Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-21
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Des Moines Sept. 21.--DevelOpments
in the Griswold murder case today are
that further analysis Of the stomach
proves that there were no mineral
poisons present and that the next in
vestigation will be for .a,ldanum.
strychnine and the class OF poisons
ttat would be most likely to be used
il death were caused by poison, The
result In this case will be announced
tomorrow. 1t develops that the ex-
press package in question was sent 20
the Bank Of Luton by Uni-e.l States
cxpress the day before Griswold dis
appeared, and was marked glass. Ths
bank denies having received 1t. 1t IS
claimed that Essex called at the Girls
void home last Monday and asked for
important papers. which he claimed
were of value chiefly to himself. but
Mrs. Griswold fatty refused TO give
him anything. Essex was photograph
ed by a reporter of local paper to-
day on the street in three or four
poses, being caught unaware.s. He
displayed considerable temper over thu
incident and made threats against the
publication of the pictures.
George r. Griswold's hands when he
was taken from the river were found
bound with the same kind of cord
with which he himself had wrapped
up a package In the offices of the
American Express Company, ten hours
preceding the time Of his disappear
ance. While the police are not ad-
yancing theories, ETC., they say that he
had an opportunity while wrapping up
this package to put a large quantity
of the rope or twine in his pocket.
George r. Griswold called at the city
Office of the American Express Com
pany between 4 and o'clock the aft
ernoon of September II, the date upon
which he disappeared, and asked for
cord and paper with which to wrap an
express package. He was told to go
to TIE back room and help himsef.
There he had access to the paper and
cord stock and wrapped up his pack
age and directed it to party at Luton,
Ia, small station on the Milwaukee
road in Woodbury. county. Returning
to the front office he rendered 1t for
shipment, but the American refused to
carry it for the reason the Milwaukee
road is served by the United States
Express Company. Mr.. Griswold went
from the office in the direction Of the
United States office
The incident was reported to the
police department by Charles Demuth,
former agent and pensioner of the
American Express Company. The po-
lice visited the express office and
brought with them the cord with four
strands of which Mr.. Griswold's hands
were tied Mr.. Demuth identified it as
the same kind of cord used in the ex-
press office and showed the police Off
GERS the cord in the package or ship
ping room. From this the officers took
samples that correspond with the cord
found on the wrists of the dead man.
The theory is advanced that this
package might have contained the pa
pers affording a motive for the crime
of murder, that Griswold mighs have
been watched and returning the pack
age to his office, decided to take it with
him instead of expressing it, and after
securing it the murderers might have
is found the package was shipped to
Luton, then the circumstances of the
visit to the express office would indi-
cate Griswold had taken some of the
cord and put it in his pocket, giving
the case an entirely different aspect.
The most significant feature of this
disclosure is the relation the package
may bear to the check "kiting' opera
tions, for a bank at Luton was used III
these operations, while Griswold had
overdrawn an account he had in
Sioux City bank only eight miles dis
tant from Luton and checks he had
drawn against it were returned to this
city with the endorsement Not pa
for want of funds"
Among the private papers found in
the Griswold desk in his office in the
Observatory have been found certain
letters written by Steve Essex regard
ing the differences between the two