The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-23
CAUSE OF BABYS DEATH
Dr.. Converse Says Chemical
Analysis Is Necessary
to Determine 1t.

Fl The body Of little Emeline Dale. whose
death from poison last Tuesday morning
resulted in the arrest of her mother on a
charge of murder, will be removed to the
Hoboken Cemetery either this afternoon
or tomorrow, where it will remain re-
ceiving vault until it is sent to Chicago
for interment. Mrs. Dale, who is under
arrest at ST. Mary's Hospital, where she
is suffering from hysteria, made a re-
quest this morning that the remains of
her child be placed in a receiving vault
until arrangements could be made for the
funeral Harvey S. Dale. the father, has
asked that the body be sent on to Chicago
as soon as possible. Mr.. Dale will not
come East. }4
An autopsy was performed upon the
body yesterday afternoon. 1t was con-
Quoted by DR.. Otto II. Schultz, of the
Cornell Medical College, of New York
City. assisted by County Physician Con
verse, Dr. John D. McGill and Or. e. r..
Smith, of New York. DR.. William e
Kudlich, Of Hoboken, who attended the
child, was also present
At the conclusion of the autopsy County
Physician Converse said that until g
chemical analysis of the stomach had
been made it would be impossible to say
positively whether strychnine was there
or not. The chemical analysis will be
made by Dr. e. e. Smith, of New York
1t will probably be completed before the
coroner's inquest, which will take place
at Coyles Hall, next Tuesday night.
1t was said this morning that Mrs.
Dole's condition had much improved Her
illness 1t was stated, IS principally due
from drink. At the hotel where she ard
her friend Waller stopped on their visit
to Hoboken, it was said that she was in
toxicated almost every day and night,
and it is the opinion of the police that #
murder was committed Mrs. Dale did it in
drunken frenzy. On the night before
her child died she ordered a bottle Of
Rhine wine and several cocktails,
Assistant Prosecutor George T. Vickers
hinted yesterday that the State had dis
covered a motive for the crime 1t IS
known that Mrs Dale was about to be
sued for divorce by her husband and
it is believed that she kidnapped the
child through Jealousy. Letters written
by Mrs. Dale to Waller are in the pos
session of the authorities and it is SAID
that they are OF great importance to the
prosecution.
The police have found among Walters 3
effects telegram sent to him in Phila-E
delphia by Mrs. Dale a few hours after
the child died at three o'clock in the
morning. telling him of the death and
cautioning him not to leave Philadelphia!
This was followed by a letter from Mrs
Dale which the police say will be an inn-l
portant feature in the case. Next day
Mrs. Dale sent another telegram advis-s
ing Waller to be guided by her lawyers,
Russ & Heppenheimer. The police expects
to prove from these kilograms and the
letter, and other letters. that Waller
knew before the child died that crime
was contemplated.
The firm of Smith & Mabon of Hoboken
is looking out for the interests OF the
child S father, Harvey S. Dale. On Tues
day morning they we're engaged by Rus
sell Lale to begin habeas corpus proceed
He was not aware at the time that the
child Was dead. When he learned OF the
tragedy he communicated with his
brother in Chicago and then, accompanied
by Mr.. Mabon, laid the facts before Po-s
lice Captain Hayes.
A representative of the Dutch Consul
General who said his name was Bak-
huysen. called on Recorder Erwin yes
terday and asked permission to. see Wal
Ter in the County Jail, as he thought he
was member of wealthy family in
Holland Bakhuysen was allowed to see
the prisoner and said afterward that his
surnises had been correct. He then
asked the Prosecute to reduce Walters
bail to $500, but this was refused