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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-29

Philadelphia Bulletin: Amber has
become 10 rare" said n tobacconist.
that 10 In difsicult TO get hold of a
good piece. That In sad. for long Gig
aret holders will be exceedingly fash
ionabie this year.
amber. II can be detected easily. II
you put a match TO IL n conhagration
will ensue. Furthermore. II you rub
II 10 will give OF a camphor smell
Also. II will not pick up paper.
"Amberoid IL made OF amber chips
powdered and compressed by hydraulic
power. Only an expert can tell amber
old from amber Il won't burn. and.
like amber. IL will. after n little fric-
ton. pick up paper.
"Amberoid In so excellent counter
felt that many an honest tobacconist,
deceived himself. will sell IL TO you In
good faith for the real article"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-29

Philadelphia Press: Mr.. Plane (who
Ia fond OF dogs)--"Miss Waite. don't
you think you ought To have an In
telligent animal about the house that
would protect you and"
Miss waite-"oh. Mr.. Plane. This
N 90 sudden"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-29
Wants tho Earth.

Cleveland Leader: Stewardess--
Madame In unreasonable. know she
n seasick. but she wants too much
she asks for impossible things.
The Sufferer--1t's not true-all I
want n the earth!
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-29
Not Qualified.

do you think Il Disgrace to die
richg"
II don't know: I've never expert
enced the sensation"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-06-29

city, has been I'm ONCE three and a half
years and has married 5000 people.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
VOYAGE
AS COMPANION
Miss Hunt Recently
Went Back to Posi-
tiOn She Had Left.

Miss May Hunt. the maid who was
with Mrs. Stanford on her last trip to
Honolulu and at her beside when she
died in agony resulting from the
strychnine, has been in Mrs. Stanford's
employ for many years. In all this
time she was treated with great con-
sideration by her mistress and during
a period Of four years, when she en-
tered upon business venture in this
city, she was financially assisted by
Mrs. Stanford.
Miss Hunts mother was a matron at
the st. Mathews School at San Mateo.
and it was through her that Miss Hunt
came to enter the employ Of Mrs. STAN
ford At that time the young woman
became maid in the Stanford man
sion on Mob Hill and her gentle man
ner and refinement won her the conf
dence of the woman by whom she was
employed.
In 1900 Miss Hunts mother left her
position with st. Mathews School and
came to this city and her daughter. de-
string to be with her mother, decided
to leave the Mob Hill residence. During
Miss Hunts period Of service with Mrs.
Stanford she had saved a considerable
sum from the bounty of her mistress,
and with this she decided to open a
lodging-house.
This lodging house was situated at
1929 Franklin street, between Ellis and
O'Farrell, and Miss Hunt conducted it
for nearly FIVE years. During this time
she made several calls on Mrs. STAN
ford at her residence. and was always
received with courtesy and cordiality.
At first these visits were merely social
on the part of Miss Hunt. but later, as
the lodging-house proved a financial
failure, Miss Hunt appealed to Mrs
Stanford for assistance, ana was gen.
erously aided.
Soon after Miss Hunt opened the
Iodging-house Mrs. Stanford decided to
take a trip to Europe. The fact that
Miss Hunt left Mrs. Stanford's employ
to be near her mother precluded the
possibility of the maid accompanying
her. During the trip abroad Mrs.
Stanford was accompanied by a
courier.
Soon after Mrs. Stanford's return the
position of maid was again offered
Miss Hunt, but the lodging-house was
doing fairly well and the offer was de-
clined. Upon Miss Hunts refusal of
the position Miss Elizabeth Richmond
was engaged and continued until a
few days after the poisoning in jan
uary last
Subsequent " eAC OOAoOulIlS MIS-
Stanford was advised by DR.. Boericke
to seek a more salubrious CLINE and
she decided to take the Honolulu trip
In the meantime Miss Hunt had given
up the lodginghouse and accepted the
position OF maid to Mrs. Stanford for
the trip to the islands.
She was engaged by Mrs. Stanford
in the first week of February of this
. year and assisted Miss Berner in the
preparation Of the luggage and ar
rangements for the ocean trip
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
In
POLAND WATER
Chemist Makes Report
in Local Poison
ing Case.

The following is the report that
Chemist L. FaIkenau made to Mrs
Stanford of his analysis of the Poland
water Of which she drank when pois-
oned in this city on January IA:
San Francisco, Jan. 81, 1905.
Mrs. Jane L. Stanford.
Dear Madam-A more thorough ex-
animation of the liquid and residue
contained in an open bottle labeled
Poland Water in which strychnia
had been found by qualitative examin-
alton, led to the following conclusions:
The strychnia was in the form of
the crystallzed alkaloid and was prob
ably impure The total amount Of
fixed matter contained in a fresh sealed
bottle Of Poland Water received from
DR.. Boericke equals parts in 100000
parts and reacts slightly alkaline.
The total amount Of fixed matter con-
tanned in the liquid examined equals
S6-S parts per 100000 parts. Strychnia
is soluble at the rate Of about 14.S parts
in 100000 OF water-pure water. The
solution examined was cold saturated
solution, as there was about its equal
weight Of undissolyed strychnla found
with it; consequently, assuming that
the Poland water was in both cases
Identical, there are only 22.S out of
1868 parts in 100000 accounted for the
balance probably consisting CT impuri-
ties or admixtures of the strychnia
originally introduced.
"A Water-glaSS full, fluid ounces,
would hold in solution about 0.S grains
of strychnia. According to Taylor s
Medical Jurisprudence, 0.5 grains of
strychnia proved fatal in the case of
DIR. Warren in fourteen minutes, but
people have been known to recover
from doses Of seven grains The ordi-
nary dose (U. S. d. is twentieth
Of a grain.
The very small amount of material
originally submitted to us made it i'm
possible to determine the nature and
quantity of other substances than
strychnia and the residue of the Poland
water. The undissolved strychnia was
not in the form of powder, but in
broken crystals. There were fndica-
uons OF traces of brucine in the
strychnia, which points to its being
common article of commerce"
1t seems strange that more precau-
tions were not taken to protect the life
of Mrs. Stanford, once it was posi-
lively known from the chemists report
that murder had been ATTEMPTED. A
grave responsibility would appear to
rest somewhere because the confiding
, woman with years heavy upon her was
not guarded from fiendish hands.
From all accounts no steps were
! taken to save her from harm. Even
the investigation that followed was
not carried out to definite results.
To the public every effort was made
to discredit the reports that Mrs. STAN
ford had been poisoned and that her
life was spared only because her stom-
ach rebelled against an overdose which
it could not assimilate. Persistently ii
was asserted that the sensational
rumcrs were the result of a canard
that irresponsible servants had started
on the winds.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04

dence around the Hall of Justice that
developments were expected momenta
rily. The murder of Mrs. Stanford was
the sole topic of discussion.
'sGive every assistance in your pow
er" are the orders of Acting Chief
Spillane to the Captain of Detectives.
The Acting Chief has been informed
of all the evidence gathered and the
accusations heard by the detectives,
but is unwilling TO declare on whom
suspicion points.
1--WE are waiting for message from
Honolulu, said the Chief. I'VE ex-
pect it any minute. Then we will act
Last night one of the results of the
conference held by Captain" Burnett,
Attorney Wilson and Captain Callun-
dan was given out Detective Reynolds
is to leave for Honolulu to-day. Ac-
cording to Acting Chief Spillane he will
interview Miss Berner as to every de-
tail of the attempted poisoning and
the murder of Mrs. Stanford.
This was the principal reason of
Reynolds visit to the Stanford man
sion. He was to gather what threads
of evidence he could find here so as to
have a grip on the case when he
reached Honolulu.
Captain Callundan has promised
Captain Burnett that he will give him
a history of the case from the start
The following cablegram was re-
ceived last night by Captain Spillane
from High Sheriff Henry:
HONOLULU, March 2
Spillane, Chief of Police. San Francisco:
Chemists are still working the stomach
OF Mrs. Stanford. Expect definite results to-
morrow afternoon. VIII cable any important
WILLIAM HENRY. High Sheriff
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
MISS RICHMOND
In DEEP GRIEF
Feels Keenly Fact That
Suspicion Is Cast
on Her.

PALO ALTO, March 3.-"There is no
question in my mind but what Mrs.
Stanford was poisoned. She never
committed suicide. Life was too dear
to her" These were the words of Miss
Elizabeth Richmond, who was Mrs.
Stanford'S maid for nearly two years
and was in her employ up to January
n. Miss Richmond was in the room
IN the California-street home of Mrs.
Stanford on January H. the day when
the first attempt was made to poison
her mistress.
Miss Richmond said te-Say: "I am
sensitive Of the terrible eioSa that rests
upon US and / want to have the de-
tectives clear the matter up. Until
they find the perpetrator of this awful
deed L shall never be at rest Where
ever l shall go, no matter to what part
of the world, l shall always imagine
that l can see people pointing their
fingers at me and whispering to one
another There is the woman who
was present when Mrs. Stanford drank
the poisoned mineral water i only
wish this matter could be cleared up
l have been with Mrs. Stanford con-
stantly for one year and nine months.
Mrs. Stanford talked to me on every
subject, She frequently spoke of re-
ligion. The stories that are afloat that
she was spiritualist and that she had
made deep study of occultism are
without foundation. She was very
broadminded and investigated all re-
ligions and creeds. She has always
been in accord with the Episcopal
faith.
AT one time she said to me after a
long discussion on religious matters:
Miss Richmond, if it had not
been for one little thing l should
have been a Roman Catholic She
then added, There is good in
all religions and / am interest
ed in them ALL AS / said before,
life was very dear to Mrs. Stanford,
and for this reason she was continu-
ally planning for the Improvement Of
the Leland Stanford Jr. University.
That thought was always uppermost in
her mind. She has said to me dozens of
times, I hope nv life will be spared to
me for many years to come, that may
be able to fully carry out the ideas of
my departed husband
THE report that her mind was fall
ing is absurd. 1t was clear and
bright, and remarkably so for wo-
man of her age. Her memory was
wonderful. When she said good-by to
me she said on her return she would
have forgotten all about the poisoning
episode
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
Describes as Nonsense"
the ReportThat He Was
Dismissed From Service
LEFT OF OWN ACCORD
Declares He Would Have
Done Anything to Make
Former Employer Happy
FAMILY IS PERTURBED

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March g.
Albert Beverley, for many years Mrs
Stanford's trusted butler. pooh-poohs
the idea that he left the Palo Alto
estate with any feelings Of hatred
toward Mrs. Stanford.
1T is all nonsense" he said this
afternoon. I was not discharged from
Mrs. Stanfords employ but left volun-
tarily and I know she hated to see
me go. I am a married man with
family and our frequent foreign trips
kept me away too much. I had been
travelling with Mrs. Stanford during
fifteen years. It was ten months ago
when I was on my last trip from the
Orient. I then said to Mrs. Stanford,
Madam. when we reach san Francisco
] VIII have to leave your service.
want to be with my family for a while
why, Beverley she replied, / m
very sorry, but you'll stay until get
settled again, won't youg / told her
] would and then Went down to the
Custom-house and spent two days
getting her goods cleared. Then I saw
the trunks safely to Palo Alto and left
her 4 eeys later
'We- r. IN the best Of terms then
ana s for me twice to help her
cat ahen e had company. I went
and e8ch t.le Mrs. STANFORD thanked
~ ana d hat she wished that 1 was
time I saw Mrs. Stanford
V8s 3.l. ore Christmas. / went to
fn. li-a llleI her health and she saw
ma - pantry. Why, Beverley
she said. I'm so glad to see you We
talked for a few minutes and then she
told me Of the receptions that she had
planned for this spring. But, Beverley,
she said, I need some one to take
charge Of things Well I said, if
. you wish it / viii see you through the
receptions
Miss Berner came in at this juno
ture and Mrs: Stanford said, OH
Bertha. Beverley viii be with US
again. After this followed the first
poisoning in San Francisco and the
abandonment Of the pIansr for the re-
ceptions.
This shows" continued Beverley,
that Mrs. Stanford and I were on the
best Of terms and I had absolutely no
spite or III viii toward her. / would
have done anything to make her
happy. At this time my family and I
We're living on the stock farm Here
is where Mr.. Lathrop and his man
Friday. Watchman Phil Atkinson,
knocked me. The story that I cut the
water pipes and flooded the house I
laQ Deen living IN IS aDSOlutely IalSe.
Why, those water pipes were laid
twenty-five years ago and they were
constantly breaking. We used to plug
the holes with pieces of wood. Lath-
rOp and his bunch Of knockers. have
been after me for a long time"
Butler Beverley, his wife and two
sons are now living in a pretty cottage
in the outskirts Of San Mateo. They
are so troubled over the poisoning Of
Mrs. Stanford that they have not had
time to get well settled and their house
is still in chaos.
Mrs. Beverley is a well educated
English woman Of good family. Miss
Richmond. the maid who left Mrs.
Stanford in January, was friend Of
Mrs. Beverley's in England and she is
staying at the Beverley house.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
WILSON THINKS
TT WAS MURDER
"In Interest of Justice"
Refuses to Discuss
Suspicious.

Mountford S. Wilson, the attorney
who is looking after Mrs. Stanford's 5
affairs, at last admits that in his opin-
ion Mrs. Stanford met death by pois-
on administered with purpose to take
her life.
''It certainly looks now as If Mrs.
Stanford was poisoned and that it is
case of murder" he said yesterday.
Then he was pressed for informa-
ton as to whom he suspected, and his
answer was:
I'm the interest of justice 1 must
refuse to discuss the matter"
The attorney had several consulta-
tions during the day with Captain ]. j..
Callundan of the Morse detective
agency and devoted himself during the
day to directing the Investigations. He
worked on the theory that the guilty
persons had been definitely ferreted
out.
Wilson refused to divulge the con-
tents of Mrs. Stanfords will, from
which some important light might be
thrown on the tragedy. On the theory
that the motive for the crime lay in
the bequests that Mrs. Stanford had
provided for her household, knowl-
edge of the contents would strongly
reinforce deductions.
The testament has undoubtedly
been opened by the lawyer in order
to assist the detectives. 1t is believed
that the suspects were aware of what
was bequeathed to them, for Mrs.
Stanford in her loving kindness had
undoubtedly talked to some of them
of the provisions she had made.
Charles G. Lathrop is now more in
clined to the belief that his sister was
murdered, though he refuses to ex-
press an opinion.
Whitelaw Reid of New York who is
one of the trustees of Stanford Uni
versity, called yesterday on Mr.. La
throp and Attorney Wilson. During
the winter he has been residing at
Millbrae. He will be present at the
meeting of the trustees on March IL.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
NORA HOPKINS IN sECLUsIoN.

PALO ALTO, March 3.-Nora Hop
kins. who has been a housemaid for
Mrs. Stanford here for many years,
has ever since the death of Mrs. Stan
ford been kept or has kept herself
away from interviewers. Only once
has she come to the front door and
then only to receive a telegram. She
went to San Francisco yesterday and
to-day she returned and Immediately
denied herself to visitors
Callers at the house were informed
10y the Chinese cook that the maid was
out but the old Stanford gardener de-
clared he had seen her come back
from the city.
No one is allowed near the Berner
home or to get even a peep at the in
terror. Robert Berner says that his
mother is on the verge Of complete
collapse.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
ASKS
FOR SODA IN A
PAPER PACKAGE
Pharmacist in PaIo Alto
Asserts He Sold Mrs.
Stanford Harmless Drug
GIVES DATE or SALE
Record Shows Purchase
Of Three Ounces on
the 9Th of February
DEATH RECALLS EVENT
GIVES DATE or SALE
DEATH RECALLS EVENT

'On February Mrs. Stanford en-
tered the Stanford Pharmacy and
asked for three ounces Of bicarbonate
OF soda She asked me to place it In a
bottle with a neck large enough to per-
nit a spoon to enter. Miss Bertha
Berner, the secretary, who accompa-
MED Mrs. Stanford, said, Never mind
bottle. Wrap IL in paper We have
a bottle at the house for holding BIZ
carbonate Of soda"
This is the statement OF w. E. Jack
son, head clerk of the Stanford Phar-
macy on University avenue, Palo Alto,
and he is certain that this is the BIZ
carbonate of soda that Mrs. Stanford
took on the night of the poisoning in
Honolulu. There was no possible
chance of the strychnine being mixed
with the bicarhonate of soda in the
drug store and no strychnine has been
sold there for several months.
When the word OF the poisoning
reached Palo Alto, Jackson looked up
the record of the sale and took the
original package Of soda, from which
he took the three ounces asked for by
Mrs. Stanford. to his attorney.
Jackson says that Mrs. Stanford
drove in from the Hotel Vendome in
San Jose, accompanied by Miss Berner.
| After he placed the soda in the paper
| the couple drove to the estate Jack
son has been employed in the PalO
Alto Pharmacy for four years and has
an excellent reputation
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
TRUSTEES MEETING CALLED.

SAN JOSE, March 3.-vice Presi-
dent Leib. acting head of the board of
trustees Of Stanford University, to-
day ordered Secretary Crothers to call
q meeting Of the trustees for Satur-
day, March IL. 1t will be held at the
Office Of the university in San Fran
cisco. Passing Of resolutions in re-
gard to Mrs. Stanford's death viii be
the only matter taken UP.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
WIN Not Move canital

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 3.-Sena-
tor Bakers resolution for the removal
OF the capital from Olympia to Ia
coma was indefinitely postponed to-
day by the Senate.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
are flashed over the Pacific cable ar

are flashed over the Pacific cable ar
rest will follow.
In the mansion on the hill where
Mrs. Stanford's life was attempted are
All Wing, the cook, whom Miss Berner
suspected; Lee, second cook: Wong,
second butler. and Miss Mary Gaffney.
The latter is not regarded as suspect,
as she was not in Mrs. Stanford's en-
ploy when the attempt was made, ana
the theory is that the poison that was
found in the bicarbonate of soda bottle
was put there at the same time the
first attempt was made.
Yesterday afternoon there was evi-
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding piles
Your druggist viii refund money IL PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure you in TO IA days. 50c.s
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
Picture Eranes

And an immense variety of mouldings for
framing pictures to order; also ready
made frames in all the new shapes. and
every tint and color of mat boards and
binding papers made. Sanborn, Vail &
Co., TAI Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
Hoods JdrSdpGriLid
and Pills

Which thoroughly cleanse the blood,
expelling all humors and building
up the whole system They cure.
Accept no substitute.
Testimonials OF remarkable cures mailed on
request. c. l. HOOD CO.. Lowell. Mass.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04

To Cure a Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets al
druggists refund the money il Il fails TO cure.
z. w Groves signature is on each box 25c-s
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04

A good neighbor is one who lacks
interest in affairs that are none of his
business.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
ADVERTISEMENTS.
EruptiOns

Dry or moist scaly letter, all forms
OF eczema or salt rheum, pimples
and other cutaneous eruptions pro-
ceed from humors, either inherited,
or acquired through defective di-
gestion and assimilation
To. treat these eruptions with dry
ing medicines is dangerous.
The thing to do is to take
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04

A good debtor maketh bad cred
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-28
GETS THIRTY DAYS.
Charles Burton In Police Court Pleads
Guilty to DisorderIy Conduct.

In police court this morning, Charles
Burton pleaded guilty to disorderly
conduct and went to jail for thirty
days to serve out fine of $100. The
information was filed by the divorced
wife of Burton, who claimed that he
stopped her on East Main street last
evening, and threatened her with a
razor. Ray McKeehan of Centerville,
charged with intoxication, said that he
came to town yesterday and that there
was so much free doin's" that he took
too much. He was sentenced to three
days in Jail, but was allowed to go on
his promise to leave at once for home
Ed Johnson was given three days for
intoxication and j. Mackey and Chas.
Martin, two dodgers, were given a
chance to get work or leave town. B.
Campbell pleaded not guilty to intox-
ication and will have his trial this
evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-28
BLOOM FIELD.

Bloomfield, March 25.-A joint ses-
sion of the boards of supervisors of
Wapello and Davis counties was held
at the court house Wednesday after
noon and it was decided to stop the
drainage proceedings until June IA, by
which time the decision of the SUI
preme court in a case from Monroe
county was pending, will be learned.
The case will test the new drainage
law which prevents the board from
putting in the drain contrary to the
wishes of the property owner. The
benefit assessment being holly con-
tested by all owners of the land along
the drainage line.
Judge and Mrs. F. w. Eichelberger
left Thursday evening for Ottumwa
where they will spend few days while
en- route to Keosauqua where the
judge will open court the first of the
week.
James Dunlavy have gone to Colum-
bus Junction where he will work on a
farm this summer.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. B.
Loeb was hostess to the Social club
which spent pleasant hour read
ing Thackeray's vanity Fair" At the
close of the meeting refreshments
were served and social hour was
spent. Mrs. c. M. Hughes, of Lima,
Ohio, who is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. w. ]. Steckel, was the guest of
the club.
Mrs. John Evans gave a number of
friends a social afternoon Thursday,
the affair being complimentary to
Mrs c. M. Hughes, of Lima, Ohio
Singing the familiar songs which we're
favorites of their youth was one of
the happy features of the afternoon
entertainment.
The Holland entertainment given at
the NJ. e. church Wednesday evening
under the auspices Of the Epworth
| league, was not well attended owing to
| the numerous round of social events
in progress on that evening. The
audience, however, was greatly
pleased with Rev Hollands imperson
alton of the characters presented in
Black Rock and other features of the
entertainment were equally enjoyable
| The profit realized by the league only
amounted to IS dollars
! The wives and sweethearts of the
Knights of Pythias were entertained
at the hall Wednesday evening. The
time was spent in dancing and excel
lent music.
Mason and John Clark, of Moulton
were business visitors at this place
Friday.
Miss Della Miller left Thursday
night for Alden, Kas., to spend sew
eral months with relatives
Frank King. CT Unionville, Mo.
spent Thursday evening with his cou
sin, Mrs. j.. R. Wallace, while in the
city on business.