The evening world., 1905-12-28
NEW THEORY AS
TO SENDER OF
POISON CANDY
Albany Police Believe In
tended Victim Could
Guess Plotter.
rp.cisi to IN. Evening World,


ALBANY, Deo. 8--T.hs police Shifted
their cards In the case Of the poisoned
chocolates to-day and are now working
on new combination. Miss Elsie
Smith. Queen Titania" Of the Albany
carnival. to whom the chocolates were
sent. and Clayton Mckinley, the
Prince Charming OF the carnival,
who Il engaged to Mia Smith, arc both
being closely watched. The theory that
a jealous rival Of Mias Smith despatched
the Christmas box Of poisoned candy
ls still held, but the police believe that
both Miss Smith and Mckinley could
suces pretty close ss to VITO the gailty
party 10.
The oulprit. they say. h one Of the
immediate circle in which Miss Smith
moves Fifteen girl friends of tthe lat
ter many OF them elerdNs In Pearl
street stores have been Questioned by
mo police. but no svidsncs os material
value was obtained.
Didn't Tell Of Warming.
A circumstances to which the police
nave given considerable weight II the
receipt by Mckinley a few days before
Shris.mas OF an Anonymous letter warn
ing him Miss Smith would. receive a boz
o. poisoned candy on Monday. Mckinley
did not communicate his fears 10 Afiss
Smith. The letter was ono of forv or
ntty aouavs spistles received By both
Mckinley and Miss Smith durinr the
past sight months
The writing In the letters Wa d,s.
g'iAssd and In many respects was siu,,-
lar 10 that on the box OF poisoned
candy The baffllng nature Of IN. casa
and the prominence OF both Miss Smith
and Mckinley has provoked In some
quarters this query:
Did any third party SEND the csndvr'
Miss Smith. since hsr participation
in the carnival OF 1904 has been proua =,
hsr popularity. She 70 young ana has
keen desire 70 be IN The li.ne-llrht.
Mckinley V also proud OF the adver-
tkinE be got out OF the carnival
Didn't Mind Letters.
The peculiar part OF the case IA the
aeeASS. VI pouu MShlhley ard Alaa
Smith 10 treat seriously toe lstter. NAV
received and of AukinIsy 10 warn Siss
Smith OF her apparent danger from
death Miss Smith on examining Inc
poisoned choooiAtes Christmas morning
remarked.
Hlt looks as II there was mold on it.t
she then bnoice one OF the chocolate.
open ene eecidea there was something
wrong about u whh a girl frisnd she
avenue, where the mold was dsclared
sd oi *. Ssss case. folSsSSSS' SsS'nss I'm Stt sir.
back 70 Miss Smiths house, where he
was told that the candy had corne
through the. mall. He advised Mis-
SMITH, Smith aae as.,ia hsr mother g g 70 The
Capt Sheridan, This they fa,led '0,e ~
do, Mr. Smith, however, Acquainted the
police with all the facts MT. Smith
said the drst time he knew about the
anonymous letters sent 10 his da{Rhter
was on Christmas wnep she told him
about them. Mr.. Smith believes Nc.
on the sender OF the pols6ned candy
Father Wants Action.
II mean to &c, 10 the bottom Of this .
he declared to-day.
III the police fail to md out who the
cr,uhnal " snall hire detectives on my
own account. IL Il serious business.
tnere IN, ". was enough poison in that boa to
Mr.. Smith called at the post-ofilce To-
day and asked what was being done
10 ferret out the mystery. He was told
the case would be given 10 the Goyean-
ment inspsctors IN due time. but there
will be little chance In tracing the crime
through the post-ofiice, as the box OF
andy was put In with thousands OF
other Christmas packages.