The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-18
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DID MISS NELSON
KILL HERSELF?
States Attorney Goodner Of
Pierre Exonerates the Dyes
Of Guilt in Poison Case.
Evidence Gathered to Support a
Theory Of Suicide Of the s.
Dakota Girl.
Just a Chance That Some One Not
Generally Suspected, Com
mitted the Crime.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Des Mo1nes, Iowa, March 18.--Just
before taking the train for his home at
Pierre, S.. d.. this morning States At
torney Goodner Of Hughes county,
South Dakota, who has been in Boone
soned candy case, said he was satisfied
he had solved the mystery Of the poi
sonlng. He said developments would
come to light in a day or two and that
he does not suspect Mrs. Dye.
Farther than this Mr.. Goodner re-
fused to give out any definite informa-
ton. He said Miss Nelson sent the
candy to herself using for the adj
dress an envelope from a letter to her
self from Mr.. Dye or else some one in
Boone, who has escaped general sus-
piciorr mailed the package. Mr..
Goodner said that Mr.. Dye is not sus-
pected. - $780, ....
Dye in Sweat Box.
Attorney Goodnerz and Sheriff
Laughlin were closeted with Mr.. Dye
in the Wells hotel for two hours. The
interviews which Mr.. Goodner said was
friendly thruout, seems to have
cleared up some dark points in the
minds of the South Dakota officers.
Nelson sent the candy to herself is the
fact that the postmark on the en-
velop used as wrapper bore a#post
mark of Boone for Jan: 1. Mr.. Dye
says he sent Miss Nelson a letter on or
about that day. The postmark on the
package wouldEnot bear any date, so
the envelop must have been used be-
fore. . - 80
The mystery Of the stamping of the,
package. The stamps have been used
on the front Of the package. By lift
| ing up the edge of the second stamp it
can be seen that the cancellation line
| run under it, which proves that the
| stamp was put on after the envelope
| had been used on a letter. But the
cancellation marks on the second
| stamp are in hnes which could only
be made by a machine, proving COM
clusively that the second stamp was
cancelled before it was put on the
| package. -&s:I@4
/ It appears then that the postage
i which carried the package was. on
! some other part Of the package and
| must have been rem owed by someone
who handled the package before 1t
came into the hands of the officers,
probably by Miss Nelson herself. ~
Go-Between's Conflicting Story. :;
Frank Eppel, am Eccentric chap
who has acted as a. me dunn between
4 Miss Nelson. and Mr. Dye, has made a
rnix-up of his evidence. Yesterday
afternoon he said that aSletter from
i hirns by the fhtter in October to be
;, handed to Dye. Later he. changed his
mind, and said that IT was about
jana Is. Mrs.&Dye admits sending {
letter to Miss Nelsor on, Jan. a.. The
i handwriting on the lettercon the pack
age was evidently disguised, but there
would haVe been no object in Mrs
Dye having attempted to disguise the
| handwriting with which she .-ad
dressed her letters to Miss Nelson.
The Sppstmortem held on, the body
of Rena Nelson at Pierre showed tha
she was a pure girl. The postal au.
thorities here, while not having made
any public statement individuality, in
cline to the opinion that the pack
age was not mailed in Boone, but may
have been mailed on any Of the train!
running out of Boone.