The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-02


take the medicine and lay down and slept
AS soon as sbe awoke she took the medicine
and again retired. Soon after she wal
seized with commissions. which threw hel
out OF her bed. The maid and l came II
answer TO her call, "a did a guest FROM s
nearby room. She said: 1 am poisoned.
A physician was called but the conyulsIon'
continued despite his Efforts
DrrG BOUGHT BY MAID IN AUSTRALIA.
.Thr bottle Of bcarbonate Of soda was
purche sod by me at Adelaide, South Austria
liza. several years ago. but think 1t had been
reflled for Mrs Stanford at san Francisco
but by what druggist don't know
rKrANus IMMEDIATE CAUSE or DEATH
An autopsy on Mrs Stanfords body was
performed this afternoon. The physician
gave the cause of death as tetanus Of the
respiratory organs but declared he couldn
tell how the tctanus was produced until
after an examination of the contents OF
the stomach Sheriff Henry will delay the
inquest until he receives the report OF the
chemists which is expected tomorrow
FIRsT ATrESrT TO KILL MRS. STANFORD.
SAN FEANCisco. March The news OF
the death Of Mrs Stanford in Honolulu
from strychnne placed in bicarbonate Of
soda ann lcd san Francisco and has dra wn
fresh attention to the report of the at
tempted poisoning by the same deadly
drug at Mrs Stanford's home on Mob Hill
on Jan I last
All the relatives Of Mrs. Stanford here
nj the time discredited the story OF the
attempted poisoning and ascribed her i'll
ness 10 tie bad condition of the mineral
water Sho drank but Mrs Stanford herself
was positive that some one had tired to
kill her
The best story Of this mystery is told by
Elizabeth richmond Mrs Stanford's maid,
who was discharged after the chemists
analysis showed that strychnine was in the
bottle of mineral water She told the fol-
lowing straightforward story Of the details
Of the case which IL the only detailed ac-
count that was ever printed
q am an English woman. In Mrs. Stan
ford's service | occupied the position OF
lady's maid. | was employed by Mrs.
Stanford year ago last May, IA little while
before the Rev. DR.. Heller Newton left
Stanford University With the rest of
the Stanford party | travelled and on our
return from abroad we went directly to the
Stanford residence on California street,
after coming from the East on Saturday,
Jan. a.
About O'Clock In the evening Mrs.
Stanford called me hastily into her bed
room and said. Richmond. there seems
to be something wrong with this water.
VIII you taste ii and see what's the matter
with it? tasted it and found it very bitter.
Ii seemed to have strong taste of quinine
or bitter almonds. Mrs. Stanford had
already vomited all she had taken before
calling me, She seemed greatly agtated,
and asked me what she had better do.
Il suggested an emetc OF warm water
and salt. and at once gave Der four OF five
glasses Of it,
AN OF this she threw of as soon as she |
had taken it, and then she asked me if
thought she had got it all off her stomach. |
She still complained of the bitter taste |
in her mouth. She suggested that ! tell |
Miss Benner what had happened.
Il went to Miss Benner's room and found |
her in bed told her how bitter the water
was and all the circumstances. Miss
Benner put on her wrapper and came down
stairs She put her finger in the water,
tasted it and then cried: Why. this is |
bitter; 1t tastes like salts'
-She thought perhaps the bottle was in |
the same condition that il was when it was
taken from the case. but | remembered |
seeing the same sort Of bottle on the drink /
ing stand between 10 and II O'Clock that
same morning About a glass of the con
tents had been drawn from it. 1t occurred |
TO me that she might have drank something
from that bottle. but she deca AIRED that the |
water she tasted in the morning had Leen all /
right
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~" N'Ai'S's'
After talking II over Mrs. Stanford |
suggested that it would be well to ask a
chemist what it contained | asked Miss |
Benner what drug store to take it to and |
rho said Wakelces Mrs Stanford had |
nm idea they could tell what was in the |
water right away, hut they told me at the |
drug store an analysis would take from
twelve hours TO a week
i went back to the house to inouir,
about il. and toephoned on Sunday morn
ing 10 the store TO have the water anaIyzad
and a report sent in at once a. Mrs stan
ford was curious to know what could have
been in it. On Tuesday telephoned again
10 ask about the matter but the rrnort