The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-03-18
POISONED CANDY
IS SENT BY A MAN
Belief Prevails that Mrs. Dye Is
Innocent.
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING
New Thcory That n Wan Not only
sent the candy, HIT surrounded
Act Win suspicion Pointing
90 Mrs. Dyc,

Boone. Ia. March ii.-Thcre is .
growing belief here that a man. and
not Mrs. sherman Dye. sent the box of
poisoned candy that caused the death
Of Miss Rcna Nelson at Pierre, $. ID.
The federal authorities are invcs;i-
eating the case, since Gov. Cummlns
refused to grant requisluion papers for
Mrs. Dyes prosecution In South pa
kota. and II Is probable that an arrest
viii he made for violating the postal
laws.
II II the new theory that a man not
only sent the candy. hut surrounded
tho act with circumstances that would
direct suspicion To Mrs. Dye.
Miss Nelson. who was n former rcsi'
dent ~ Boone. received OIL February
% n box OF bon bons sent through tho
mail. At the same time she received
n threatening letter. which she thought
was written by the same woman. who.
she says, threatened he; oncc before.
MIR. Dye.
She ate some of the candy before
opening the letter aud was taken ~.
She fingered ten dnya aud died. The
candy was sent In the state chemist for
analysis aud found 10 contain corrlsIyc
guhlimate.
Although the candy was received
February II. the address va written
on IN envelope pasted ON tho box.
which envelope bore a "iiuono Oal
January 20" stamp. and an address.
Miss Rcna Nelson. Pierra, s. d.. Per.
sonnl.' Tho handwriting of this nd
dress. Miss Nelson declared la n letter
written 10 her aunt here the day after
she received the candy. was the samJ
as that In the accompanying threaten.
Ing letter.
An important question N the case liz
Why waB an envelope mailed from
Boone January 20 pasted on n box OF
candy received February "a. and to
whom was the envelope returned. ~
that II could have been pasted on tho
box?
Mrs Dye admits she wrote n lctier "a
Miss Nelson January I. telling her SHE
was interfering with a husband and
wife. She also snys she knows this
letter vas returned Ia Boone.
When Mr.. Dye was told that Miss
Nelson accused his wife Of sending the
poisoned candy. he said: My God!
can this be true?"
when his wife was arrested he brok,
down and crifc. making statements
which the officials refuse to make pub
Tic.
Mystery ~ Complicated.
To further compllcatc the mystery
II IL learned that the box of candy wa
moi mailed nt Boone. The Boone post
office canccling stamps have wave lines.
The stamp ON this package had n nag.
Miss Nelson worked ih the Office OF
the Boone county Telephone Co. about
a year. leaving two years aud n half
ago 10 30 10 Pierre. when she wns
here Dye was n clerk In the North
western railroads rounihouse. and II
Is stated he a In the habit Of often
talking with her. Mrs. Dye IN an in-
valid.
There are few In Boone who believe
Mrs. Dye guilty. After Miss Nelson
received the candy, Mrs. Dye arranged
with a friend 10 lot hor know II Miss
Nelson came again To Boone. because
she wanted 10 arrest her. II rs argued
that she could not have done this II she
had already sent poison 10 the grid.
Miss Nelson. In n letter 10 her aunt
here. Miss Biegs, said:
when went to the post office this
morning ! got n box Of bon hons In
the mail and also n letter. II was
from that woman al Boone who wrote
that awful letter once before. II had
read the letter first never would have
eaten the candy, for, somehow. ! am
afraid that candy was poisoned.
mir. Dye made love to me while |
was NJ Boone. II he was married, It
feems IN me somebody would have told
me. Mr.. Dye proposed and we be-
came engaged. though he said he
couldn't marry me TN he was making
nor money.
~ cant believe he was married, and
this Is what | want you TO find out for
me. | have nOt heard from him for n
month, and do not know what IS the
natter
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