The St. Louis Republic., 1906-01-02
FINDING Of P(|sOl
c0MPL|cATES Case
Discovery Of Arsenic in Nrs.
Chase's Stomach Enters In
TO Will Contest.
STRANGE FACTS RELATEA
Woman Forced to Adopt Hus-
bands Son. He BEING Her Ju-
hiOr but Nine Years. That
He Night Inherit.
REi'i BL,c SPH1AL

1 Uk.i't bL-t' SpEJAL
Salem. Mas... Jan. Professor ". =.
WhttHey's discovery rf large quantity
| Of arssn;c in the stomach. o: Mrs. jennie
Phiiiiis 'aasr. whose mysterious Death
last s"v;rH'he- is EHw being inveSe10ate0
by III. District Attorney fas aided atldi-
etoEol Interest To the contest OF ME-.
Chase's vii! nov. being made hy her 1e0th-
ers in tiie Probate Court. Professor Whit
EsyS reSor: Viii be- made a. the reSuWp.
ts", ~ the i'oI.s. nsX. Wednesday.
Ev':~rsc in Il.c contested vii! case has
Furnished - SERIES of siartiing surprises.
Mrs. Chasr's brothers PARTING On witness
after witness 10 prove tEs!r sister was eTu-
ely treated by her husband. wss coerced
intn adopting his son. 50 tha; he wo0ta
had made or intended tn make will en-
t:re'y '.!fs srrnt fro'i that offered for pro-
ba;" by her husband
Ncnna Chase WAS - IL! LAST September
that his G"ath was t.Ie-.es! 8: any time.
but II was nc; gen. ri:ij aUowE he had
h.c:i !.cot;Td hN tae w.ic If ia father.
Hal hP ,:iC'. before Air s'lasC. aer share
Of the PHILLIPS .stat" woUi1 lave reverted
back Z" ;he trs..t. aui i.ac;c. Chase would
haN" h"cn ~: "i w.::n;it any.hiHy- When
this nccsrI. krswr investigation vas I'M
inedIat.iy i~S.m into tin. strange ctrcum-
stancrs surrounding the death Of the
woman.
APPARENTLY SUICIDE.
Mrs.. Chase was found =. > ociock q, the
morning ~ .''?!emb.r III on .l. kitchen
nCcr beside 81 gas stove. the ccsks Of
which were opea. - n",e Wits fouI.d. APP
pasVht'. NtIS'SAs stIs7sx sue
teInisd 20 take tar cw,: iisr Mrs. tiiase
fingered ior several days. but her broth
ers wrrr not notified ~; hcr condition. The
mrs; iri";,.a tion they received was Of hey
death. .i:.J Doctor finkhan,. ~ l.S I'm. tho
family doctor. VII" i also in.;ii.al exam-
In.r. nr., save pnetino'i;i as IN. cause Of
the word suicide
Doctor Pinkham has refused to Yeceds
from the position he took NJ that time. and
he has been subjected to much adyers~
Cr1eSCiSm AZ thS. ipnlleSt Hss noverNfV
questioned by District Attorney Peters.
and the result was a row between the
The inquest. coming directly after fev-
eral prominent lawyers inciui!nx Charles
u. Chick testified IN the Probate Court
9s. ap nss r anf ,sa assansa sse a: s:s
pressed determination to cut on her -
band ard hts son: that she had been
only years younger thar herself. or sep
arate from her husband. who had given
her that alternative. "a expected 10 de-
veiop additional facts which may have
bearing on the will contest
MRS. CHASE FRIGHTENED.
Mrs. Mary =. Trask. a Boston dress
maker. who had been III the confidence
Of Mrs. t'nase. testified that Mrs: Chase
Was afraid her husband would kill her.
THE doctor II plotting some hing" Mrs.
Trask testified Mrs. Chase said. and u he
dared he would kill me. The looks he gives
me ar. something fiendish. and II looks
could kill I would be dead
On the witness stand Doctor Chase freely
admitted there had been differences be-
tween his wife and himself. but explained
that these were mostly dine tO her violent
temper. Al ore time they separated. hut
there vas = reconciliation after a6Out six
weeks
Both were interested: In astronomy, Doc
tor Chase said. and Airs. Chase induced
one Of her brothers 10 consult an a&srOiO-
ger 1t Was An AstroioEer who drew up the
will which il now being cont. stcI.
Doctor Chase. according 10 witnesses. IN
ducsd his wife 10 allow him half her In
come. and he spent much time IN tho stock
market. where hs guided h.s actions very
largely by the astroioserS charts. IL does
rot appe3Y tina, he WAS very siccesAfui.
hut he always attributed his losses to fail
TIRE TO read correctly the chart furnished
BY the aslTOlO2eY.