The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-17
POiSoHcr Ready for Trial,

| Hastings, Neb, March l6.-Viola Hos-
locker is here TO Answer the charge OF At
tenn tpd murder by poison of six Has in gs
women. The prisoner has confessed the
crime, butshe has hintcl at hypnotism.
Miss H0rlocker came direct from u SAM
tarium in Jacksonville, accompanied by
her sister. Mrs. DuraDt Chever, of Now
York, who, until her marriage, was sing.
er in Il choir there,
| The prisoner has regaincd the beauty
! that mndo hor popular in society here be-
fore tho commission OF her range crime.
She has been in tho illinois SAM arium
! under treatment for mental affection, but
no trace OF arrangement /, now appa ent.
She talks nationally and is much more
cheerful ard natural than when she was
here in September, At that timo Mis-,
Horocksr vad brokonly:
Yes, l have been slanlerel and I'm
broken hearted but sometime the world
will w-sometlme"
lhis and other remarks of similar ma
! tnro mako II certain hat her trial will bo
one of no ordinary intero.t
Miss HorlOcker now refuses to talk
about hUr case. Sho Is Stunned by her
former intimatos, and those who were
once her social friends have not visited tho
hotel where she is staying. she is out OF
jail undor $500 bonds.
hi1b ilOlINthVE Ch'uo WIN
mother and three sisters five years ago.
She was the eldest of the daughters OF
George Horlocker, miner once possessed
OF considerable wealth. His fortune wa
lost soon after the family moved TO Hast
inps,
Viola II orlookcr, the prisoner as the cid.
est OF the girls. turned her attention to a
profession. She took w sten0graphy, and
while employed in tho capacity of stenog-
| t..t l.,.rv o.
bo'ts, began the study of law, making
rapid progress
She was bright attractive girl OF more
than usual beauty and she and her sis' ors
soon became favorites in tho society of
this place. Their c0mpanionship was
sought and thoy wero to DO found at all
the important social function. To her
friends Viola was known as Ollie.
Ono OF the four sisters married. George
Phillips. q q well-to- do farmer, Of Iowa.
and went to live there. Another sister,
Zoria won't to New York to study MUSIC
and there married Durant Chever.
1t WAS after their dep arturo .hat Rchange
came over Miss Viola She grow moody
aud subject to fit OF d, preston. On April
10 nearly a ycar ago. $40 wa seen to 60
into u restaurant, order IN moa! and sit
there for half an hour leaving tho food I'm.
touched Previously she had been seon
coming from tho house Of Mrs Morey, wife
of the senior partner Of tho firm whore
girl studied law.
An hour later Mr. Mooroy returned: TO
her homo with friends whom she hal IN
vited for luncheon. Sho found at har door
II :. box containing candy, in which was
card inscribed. Some home made sweets,
Miss Kirby"
Mrs. Moorey and the guests ute of the
candy. All became violently i'll. The
physician diagnosed their case as arsenio
poisoning, and an analysis OF the candy
showed that it contained enough OF The
poison to kill twenty persons.
J. +. Farrens. leading druggist here.
then recallek thai week before he had
sold Viola Horlocker 900 grains Of ar enio,
which she had purchased on tho pre- ens0
of using 1t for rat poison.
The girl whom charged with the crime
and placed under arrest, tainted. Subse,
quentiy she confessed, declaring that she
had scted under the governing influence
recovered and Miss Horlooker was released
under VI. 0j0 bond. Her relatives took her
away. claiming the young woman was In
sane.
1t transpired that Miss Horlockcr and
Mr.. Morey had been very confidential. tho
girl ofton appealing to him for hop And,
In spite OF bis remon stranc.s, show d al
infatuation for him,
The best legal talent In this city has
bss1 engaged to defend Miss Herlocker.
Di. trict Attorney James McCrsfry ridi.
,ules the defence of insanity aud hypno-
lam. and declaring that 1t was a cold.
FLOODED, Eendl-h sttempI to poison woe
II whom she was JEALOUS announces his
Dten ion Of prosecuting the case against
girl with the utmost vigo.. The trial vii
>egin tomorrow.