Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-10
Mrs. Laura Miller, of Upton,
Indicted BY the Grand Jury
for a Serious Crime
sgs GREAT SENSATION
CAUSES
Is Accused of Attempting to Blind
Miss Gail Campbell by Throwing
Quantity of Concentrated I've in Her
Faee-story of tho case-Ronds
Fixed at $500.
TO rimes-hsnuhl.can.

Special to Times Republican.
Upton. Feb. 10.-The grand jury
drawn fer the February term of court
adjourned Saturday after being out
five days Several true bills We're
found and III is being currently report
ed on ,dte streets, on the strength of
information coming from those who
are dn a position TO know, that one of
.aae Indictments Is that of a prominent
woman who on the night Of January
10. 1T Is alleged. attempted to d.stigure
Miss Coil Campbell. of this city.
The ,histcry of THE case from that
night to the present time is as follows;
At about the hour OF 5. on the even
ing OF january 10. Miss Campbell. who
resides with her mother In a cottage
ON Fous,.a, street. went 20 she door In
response Ito the ringing OF the bell and
opened II to admit whom she supposed
was a naiga,bor calling to Inquire as to
The conIuion of her mothers health.
{Mns. Campbell t1aving been seriously
III during several weeks OF january.
when q woman dashed the contents OF
a vessel in aier face and quickly dis
appeared in the darkness.
AT the time of the dastarlly act
the vessel wns supposed to have con-
ssaiGned a very weak calistic acid. bu.
after analysisc OF several pieces OF Ia
brio taken from q badly burned gown OF
,ha unfortunate victim there was no
doutt but that the liquid used by the
flend was nctldng less than concen-
fratei I've. On opening the door Miss
Campbell had thrown up her arm to
sro.ect her eyes from the glare OF the
,.reet light, little expecting at the time
,Jaat ,1lis act WAS TO t'lmart to a de-
gree. the design of an enemy benz upon
pudding out her sigh. and ddshgurng
her for Mfe. Upon reporting the crime
10 the officials the next morning. an
Investigation by the police showed
tracks dn the snow around window
and near the spot, which were readily
recognized as those OF a woman. The
trail was taken up and traced for sew
ei.a1 blocks to the north. This. with
either evidence, whdc1 has since been
coming TO light, caused the finger OF
iust,ice to point toward a prominent
woman as the g-uNssy party, Friends
were quick in the defense OF her. SUI
ftcis:N evidence seemed - ba lacking,
said the officials. and no arrests we're
made. But as phe time drew near for
the irrraneiling the February grand
jury. pulsiic demands had to be met.
These men sworn to do their duty de-
cided TO investigate to the bottom OF
the sensa tional stories waited to their
ears by the public. A large number Of
witnesses were subpoenaed TO appear
before the jury and tell what they
knew about the case. According TO
reports 50 many facts were introduced
that a complete chain of evidence was
the outcome and a true bill returned.
While no arrests have yet been made
news from a semi -official source Is to
The effect that the panty Indicted Will
be taken in charge very shortly. and
the necessary steps taken to punish the
perretrstor of the crime.
Laner-nhe indictment OF Mrs Laura
Miller In connection with the acid
throwing On the case OF Gail Campbell
has just been made public. Mrs. Mill
er is held in bonds OF $500. the charge
being ti1an She attempted to throw acid
in 'che face OF Miss Campbell. Jeal-
olsly Is the cause OF the alleged
crime. The defense Will plead insan-
ity.