The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-20

determined that the immediate cause Of
death was gastritis, but whet her the gas
tritis was the result OF poison they could
not tell.
Nef, who was at the autopsy. said that
he examined the dead woman's mouth
and that il showed traces Of burns Dur
ing her illness she complained that her
throat was burning up"
The stomach and parts Of other organs
were sent 10 DIR. Wolf. bacteriologist. Of
Hartford. He teephoned this afternoon
10 have sections az muscles and Of the
brain sent Ia him in order that he might
determine whether there had been a pro-
cess OF slow Poisoning going on or not.
The body will be exhumed tomorrow for
this purpose.
Coroner Bill ordered the arrest Of Mrs
| Munson. She took il calmly. She said
she had guessed she had made a mistake
| in going over there TO take care Of that
old wOfi.an.T
Her greatest concern was for little Esther
She was very unhappy when she found
that she could not take the child to jail
with her
In spite Of its grewsome subject the pro-
ceedings before the Coroner to-day were
not without relieving touches. Mrs John
ston. the clearinghouse mistress, said that
when Mrs Munson and George Wilson came
to the boarding house and sent the DIN
girl TO the drug store they were both like
they had been drinking
Was there an odor of liquor about them?-
asked the Coroner.
WAS there!- echoed Mrs johnson, you
could smell il from here to North street.
North street, it should be explained,
was two blocks away.
Mrs. Johnston added that Mrs. Munson
remarked to her a. she was leaving for Ash
ford that night when the old lady dies
I'm coming back to board with you for
a while"
NO. you're not" Mrs. Johnston says
she replied. Not if I'm up and dom"
Amos Chafee was also pleasing witness
He is of greater girth than height and. for
some reason, wore an acknowledging cole
gate sweater with three-inch blue stripes.
He Is known to most of Willimantic ar the
Horse Radish man. but his present occu-
patton Is that of saving wood for those
who may send for him He sat on the wit =
ness chair and pulled suspicion and dis
gust every time the Munson woman's name
was mentioned She is his niece and
he took her in for time. He said that
he was scarf most to death when he put
her out and he thought he had right to be. I"
after that | better look out for her. cause
she wouldn't stop at anything-at any
thing?-
Coroner Bill came back to towr tonight
and began a second search of the drug stores
looking for further evidence.
II was ledTneu Tonight tflat MIS-. MunsOn
came to States Attorney Hunters law
office week or two ago and said she wanted
10 get a divorce from her husband. James
Munson, who works for Rice Bros in
Waterbury. She charged him with .intol-
cradle cruelty Mr.. Hunter told her that
she would have TO prove that his cruelty
menaced her life and limb. and she went away
without instructing him To bring suit
HAMPTON. Conn. Dec. l9.-George vii.
son. about two years ago. married Mary
Bishop. a woman who was well known all
through this part of the State. In conse-
quence of statements and, some say. of
encouragement by George Wilson. a COM
mittee of citizens from Hampton and nearby
towns visited Mr.. Wilson late one night
and took Henry Latham and Mrs Wilson
from her home and treated them most dis
pitefully.
Latham got quantity Of tar and feathers
added 10 his person and Mrs. Wilson COM
planned of being beaten. She went back
TO Willimantic and later went TO Worcester,
Mass