New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-13
SAY HE POISONED THREE
Nan focused of Numbering Wives-
One from Brooklyn.

The arrest at Eldoro. Iowa. Of Ebenezer 6
Blydenburg, a contractor formerly Of BROOKLYN
on a charge Of poisoning his wife has caused mem
bers OF the family OF former wife Of the prisoner
living in that borough TO believe that She too was
a victim Of poison his hands.
Last week the public prosecutor of Eldoro was in
Brooklyn investigating the circumstances Of the
death Of a daughter OF Mr. and Mrs James God
bold, Of No. 99 Lafayette-ave. He discovered that
the conditions under which Mrs. Biydenburg, of
Iowa, died were similar to those attending the
death Of Mr.. and Mrs. GodboId's daughter and
that Of another woman living Long Island. who
was Blydenburg's first wife
The prisoner in each had been careful 10 ex-
clude from relatives all information regarding the
woman's sickness until she was near death. and in
each case there was haste to have the body en-
IN IN T5ydanbIIT y ber lal polSofink an9
his wife 10 the extent of thousands of dollars
either in Insurance or in property decided to him.
q widower with several children. and was active in
the work OF the Epworth- Methodist Episcopal
Church when he was introduced 10 Laura Godbold.
girl Of nineteen, who sang in the choir He
began at once to pay atienu09s to the girl whose
Blydenburs,s proposal and went 70 live with him
aftes Iner maIIlSgs a. NO LIS Greene-ave, where
Mr. Godbold declared he never liked Blydenburg.
ms n5sn sboaid When Mr. 3;odbo ne oiq not act
woman in Iowa came TO his attention that Laura
might have been poisoned.
Mr. Godbold said HIS daughter was taken III on
the eve OF social affair planned 10 take place al
her home In celebration Of her election as presi-
dent OF the Ladies' Auxiliary Of StuyveSant Coun-
Gil OF the Royal Arcanum. She seized with
violent fits OF vomiting. and the reception was
postponed. The vomiting continued till she died
to elnbalm the body within twenty minutes after
death
Mr.. Godbold went to say:
The action Of the embalming fluid you know is
such as TO make il almost impossible TO determine
positively the OF death ia Of arsenicaI
poisoning.
As nv daughter passed away Blydenburg in the
presence Of her relatives. turned the doctor and
said with perfect COmpOsure: Doctor. | thank
you You have done all that could be done" lie
had used the same expression when his first wife
died I never saw the death certificate and never
knew except BY hearsay from the undertaken. who
was a Mrs Cuddy- g odfrey. what was the cause
Of death certified The undertaken said IL
gastritis and Valvular disease Of the heart. The
physician was Dr.. Huss, who had office in
Sumner-aVe., near Willoughby-ave., and UhO has
since died. There no autopsy.
II was not a week after my daughters death
that Blydenburg proposed marriage 10 another OF
nv daughters who disguised at his behavior.
He did other things which inspired disgust in all
Of e. He lied about the insurance on my daugh-
tiers life vhich he had told US amounted s. SO
but Vs. fCh was really over 5000 lie lied even
about The cost OF the funeral Finally. after tne
burial he acted peculiarly, TO say the least I'm
from one grave 10 another in his family plot
IN EyerRreens Cemetery. Looking back over this
phase Of the case now. both my daughter and
believe that the body has been taken away from
the plot altogether. and that II an examination
were made nothing would be found there