The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-02
San Francisco Attempt
On Mrs. StanfOrd'S Life
EFFORT TO POISON HER ON JANUARY FOURTEENTH AN
INSOLUBLE MYSTERY TO DETECTIVES POISON
PLACED IN HER BOTTLE OF MINERAL WATER AFTER
SHE HAD DRANK HALF CONTENTS OF BOTTLE

her mineral water alter she had finished drinking the bottle in
found The the Goth stated the conclusions
a far reached in the following paragraphs
The Of those familiar with the water that day all agree
that whoever the OF the crime threw the crystals in that
bottle while Mrs Stanford taking her dinner and her
her between the hours of and o'clock that night 1t
clock when she took the dose that caused her illness was
glass that bottle the first having been talk
by her o'clock the morning and the bottle having remained
in her all day"
The original appearing the Examiner Of the 10Th
tanned the following
An attempt was made on the 18th OF January poison Mrs Jane
atrop Stanford the widow Leland Stanford of the founders
o. the university that bears his
Had the plot succeeded in accomplishing the death Of
victim the casemanted mysterywOud have outrvaed
the famous Moneaux poisoning case in New York City,
Mrs Stanods escape from the deadly drug that poured
mineral bottle is remarkable for contained sufficient sychnne
Although the assassination was attempted more than age
only yesterday who intended direct
suspicion Beverly who had up year ago been
butler mob Hill California and Powell
After Stanford the deadly poison the evening
January 14t very There immediate
Mrs Stanford called her maid Evelyn Richmond and
hy telling her OF the the latter also drank parngy
from the glass of and was also made to feel its effects
The maid however hurried the kitchen and brought hot
salt which administered to Mrs Stanford and the
rotary Miss Bertha Benner called She aste of the contents OF
the bottle noticed bitter Mrs Stanford rsed
evening by Miss Richmond and Miss Benner AMI the Glowing
lday the bottle containing the eWhe fatal drug was taken to Ch
Wakeee for analyst and Dr. oecke was hastily summoned as Mrs
Stanford grew very ILL.,
The poison placed the bottle by person persons be-
o'clock the morning and o'clock of the evening of anu
larry I4 The bottle was brought to Mrs. Saniords room by an
Young Chinese assistant to the Chinese butler who had been broug
from the Stanford residence Pao Alto Young denies having carried
emphacay that she knows Young did carry the bottle to the
room the morning in question
analysed the found that contained
scnne hurried consultation had between Mrs Stanford he
brother Charles G.. Latop and her attorney NJ S Wilson, 1t was
concluded employ private detectives and find the cupt
pnse possible Every employee OF the house closely
amned Chinese interpreters brought in to question the Mon
had time prior the day
the attempted poisoning given notice OF her intention to resign be-
porarv iii Suffer street discovery the
henious Swallowed by the detectives She
the slightest degree peurbed by these eus she added
should have turned them the police
the relatives Of the Stanford family ferret the mystery themsel
They that the attempted the deed
The individual who gave the story yesterday desired to throw
suspicion Beverly made by this person thu
effect that about nine months Beverly discharged and tina
Miss Benner the used effort her part to urge hi
reinstatement
This is positively denied by Beverly dis
charged but because other and lucrative business which
took he voluntarily left Mrs Stanford and arranged with her
her employ time when he had concluded his persona
last night gave this full of the attempt
Mrs. Stanford's life
g" was sitting sewing in a room adjoining
ing OF January 4t Suddenly called by her She said Rich
and was very bie felt the bitterness all night
Mrs Stanford asked me what to do Immediately got her. her Som
She also felt somewhat i'll from its effects Mrs
Stanford was taken very i'll.
THE following day took the bottle myself to the chemist and
few days later got his analysis.
Mrs Stanford learning of the attempt cried aloud My God
them?'
The Poland water was supplied in bottles in by Ludwig
Early January preparatory to proposed entertainment
The remainder of the bottles the from which the bottle
tanning the poison taken all removed the chemist for
lysis and they all found to be in good condition.
1t is obvious that the poison thrown into the bottle during tn
day while Mrs Hanords digen search mad
the detectives but evidences of stcnne ou
| be found.
III On the Goth the Examiner said:
Although detectives have been diligently working the of tn
attempted poisoning of Mrs Jane Lathop Stanford for tWene
| days, not the slightest clew has been obtained
There nmaons made by Charles c. Larop what migl
have been the incentives the commission the crime by Albert B
ery butler who left Mrs Stanfords employ vountar
nine months ago There also wide disparity to the person VIII
carried the bottle of Poland Mrs Stanod anua
II 4th, the day she took the almost fatal drink.
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