Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-06-04
PHYSICIAN AND WIFE QUAR-.
RELIED OVER PROSPECTIVE
INCREASE in FAMILY.
POLICE BASE THEORIES
ON DEATH OF WOMAN
Murder BY Husband, Accidental Pois.
onins or Self Destruction Because Of
Despair May Be Proved When Glenn
inson is Placed on Trial - Prisoner
Maintains His composure.


the physician and his Wife, over an
expected addition to the family was
responsible for the death Of Mrs. Nora
Jane Cleminson, in connection with
which DR.. Haldane Cleminson, the for
mer Dubuque man, and the woman's
husband, is in custody on a murder
charge.
After four days spent in one Of the
most exhaustive investigations ever
conducted, in which the police depart
ment has been assisted by forces from
the states attorneys and the county
coroner's offices. this is the opinion
reached by officers directly in charge
OF the case In the light of information
obtained yesterday the question of
qualitative and quantitative analyses
of poisons in the dead womans vital
organs and theories as to affinities be-
come less significant in the solution of
the strange murder mystery.
Over the birth of a child expected
about the middle of July Cleminson
and his wife quarreled bitterly for the
first time five months ago, and from
that time until the death of the moth
er 1T was daily the source of a wran-
gle.
Three Theories Are Advanced.
About this dispute over the birth Of
the child center the three theories
which the police believe must include
all possible explanations of the death
of Mrs. Cleminson. Either Dr. Glenn
inson, unable to persuade his wife to
adopt plans he urged, willfully muir
dered her in her sleep, or, goaded to
desperation by his insistence that she
comply, she took poison herself, with
a third theory that she took poison
from the family medicine cabinet by
mistake.
Even in the event of the truth of the
last proposition relatives lay the death
of the woman at her husbands feet
CT arging that during the last several
months, at times when she was dis
tressingiy sick, he forced her to care
for herself and seek her own medi-
ciles.
The police learned that only three
weeks before her death DR.. Cleminson
AOdSLly OAoGLSu VILE 10 prepare 10
take "hot quinine BATH" that she re-
fused and at once went to the physi-
clans mother, imploring the latter to
intercede in her behalf.
Collecting Evidence for Trial.
The three theories in mind and real
izing that circums stances and probabir-
ity will play large part in the trial
Of the accused physician, the police be-
gan to collect evidence in support of
each
Mrs. Isaac Cleminson and woman
with whom she lives on Morse avenue
will be called to testify as to the num-
Der of occasions on which Cleminson
demanded that his wife adopted certain
measures with regard to the unborn
child. Their testimony will be sup
ported by relatives Of the dead woman
and detectives are searching for others
occurred to whom the woman may
have told her troubles.
Sworn statements will also be on
hand when needed showing extreme
cruelty OF Cle1ninson toward his wife
lduring the last five months and if it is
proved that she committed suicide be-
cause of his continued upbraiding the
manslaughter charge will hold against
him
| Neighbors of the Cleminson's secuted
the suicide theory and the women who
knew the wife, without exception, in
sisted that she had not killed her.
self.
Doctors Mother Still Hopeful.
| Police have learned that strong af-
lection existed between the physicians
wife and his aged mother The elder
woman visited the younger every day
always to do some part of the house
keeping or cooking. Mrs. Isaac Glenn
inson said:
ut will all turn out right in the end
This is between my son and his wife
and it will be explained"
Supporting the theory of accidental
death, the police learned that Mrs
Cleminson had been in the habit of
going to the medicine cabinet and TAX
ing pain killing concoctions herself.
| Coroner Hoffman, after conference
with Prof. Walter s. Haines, who has
charge Of the analysis Of the woman's
internal organs, said:
'The inquest will be postponed two
weeks to give time for the analysis"
Cleminson preserved an attitude of
/ taciturnity. refusing to discuss the
charges against him. He read mag