The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-12-30
KNEW SHE WAS TO
GET THE CANDIES
Prince Charming" of Albany,
Had a Warning
DIDN'T TELL The GIRL
THAT JEALOUS WOMAN WAS TO
SEND SWEETS POISONED
WITH DEADLY PARIS
GREEN.

Albany. Cec. 29-m trying TO dis
cover The pe-sca who cent the box o
poisoned chocolates through the mai
IN Christmas Day to Miss Else Smith
Queen Titania" of the Halloween car
nival of 1904. Chief of Police Hyatt
oday closedly questioned fifteen girls
most of them personal friends Of Miss
Smith.
The examination gave the police nc
lefinite clue. The police are working
on these facts;
Miss Smith and Clayton D. McKin
ley who was Prince Charming in the
arrival of 1904, had received since
asst May nearly thirty letters, all un-
signed and written in disguised hand,
md sent with clear purpose of break.
ng up the friendship between NJ SIS
Smith and Mckinley.
The letters show that the sender
vas aware of all the movements of
both and that she was one of a click
to which Miss Smith belonged.
Letter Writer Sought.
The writer of the letters and the
sender of the box of poisoned choco
lates are one and the same person, a
fact disclosed by the similarity in
writing on the bcX and the letters.
The sender was girl whose evident
jealousy of Miss Smith and infatuation
with Mckinley impelled her to resort
% most abusive language in writing
about the two.
The efforts of the police have been
met at every point by an apparent at
Tempt to shield the criminal. CHIEF
Hyatt had an hours session with Nc.
Kinley, but failed TO find out the name
OF any girl who might have had some
cause for being jealous Of his atten.
lions TO Miss Smith. Both he and Miss
Smith had talked over the letters
which they received, Withholding from
the other parts especially bitter and
defamatory
Mckinley, the pclice gay, two days
before Christmas, got letter warning
lin that Miss Smith would receive a
OK of poisoned candy on Monday He
aid nothing about the letter TO Miss
Smith
All the letters are now in the hands
)f the police, who refuse to make
hem public. Those sent to Miss Smith
ire vicious attacks on McKinleys
'haracter, while those to Mckinley as
sail Miss Smith
The circle in which Miss Smith and |
moved was composed OF |
;irls and young men who attended |
3eaumans dancing academy in
State street. Miss Smith and McKin.
ey became acquainted there in the |
all of 1904, a few weeks before the
arrival.
Beauman had charge of the spec
acular part of the carnival, and Miss /
smith, the queen. was picked from the
members OF his dancing class. As
icKinley was known to be attentive
o her. he was chosen for the post of
Prince Charming" Mckinley was
ne of the leaders of the class. He is
ood-looking, dresses well, and was
opular with the & rls. He is known
D have kept company" with several
( them.
Not lcng after the carnival McKin
ay aud Miss Smith began 10 receive
he anonymous letters. All their move.
nenls were closely followed and
They might have suspect
d who the sender was, knowing that
er purposes was to keep them apart.
ut they didn't regard the letters seri-
usly. ascribing them TO the pealousy
f silly girl. In any event they did
ot care TO disclose the nature of the
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