Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-05
Boone Woman, Whose Arrest Is
Demanded by Dakota Off
GERS, Declares Innocence
DID NOT SEND POISONED CANDY
Great Sensation Caused by the Accu-
sation Of Prominent Woman Of
Boone on Charge of Sending Poison
ed Candy Thru Mail to South Da-
kota Young Woman.
Special to Times Republican.

Boone, March 5.--A dispatch sent
cut from Pierre, S. D.. stating that a
young woman named Nelson had been
poisoned by eating candy sent to her
woman of this city was suspected OF
sending the poisoned sweets caused
a great sensation here The dispatch
did not give the name of the woman.
altho it stated the authorities here
had been wired to cause her arrest
and that they had refused, pending
receipt of a warrant. 1t develops today
that the woman the Dakota people are
accusing is Mrs. Sherman Dye, wife of
c. & N. w. telegraph operator here.
Her husband is known to have CORE
sponded with Miss Nelson, of Pierre,
S. d. Sheriff Foster said today he
would not cause the arrest of Mrs. Dye
until warrant comes on account of
the fact that the woman has small
child.
!. The Pierre Dispatch. ;.
Pierre, S. D., March 5.-A case
which has just come to light here
promises to equal the celebrated Cal
Norma case in which murder was conf
united by means of a box of poisoned
candy sent thru the mails. The victim
IN this case, Miss Rena Nelson. who
lives with her parents on a farm six
miles north OF this city, Is not yet
dead, but attending, physicians ex-
press little hope OF her recovery. The
poisoned candy was received and
eaten early In the week, but the MAJ
ter was kept quiet until the fact that
the sweets contained poison had been
established.
The box containing: the candy wasi
mailed at Boone, Iowa, and according
to the state chemist Ut the agricultural
college at Bookings. who analysed
what remained OF the candy: the pois-
on used was corrosive sublimate.
Miss Nelson accuses married
woman residing at Boone, Iowa, of be-
ing the sender of the candy, and gives
as reason for the act, jealousy, be-
cause OF the friendship which existed
Aetween herself and the husband OF the
woman accused. Sheriff Laughlia
wired the authorities at Boone To
arrest the woman accused, but they
refused to do so without a warrant.
The sheriff Will have the necessary
papers today and an arrest will fol-
low. 1t is expected that a strong
fight will be made to prevent the ex-a
tradition OF the woman to this state.
Declares Her Innocence.
EBy Associated Press.l
Des Moines, March 5.-The Boone,
Iowa, woman sad to be wanted in
Pierre. S. D., upon suspicion of hav-
ing sent box of candy to Rena Mel
son was seen as she alighted from the
train here today. Il had
nothing to do with sending a box OF
candy to Mss Nelson" she declared.
TT is true we had not been friends for
4 long time, but l never. wished to in
lure her" From Boone it was learned
today Miss Nelson went from there
two and half years ago. going to
Pierre. She originally came from Og-
den and was employed in telephone
office there. The Boone county sher- |
III refuses to make the arrest without
a warrant.
j Mrs Dyes mother lives In Grnnell |
and Mrs. Dye Is supposed to with her |
IN that city