The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-21
MISS LARSON MURDERED +?
MORE PROOF THAT THE GIRL DIED
OF POISON.

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The Butler I'm Clarence q. DinrnoreNs House at
staatsburE. where the Girl was Employed.
said 20 Have Beeu Her Iover-Ho Hns Been
Discharged, but nIs Whereabouts IL Known.
PoUaHKEErsrE, July 20.-There 10 now no
reason TO doubt that Selma Larson, the Swedish
maid of Mrs. Clarence g. Dinsmore Of Stats
burg, who became Ill on o train of the Hudson
River Railroad on Saturday afternoon and died
the following day in the General Hospital In
Fishkill. met her death from poison.
DIR. J. w. Poucher of this city has just COM
pletod an examination Of tho stomach and other
organs Of the dead girl. In tho stomach he found
corrosions undoubtedly made by poison, but
what kind no cannot say, as he has not made q
chemical examination.
1t was proposed to employ Prof. Cooley Of
vassar College to complete the investigation,
but Coroner Bevier hesitatos at this because Of
tho expense involved. DIR. Poucher said to-
night:
81 didn't mako q thorough analysis Of tho
stomach, but there Is no doubt that poison got
into 1t. / found q largo holo in the stom-
ach, and inside n largo patch that looked
as II the place had been burned. 1t Ia
possible 1t might have been n chronic ulcer
which suddenly developed into peritonitis. but
there were no good reasons for any such con-
c%lusion."
STAATsBURG, N. Y, July 20.-Selma Larson.
tho young Swedish woman who died at tho Gen
eral Hospital at Matteawan on Sunday evening
Of poison. did not poison herself. OF this fact
there is no doubt, Judging from tho statements
OF Mrs. Clarence G. Dlnsnoro of ''The Locuats" of
this place. by whom the girl was employed as
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warm interest in tho dead girl.
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ono ,oi. noto Saeunay ot
oHooN .nn" ~. ~
"assons ~ .an .no y.
= ! III NOW u . YOU . II neHs
""se o" ste"' she shouiu ho' ""iA' "hu
"She went to the station and boarded tho train
alone. We heard nothing from her until We re-
ceived tho despatch from Matteawan saying
that she WAS dying. and then 1 at once sent Miss
she stayed with her until she died.
own doctor. DIR. Barnes of staatsbure. saw the
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our suspicious as to who gave her the poison
that caused her death. It would. however, be
Unfair for me to to- reveal them At thI. tine"
Inquiry revealed the fact that the dead girl
hud a lover. He is said to be the butler at " Tho
charged by Mr.. Dinsmore to-day. Although the
| 4, al A., l.l lA.,. ,-...Al s-A a. ,.1l-
herSnn.S aia ,hey hao oeoh "afnou nut .o 'aih
regarding either the dead girl or tho dis
charged butler. IL was learned that Selma and
Chnrr,,m IA 80, oo,,..,,lv ,o.o,,.,n -,
S oee" e'Ao."h''y 'os''uot Vi iN'o
whenever their duties allowed them freedom.
Two housemaida said that on two occasions re.
Gently selma had bean heard sobbins at mint
~ .s~a- C,.NN"am y"
In her room. Although ChaEvnuil was dis.
charged, 1t 10 said that the Dinsmores know
where no mas gone ahu' IL necessary. can appre-
bend him ct any timo.
When the body of thu dead Girl way sear,bed
~ inc home Oh ner sisoor' NIT. oharies WICK
etrom or l04 East Ninety-sccond street. New
York, a sealed letter was found addressed to her
s,s,er This l.,t.r Me D,n.r,or. h.. t.I.oronhod
Nrs JyiaEs.ronn - ssnI hnr q a sSe XII Z y ~
has rh 70 rno ~ ,3 ten q Sne 'nihAs BUG
When Miss Camnbeil. The honsek eener fr tho
D;nsnorss rsenhaS Ttsbrin ~ Saae upsr . w
1,nsin1Fes, reaSheo Eisnkiii on SstuTaay nighs
ono X e' tra;n IA toaL ~nn ~ ~ LArson nag
II Un ume o. amu Toh . " TUG oenSrai
arrjSaS Tho nj M hntias ~ I Salnpue,
n b,cyc,e Ne hal riddan fast ~ ~ no " : !
tjon ~ The 1.-Two ;ndoa n q ~ coHhhr
boanital and nsrd = msh W .ne
Ter went away he took one NJ The ns y U y a
which Miss Caxnh boS Srnns ht - paI ~
lion nd which Miss Tarson had with h u e an
he y" train I'm Ss nma ny . In
hnt,er a. "a saia uban .in,a Iaft ~ M ~, ~
house gave ber Two hotties Of yfne rbbich he MI
ohs fnno = wv Tos,Ie5 % VINE wnlch ne nho
I n1aSer iro W,d Tue bO private ~ w. wine eSiihr OF hS Il en- m
Whsn Me- Samnhejp nrri n 81 W. hos,,..
s,s ryrn,a : Isttar 20 NJ MI ~ ~ nS1hsp';nI
r1stnd ~ - + . !
etory tnli NJ tEo Dinsmore honse tba isitns ~ 20