Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-02
PoisoNED?
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| honate OF soda and said it tasted very
| bitter and that they believed il con-
| taineu sthychnine. Thu doctor says
| there We're indications of strychnine
nut he declines to express positive
"plnlon before making an analysis.
| An autopsy Oh the remains of Mrs.
stamford WAS performed. this after
noon. The physician Who conducted
TIE autopsy said that the cause of
| death was tetanuS of the respiratory
| organs. but that he cannot state how
| me tetanuS was brought about until
| after an examination of the contents OF
| the stomache
| No inquest will be held until High
| Sheriff Henry receives the report of
the chemists. This report will be prob
ably received. tomorrow.
| Inc House of Representatives of the
| territorial Legislature. adopted a reso-
| luton of sympathy and adjourned out
| OF the respect to the memory of Mrs
stanford.
In accordance with the local law. a
coroner jury Was Immediately sum-
| mon"d and viewed remains.
lT. HUMPHREYS appointed Former
| u uNi7t .~tstllitN W no Is At SutSI the
| hotel to look after the interests of Mrs.
Sthnford'S estate temporarily and then
cabled Prof. David Starr Jordan, pres
| id"nt of the Lrland-Stanford Univer-
sity. asking for instructions.
DR.. HUMPHREYS made the following
Statement to Thu Associated Press:
when | was called in | found Mrs.
Stanford i'll commissions and applied
l..4 ron lies
Impossible 10 save her life. Mrs. Stan-
ford said Ia me: Doctor. | have been
lois0ncd.'
Mrs. Stanfoid'S condition seemed to
indicate Strychnine poisOninS EetN cen
conNusirns her mind was unusually
active and she said: This is the second
time they have tried il. They tried it.
last january and | came here to avoid
them
Il tasted the contents of the bottle"
continued DE-. HumphrieS. Before
| making an analysis | am unable to
SWcar that it contained strvchnine. but
| am perfectly positive that it does
contain Strychnine."
The bottle containing the bi-carbo
nate of soda bears the label of Charles
adelaide, Australia. but it is believed
that it has been roli,led since it was
purchased there. Miss Bertha Berner.
Mrs. StAntorG'. secretary. said. today:
I'VE went to Il picnic. yesterday. and
were planring to go today to HaleiWa,
4 suburban resort.
I'VE returned to the hotel at
O'Clock ana Mrs. Stanford retired TO
her room for Il rest. Later she dressed
for dinner. When the soup WAS served
she s;id that would be sufficient, as she
was not hungry.
al $50, Mrs. Stanford sent for her
maid, May Hunt. whoa she had re-
Gently employed. She then said 10 me:
4 shall retire and take my medicine;
please get il tor me-.
- got Il teaspOonful of bi-carbonate
"f soda one purgative tablet and a
bottle Of mintra! water. Mrs. stanford
forgot to take the medicine and lay
down and slept. AS soon as she awoke.
she took the medicine and again re-
tired.
Mrs. Stanford was soon after taken
with commissions which threw her out
Of bed. The maid and myself came in
from IL nearby room. She said: I am
poisoned The commissions continued i'll
spite of the efforts of her physician.
The bi-carbonate of soda was pur-
chased by me at Adelaide some years
ago. but I think it has been re-flled
for Mrs. Stanford at San Francisco.
don't know by what druggist.
San Francisco. March 1.-The news of
the death Of Mrs. Jane l.. Stanford at
Honolulu. last night. was received here
today with surprise and sorrow. TO which
was added horror when it was learned
thar probably she had been poisoned. Her
brother, Charles G.. I.athrop. who is
treasurer of the Stanford University. re-
fused to believe THAI her death was due
TO other than natural causes. and her at
torney Mountford S Wilson. positively
declined to discuss the report that an at
tempt to poison her had beer made in
this citv Mr.. Wilson is awaiting adviccs
from the honolulu officials before taking
any action regarding the business affairs
Of Mrs. Stanford which are intimately
connected with those of the great univer
Sity which she and her husband founded
at Palo Alto. This institution has al
ready hnen endowed with s3S.oOo.Oo0 in
property and money. ITO which may be
aided about $lUGn.GA from Mrs Stan
ford's personal estate.
The university was closed. today aud
not expected to reopen until after Mrs.
Stanford's remains have been placed be-
side those OF her husband and son in
THEN mausolcum on The university cam
pue-
The s.ory of an attempt to poison Mrs
Stanford in this city WAS first made pub
lie on the 18th of last month. when il WAS
declared that e;rychnine had been found
in :, bottle at mineral wateI Of which She
had taken several drinks She became iii
and an analvsis showed the prcso nee of
the deadly drug in the water.
The alleged attempt t" poison hor was
investigated by a detective agency but no
results were obtained ana the matter ap-
parontly wa sdropped
In her California street residence there
were 10 persons at the time of her illness
which began with her drinking the water
on Ian II There Were. besides Mrs
Stanford All Wing, the Chinese facto-
tcm. who had been in Mrs Stanfords