The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-30
WAS HENRY'S GABLE
REALLY FORGED?
REPEATED DEN1ALS OF HIGH SHERIFF HENRY THAT
HE SENT THE CABLEGRAM STATING THAT COZ GRAINS
OF STRYCHNINE HAD BEEN FOUND IN MRS STAN
FORDS BOTTLE OF BlCARBONATE OF SODA ARE BE
LIENED IN SOME QUARTERS

High Sheriff Henrys repeated denas that he the cable dispatch
Oei Oh once aphdnG at Fan uls iat vi so
believed by the San Francisco Agonau from the follow
ing from the Agonau March There doubt however that
such message was received Spiane and
strange High Sheriff Henry did send it, that he should
have made no effort to detect the iorger.
The Argonaut says
forged cabegram purporng be signed by High Sheriff Henry
Honolulu and addressed Acting Chief Police Spane of San
Francisco stating that six hundred grains tynne had been
found the bcarbonate Of soda Of which Mrs Stanford paook
the basis for the general belief first that she had been poisoned
The establishing that the cabegam had foundation in fact
another face upon the matter and there seemed good to
hope that the death Of the aged and beloved ntopst the
result The the chemists of indications minute
quantities of scnne in the vital organs the body completely
explained by the fact that vomca which normally contained i'll
tablets Mrs Stanford take base
sycnne identical color reaction The sudden death
and physical condition OF the external body which led physicians to @
W that the death due chnne might have been due quite
probably the action acid poisoning the disease angina
peo Mrs Stanford expression OF belief that she had been poison
readily xpanabe without the necessity giving credit tho
her and without upposng that she had other basis
Tor 1t than ecoHecuon OF her mysterious sickness OF January !4l Inc
discovery minute quantities OF schnne the bottle OF bcaronae
sodaquanes incapable causing dearaised doubts but it
seemed as eXanaDe on the ground a th SOFA was impure S OH
that that sychnne in nniesm quantities had been introduced
somewhat meaningless proceeding The rigorous investigation
into of the household had failed to discover adequate motive
flor the of murder 1t that testimony had been given to
the effect that petty pecuaon went the Stanford household by
means arrangements with tradeen TO charge the o a coupe
and divide the profits with butler and secreta but these rev
suicide be equally untenabe Mrs Stanford
Though enthusiastically inclined and Of such ageneary 8otha'
expressed such hopes about the future would tend to discourage
tendency belief that she died by her hand Altogether
Though Stanford January 4h following the
drinking of Poland in which rychnne subsequently
found quite unexplained the painful impression of the early
reports rapidly being dpaed when the pubca
the jury that Mrs Stanford had come to
stcnne poison introduced into the barbonate OF soda
bottle persons unknown has renewed the fears The
OF the daily papers throughout the affair has been neNcus6
The Calls have been especially offensive this
respect, and the Chronicle has followed far behind.
The will of Mrs Stanford summary Of which printed elsewhere
the and business sagac which
dealings life. Various worthy charities ire
pectve Of creed literally but euvy provided for
relatives granted substantial amounts The OF the
country upon the death of Mrs Stanford warm
tribute to her character Stanod DEATH the New York
Tribune void which be filled and her devoted and
profoundly sympathetic mnisatons the unversys behalf VIII
responsible the hmen sacred trust
which without parallel memorial foundations The Port
land Oegonan speaks of her "a gentePoken kindly disposed
woman far advanced years good evil all the
her @ whose heart beat in unison with that OF all
motherhood the and the motherhood had
touched exceeding tenderness The Ne WORK Sun speaks O
of remarkable ability and strength OF character
the the her great service
dthe strength and nobility of her character