The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-24
and she laughed and said she didn't

land she laughed and said she didn't
care
Miss Horlocker talked to Mr.. Mercy
about her famil ytroubles, and Mr.. Morey
talked TO Miss Horlocker about his. They
had reached the danger line Of love con-
fdenee.
1t was in February that Judge lib
belts made inquiry about a clerk.
Miss Horlocker has grown too indie
pendent" he said. ''She is moody and ir-
ritabIe, and sometimes she doesn't speak
to me for days at time. She seems pre-
occupied. Something is worrying her,
a law Office is no place for private wor-
riez''
Mrs Mercy came home. She had been
visiting and studying in the east. After
her return Miss Horloeker's moodiness
and irritability increased.
On April 10 Miss Horlocker was seen
going into the Lincoln flats Mrs. Mercy
had a studio in the flats, but it was the
hour in which she always had luncheon
down town with her husband.
Miss HorIocker was next seen at the
Bostwick hotel She ordered a luncheon.
but did not taste the food. Instead she
leaned her elbow on the table and her
head on her hand. Acquaintance asked
if she were Ill. and she only smiled in
answer and tried TO drink glass of wat
er; then left the room.
At just that moment a tragedy was be-
ing enacted in the Lincoln flats.
Mrs. Morey on returning to her studio
found a box on the floor near her door.
Miss Kirby" was the Dame engraved on
the card. On the other side was scrib-
bled, Mrs. Morey, some homemade
sweets" The lawyers wife put the gift
upon the table and when callers came
she passed the box about. Some declined
A few tasted, but Mrs. Morey and her
friend, Mrs. Fred Gaslin, ate freely of the
candy. In a few minutes both were taken
violently Ill.
"They will recover" said the doctor,
because they have had an overdose.
There is enough arsenic in that box 10
kill a dozen persons"
When Druggist Farren heard this he re-
membered that three days before he had
She said she needed it all to poison rats.
"a queer coincidence" thought Drug
gist Farrens. At the same time Drug
gist McElHney was recalling that he had
sold Miss Horlocker an ounce of arsenic
the week before. and he, too, said: "A
queer coincidencer'
Ollie Horlocker talked a great deal
about the crime and one day when a
man said: Il think the fend is a woman
and that she will soon be found" she
tainted.
When she learned that she was sus-
pected of the attempted murder she fed
TO Sheldon. Ia, and while hiding there
tried to xii herself by taking poison.
She was brought back and waived ex-
animation Her lawyer. Judge Raglan,
pleaded mot guilty for her. She did
not say word and did not once raise her
head She was released on a bond Of
s., 000 Her mother said a great deal
about collie always having been queer
and subject to SPELLS she took her to
the Oak Lawn Sanitarium. Jacksonville, J
III. She will leave there in time to at
tend the trial at Hastings, September I
y.
Judge Raglan announced in May that
the plea would be insanity.
He has decided now that 1t shall be
hy3nousm.
Ollie Horlocker declares that she was !
controlled by another persons Rill when /
she sent the candy. and that she has no
distinct recollection Of what happened /
She viii rot tell the name OF the man
who hypnotized her. but. Of course T. IS /
who she is aiming ar.
II Is interesting 20 hear the different .
views Of two persons who know Ollie Hor- .
locker well.
District Attorney James McCrea-y. :
whose duty IL Is Ia prosecute her, says. I
I am firmly convinced that this woman .
Is guilty OF @ most biood-thirsty and de- .
-iberate attempt 70 murder. ard SHAH 4
90 everything within the IsDe Of my duty
30 the state 90 send her 20 the penltenfi- .
arr
Oak Lawn Sanita-iUm says:
During Der stay here she has shown +
herself 20 be sweet modest girl be-
'leye she Is UDnf5rtunate and / intend % /
stand 5y her through thsck and thin. I I
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