The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-02

! some foreign matter must nave DeeIl
accidentally introduced into the water
IN the bottIing process
Ali the doings and the gossip of Mrs
Stanford's menage were laid before the
detectives employed in the case to give
them foundation on which to work.
All the facts as to how the water got
into the home and who handled it be-
fore it reached the mistress of the house
and facts of perhaps more import We're
learned by the detectives.
Among other things the detectives
We're told about the recently discharged
butler of Mrs. Stanford, Albin Beverley,
an Englishman, who had been in her
employ for two years and who had ac-
companied her on her trip around the
world and tour of Europe last year On
this trip, besides Mrs. Stanford and her
butler, We're her secretary, Miss Bertha
Berner, and her maid Miss Richmond.
Miss Berner has been in the service of
Mrs. Stanford for over a dozen years,
and accompanied her on her trip to the
Hawaiian islands last Thursday The
maid who was on the European trip
did not accompany her, however Mrs.
Stanford taking her old maid, Miss May
Hunt.
GENERAL CHANGE OF HELP.
Beverley the discharged butler, is
about 40 years old and has a family
living at Palo Alto. 1t is not known
why he was discharged, but there was
gossip among the servants about his
friendliness toward Miss Berner, the
secretary of Mrs. Stanford 1t is said
that Miss Berner, plying him, tried
to get Mrs. Stanford to take him back
in her employ. A man by the name of
McQueenie succeeded Beverley, who
lost his place just after the return of
Mrs. Stanford from Europe last May.
McQueenie did not remain long, leav
ing a month or so ago. A German
butler was employed to take his place,
but he also left very soon, about the
time Mrs. Stanford was taken i'll.
At the time that Mrs. Stanford
drank the water there were in the
house Miss Berner and Miss Richmond,
the new butler, Miss Hopkins, who
has charge of Mrs. Stanfords PaloI
Alto mouse, and four Chinese servants.
All of the Chinese are old employees,
and Wing, the Oldest of them, has
acted as housekeeper for many years.
BeforS trs. Stanford sailed for Ha-
waii the other day she employed a
housekeeper. the first woman house
keeper she has had for some time.
Mrs. Stanford spent a great deal Of
her time in San Jose at the Hotel Ven
dome, and in her Palo Alto house after
returning from Europe, and every
where she went she had her mineral
water taken along with her. and it is
possible for bottle of the water to
have been tempered with either while
she was in San Jose or in her house at
Palo Alto. She drank the water in
question just a day or two before she
was to have given a reception to the
trustees of Stanford University. This /
reception was postponed, as was also
q planned reception for the night of !
February 3rd in honor of her niece.
Miss Jennie Lathrop of Palo Alto. 1t
was given out at the time that she had
a cold.
DIR. Boericke. who attended Mrs.
Stanford after she drank the water.
refused to discuss the matter further
than to say that he treated Mrs. Stan
ford for the grip. Servants at the
Stanford house say that DR. Boericke
sent medicine to the house, and they
hint that it was not for the grip,
although they themselves were kept
in the dark as to the water until the
detectives began their Investigations.