The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-03

sANHN Htt INV Nv Hi"s p NAllHH 2 NAi#
died WITHIN ten miuutea 1he paof
woman suffered the rktrarie aeuuieb
of this most horrible of pelaanr.
atrguhnlue The moment rbv nwuis
lowed the chocolate creams ahn felt
herself on IRE aud screamed piteuuus
- FOR water
At the urHt swallow eho wna
thrown into eouyuifianH aer body
hendlns backward, With her head at
MOST touching her heels. aud after
d few minute 1T indercHihahla paraA
yHws the wife van "a eufrHe.
The noRh of the crime orrlttd
profound re9aatian. HHf husband
ore Of tha moat brilliant rlergTWuh
and gittcd speakers in Canada wa
widely known. ana hla wife.
woman OF remarkable qualities. was
beloved everywhere
OTHER cLERuYMBN MENAC1ep.
The Rev. J. neanyroa. who also re-
celyed "a package of thu candy. wan
somewhat suspicious To saw
small white pretty box. apparently
harmless and itH contents delicious.
but ho was wary ana moralp touch
II his tongue 90 ano nf the hanbuna.
Finding n horribly bitter b. wen.
no further, So far az hiH palate was
concerned. and sent tha anuay a. "a
chemist for analysis.
II waN found 20 contain enough
atryehnina 10 kit q whole synod OF
Presbyterian clerFymcu. Two other
reverend gentlemen also received
similar parkaFar. cNnctlB the same
kind of boxed confectionery
The Rev ur r DciHatadt fouun
similar pae khEe iu hiH mail bar
he. Too wHH suauleiona. nu much
30 that he would NOT oven taste the
contents. So DE eneauod
No crime in a quarter ~ cen
fury in that uart of the Dominion
created anything ilFe the excitement
caused hy this extraordinary event
4 vigorous iHfestl#atiDH was In
stantiv begun. The writing on az
the boxes was stargiinsiy aiihr aud
remarkable far It's small. beautiful.
cuppe fplatn appearance. At nfat e
ann thought o. ho the work af rnmr
woman expert" with rau aud Ink
uut the inaeristlaus ga the hasaa
wssra speedily identified aH IN the
handwriting ~ young William Mae
dosaid. A. usual. ne ouo could ha-
ueye u 80 the first accusation. hnf
careful inquiries SEEMED ia point "a
his ruiit.
Ills rarord was looked up, and Il
uaH discovered that For several
Years he had Sen q degenerate stir
sutridgi ard sauiHeut tendencies
In fact. he had been ia such periiHus
mental condition. - Hafrant hiH
an.natinn rs the authorities. The
frauit was his confinement 81 an
aastufn az uariiy insane iiK MAT
ven connected.
\ very distressing feature - The
ns.s aud one vhirh excited unusual
regret and sympathy was the fact
that ths sauaE man hal been
quest ~ his sister. SITE. GrHrrr Bar
krrs wifs - former fnaFuT.
n Was while Nisltiug uudar her
roof that ne became paHsaaafd ~ tlsa
ifspresrlau that De- Was iiibiicat
character At one time he ana
aiureado himself as tha ariFirai pro-
uhet Elijah. Nha vas fri bY thH
riVens
Ia this condition. like many 1thrr
prophets. he fett fhkt ever thine
tis.t hs 81 VAS fiett But BE Ffrw
vielaut and menNrinE iils SID FAM
aisa hu1 mauiaeai teHd neira WADE
hln - aauFrrnuH That b. waf tnekrd
sp - three months.
Ila had Formerly been - ennrrrHhs
~ % ths general rnnuarr - abe
Canadian Pacific t,aiiNuf. sHH rsn
aiseret = ynunr gentleman - can
siderable prominence nnf ability.
ami would have heen promoted bsii
far his morbid errsnffirttiee. fii~
excesses destroyed his mind and hia
morals.
Just before this act ~ whoicaa'e
faisaainr was attempted ynurs Nc
Donald vas emutosed iu TIT. Gar
kerr druH estaN. lshmrnt. prf 4 vas
while IN this position that he cnn-
eactea the scheme fuf ivrirg the
number - eiuFrNmeu iu a. John.
When tha ness Il hiH ertu iaaitiv
was carried ~ hia sister fhe almost
faintpd. and for tlnc h. ess feared
she could nof survive enc shock Her
rrief vac plfifal beyond 5rureHslnn.
within n year ahe had inHt hrr has
band. recently the mayor ~ Tho
town. her father and her dear moth
ef. e. whom aha wnH attached ny
every tlc ~ sentiment love and af-
fiction she elasaed h'r hands IN
despair and said that her burdens
had become ert ater than she hnd
strength g. bear
A thorough Investigation Resulted
IN her brothers indictment and naal
conviction He wna sentenced a. "a
Canadian asylum Tor ifta-]r Grimm
ais for life AMI e ,raa lone before
the eaHe wan dfunped from the cal-
cndar II daily gossip and affairs