Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-01-05
J. Ellsworth Poisoned Herself
nd Husband While Temper
arily Insane.
DIES FROM ITS EFFECTS
Itlon of the Morrisvflic NysterS-
oman Had Dccn Suffering with
Insane spells md Once At
tempted to Drown Herself
--Th. scians' statement.

|,rrisvile. Dec. 3o.--The mystery con-
linz the poisoning of the family Of
len Ellsworth. who lives about two
| S outside the village. has at last been
4. The poison did not come from
sauce the kettles or tho tea but was
. nistorcd by Mrs Ellsworth herself
temporarily insane. Mrs. Ellsworth
last evening as the result Of the
pm and her husband lies at the point
cath with practically no chance for
very.
{ first iutimation the public had ~
| true sourcc of the poisoning cam"
evening when the following official
mcnt was issued by the attending
icians. Il reads as follows:
clieving the public has the right TO
y the facts in the Ellsworth suspected
pning case, as thus FAR developed,
in order that unjust suspicion may
attach itself to any innocent person
n alleged criminal relation thereto,
. the UNDERSIGNED, attending physicians
. he case, hereby make the following
mcnt:
X4liN VA wv go ~ ~ VI i''ii'' - 'f''i'-
to us in our professional capacity
a source indsputable from our point
lew, within the last e hours. we are
|fod that the poison was admins
y by 81 member of the family during
tttacls Of acute mania and who has
+ been removed from personal re-
! visibility by the hand Of death.
Isigned
&c. T.. BATES. NJ. y.
&C. c. RCBLEE. NJ. D."
thor OF tho physicians would dis
tho case further when queried by a
Press preventative this evening
careful inquiry has brought out more
rmation in the case.
| RS. Ellsworth had for some time
subject 20 short periods of men
liberation and during one of these
s few months ago attempted to
|Vn herself in a stream near their
3c. She was discovered by her son.
rescued her before she could SER
lily harm herself and for Il time she
ned rational. Since then she has
times of great suffering and during
b. has warned the family that if
could not get relief she feared she
ID do some of them wrong There
. = no way TO relieve her and be
ing her trouble to be only tempo
h, the family watched her closely.
kng she would soon be free from
trouble.
it was during one of
.bA u IN .st i,,
lon which has caused the terrible
Hts. The first attempt was made
a son, who was taken suddenly i'll
Hw days before Mr.. and Mrs. Els
tn We're. Seeing his sons plight
Ellsworth administered cmctics
doubtless saved the boys life.
Eently, however, the real cause of
boys illness was not suspected by
Ellsworth as no further attention
given the matter.
bw Mrs. Ellsworth secured the poison
lust when it was administered could
be learned Tonight further than Mr.
Mrs. Ellsworth were both stricken
BE- at the dinner table alone on De
her II. Or. Bates was then called and
land Or. Ruhlce have since worked
gently to save the family and dis
tr tle source from which the poison
b.. The symptoms in the cases were
Fnosed the cases as arsenicai poison
the syn ptoms pointing to a chronic
Der than an acute phase.
|Versl different theories had been ad-
|ccd and dinorcnt clues have been
|oWcd The fact that Mr.. Ellsworth
sprinhlci the goos"berry bushes
i paris green carly III the sea son, and
thc family Lad eaten frequently of
made from the fruit, was the first
~ advanced. The sauce has been
|yZad by physicians here but no
IS Of arsenic were found
lothcr possible clue was that The
ION might have been taken from an
IT, tea kettle, the cheaper ware of
kind being known TO contain arsenic
|iis composition. In this connection
ldct that tho water in this neigh
V1ood D. hlrI and moro Liable to cause
to- ware to peel gave aonr weight 10
theory Water boiled in tho kettle
also water from % wcll on the prem.
has been examined, but no traces
|the po. on have been found
RS, Ellsworth was horn I'M Indorhill
| oals az" last April and was orc Of
(ral children born 80 Harvey G.. ana
II Gallup I'M. She had boon u r.si-
81 tho town for many wears. and had
\ de acquaintance. She is survived bv
Iushand. tW0 sons, Harry. aged a. and
Ill~ au,t lt and an .~,d ,,,,.I.,.. H.