The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-02-08

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and especially his nose. He believed
his liver was out Of order, for he had
experienced a loss of action of that or
gan since the attacks commenced in
October. He claims that on Monday
evening Mrs Stuart gave him an
enema, after which he lapsed into un-
consciousness and knew nothing more
until the following Tuesday, when
the physicians saved his life only af-
ter desperate efforts.
A niece Of Mr.. Stuart s, who made
her home at his residence, was told
about 3 O o'clock Tuesday morning by
Mrs. Stuart that her uncle was very
ill. When the niece suggested calling
physician it is claimed that Mrs.
Stuart objected, but the young wo-
man called DR.. w. Marsalis, who in
turn called in DR.. R. L. Hageman. 1t
is said that when they arrived Mrs.
Stuart was at breakfast while her hus-
band was lying in state of coma,
very near the point Of death. The
physicians recognized the case as one
Of poisoning and proceeded to use
the stomach pump, in spite of strong
protests and objections it is said that
Mrs. Stuart offered to that treatment.
1t is further claimed by friends of
Mr.. Stuart that his wife walked to
her trunk while the physicians were
present, concealed bottle in her
skirt and later placed it away in the
closet. Her niece, it is said, question
ed her about what she was doing at
the time, but was given no satisfac-
tory answer.
When Mr.. Stuart recovered con-
sciousness a few hours later and was
informed that he had ben poisoned
he called in his wife and openly stat
ed his suspicious to her and ordered
her to return to Gloster, where she has
relatives. He added that she was not
to return, according to his story, and
said that there was mystery some
where which he intended to solve. Tho
next day Mrs. Stuart, who had al
ready for some days been packing
her trunks as it later developed, went
to Gloster and remained there until
her arrest. Constable A. K. Farra,
who made the arrest the Sunday fol
lowing arranged to have bail given
in Gloster, so that she was not then
brought to Centerville. The bond is
signed by Max Kahn, merchant; G..
H. Barney, president of the Gloster
Bank; L. J. Wilkinson and w. III.
Christmas and L. J. Wilkinson, rela-
tives of the accused woman. The -af-
fidavit was sworn out by Dorsey Stu
art of Clayton, La, son Of the pois-
oned man.
One of the most interesting features
of the case is the manner in which the
insurance is alleged to have been Sc
cured upon Mr.. Stuart's life, payable
to his wife. Last February he suffer
ed an attack of the grippe, the first
serious illness he had ever eXperien-
ced, and when he recovered Mrs. Stu
art, he says, announced to him that
she was going to have his life insured
in her favor. She had an insurance
agent, of the Equitable, call on her
husband, and after he had passed
the examination and other prelimin-
aries were arranged the insurance was
issued. Mr.. Stuart says he under
stood at the time that the amount was
$4,000. His wife desired to take out
two $4,000 policies, as the agent sug-
gested, but he refused to agree. to that.
Subsequently he was Informed by the
agent that Mrs. Stuart had secured
the two $4,000 policies, instead Of
but one.
In connection with the case a ru-
NOR developed here within the last
few days that there is still third pol
icy ON Mr.. Stuart's life, but this has
not been proven as yet.
The insurance matters were fixed
up by Mrs. Stuart, it is claimed, last
spring, and nothing developed Their
until October last, when Mr.. Stuart
had his first "attack" The symp-
toms, according to his story, were SIM
liar to the illness which so nearly re-
suited in his death a few days ogo
and which the physicians promptly di-
agnosed as a case of morphine pois-
oning. The theory of the physicians
appears to be, from what can be learn
ed that the final dose of the drug was
administered by the enema which Mr.
Stuart claims was administered by his
wife on the night preceding his res
cue from death by the physicians
That other doses Of morphine had
been administered to him internally
is also suspected, for Mr.. Stuart as
serts that he had at times noticed q
peculiar bitterness in his coffee just
prior to these attacks of illness.
ROOSEVELT FOR MAYOR.