New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-05
No STRYCH NINE FOUND.
INQUEST TOMORROW,
Chemists Find No Trace of Drug
Sad to Haze Killed Mrs. Stanford.

Honolulu, March 4-IIigh Sheriff Henry de-
clared positively tonight that so far there had
not been discovered any trace of strychnine
either in the stomach medicines OF Mrs Jane
L. stanford Sheriff Henry further said that
ne had questioned Drs. Shorey and Duncan re-
garding the progress of their experiments, and
had been informed by them that they had found
no trace of strychnine
1t Is probable that the inquest will be begun
next Monday. large number of witnesses
nave been summoned, including number of
physicians, some Of whom have privately ex-
pressed the opinion that poison caused the death
| Of Mrs. Stanford
Bertha Berner and Mary Hunt, secretary and
fnald respectively to the late Mrs. Jane Lathrop
| Stanford. intended to accompany her body to San
francisco on the Pacific Mail Steamship Company 8
steamer China, but in view of the fact that Pro-
tessor David Starr Jordan. president of the uni
| Versity and others associated with the Stanford
interests are coming to Honolulu il is now be-
| heVed that they will remain here
Inc sailing for Honolulu on the Alameda to-day
! OF captain Jules Caundan representing a private
detective agency San Francisco and Harry c.
reynolds. of the San Francisco Police Department
Is regarded here evidence that the authorities OF
tue latter CITY, as well the represent OF the
STANFORD estate, believe that Mrs. Stanford was
poisoned, which is against the theory held by some
persons that death due to natural causes. is
possible that this conclusion is based on cable
/ sases sent by High Sheriff Henry to the San Fran
CISCO ponce asking information which has been
given out here. The High Sheriff admits however
lhat the sailing of the detectives from San Fran
cisco indicates that their belief crime has been
committed. and that thorough investigation will
/ be held.
san francisco, March 4.-rhe steamer Alameda
which sailed for Honolulu to-day carried as pas
sengers Dr. David s. Jordan, president of the Le-
! land Stanford, jr.. University; Timothy Hopkins.
trustee of that institute: Detective Reynolds of
the local police force, and Captain Callundan, of
! detective agency, the who had in charge the
investigation OF the surrounding the first at
tempt to poison Mrs Stanford in this city The lat
! ter officer denied the report that he going to
Honolulu for the express purpose Of making an
arrest of suspect. He refused to state what, il
1 any, special mission had been undertaken. Mrs.
| Stanfords former butler. E. Beverly, refused to
make any statement. simply saying that he was not
| on trial by the newspapers.
| The story first published in morning paper here
to the effect that bottle of strychnine had been
found in the San Francisco residence has not been
| corroborated-
Stanford University, California. March 4.-Since
| Druggist W. z. Jackson made his statement in re-
| gard to selling Mrs Stanford bcarbonate OF soda
| there have been developments in Palo Alto or
the university It is reported by those familiar
with the Stanford stock farm that strychnne for
merly was kept there in large quantities for killing
squirrels. which overran the estate. This strych-
nine would have been open to any one employed at
| the stock farm any who might 1t there,
but as far be learned now there has been no
| strychnine kept on the farm for several months.
The funeral of Mrs. Stanford will be held at
Palo Alto on Wednesday. March b. This informa-
ton came late yesterday afternoon to Mrs Lawton,
a niece Of Mrs Stanford. and wife of Colonel