The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02
POISON KILLED
 MRS. STANFORD
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that it has been refilled. Miss Bertha Berner, Mrs. Stanfords secretary, says that a previous attempt on the life of her employer was made cn January IA, at her home in San Francisco. when strichnlne, she says was found in bottle of mineral water
 Miss Berner said to a correspondent of the Associated Press:
 We went to picnic yesterday OuI luncheon consisted of the ordinary cold dishes, prepared at the Hoana hotel and there was nothing in 1t of the canned variety. Mrs. Stanford ate heartily. She said she felt very we'll We returned to the hotel at o'clock, and Mrs. Stanford retired to her room for a rest. Later she dressed for dinner. When the soup was served, she said that would be sufficient, as she was not hun gry.
 Retired Very Early. We went to the veranda, where Mrs Stanford planned a trip to Haleiwa, suburb for the day. She then said she would retire early, so as to be refreshed for the trip. At S;30 o'clock Mrs Stan ford sent for her maid, May Hunt, whom she had recently employed. She then said to me, I shall retire and take my | medicine. Please get it for me- q got a teaspoonful of bi-cerbonate of soda one purgative tablet and bottle of mineral water. Mrs. Stanford forgot to | take the medicine and lay down and slept 1 As soon as she awoke she took the medi- l cine and again retired.
 Mrs. Stanford soon thereafter was seized with eonvulsions which threw her l out of bed. The maid and myself went | in answer to her call. as did also a guest | from a nearby room. She said: I am poi soned. The convulsions continued in spite of the efforts of the physician. The bottle of bi-carbonate of soda was pur- chased by me at Adelaide several years | ago, but I think it had been refilled for Mrs Stanford at San Francisco. I do not remember by what druggist
 Attempt Mado to Murder Her. l San Francisco, March Ion the 18th 1 of last month 1t was reported that an attempt had been made to murder Mrs. | Stanford by means of poison placed in a | bottle of mineral water at her home | on California street Tn this cty. It was | stated she had taken three drinks of the deadly mixture, but the poison had been used in such large quantities that | it served as it's own emetic. Mrs. Stan 1 ford was taken violently i'll and medical 1 aid was summoned.
 The contents of her stomach and the water remaining in the bottle were anal yzed and enough strychnine to have kill | ed three persons was found Mrs. Stan | ford first drank of ,Ae water on January h.. and from that time her health de- clined. Although the story of the attempt to poison was positively denied. perss- tent rumors regarding the matter were | circulated.
 She sailed for the oriet on the steamer Korea two weeks ago and it was believ- ed by her friends here that the voyage would result in her complete restoration | to health. No one had access to Mrs. Stanford's apartments in this city ex- cept members of her household and though many theories were advanced. the detectives who investigated the af- fair did not announce the discovery of any motive for the attempted murder. if Indeed the poison had been intended for Mrs Stanford at all.
 The body of Mrs Stanford will be re- turned from Honolulu on the first steamer Until it's arrival it is probable the university will remain closed. The | funeral will take place from the Stan ford Memorial church and interment will be made in the Stanford mausoleum on the campus
 The death of Mrs. Stanford will stop | all student activities that have been scheduled for the next few days