The St. Louis Republic., 1903-06-30
cHiRG5S 3ERE!NGTnN WITH
hTTEhFT TO POISON HER.
Cop.srucd Prom PAGE One.

kTTEhFT TO POISON HER,
Continued Erum Tsar. One,
ever stayed out ore- night when he was ir
the city. sGJ ! WAS worried. Wh-a J yot
hons Was r2ec hy one OF ths negro Se-r-
ants, uno told me tia: burlington had ar
T:ve-l
y r,st Bennington and he told m. that
nv husband had snne to ShelhrriGe on :.
matter % business. There Was ssntle,,,a :
IN Sc.l>yville Who wsnsel 10 see NY ms
hsci, and harrington thought this good
story TO tel. I believed Rim. SJ'T LATER
WHEN TIE NEGRO SERVANT CALLED
MY ATTENTION TO THE BLOODY
CLOTHES CALLED ON RARSINGToi;
FoE AN ACCOUNTING.
He WAS nervous and then said he had lied
to me. Then he told me about the Suburban
Park episode. shout the alleged fight with
the two men and the two women and about
my husband going away with him. He led
me to believe that my husband was with
some woman
CESSURES HERSELF FOR
BELIEVING HARRINGTON.
My immediate thought was to notify the
police, and asked Darlington IL he had
done 50. He said 1t wouldn't do. He said
II would only cause newspaper scandal and
bring humiliation upon my husband"
did you believe the story he told you
about your husband and the row with the
two men and the two women?''
Yes. believed him. And suppose the
public has been censuring me for that. /
suppose the public wonders why I believed
that story. Is 1t wonderful when you con-
slider the fact that Darlington told the same
story to the Chief of Detectives and partly
succeeded in making him believe it?
THE Chief of Detectives is trained in
reading criminals lie is supposed to have
a thorough knowledge of the ways of GRIM
inais II harrington made Desmond believe
that story, why should people disbelieve me
when say that believed it?
Il did believe the story and did not notify
the police, hoping to avoid a scandal and
hoping and believing that my husband
would return to me-
did you suspect that your husband had
met with foul play?'
Not at that time. I felt that he was able
to take care of himself"
when did you suspect that something
was seriously wrong?'
When Darlington showed me the mes.
sage, supposed to come from Centralia. III.
asking for money. My husband had never
done such thing before ard didn't tnir,;
1t like him."
You were seen with Darlington after
your husbands disappea-ance2"
Yes i know that"
EXPLAINS HER PRESENCE
WITH THE bogus LORD.
You were seen with him on Chestnu.
street, near Sixth, were you not?'
Yes, that vas the Friday following -he
disappearance. harrington and I went dow,
to get the checks cashei at BrocknfIjer's
betting agency Ny husband had won s1si
and the money was due him. I went with
harrington TO get this money"
when was If that ycu were seen with
harrington in Wolff's haberdashery. at No.
105 North Broadway?'
That same evening. Harrington claimed
that he lost his cuff buttons in the alleged
fight and he went IN there TO purchase n
new pair Of buttons
: You were seen again with Darlington
Yes; the following day. met him at
the corner of Broadway and Market stree;
1 was just going into the drug store to get
a glass of lemonade when he came up.
He claimed 70 have had : telephone
communication from my husband. and tc!d
him 10 go ITO the drug store with me and
tell me about IT,
We're you ever out with Barr.asto1 =.
any other time. save those ;imeI when your
husband was lIcaE?-
y was with him on TIE occasions have
mentioned only
When was # that you think Darlington
tissd to poison your
"on the day prior TO my visit to Chief
Desmond"
did he suspect that you were going to
ri.if the Chfcf:-'
Il think he diA. was getting vary ne.vou.
and WIS determined to do rometh.ng.'
..whai I'D you 10 believe that he tried to
poison ycuc'
1t was n the afternoon. and had been
worrying great deal He cans into TIE
fooc1 aud sa,d he thought 4 whi.ky toddy
1oaic DO nc good He offered 10 make 81.
SAYS He TRIED TO
FoIsOS HER WITH LAEDANUn.
He had made whisky toddfes for Mr, Nc
Cam many times and told him 10 make
me one.
lie went into another room to make II
aad when he had finished he called me In
10 that room. I have it here and is a
coed one
TIE moment entered the room wax
attrac5e9 BY unusual odor. II was strong
aad s1ekening. What is tia. tina: smells
soT ] asked.
harrington shifted. but said he couidn',
smell nything strange.
II lifted the toddy to my lips and the
odor attracted me.
Il could smell the whisky. but 1 could
smell something else. too. I drank small
portion of the liquor, and IT nearly burned