The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-02
this IS a HORRIBLE
DEATH TO DIE''

THIS IS a HORRIBLE
DEATH TO DIE"
| HONOLULU, March Mrs. STAN
lords death occurred at 11:3O o'clock
last night ct the Moana hotel here. She
was taken ill at II o'clock and said:
L have been poisoned" Her last words
| were: This is a horrible death TO die"
MRS Stanford came here from San
Francisco Feb. 81. In conversation with
Mrs henry Highton of San Francisco
4 VINO is now here, Mrs. Stanford said
that an attempt had been made to
poison her in that city and that this
was her reason for sailing
Mrs. Stanford took a drive over the
ran road yesterday, accompanied by
her secretary and her maid. When she
returned TO the hotel she seemed cheer
tui- She spent the evening on the
yerandas of the hotel, apparently in
! good spirits. - : -
Mr.. Heunish of San Francisco. who
occupied the room adjoining Mrs. STAN
lords. was the first to see Mrs. STAN
FORD after she was taken i'll. He said:
retired shortly before IL o'clock
ana soon fell asleep. had not been
asleep long when was awakened by
nearing groans.. l opened my door and
saw Mrs. Stanford standing in the
doorway of her room. She threw up
ner arms as If suffering great pain and
said; oh, / am so i'll. Get me a doc
Tor, get me DOCTOR I ran to the ele-
Vator and summoned DIR. Humphris.
VINO was guest of the hotel Mrs.
STANFORD at that time did not seem to
be very weak"
A coroner's jury viewed the remains
IN the hotel at 1880 a. m DIR. Humphris
appointed ex-Judge Stanley to look
AFTER the interests of Mrs. Stanford's
estate temporarily and then cabIed
Prof. David Starr Jordan, president of
the Leland Stanford university. asking
for instructions. President Jordan re-
pned approving the action of Dr. Hum
phris and requesting Judge Stanley to
act.
Enough to Kill Twenty
Mrs. Henry Highton says that Mrs.
stanford said to her shortly after ar
irving here:
The reason 1 left San Francisco was
because an attempt had been made on
my life, an attempt to poison me. and
persons
Mrs. Stanford seemed to be greatly
anected, said Mrs. Higton. Il sought
10 clsabuse her mind of the idea. as /
thought II might affect her reason. but
Mrs stanford talked so nationally about
the attempt on her life that / do not
now mold the belief that it was a mere
fancy of hers. / was very uneasy after
this talk with Mrs. Stanford and wrote
TO mutual friends in San Francisco
about the matter. They told me they
reared such attempts had been made
Dr. Humphris made the following
| statement:
When was called in l found Mrs
stanford in commissions and applied the
| quickest remedies but il was of no
has.
| said to me: Doctor; have been poi
soned.' Mrs. Stanfords condition seem
ed to indicate strychnine poisoning.
Between commissions her mind was I'M
usually active and she said: This is
the second time they have tried it.
Ihey trled 1t last June aud i came here
TO avoid them
Il tasted the contents of the bottle of
bicarbonate of soda before making the
analysis. am unable TO swear IL con-
tanned strpchnine, but / am perfectly
| positive that Ii does"
Cause of Death Determines
/ An autopsy was performed this aft
ernoon. The physician who conducted
IL says that the cause of death was
tetanus OF the respiratory organs, but
tnat he cannot state how the tetanus
was brought about until after an ex-
animation of the contents of the stom-
ach- No inquest will be held until High
Sherfn Henry receives the report of the
chemists This report will probably
be received tomorrow
The bottle containing bicarbonate of
soda bears the label OF Charles Fels &
Co, 90 King William street, Adelaide.
Australia, but it is believed it has been
renlled since ii was purchased
there. Miss Bertha Berner, Mrs. STAN
lords secretary. said the previous at
! tempt upon the life of her EMPLOYER
was made Jan. IA last at her home in
San Francisco. when strychnine was
| found in bottle of mineral water. Miss
BerDer said:
We went to picnic yesterday and
were planning to go today to Haleiwa.
suburban resort. Our luncheon yes
| terday consisted of the ordinary cold
olshes prepared at the Moana hotel
and there was nothing in it of the can
ned variety. Mrs. Stanford ate very
| heartily. She expressed great enjoy
| ment in her trip and said she felt very
We'll We returned to the hotel at
o'clock and Mrs. Stanford retired to
| her room for rest. Later she dress
ed for dinner
When the soup was served she said
that would be sufficient as she was not
| hungry. We then went to the veranda,
where Mrs. Stanford planned the trip
for Haleiwa for today. She then said
| freshed for the trip. At $3.50 Mrs. STAN
ford sent,for her maid. May Hunt who
she had recently employed. She then
said to me: shall retire and take my
medicine; please get it for me- 1 got
a teaspoonful of bicarbonate of soda,
one purgative tablet. and a bottle of
! mineral water. Mrs. Stanford forgot
TO take the medicine and lay down and
slept. As soon as she awoke she took
the medicine and against retired. Mrs
Stanford soon thereafter was seized
with commissions which threw her out
OF bed. The maid and myself came in
at her aall, as also did some guests in
nearby room. She said: i am poi
soned.'
The commissions continued In spite
| OF the efforts of the physician. The
bottle of bicarbonate of soda was pur-
chased by me at Adelaide some years
! ago, but think il had been refilled for
Mrs. Stanford at San Francisco"
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