The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-15

been poisoned. She had not tasted
to have taken it. as she surely would
have done if she had taken it in guam
tity sufficient to cause death, and in
the hysteria arising from her fright she
simulated exactly the symptoms of
strychnine poisoning. Her fright, in all
probability, killed her-and because she
ha taken a minute quantity of strych
nine. traces of it, but very faint traces,
We're found in the stomach by the
chemists. Also, the poison was found
in the phial of bicarbonate of soda, but
under conditions which make it ex-
tremely improba BILE that she could have
got enough from that source to kill her.
And that is the whole story.
Since / have learned that not more
than an ordinary medicinal dose OF
stryonnine was taken said DIR. David
Starr Jordan yesterday, II have been
confirmed in the opinion I had formed
from the symptoms that the case was
not one of stryehnine poisoning. This,
of course, accords with my personal
feelings
All Honolulu will pay honor to the
memory of Mrs. Stanford today. The
members of the Territorial Senate will
meet in the Senate Chamber at the
Capitol at 730 a. m. and proceed in
body to Central Union Church, where
the last rites will be held. AT 7:45 the
friends and admirers of the dead wom-
an will assemble at Williamss un-
dertaking parlors, on Fort street, and
the procession will be formed under
the direction of a committee of Stan
ford graduates. A funeral cortege will
be headed by Captain Parker and a
squad of foot police. A guard of honor
consisting of Policemen Charles Wills,
H. B. Haumea, John Aea. L. NJ. Need
ham, A Manuwai, John Wallace, Frank
Kanae and John Thomas will escort
the hearse to Central Union Church.
and from there to the Oceanic wharf.
Four officers have been detailed to re-
ceive the cortege at the church, and
four more at the wharf
The pallbearers will be Governor
Carter and United States Judge San
ford b. Dole, representing the Terri |
tory of Hawaii Charles Dole. Abram |
Lewis, Carl Smith and D. l.. Van Dine, |
representing the Stanford Alumni and |
the citizens of California: j. f. Hack |
field and c.. NJ Cooke representing the |
Stanford estate. and President David |
Starr Jordan and Timothy Hopkins,
the faculty and trustees
of the Stanford University.
The cortege is due to arrive at Cen
trail Union Church at o'clock. 1t will
be met in the vestibule by Rev. DR..
Kincaid and Bishop Restarick, who viii
precede the casket up the main aisle
of the church while the organ plays
funeral march.
The pastor of Central Union, Dr. Kin
caid, will conduct the brief Congrega-
tional service. which will be concluded
by the singing of the hymn, Beneath
the Cross of Jesus" Bishop Restarick
will then take charge and read the i'm
pressive burial service of the Episco-
pal Church. The hymn. Nearer, My
God, to Thee" will be sung, after
which DR.. Kineaid will deliver the
funeral grafton. After the address the
burial prayers of the Episcopal Church
will be sung and the service in the
church concluded with the hymn,
Lead, Kindly Light
The hymns chosen for the service
we're all favorites with the late Mrs.
stanford and viii be sung by double
luartette. A part of the church Will
De assigned to the graduates of Stan
ford University. another to the Native
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