The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-09
Positive Evidence Of Deadly
Arsenic Has Been Found
in Both Stomach and Liver
of White.
A COMPLETE INQUIRY
BY THE PROSECUTOR
Latest Development Probably
viii Result in Grand Jury
Being Called on to Probe
Case.

n, a. Z. DsaNlkamp, coroner Of said
county, having examined the body Of
Eddie White, and heard the testimony
Of the witnesses which 10 hereto At
taetsd, do hsrsby find that said de-
ceased came TO hls death the 23rd day
o. December, 1909. from poisoning by
arsenic, how and by whom adminis-
tered, and with what purpose the
evidence proourable by me fails to
eetabllsh."
The above is the report of Coroner
A. L. Bramkamp, filed this morning.
with County Clerk Harry e. Penny.
Eddie White died at his home, about
one mile south OF Whitewater on De-
cember q. after an illness of one week.
His illness and death was suspicious to
the residents Of thar vicinity. but no
information was furnished the county
officials until late in January and on
January %, Coroner A. l. Bramkan,p
held his official autopsy.
Eddie X. White was q we'll known
young farmer, having lived in White
water and that vicinity his entire life.
He lived with his wife and one daugh.
ter ON farm, south Of Whitewater.
and was highly respected in that neigh
borhood.
On December Is, he and his wife,
leaving their daughter at whitewater,
came to this city, and did some shop
ping. Among the supplies purchased
was . can of corn, which was prepared
for supper upon the return of Mr.. and
Mrs. White that evening. Mrs. White
had headache and did not eat much
supper, but her husband ate q large
amount OF the corn.
Mrs. white Becomes III.
Mrs. White became very Ill, that
evening and vomited repeatedly. How
ever, Mr.. Whites health was as usual
and not until after his breakfast on
the following morning, did he feel i'll.
He became very sick and vomited fire.
quently. DIR. A. HI. Jones of White
water. was called to the home and
treated him for stomach trouble, be-
lieving that the illness was due to
eating the corn, the night before.
While Mr.. White was very sick. yet
he was not considered seriously so, and
was only confined to his bed two days.
A week after he was taken i'll. he
died. Just previous to his death he
was unconscious, and before this, ner-
vous and excitable. He had COM
plained to those about him during his
delirium that something was trying to
kill him. At no time, did he expert
ence any great amount Of pain. his suf-
fering being more from numbness and
contraction OF the muscles Of the alb
dominal regions.
Ssnsatlonai stories Heard.
DR.. A. H. Jones, the attending ply
sician, In his death return, announced
that he believed death was due to pto-
maine poisoning, as result of eating
the canned corn. Mr.. White was bur.
led In the cemetery in Whitewater. and
after his death, rather sensational sto-
ries were circulated. The authorities
heard of these and started an exami-
nation. On January .. the coroner
ordered that the body be exhumed. He.
In company with DR.. J. e. Weller. con-
Quoted . post mortem examination.
However. they were unable to discov-
or any causes for death. other than
that It was due to natural causes.
DR.. Alburger. the head pathologist
q Indiana university was asked to
make an examination and did 20. He,
In .tnrn. found nothing positive and 1t
the direction ol the coroner, the organs