The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-22
is ARRESTED
FOR MURDER.
Mrs. Dale Charged With Kill.
Ing Her ultIl Daughter.
STRyCHNINE CAUSE OF DEATH
Mother Borrowed the Child for q Day at
Chicago and Startad Immediately With
Her for Heheksn
STRYCHhINE CAUSE OF DEATH

New York, Nov. 22-Mrs. Elizabeth
Dale, whose little daughter Emeline died
In Hoboken hotel Tuesday morning, af-
| ter having taken strychnine tablets. was
| arrested late last night on a charge OF
murder Captain Hayes. OF the IIoboken
police force. arrested her. after "A consult
| alton with Assistant Prosecutor VickerS.
or hudson county. As the woman had be-
come quite III during the day. she was
permitted to remain at Busch's Hotel.
where she is watched by two detectives.
Ebert Waller. with whom she is said to
nave left Chicago and with whom she ar
rived az Busch's hotel Monday. came TO
iioboken from Philadelphia last night lie
had talk with the woman and was then
arrested under New Jersey law. when
Mrs. Dale heard Of this. she exclaimed:
IF they put him in a CELL they must put
me there too II was not long after this
that she was arrested
Nhile Mrs. Dale is under arrest and the
autopsy on her girls body Is being
awaited by her prosecutors, report comes
from Chicago that she was several times
In sanitarium and that her husband was
careful, whenever he went away from the
city IN take his daughter with him 70
Keep her out OF reach of her mother
county Physician Converse is expected
TO hold the autopsy today. and In the
meantime the body Of the child. who, the
mother says swallowed strychnine I'm the
night. Is al Nolk's undertaking establish
ment. IL is not now known whether Har-
vey :. Dale. the chid's father. will ar
rive from Chicago today. \ telegram re-
ceived by his brother, Russell Dale veg
terday. stated that the father had not
Yet left the city
Information was received from Chicago
Yesterday by the police that Mrs Dal.
borrowed her child last Thursday for
day only, and Immediately left for Ho-
Doken. Husband and wife 10 is said have
been separated for snnne- -liIaaA-a444- has
had the custody OF their child
His wife was allowed To see the little
one al stated intervals. but the husband
always said he would shoot her II she LEFT
the state Of Illinois with his daughter.
When he arrives i'm Hoboken precautions
VIII be taken 10 protect her from him
Mrs. Dale yesterday retained firm OF
lawyers TO look after her case, and went
to their office accompanied by detective. |
more-so protect her from the curious
crowds that followed her than for any |
thing else
Afterward, closely veiled. she went 10 |
the undertaking establishment and saw I
the body. Her eyes were fearless and she |
murmured only:
"Oh, Emeline. my darling. how can
they say ! killed you,"
Soon after, at her hotel she made this
statement:
II had the strychnine tablets for an in
jury which ! received in Chicago Baby
thought they were candy and cried for !
them. told her she must not touch them |
She cried for peppermints. I was walked !
lp about midnight by hearing something |
fall IL was the baby. She was used 10 |
getting up and getting drink or water
when she wanted il. ] lighted the gas aud
saw the tablets scattered on the dresser
Baby said she had eaten some OF them.
bat begged me not 10 punish her I gave !
her some hot water and made her throw
hem up She went back to bed She was
She walked me again and sail
her stomach panied her. Then / sent for a
ioctor"
Or. Wolfstirn. who keeps drug store
IN Second and Hudson streets. Hoboken
declares Mrs. Dale purchased the strych- |
line tablets from him on Monday after
room, He had only seventy-two tablets
ne states. but made UP the hundred by
ldding pills of the same composition. The
'oltce say that there was hut one of
wenty-eight pills remaining I'm the bottle
II the time OF the child's death
Mrs. Dale, IL is said, has frequently
pent some time in Hoboken After her
eturn from Europe last summer she lived
{ Naeglis Hotel with her daughter.
When arraigned In court Mrs. Dale col
apsed and the case could not be pro
eaded with-----
Waller. the young man. slso undc- ar.
est was arraigned on the charge OF Iiv-
ne with Mrs. Dale and was held in $1,000
'ail.