The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-07
TRIES TO POISON
WOMAN WITH DRUG
Man Alleged to Have Mania for
Poisoning Women Cap
tured by Police.

Especial to The neutrality-suspicious.

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Ogden. Nov. Breaking into his
room just as Mamie White. a woman
of the tenderloin, was touching her
lips 20 a glass Of wine into which a
dose Of morphine had been dropped,
the police tonight saved the woman
from being poisoned. and arrested
Benjamin r. Lloyd, who is believed &c
have poisoned three other women Of
the tenderloin in similar manner dur
ing the last week. That sheer mania
10 kill was Lloyd's only motive is the
belief of the police.
His arrest was the climax 10 de-
tective work on the part Of Captain
James F. Fender and Detectives
George Wardlaw and Robert Burke.
Having Swallowed Lloyd 10 his room IN
the Fashion roOming house. from de-
scriptions furnished by his other vic
Tins. Wardlaw and Burge rented a
room adjoining and lay in wait for
the man. AT o O'Clock tonight Lloyd
entered his room with the woman.
whom he hsd lred from Electric al
ley.
Watching over the transom the Of
hcer saw the poison dropped into the
water glass With a cry Of warning
not TO drink, the officers battered
down the door and overpowered
Lloyd, after a struggle. HOwling al
the top OF his voice. Lloyd fought like
a mailman, hurting chairs anu beer
bottles at his captors.
First Case.
The first mysterious poisoning case
came TO the attention OF the police last
Tuesday. when Eva Walker was seized
with commissions. after man answer
ing Lloyd's description had left her
room. DR.. W. J. Green was called and
found her suffering from acute NOR
phine poisoning, though she denied
having taken any drug. The case was
at first thought 10 have been one of
attempted suicide. but later, by acct
dent, one OF the glasses used for beer
that night was found to contain traces
OF morphine Suspecting the stranger
who had called that night, the Walker
woman notified the police.
Wednesday night the mysterious
stranger called at the room OF
Pauline Wells, bought wine and. after
one drink, left, saying he would be
back. Hair an hour later the woman
was in the throes OF commissions. ana
for many hours her recovery was de
spaired Of Upon being brought 10
consciousness by DR.. Green. she was
able 10 furnish a complete description
of the man, and the entire detective
force was put 10 work on the case.
saturday night Mae Howard. also
o. the demi-mOnde. was found suffer
ing from morphine poisoning in room
- OF the Fashion rO0ming house.
whittier she had been brought by a
man giving the name of Lloyd. She
was taken 10 The police station emer-
gency hospital, where she came near
dying before the commissions were
checked
Fails 10 Appear.
Though the officers lay in wait all
Saturday night. Lloyd failed to return
10 his room. Early this evening a
man answering his description was
noticed on the street and Swallowed 70
his room in company with Mamie
White
The amount of drug found in the
untouched wine glass Lloyd had Of
fered 10 his last intended victim was
enough. the police say, 10 have killed
several persons. Lloyd was locked up
AT the police station, where he gave
his age as As and his occupation as
foreman of the Silver Creek mine
the location of which he refused 10
diVulge. He viii be charged with at
temDted murder tomorrow morning