The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-22
BROKE DOWN in COURT
MRS. DALE FORMALLY CHARGED
WITH MURDER OF HER CHILD.
Gave Way When the Accusation Was
Read and Later Was Taken
to IN Hospital.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Dale, of Chicago, who was arrested last
night in Hoboken, accused of the murder
of her hve-year-old daughter Emmeiine,
was arragned to-day in Hoboken before
Recorder Stanton. Mrs. Dale. pale and
haggard, was led by two officers into court.
She was visibly nervous, her mouth
twitched and she clutched the arm of her
chair with vice-lke grip. She is of the
blonde type. rather good looking. but ap-
pears a few years older than twenty-four,
the age she gave She wore a tailor-made
suit. She is slight of stature.
The scene In court was a pathetic one.
The room was crowded with the curious,
but the prisoner paid no attention to the
stares of the people. She was so i'll that
she was apparently unable to walk alone.
To Detective Weinthal Mrs. Dale, in plead
ing tones said:
Send me the doctor; send me the doc
tor"
She was quieted and given a glass of
water. There was a consultation between
the opposing attorneys and Mrs. Dale
again became seized with temporary weak
ness. DR.. Kudlich gave her a restorative,
and when she had sufficiently revived, De-
tective WeinthaPs formal affidavit charg-
ing her with the poisoning of her child was
read. While this was going on Mrs. Dale
sat perfectly still, not a muscle OF her
colorless fact twitched but when the word
murder" was mentioned she took her
attorneys hand and held it in a convulsive
grasp.
In answer to a question she said her
name was Elizabeth Hoard Dale. Again
Mrs Dale appeared to be about TO faint,
but DR. Kudlich was at once at her side
with smelling salts and she revived She
was then half led, half carried out of the
courtroom 10 the detectives room. While
there she said 10 Detective Weinthal: Il
know l am charged with murder and l will
go anywhere with you. / don't care, but
want to See my child. Take me TO my dead
child"
The detective quieted her and later on
she sent a telegram TO her husband in Chi
cago. II was clearly written in a steady
hand and read: Harvey, come on. This
Is horrible treatment you are giving me.
The message was taken to the telegraph
office by one of the detectives. Later DR..
Kudlich arrived in coach and Mrs. Dale
was taken to st. Mary's Hospital.
Elbert Waller, who was Mrs Dale's COM
panion when she arrived in HObOken re-
Gently and who was arrested yesterday
on the charge of illicitly living with her,
was also arraigned III court and ordered
committed to prison in default of 81 900 bail
Waller said his home was in Rotterdam,
Holland, and he had no friends in this
country.
County Physician Converse has not set
a date for the autopsy on the body Of the
child. but a coroner's jury has been i'm
paneled.
Captain Hayes, of the Hoboken police
said tonight that he had failed to find any
motive for the killing of, the child by its
mother If she did He said further: "All
l know is that as soon as the father OF
the child was telegraphed that she was
dead from poison he wired here through
relatives for an investigation TO be made
and a charge of murder TO be brought if the
circumstances seemed to warrant it, We
then began an investigation and found
that Mrs. Dale and her husband had been
at Odds