The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-27
DR.. Taylor Will Tell All
He Knows About the
Poisoning Case.
MUCH FEELING is
BEING MANIFESTED
Neighbors Are Bitter Against
Each Other and Gossip is
Rife-Mr. Johnson, Con-
federate Veteran,
Will Be in Po-
lice Court.

2 At 10 o'clock this morning Coroner w.
r. Taylor Will call the Jury together IN
the City Hall to inquire Into the death
Of little octavla Blakey,, the Hvs.year ole old
child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Perkins,
whose death is alleged to have been the
result Of PHOSPHORUS poisoning.
Mrs. Mamie Mcdowell, referred to often
as Mrs. Bryant, nelghbor Of the Per-
kIns family, has been summoned as
witness before the Jury.
Miss Abble Mitchell, a young and pretty
young lady, whose n name was brought into
the matter by reason OF the fact that -FOUR
anonymous letters received BY Mrs. FER
klns, each Of which was of threatening
nature, were signed either "Abb!e" or
"a. Nj" will also be witness at the
Inquest.
Dan arrest may be expected lmmedl-
ateIy after the lnquest."-chIes OF Police
Werner.
'There hasn't been any poisoning that
l know Of; the newspapers know IL ALL
cantaIna aTon,lnson, Of the Detective De-
partment. 5 ly9
#IE"The case ls a very serious one, and
the newspapers have been Of great bene-
re to me, and | am sure they have
brought out m any polnta4hat the detectives
were anxious to ofrecelve.''-Co oroner ay-
ior. 5si "a Ak
The Jury TO Inquire Into the death Of
OctavIa Blakey, and also Nof Willie Fer.
kIns, both children OF Mrs. Perkins, Is
composed OF the following gentlemen:
Messrs. HuIcher, Mason, Cole, Hunt,
meade and Francis.
The charge against Mr.. Harvey john
DAr With haVInO
thre eatened the life OF Mrs, Mol DoWell 2
nelahbor, who Is witness at the In
quest, Will not be heard by Justice
.crutchfleld until the Jury has brought n
verdict.
Going upon the hypothesis that poison
was the cause of the death OF the two
children OF Mrs. Emma Perkins, wife OF
Mr.. Edward Perkins, carriage painter,
whose home is at 1106 North sixth
street, members OF the coroner's Jury,
who were summoned more than week
ago to Inquire into the death OF the
second OF the children to die under sucn
peculiar crcums tances, will this morn
ing begin an Investigation that ls e1 e1-
pected to be only the forerunner OF
case that will in the end tax the pa
tience Of both the Commonwealths at at
80
ravel.
Immediately after Coroner Taylor calls sa,I
the jury together In Room 10 OF the CITY
Hall this morning at 10 O'CLOCK ne VIII
make his report This report Will cover
In detail the case; will tell the analysis
OF the stomach OF little octavia Blakey,
and will also give the result OF the analy-
sis OF the stomach OF two year OLD Will
lie Perkins, the first OF the children 70
die under such strange symptoms. Or.
Taylor's scientific researches VIII be out
q basis for the members OF the Jury TO
work upon. j.s5SSs =
Witnesses will be summoned and state
ments and ounter-statements VIII he
made. Disclosures bordering on the SEN
sntlon are expected to be brought out by
the examination OF those who thus far
have been known to be summoned. The
mother OF the two children and the fatn-
er Of one OF the children. and the grand
father OF both OF the children, VIII tes-
tify. Mrs. Mcdowell, a neighbor. who
formerly is said to have been friend