St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-09-30
TAMMANY
they were unable to recall ever hav
ing sold them to her.
HAD SMALL INSURANCE..

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they were unable to recall ever hav-
ing sold them to her.
HAD SMALL INSURANCE.
The authorities learned from Mrs.
Crawford, the aunt, that Elsie, who
about three months ago began to suf-
f.:r from nervous collapse, had been
administered medicine by her sister
Annie, and that Friday morning,
after being administered medicine by
A1:nie she had relapsed into q coma
tose condition and had remained un-
conscious up to the time of her DEATH
The detectives learned that Elsie
had carried a small amount of in
surance On her life in the Metropoli-
ton Insurance Company, and that An
ME was part beneficiary in this, as
well as in the insurance carried upon
the lives of her mother, her father
and the sister who died last year.
The officers learned that yesterday
Annie had called at the Office of the
insurance company to collect the in
surance ON Elsie's life, said to be a
small amount.
The largest amount carried by any
of those who died was said to have
been on the life of Walter Crawford,
the father, in the Druids. They
learned that before death each one
had complained of pains, which be-
gan at the lower part of the hips
and grew upwards. By physician
the detectives were told that opium
poisoning had this effect. -
It was about 1880 O'Clock last
night, before the surviving members
OF the Crawford family reached
Mr.. Adams office in the company of
Mr.. Mouney and Detective Coyle.
The first to be. called into fr. Adams
private office was Miss Gertrude, the
youngest sister, whom it seems was
the beneficiary in the life insurance
policy with her sister, Annie. It
was she, it was said, who above all
lived in dread of her sister, Annie.
Following her was called Mrs. Craw-
ford, and after Mrs. Crawford, Mr..
Crawford.
1t developed that Annie insisted
that no one should administer medi-
cine to. Elsie but herself, and when
Elsie would beg her aunt, Mrs. Craw-
ford, to wait on her alleging that
what food her aunt gave her tasted
better and was without that bitter
taste, Annie, it was said, would al
ways protest. s
Among the minor features brought
out was the fact that Wednesday An
ME took her sister, Elsie, out for
the purpose of giving her treat
ment of electricity. When she re-
turned Elsie insisted that her aunt
prepare her food and under, protest
thi was done. She was given some
soup, rice and meat, which the dying
girl seemed to relish.
Mrs. Crawford told Detective Coyle
that every time she would attempt
to give Elsie something to eat she
would have to do it without the
of Annie.
All of the women members of the
Crawford family were in deep mourn
ing last night. Miss Annie, who is
tWenty-seven years old or there
abouts, appeared to wear the most
clothes.
Thraggbqat tiibA tb liberalization q An
put to her without f1inching. From
her the authorities. obtained nothing
which would throw light on the four
sudden deaths which had occurred
in her family.
Not even when told that she pre-
varicated when she said DR.. MCGUIRE
had prescribed calomel and soda for
Miss Elsie did she finch, and she
still insists she purchased the calomel
and soda at the Waldorf drug store,
despite the statements to the con-
trary made by the druggists
The physicians who had attended
the members of the Crawford family,
who died within the last fourteen
including DR.. Mcclure and
DIR. Falls, were summoned last night.
DR.. Groetsch, tneNassistant coroner,
who was intrumental in bringing
about the Investigation as result
of forwarding the stomach contents
of Elsie to the city chemist for analy-
sis, was also there. He was called
into theoffice of the District Attorney
from tine to time, as was also Mr.
MoGuin.
DR.. troetsch, questioned in regard
to thematter, said he had arrived at |
Elsie Crawford was due to opium or
scmesimilar poisoning, ON being told |
by tie Charity Hospital ambulance |
surgeons, who took ner to the hospi- |
tai hat Miss Crawford had what is
knotn as pin point pupils and had !
to administered electricity in an |
effd to revive her.
he police searched the Crawford
haze after midnight and found a
bltle of oxalic acid, which Annie
ainitted purchasing.
MAKES CONFESSION.
New Orleans, Sept. 2S.-Annie
rawford confessed last night that
he had caused the death of her
Ester, Elsie, by giving her morphine,
ut declared she had done so by
lstake. No statement was made re-
arding the three other deaths in
er farmily within the last fourteen
lcnths, and it is said She was not
uestioned about them.
The young woman, who has been
harged with murder, weakened at
o'clock last night when alone, after
lany hours of questioning and in
icated she desired to make a state
lent.
In the confession Annie Crawford
Omitted that she is morphine fend
nd explained her sisters death by
le declaration that she confused one
her morphine capsules with "a
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