The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-02

returned to the hotel she seemed very
cheerful and went Immediately to the
dining room, where she ordered only
as she had eaten hearty luncheon.
She spent the evening on the yerandas
Of the hotel, apparently in good spirits.
Mr.. Heunish, who, as already told,
was the first to see Mrs. Stanford after
she was taken ill, said to- the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press: -
Il retired shortly before Ii o'clock,
and soon fell asleep. My room is next
to that occupied by Mrs. Stanford. l
had not been asleep long when I was
awakened by hearing a groan and then
another. l opened my door and saw
Mrs. Stanford standing in the doorway
of her room. She threw up her arms,
as if suffering great pain, and said:
oh, am SO i'll. Get me a doctor; get
me a doctor. ,~..
: Il ran to the elevator and summoned
DIR. HUMPHREYS, who was guest of the
hotel. Mrs. Stanford at that time did
not seem to be very weak
DR.. HUMPHREYS and his wife to-day
took very small portions of the contents
of the suspected bottle of bicarbonate
of soda and said it tasted very bitter,
and that they believed it contained
strychnine. The doctor says there We're
indications of strychnine, but he declin-
ed to express positive opinion before
making an analysis.
San Francisco, March Mountford
S. Wilson, Mrs. Stanford's S personal at
torney, when seen in regard to the tele-
gram to the effect that Mrs Stanford's
death at Honolulu was perhaps due to
poison, said that, in his opinion, and in
the opinion of Charles G. Lathrop, Mrs.
Stanfords S brother, there was no truth
in the stories telegraphed from Homo
lulu, and that without doubt Mrs. Stan
ford died a natural death.
1 Mr.. Wilson said Mrs. Stanford had
been in poor health for some time, and
probably died from heart failure, apo
plexy or some similar trouble. Shortly
before she went to Honolulu, he added,
she had a very severe bronchial cold,
and her physician, DR.. HoericlS, advised
her to seek warmer climate.
Two years ago Mrs. Stamford went to
Australia on visit to a brother Of her
late husband, Thomas Stanford, a
wealthy resident Of Melbourne.
d 1t is reported tonight that r. A.
Duncan, the territorial food commits
sioner and chemical analyst, has found
strychnine in the bottle Of bicarbonate
of soda. No official report Of such find
ing has yet been made, and other chem
lists have been called in consultation.
It is probable that the inquest will be
delayed for several days, awaiting the
analysis Of the contents of the stomach.
High Sheriff Henry and Deputy sher-
iff RaWlins are conducting the inVesti-
cation, with the assistance Of the police
officials.
Honolulu, March An autopsy on
the remains of Mrs. Stanford was per-
formed this afternoon. The physician
who conducted the autopsy said that
the cause of death was tetanis of the
respiratory organs but that he cannot
state how the tetanus was brought
about until after an examination Of the
contents Of the stomach.
No inquest will be held until High
Sheriff Henry receives the report Of the
chemists. This report will be probably
received tomorrow.
The house Of representatives of the
territorial legislature adopted a resolu-
tion Of sympathy and adjourned out Of
respect to the memory of Mrs. Stan
ford Es8@a