The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-04
MORE UNCERTAINTY
THAN STRYCHNINE

.I'""..UH"I |I"u IIt' "N.I
N.s Stanford secretary for twenty l
years N,eus to Der room 900 day nl l
secs only He1 Sheriff Henry Deputy
EHnI.ns or Judge stanley % is bee
loved that the police have Instructed I
Hsr i1 s,e uo one.
THe chemical analysis of tha various
exhibits Iu tHe stanford case have been
very slow. Iu fact the High Sheriff IS
beo0miuE more and more impressed !
with ODE possibility that Mrs. stanford
might UUf after aIl have died COm
poison. The delay in the report OF
the chemists appears to boz one reason
f0r tbe sheriff viewing such possi-
bHuy 90 "a greater degree than before.
The report from the chemists had been
expected on Friday 90 the very latest
in fact the chemists themselves expect
ga to be able 90 make their report to
him but the analysis ala not develop.
tD the extent that was anticipated.
Boo fact the analyses are Of very exc
tended character. Instead Of simply
restricting the analysis 10 The samples
from the biaarb0uate OF soda and the
contents Of the stomach 90 was de-
oided t0 analyze everything secured az
fHe autopFy This process has helped
tD delay the examination although lt
d. certain chat the analyses are not
Developing positive conditions 10 show
poison. The case from the standpoint
0f chemist d. admitted 10 be very
peculiar one. The chemists were as
much uncertain yesterday afternoon
| from the progress Of their inycstlga-
! lions aE they were when the inyestiRa-
/ ton first started. il n this fact that
II strongly indicative Of the possibility
that the traces Of strychnine are not
developing 10 the extent that WAS at
| first anticipated by X. a. Duncan the
government chemist when he began
analysing the sample from the blcar-
Donate Of soda bottle on Wednesday
morning.
| That chemical analyses which ordi-
naTily would be completed within As
hours should be so little productive Of
positive results at the end Of that
period seems very strange. There Is
certainly excellent reason for the High
Sheriff ~ begin 10 think that the con-
dtlOns are very funny. While making
no prctcnslOns 10 being % chemist him
self Or having any knowledge Of that
lgclcncc sHll the High Sheriff cannot but
draw biz conclusions and these appear
10 be- that the experiments should GER
tainly develop some conditions show
ing either the presence or the absence
" poison.
The analyses are being conducted
with the utmost prccautiOn in the gov.
eminent dispenEaTy on Queen street
Just Eva Of he Board Of Health Office
The chemists u n. Duncan the gov
eminent chemist ana DR.. ShOrey tn
chemist 81 the experimental station
have been working practically day an
night over the case. one or both o
them has been inside the place eyer,
hour Of the day and night Nobod!
short ~ the High Sheriff or DeDutl
High Sheriff Rawlins II permitted (,
enter the chemical laboratories wher,
the tests are ~ progress 4 fOrnld
able looking police officer II on guar,
day ana night ~ the laboratory an,
vino Dasses this guardian must wca
either . clOok Of night or DOssess m
, strength ~ u titan.
The High Sheriff states that he eX
poets 10 hold the cOrOncTs Inquest a
soon 80 be secures the report from III
chemists. The latter VIII make . De
b, tailed report covering every part o
I, tholr work. INC autopsy physician
+, have not made any report other tina
a. ~ oral statement 10 Deputy High She
/. rin IiHwlins The physicians are (
/. fact not going 10 make my report un
Il ~ after the report Of the chemists sha
n IhaVc been made. Whether the autOps
pbysicIans 8rc Intending 10 make Nh
10 chemists report serve ~ guide I
W them IN their report II uncertain. Non
~ NJ the doctors VIII make any statemer
on the subject or diyulge any fact
n concerning the details Of the au
II tOpsy, Tbey were directed by III
- High Sheriff not 10 make any state
- ments 10 anybody ana they have r.,
II fused 10 DO 80.
Ie The brain Of Mrs. stanford was o.,
II moved At the autopsy ana II now ur
y derBtOOd 10 be under analysis by Nh
II chemists one reason for having NJ
nj brain under analysis r. the pOsslbilt
n that some mental condition NJ the Il,
n coased might bc determined. II
II regarded ~ very probable that N
n question NJ the sanity ~ Mrs. stanfor
D. may be brought up ana that IN vie
~ NJ The large amount " money likely
~ be- involved by her death. n IN import
u ant that every thing which migf
II throw possible light on her mental cor
r dltiOn be IBccrtaincd.
~ The embalmlng Of the remains ia
m not been completed. ~. II. william
81 who has this work IN charge does n,
o. expect 10 complete It until Wednesda.