New-York tribune., 1905-03-04

STANFORD CASE MYSTERY
Police Watching SerUants-Inquest
at Honolulu Asoaiting Reports.


poisoning of Mrs. Jane L Stanford. and to fix
the guilt II such a crime has been committed. no
arrests have yet been made. and those engaged
in investigating the case decline to discuss the
matter pending the completion Of their work
The autopsy in Honolulu has not been com
Melted. and ii has not been proven that death
5;d not result from natural causes A cable
-ressage from Honolulu intimates that an acute
attack OF Indigestion may have caused the fatal
;1lress Of Mrs. Stanford, who, before dying. re-
called the previous stories OF an attempt on her
life and exclaimed that she had been poisoned
The Call" publishes dispatch from Honolulu
today, which says that Miss Bertha Berner.
who was Mrs. Stanford's secretary has named
Al Wing, a Chinese cook. who has been en-
Moved az Mrs. Stanford's home for over twenty
wears ss the person whom she suspects Of
-lacng the strychnine IN the bicarbonate OF
soda
Acting Chief OF Police Spillane Captain OF
Detectives Burneu and Captain CaIlanden, of a
1rtvate detective agency. are all working in
harmony and diligently in pursuit of the sup
posed criminal or criminals. and they are al
legged 10 have several people under surveillance
The detectives are watching Albert Beverly the
former butler, and Elizabeth Richmond, the for
uler maid Of Mrs Stanford and the six or eight
employees. mostly Chinese in the Stanford house
II this city which no one IS permitted TO enter
Or leave without permission Of the authorities.
4 careful analysis, made public to-day by At
torpsv Mountford Wilson, Of the mineral water
from the drinking OF which Mrs. Stanford mar
rowiy escaped death at her home in this city.
shows that an attempt upon her life probably
was made ar that time, January II
n his analysis Louis Falkenau, chemist,
announces that glassfuI OF the mineral
water would contain 0.S of a grain Of strych-
niue half e grain being the ordinary fatal dose.
According 10 Acting Chief Of Police SpIIane
there have been no developments in the STAN
ford case The Bulletin" says that the police
and Detective Captain Callunden, acting for the
Stanford interests. are only awaiting the result
OF the autopsy al Honolulu before taking into
custody al least two persons.
Mss Elizabeth Richmond. formerly Mrs. Stan
ford's maid. said to-day; 1t seems as though
suspicion would naturally narrow down TO two
or three il the house There was a little feeling
Of discomfort in the house the week after the at
tempt was made TO poison Mrs. Stanford, and it
affected Miss Berner, All Wing and Yeng.''
z. Beverly formerly Mrs. Stanford's butler.
said that Il any charge was made against him
he was willing to surrender at once TO the po-
Ice
Miss Berner. Mrs, stanford's secretary. who is
in Honolulu, the police here declare, is not
suspected. They also say that there is no reason
7 was said to-day by Attorney Wilson that
Mrs. Stzuford's Will would not be made public
for some time yet. 'I an not the one TO decide
when the VIII will be presented" said he That
is something 10 be decided by the persons
directly Interested"
Since the announcement was made that
srrychrine had been found in the bottle OF BIZ
carbonate detectives have made careful search
Of Mrs stanfords Callfornia-st. home, and her
place il Palo Alto. At each they have found
oue-pound can Of imported bicarbonate Of soda
The can at the Palo Alto home had not heen
opened but from the one in the Cahfornia-st.
mansion there had been taken small portion.
presumably the amount needed TO fill the small
bottle that Mrs. Stanford carried with her TO
Honolulu
Both Of these cans have been analyzed by
local chemist who has declared their contents
absolutely free from any kind OF poison With
this knowledge in their possession the detectives
have been eager 70 discover who rehlled the
small bottle and possibly mixed strychilhe "lU'
the bicarbonate Of soda
T has been learned that W. E. Jackson, head
pharmacist at the Stanford Pharmacy, in Palo
Alto sold TO Mrs. Stanford package Of BIZ
carbonate Of soda on February 6. Mrs Stan
ford and her secretary, Miss Berner. had just
returned from San Jose, and went directly from
the train to the drug store. They purchased
several drugs and toilet articles among them
being 10 cents worth Of bicarbonate Of soda
The package was wrapped UP, labelled and
gwen 70 Miss Berner with the other articles.
Mr.. Jackson has placed the remainder OF the
bottle Of bicarbonate Of soda from which the
package was sold in the keeping of his attorney.
Walter Rogers, and refuses TO talk about the
case
Honolulu. March 3-The chemists who
examining the contents Of the stomach Of Mrs.
Jane Lathrop Stanford, who died under sus
pfcious circumstances at the Moana Hotel here
OF Tuesday night. say they will not be able 10
complete their reports to-day. The hour for
holding the inquest has not been set, but II is
expected that il viii take place some time to-
day
Miss Bertha Berner. who was Mrs. Stanfords
secretary. told the correspondent Of The Asso-
ciated Press that there was absolutely no truth
n the dispatch published in San Francisco at
tributing 20 her q statement TO the effect that
she suspected All Wing, a cook employed for
many years at Mrs Stanfords mansion in San
Francisco. Of having placed the strychnine in
the bottle Of bicarbonate Of soda, a dose OF
which Mrs Stanford took before her death.
Miss Berner says she has made no statement
whatever, except that 10 The Associated Press,
sent in these dispatches Wednesday. She says
that, acting on the advice Of the police authori-
les and her attorney. she will not make any
further statement
High Sheriff Henry says he is positive Miss
Berner never made such q statement, and adds
that ne has had several prolonged conversations
with her.