The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-07
MRS. STANFORD
WAS POISONED
CONTINUED from Page a.


have freely taken these capsules, since
1901 Now that think of it, 1 think 1
have had the prescription since 1899, the
year we started on a long voyage
abroad.
The bicarbonate was Mrs Stan
ford's. The last occasion when Mrs.
Stanford took the bicarbonate was,
think, the week following New Years
This was the last time she used it to
my knowledge. 1 also took some then
and felt no ill-effects. 1 do not know
that Mrs. Stanford or anyone else had
the bottle reflled since that time /
think it was the same bottle we used
then. She used bicarbonate frequently
l think L am safe in saying once a
week.
The packing for the Honolulu trip
was done February IA. Mrs. Stanford
indicated in my presence the articles
she wished packed in the medicine
basket. 1 saw the soda bottle laid
aside. The packing was finished on
the morning of February 10.
I'm the San Francisco house the soda
was kept in a small medicine cupboard
attached to the wall in the alcove
where her washstand was. The bottle
was packed in the trunk that Mrs.
Stanford took to San Jose on the 23rd
of January, and was brought back in
that trunk on returning to the city on
the Sth of February. Mrs Stanford
on returning to San Francisco went to
the st. Francis hotel. The soda re-
manned in the steamer trunk. so far as
know, from the time we left San Jose
until the time we reached San Fran
cisco again, when it was sent direct TO
the city house. The trunk never went
TO the st. Francis We took only night
clothes to the hotel.
THE soda was out in the house for
a week, from the time we arrived in
San Francisco until the day we sailed
for Honolulu. 1t was on the center
table in the room where the packing
was done. This room was open during
the day. Mrs. Stanford had eleven SER
wants. The room where the soda was.
was accessible to all the servants.
When we came here the soda was
packed in a telescope basket newly
bought. The basket was taken to the
Korea by an expressman. I know this
for it was stated that the baggage must
be ready for him at a certain hour
'The basket in which the soda was
was in Mrs. Stanford's room on the
steamer. The maid occupied the
lounge in her room, the first two days.
I occupied the lounge in the adjoining
sitting ROOM Then the maid became
very i'll and we changed places The
medicine basket was used on the trip
but not the soda to my knowledge. The
basket was brought to the Moana Hotel
and taken to Mrs. Stanford's room.
THE FIRST ALARM.
1.-THE night Mrs. Stanford died I
heard my name called. I had retired
but did not go to sleep at once. In
fact. I think I was awake over an
hour I was reused out of my sleep
by hearing my name called. did not
recognize the voice at once. Imme-
diateIy after L heard Mays name call
ed and recognized Mrs. Stanford 5
voice The names were close together
for she called May before I could get
up. She spoke this way: Bertha
May-I am so sick We rushed out
and found Mrs. Stanford clinging to
the frame of her door. She said, Der
tha run for the DOCTOR [ ran to the
elevator and rang the bell and found
the elevator. ascending as I was in
the act of ringing. I told the elevator
boy to run to DR. Humphriss room and
ask him to come to Mrs. Stanford's
room as quickly as possible and not to
wait to dress.
"As I started for the elevator the
gentleman in the room next to Mrs
Stanford's S, Mr.. HeuniSch, opened the
door and ran ahead of me and down
the stairs After speaking TO the ele-
vator boy | started back and saw
Mrs. Stanford coming toward me,
few steps. in the hallway, saying again,
Bertha, I am so sick She put her
arm around my shoulders. leaning on
me, and 1 led her into her room L
begged her to go to her bed and lie
down but she said No so I brought
a chair and tried to induce her to sit
down but she stood for a minute long
er and said, I have no control of my
body I think I am poisoned again
I said Mrs Stanford, do sit down, you
must drink some warm water I be-
gan to draw hot water at the wash
stand and filed glass and held it to
her lips, but she said, I cannot drink
it. my jaws are set She turned her
face up to mine and 1 rubbed her
cheeks, making her face pink, and said
to her, Now try it, and held up the
glass again. and she did drink the
whole glass and another glass of warm
water May and I rubbing her limbs.
Then the doctor arrived. She drank
in all six or seven glasses of warm
water, this with a view of inducing
vomiting.
After DR.. Humphris arrived it was
some time before DR.. Murray arrived.
Mrs Stanford made several statements
before she died. When DR.. Humphrls
arrived Mrs. Stanford remarked to
him, Doctor. I think 1 am poisoned
Won't you bring a stomach pump and
pump out my stomach Then she
turned 20 me and said. Bertha, tell the
doctor, what has happened to US re-
ferring TO that matter in San Fran
cisco
Il explained to DR.. Humphris, briefly,
what had happened in San Francisco.
saying that we We're giving Mrs. Stan