The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-08


and especially his nose. He believ
his liver was out Of order, for he hi
experienced loss of action of that
gan since the attacks commenced
October. He claims that on Mondy
evening Mrs Stuart gave him
enema, after which he lapsed into url
consciousness and knew nothing NOR
until the following Tuesday, wheI
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'Clock Tuesday morning byI
Mrs. Stvart that her uncle was very
i'll. When the niece suggested calling
a physician it is claimed that Mrs. 1
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 a 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 a 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-
seriousness few hours later and was
informed that he had ben poisoned !
he called In his wife and openly stat-p
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 Thu
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 Chester, so that she was not then
brought to Centerville. The bond is
signed by Max Kahn, merchant; G.
II. Barney president of the Gloster
Bank; L. J. Wilkinson and w. ii.
Christmas and L. j. Wilkinson, rela-
tives of the accused woman. The af-
fidavit was sworn out by Dorsey Stu
art of Clayton, La, a 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 d.
agnosed as 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