O, psri;oni;is, and
the work OF poison in the stomach ne
said. After making an .xaninstio1 !
can say nat u ne young woman t71S
poison sgpposlng s7e vas n trouble sac
dii 50 under an absolute uDlsap Y-e3ea-
sion and IN complete ign1Tance o. 5.f
Own condition
While Selma wss 3yins a. ne hospit4.
Charvan!Ii called taeTe on MS xasei. aas-
ing ridden twenty-eignt miles. I'D ~ q
finding the package containing .he E3ne
in me ha.l xay he ciaiane3 g. a. ne ana
zent 4 message - Soma that william
e here TIE girl fr0EneJ ogt ia is NJ
reply. AID william soon zf.eFxsr3 6iss3- /
pared. .skInR ne tSo Bottles = Sine I.
al,a ain Two hoU.s later Sc IA ~ .
dead Upon h-4r.ng e TIE vine ineiat r. I
NJ Dinsn7re Siscasrgei C,aarz4vl.ls I
z-ao inanzte5 als intention g gong = !
England. his native eg1n,-y.
There has been sgz3e tax a5eg- ras I
ssg:rvlso-s q MS county o51~e-iEz - .
having An aaslXszs rns9s - a. eT.srt 4
n the SORE q Ire io3 gTsst sHcsnRe. 4
wasn tais Eas re1ezs~i 20 IL. BaFDes. 4
q S-az:s5sI-x. the DsnsDs-es' Y5y siciss. 4
he SAID. "EXpeuse tbs. ne 2TtFsni +
Ne zna'yslS y ever there as 4 dsata 4
II ;-ls Eo-is tazc demands s.Tict iuy~s- 4
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