The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-06
FAILS IN ATTEMPT
TO END HER LIFE
Mrs. Vermilya Will Live to
Stand Trial on Charge of
Murder.
MAKES FURTHER DENIALs
Warrant Will Be Served To-Day,
and Woman Will Be Moved
to Jail Hospital.

Chicago November 5.-The recovery
of Mrs. Louise Vermilya. accused of
the murder by poison OF Policeman
dauon In connection with the success
sivc deaths OF eight other persons, to-
dav was pronounced probable, aftor
her attempt to end her own life by
poison yesterday.
Energetic methods TO counterfeit the
cunninsly contrived to mingle with
her food in the presence of her guards.
probably viii be successful, her ply
sicians say.
Since the attempt al suicide Mrs.
'ermiiya has not been out vi sight
OF one or more of the guards, and
every article she touches is first ex-
ainined either by detective or a
trained nurse.
Though in a condition bordering on
nervous collapse the accused woman
was pronounced in fair physical con.
dition fortnight Mindful. however, Of
the ireuuent relapses ot her alleg ed
victim. bissonette. ending In the man
death. Or. Van Arsdalc, who is in
6!ssonette. refused TO say positively
tnat she would recover
guard OF detectives and uniformed
ponce Win q police matron and sew
eral trained nurses are watching oves
mrs NermiIya, and night or day she is
never out OF the vicinity OF at least
one pair of eyes
me womans ped and bedciothes, her
sleeping garments, her hair ana every
.t t.lt
ceaI poison nave been examined
The police are aroused and are de-
termined that the woman snail stand
trial on the charge OF numbering their
comrade.
Since learning that they had been
seasoning their food with pepper from
a tin can that stood beside u similar
can hi!ed win enough poison TO Cause
the deaths OF 100 men, the police
GUARDS and natrons have had no food
Prepared sn the Vcrmiiya premises.
at nearby restaurant in the presence
II a. policeman and brought in by a
waiter undcr guard.
Warrant to he Served.
After conference between Staie
Attorney Wayman. Police Inspector
Wheeler and Captain Harding. il was
announced that a warrant, charging
NrA' NerInilya with the murder OF
Sissoneite would be served Tomorrow
and the woman placed in the hospital
In the county jail.
Captain Harding. after questioning
Mrs. Nermilya, gave out a statement.
| AIRS. Nermilya talked freely said
captain Harding. She firmly MAIN
tanned that she had not poisoned either
bissonette or Smith. She also denied
That she had attempted to poison her
self
She said that she had purchased
some roach powder. and bad nut IL
IN talcum powder box She said she
had three talcum boxes in her PAN
trE' In one was black pepper, in an
other white pepper. and in the third
the roach powder We have been able
to hnd only two such boxes.
Il told her the chemists had found
arsenic in the box and not roach
powder but she could not account for
this l attached no Importance 10
her denials, and am satisfied that
there were but the two boxes in the
house. one containing arsenic"
PORTIONS OF the body OF Conductor
Richard t. Smith, who died at Mrs
Nermiiya's home last March. were
brought here to-day from North IIen-
derson, ILL.,. where they were exhumed
TOT examination for traces of arsenic
Dr. h. l. Hertel. who attended smith
when he died. said to-day that he now
had no doubt that Smith died OF ar
senic poisoning.