The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-03-23
FIND STRYCHNINE
IN HER STOMACH.
Chemical Analysis Is Said to Show
That Miss Ida Fosburgh
Was Poisoned.
HER INTENDED UNDER ARREST.
He Is Charged With Sending the
Deadly Drug Through the
Mail-Story of Spooner.
REprRIIc SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Mtddlebury, Vt, March 22.-The analysis
Of the stomach of Miss Ida Fosburgh. VINO
died from poison received by mail at the
sboreham Tuesday OF last week. Is unoer-
stood to show that strychnine was the cause
of death. No further arrests are antici-
pated at present.
F. C. Spooner Of Brandon. druggist. ao-
mitted Friday that he sent fifteen grains
OF strychnine to Miss Ida Fosburgh on
March II. The police now have under sur
veillance the man who is supposed to nave
intercepted the letter.
Mr.. Spooner received the request for tho
poison ito kill sparrows." in letter writ
tsn in a masculine hand and signed loa
Fosburgh." 1t was mailed at shoreham on
N. afternoon of March 6. Mr.. spooner
mailed the poison to MISS soSoufe"
wrapped in a piece Of white paper ana III.
closed I'm small envelope marked POISON,
He slipped the whole into larger ehFei-
ope. o.. h.v. been in
.oroaotsd The poison that killed Ida Fos-
huryh was inclosed In two wrappers pesioes
tho envelope One was OF brown paper anu
tho other of white. Mr.. Spooner says tne
white paper is similar to that Wnich nc
uses In his store.
Her Intended Charged With Muraer'
Charged with the murder OF lda fos-
| bnrgh from whose funeral he had Just re-
| trrned after acting as pallbearer. Aidace
yondette is now in Jail. He says no nau a'.
not seen the girl for eleven months, pu'
last week arrived from Canon City. COLO
| with the intention of making her MS w,1e
| He admits that he was SUSPICIOUS OF he'
relations with another man.
hN uya0
servant in the homo Of Miner Jones' farm
Az received by mail a powder. and few
minutes after taking 1t she died. Tnere
was nothing to show who had sent 1t.
Mr.. yondette is So years old and man
of much property, well known In the
marble business in the State. He has al
l ways been considered honest and thrifty.
His wife died thirteen years ago. ana nc
has six children. His eldest son. % years
! old. is in business at Newactle. Pa, and
the second son Is at home, where his four
daughters live.
1T had known this girl ever since she was
| born.' he said at the time OF his arrest.
| "Eleven months ago 1 went out to Canon
city. Colo. to be superintendent OF the Ere
mont Marble Works. company owned II
| Hartford. Conn.
"Before 1 left obtained a promise from
Ida Fosburgh that she would marry me.
had been keeping company with her fol
about a year. and when told her that
was going out West she said she would
marry me and We would live out there.
.'The last letter received from mel mel
| reached me on February 22 and In It sne
said that IL I would get here on Easter
SUNDAY we would be married right away
/ replied on February Is and told her
| would probably arrive here before Easter
and then we would settle on the day Of
| the marriage.
IT got leave Of absence and reached West
| Rutland on Thursday, March Z. caughl
cold on the way and when I got home
was quite i'll. was in the house from
| Friday until Wednesday. l spent FRIDAY
evening at Miss Fosburg's home"
Mr.. Vondette admitted that from letters
he had received he was suspicious Of Miss
| Fosburgh's friendliness with certain man
but says that IL he had thought anything
wrong he would not have come $500 miles
to marry her. He declares he did not leave
the house at West Rutland on Tuesday
the day the letter was mailed. or Tor sew
! eral days previously.