The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-05-29
GIRL Plotted;
LOST her LIFE.
Miss Dsfenbach Helped TO Brew
/. a Sleeping Potion
TO CHEAT INSURANCE COS.
Drug Caused Death instead Of Slunhar.
Or UngsT III, PTim, Mover in Con-
splTacJ 10 Deilaui.

Or. August unger. charged with causing
the death of Marie Defenbach, known
also as Marie Davis. IN carrying out a
conspiracy to defraud Insurance compan-
les and fraternal organizations.
The state asserts that the girl was
party to the plot, and met her death by
taking a sleeping powder compounded by
the doctor. which she and he believed
would suspend the animation long enough
for her death to be certified TO and for
a real corpse to be substituted for her
apparently lfelcss body. Eventually they
expected the effects OF the powder would
dissipate and Miss Defenbach would re-
turn to "A normal state.
The drugging plan did not work. or
there was substituted for the sleeping
potion a poison powder of some Kind.
At any rate the girl died, and In the ef-
fort to collect her several insurance poll
cies the alleged conspiracy was discov-
cred.
one Frank II. Smiley. the third person
concerned I'm the plot has turned states
evidence and has told Of "A remarkable
scheme OF villainy. lie posed as the af-
fianced of the young woman and was
so designated in her WILL in which he was
TO receive the proceeds of ose of her pol
icies.
PREPARES FOR PRETENDED DEATH
In preparation for her pretended de-
mise, Miss Defenbach disappeared from
her family and social circles and was
supposed to be in Denver.
Miss F'Ilra Karl, tall. fair and hand
some. an artists model one time employed
as an attendant In the office of Dr. Unger,
told on the witness stand today that she
WAS present when tine doctor and Marie
Defenbach first met, and how later she
had remailed Miss Defenbach's letters so
as to deceive her friends.
Ezra smith agent for the New YORK
Life Insurance company tesuhed that
Miss Defenbach had applied many times
10 his company for policy. iie
issued her "A policy for $1,000 but
IL was rejected at the home office because
the applicant could not show an income
of more than S6G0 a year
A $4,000 policy was finally allowed.
Policies OF 5000 and $1,000 were obtained
at the same time I'm the Order OF For
esters and Knights and Ladies OF Secu-
rity.
Agent Smith told OF fingers strange ac-
tions after the death OF the woman now
ne had told of her death and, before
there had been any idea that he might
have been concerned in it, offered 20 give
IN the policy; how he directed Smith and
an assistant TO find Miss Detenbach
body; how he had manifested ignorance
! of the name or occupation OF Frank H.
| Smiley. the "alfianced husband, when
1 time. and
how. after her death. he accounted foI
! Miss Dafenbach's poverty on the ground
| that she had PLAYED the races and LOST
| all the money. he said she had at the
| time he helped her TO get the policy
| .'We will show I'm few davs that Un'
ger himself put m the money Tor som'
| 81 this insurance" announced ATTORNEY
/ Maher "In fact he went go far as u
trv 10 get some OF the money back. or
! me ground that he had paid IL out OF hi'
own pocket
MAKING THE POTENT DRUG.
These are the material and non-mys
! terious aspects of the ease. and do no
| approach I'm interest the dramatic stor.
the state Is withholding for the present
The prosecution has just learned tina
witnesses will testify TO these facts
THAT Dr. Inger and Miss Defenbacl
spent several weeks In compromising TN
drug that was TO bring about the appear
nuce OF death: that the doctor worked al
nlyht for many nights, at his office
where ne had a small furnace. cruclble
hooks OF Information and drugs with al
| ~ which as n we'll grounded chemist
he was familiar. At first he worked alon
hut afterwards Miss Defenbach assiste
him.
one night, it is said, chance patient
' waiting 10 be admitted 90 the inner ni
, ice peered through Nhe mail slit II
savs TINT he saw long table strew
with omen books, Jars OF chemicals an
| battles. and at ono end little furnac
trembling with heat The room was cf
yeloped I'm gloom except for small spac
around the retort. where the light plaNe
unon the faces ~ the man and Girl
other witnesses will disclose the fa'
that Miss Defenbach was doubtful ~ IN
drug and 10 convince her OF It's enicac
and harmlessness the doctor ground or
of the lozeuges they had made togeth'
into a powder and swallowed H. lie pas
ed into slcep that seemed Ike dealt
| and awoke az last none the worse Tor n
adventure The girl was thon convince
and the conspiracy proceeded.
GIRL READY FOR FLIGHT.
Miss Defenbach's trunk was alread
at the doctors office on the night wh'
the powder was sent 20 her at her roo
by messenger boy She TOOK me uI,
and soon died In agony. This spoiled u
scheme. which was that Miss hefenba'
Was 90 go 10 Germany ps soon as corp
had been substituted FOR her BODY w
10 take the name of Marie Huntsman an
pretend 20 be cousin OF her true Sc
As Miss Huntsman she was 10 receive u
Z | proceeds OF the New York Life insuran
policy. and was 60 spend the winter
The Nile. never again 60 return 10 chic
so.