Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-01

Dexter. Me. Nov. 3O-Mrs. Hattie l..
Written. who was charged by Il coro-
nars jury. yesterday, with the muir
der of her nine-year-old daughter,
Thursday. by administering poison,
and who was SUSPECTED of causing the
death of an 11-year-Old daughter. Sept.
10. last, by a similar method, commit
ted suicide by hanging from a bed post
while in the custody of Deputy Sheriff
Leslie Curtis
Mrs. Written, who pleaded not guilty
Ia the charge of murder in the munich
pal court. yesterday afternoon. and
was held for preliminary hearing.
next Thursday. that the stomach and
intestines of her daughter might be
analvZed by Prof Robinson at Bow
doin College. remained at the home Of
her son. Lewis Written in charge of
an officer. last night She slept. APP
parently. as quietly as ever, with her
mother. Mrs. David Livermorc of Milo.
Al 10 o'clock today. Deputy Sheriff Cur
It's took her tc his home. She was al
lowed TO remain alone i'm the room
while changing her dress and her re-
quest for two towels from her grip.
was granted. Deputy Curtis then re-
manned in the room until O'Clock.
when he left her for five minutes to
| feed his horse.
In that short time she tied the towels
| together. made a moose with square
knot and fastened one end to the top
Of the d-fa shioncd bedpOst. five feet
from the floor. When Mr.. Curtis re-
turned he found her hanging from the
most with life extinct. Another towel
found inside her dress showed the par
iial atonemcnt for her daughters muir
| der had been carefully planned before
| leaving home. II was learned she ha,
| told her parents that all would be well
after o'clock.
Information was given out. today
that George f.. Brewster, the loca
druggist. testified at the coroner's in
Quest that Mrs. Written purchased
poisons at his store on the following
dates: Sept IL. laudanum: Sept. is
ounce of arsenic Ito iii rates." NOV
% five grains strychnine; Nov ". one
half ounce la,idanum: Nov. "a. on
Iounce arsenic ana small bottle Of cas-
tor oil.
The day after the first purchase 81
lareenic Fannie. the 1l-year-old dauSn
ter. died suddenly after suffering man!
commissions Monday. Nov. "a. the da!
of the second purchase of arsenic. Jen
: ME was taken sick and died three day
! later.
saws the poison was undoubtedly Sivci
in oil that it might pass through m
: stomach into the intesiincs to proven
1.-The successful use Of stomach pump.
Tuesday morning. Mrs. Whittcn LETT
5 POSTAL card 1T the post Office calling DT
Murphy To attend the girl. regardless o
: the fact that he lives only haif mis-
from where she was stopping and has
telephone.
4 The autopsy showed evidence Of poison
9 ing III the stomach. intcstines and nr;iii
t warrantinS the sending of these parts 10
ANALYSIS. The usual symptoms of strIch
: nine poisoning were shown in the rIsio
q NV of the muscles Of the feet. legs AN
: hands.
The stomach and intestincs from tn
Il body of the daughter who died. Sept j
II which vas exhum,si yesterday. were ais
i sent to Prof Robinson. The body was ;
IS far deccmposed that traces of poisonin
> could not he distinguished except b
" analysis.
! Mrs Written was taken into custod.
i Yesterday noon. at the close Of the funel
: al service at the church. where 81
mo,rned over the body OF her m1rdere
: child. hut the warrant was not serve
u unit, the result of the autopsy and Vel
! diet of the jury empaneIied by Corons
u George NJ Barrows. that charged hs
with marder. were known.
ie She was about Is years Of age an
i came here from Dover. Me-. three month
y ago. Her husband. Harry T.. White
II died ar Dover. Jan. -. 1871. under sim
r lar suspicious circumstances, but the
D. was no Investigation. The two daugi
tiers were insured for $5s and IS and