The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-21
ARREST HOURLY
EXP ECTE.O NOW
Coroner Will Soon Complete
Test Being Made OF Child's
Stomach.
ANOTHER UNSIGNED POSTAL
Missive Sad Murderer Of Child
Did Not Live Far From
Perkins's House.
ANOTHER UNSIGNED POSTAL
NIissive Sad Murderer Of Child
Perkins's House.

Coroner w. H. Taylor has not as yet
concluded his analysis of the stomach
Of the little child of NJ. and Mrs Ed
ward Perkins, and while 1t may be I'M
oflcially stated with almost certainty
that death was due 10 poison TINS tact.
can not be elected from the police or
n the chemist Both physicians who at
tended the little child prior to lis death
are confident that the symptoms We're
those Of PHOSPHORUS poisoning. Yet
they can not assert this with authority
since neither made any analysis OF the
body after death.
And there is a doubt as to whether
y the analysis will disclose any signs o.
l-,o,son. The fact that the little child
xpnait,sd for several hours before dying
&i;,,,ly preclude the possibility OF finding
any trace OF the poison in the stomach
even though IL caused death.
Unsigned Postal.
Mrs. Emma Perkins, mother of tho
two children. both of whom have died
u.der peculiar circumstances within
rpr,, short time yesterday morning re-
eeived an unsigned postal card written
BIZ some peson who said that the muir
derer of the child was not far from
9,hc home of the Perkinses. This postal
was turned over to Commonwealth At
gtprney Richardson who Will compare II
with the other letters Of a threatening
nature that We're some time ago re-
ceived by Mrs. Perkins.
The postal received yesterday gave the
rame of neighbor of the Pekins, and
the writer said that in this house she
had seen a kind Of paste being mixed
and had heard the remark that the
children OF the Perkins family would
soon die.
Coroner Taylor declined TO say has;
night what had been the result of MS
ANALYSIS thus far He said. however,
that 1t would be perhaps two or three
days before he WEWld haye any report
to make to the. de.cctires or TO Com
monwealths Attorney Richadson. The
process OF making the analysis is diff
y cult one. Since the stomach Of the child
was brought to him last Tuesday after
noon, DR.. Taylor has been busily en-
gagged with the analysis and hopes TO
complete his labnrs tonight.
Will Call the Jury.
When this analysis Is made. Coroner
Taylor Will call together the Jury and
the inquest will be held. This Jury was
summoned on the day OF the death Of
Il
ing the body the members were adjourn
ed subject 10 the call of DIR. Taylor
q After this inquest some arrests are
expected. Captain Tomlinson. chief of
the detective department. has been
working on the case but has no proof
thus far that would warrant him IN max
ing an arrest.
The mystery OF the death OF the two
children following the threatening let
tiers that were received continues TO
grow and the arrest Of some person who
hves IN the neighhorhood is hourly ex-
pected. This VIII he the means Of un-
ravelng a LOT OF the threads that are
now tucked under the cover Of secrecy.
Mrs. Perkins said yesterday she be-
l!eved she knew the person who was
guilty OF the Yillanous work and that
she had Informed the detectives Of ali
the circumstances preceding the death Of
her children.
sir. and Mrs. Pekins live al Ii15 North
Sixth Street They have been married
about three years. but Mrs. Perktns was
II widow when married and had seyen
children. The child that died come weeks
ngo was the on'y offspring Of the union
with Mr. Perkins.