The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-07-08
JANE ES REEM DIES SUDDENLY
FROM STRYCHNINE POISONING.

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Before Passing Away he Accused John
Van Asch OF Having Poisoned Him.
Van Asch Arrested, Given Hearing
And is Bound Over to Circuit Court.
James Reem, Il years old,
farmer, living about three miles
northwest of Milbank, is dead.
John Van Asche, farmer, liv-
ing north Of Milbank, is 10 jail,
having been bound over to the
circuit court, to be tried for mur
der.
Whiskey and strychnine are
the connecting links.
REEM TAKES FATAL DRINK.
Last Friday evening James
Reem was taken suddenly i'll, dy-
ing about three hours later.
Jessie, q daughter who lived
with him, tried to get help by
using the phone, but was not
able to give the calls correctly
Mrs. w. |. Lowthian answered
the telephone aud heard some
one calling, 'Come quick! Come
quick. Papa is sick, aud when
asked who was calling, replied
that it WAS Jessie. Phil Lowth-
ian and another young man went
to the Reem home. w. l.
Lowthlan who was out in his pas
ture at the time of the call toll
lowed as soon he learned Of s0ne
one being i'll. In the meantime
Jessie Ree m weut % the Frank
kockx home and told of her
fathers illness. Mr.. kockx and
brother John i'm N mediately drove
20 the Reem home ia the for mers
auto. Upon bis arrival Mr..
Kockx tried to get . physician
over the telephone, but after
waiting for several minutes de.
cided TO 20 with his auto. He
was not able to find DR.. Jacotel,
who Mr.. Reem wanted, but iocat-
ed DR.. Ferguson ut the Charles
Sutcliffe home. DR.. Ferguson
followed MIR. Kockx out to the
Reem home, and noting the ser.
i0us couditlou Of Mr.. Resm ques-
toned him as to what he had eaten
or drank. Mr.. Reem replied
that he mad been poisoned by
whiskey given him oy John Van
Asch.
During the remaining half hour
preceding his death aud between
convuisions Mr.. Reem talked of
how he had been poisoned, aud
directed what disposition should
be made of his property.
INQUEST HELD.
Saturday NOR ming the body of
Mr.. Reem was taken to the an
dertaking rooms Of Emanuel &
Evans, where an inquest was
held. The cause of death as
given on the certificate was due
TO an overdose of strychnine.
VAN ASCH ARRESTED
Saturday after noon about four
O'Clock W. l. Lowthian signed =
warrant for the arrest Of John
Van Asch, which was served on
him at his farm home by Sheriff
Cross. He protested against his
arrest, stating that he had not
seen Mr.. Reem for nearly a
week. He was brought to the
city and placed in the county
Jail
CORONERS INVESTIGATION.
The coroners jury, consisting
of c. S. Amsden, Ed. A. Murray
and J. N. Manley, continued the
investigation from Saturday to
Tuesday. l. O. Foster of Poca
hontas county, Iowa, testified
that he was IL Milbank Saturday
afternon. and desiring to go the
Meyers farm north of the city,
had inquired at Martens Bros
real estate office, if they had
noticed anyone in the city from
the Meyers neighborhood. He
was introduced TO John Van Asch
and had asked him if he could
ride out With him. Mr. Van
Asch had told him that he was
not going directly home or he
would take Foster with him and
that he would not go within a
mile of the Meyers home. Mr..
Foster had told Mr.. Van Asch
that he would walk the mile, but
he had come to the conclusion
by the way Van Asch acted and
his insisting on telephoning TO
Mr.. Meyer tina. he did not want
him to ride with him for some
reason or other.