The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-30
CHEMISTS REPORT
 IS NOT YET READY
Meager Developments in the
 Poisoning Case
WORK ON NEW THEORY
r,,.-s Seems to He a Possibility That inc Bottle Found Did Not Contain Pofson--Many Officers Are
 Working on the Cnse

Chemist J. c. Long reported to Cor oner B. l.. Brasher last night that he had been unable to complete the analysis of the contents of the stom' achs of Guy R. Coleman and $. Il Strickland. who were mysteriously noisoned last week. MT. Long stated that it would probably be tonight be- fore his report was ready. MT. Long stated to the coroner that he wa' making the analysis deliberately ant that it would be correct when he gave it to him.
 The city detectives and sheriff's dep- uties have been considering the pos sibility of the bottle containing nc poison and are looking around for some place where the poison might have been procured.
 There are many possibilities con- tained in the few drops of liquid left in the bottle. Should 1t contain nc noison the inclination toward the ac- cident theory will be strengthened Should the bottle contain neither oxalio acid nor strychnine but another dead ly drug, then the second anonymous letter received by Chief of Police George H. Bodeker will assume added significance If the poison found In the bottle Is chemical used by dis tiIlers to adulterate whisky, then the accident theory will be strengthened.
 As to actual developments in the case yesterday they were very meager. A woman telephoned to Chief of Police George H. Bodeker yesterday morning that she had some information to inn part in regard to the killing and of- fered to come to his office at o'clock yesterday afternoon to confer with the chief and the detectives. However, the chief became busy with other matters and was forced to turn the woman over to Detectives Williams and Murphy.
 Neither detective would make a statement as to what the womans Information in regard to the case was Even her name N withheld and the officers. They are determined that no hint shall leak out and that the ar rest. when it does comes, will be as a thunderbolt from the blue.
 Added complications are brought into the case by the fact that, accord ing to the officers, there were several women who might have had motive for killing Coleman. All of these have been watched and their connection with Coleman rigidly Investigated. but as yet nothing sufficient to justify an arrest has been found.
 According to one of the detectives working on the case he has been work ing to establish the connection of one woman with the killing and that none other has been suspected by him. The minute he secures one link in his chain of evidence an arrest will follow, sc he states.
 The sheriff's deputies have not been idle and have unearthed some good clues. One of the deputies is working on the theory of the slayer of Coleman was 0 man. In addition to the num- erous women who might have had a motive for sending the poison it is known that several men were bitter enemies of Coleman and feared hin physically.
 r't+'~ has heen heard from the six detectives of Coroner Brasher. who arc working on the case. According to tho coroner. they are saving wood ant saying nothing"