The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-28
new EVIDENCE OF
|. STARTLING NATURE
INDICTMENTS PROBABLE IN FA-
NOUS ELossER-TwIGG TRAG-
EDy AT CUMBERLAND.
LOOK FOR EARLY ARREST
PHYSICIANS STILL MAINTAIN THAT
PRESENCE OF CYANIDE IN
SToMACHs HAS NOT BEEN
EXPLAINED.

CUMBERLAND, MD, Feb. Is
Evidence Of a startling nature In
connection with the now famous
Twigg- Elosser poison tragedy viii be
laid before the States attorney of
Allegheny county in such shape az
to virtually necessitate an early ar
rest. 1t was reported to-day.
1t IL said this new evidence will
have direct bearing upon the per
son who liz suspected OF having been
the cause of the deaths OF Grace
Elossar and Charles f. Twigg on
December 81 last. States Attorney
Robb in a public statement has ac-
cepted the theory OF death by monox-
ide gas poisoning advanced by two
local physicians, followed by blood
test but ne said To-day that he would
be glad as States attorney to take
charge OF any evidence presented to
him.
Tine physicians who performed the
autopsy ard the chemists who ana
lyZed the organs from the bodies have
stoutiy maintained that the presence
OF cyanide has never been explained
satisfactorily. II IL expected that they
will be called upon To tell more in
detail than the. are said to have yet
done as to what they fosnd In the
Etomachs.
1t was IA widely expressed opinion
ust after the autopsy that cyanide had
been taken In some liquid form. and
that death ahad been the immediate
result. So far as can be ascertained,
very little In detail has ever been
SAID about the exact contents OF the
stomachs. In view Of the newly dig
covered testimony this becomes mani
testify important.
New Evidence l. Expected.
A strong feature In connection with
this new evidence also will be the
doubt thrown upon the history of the
tragedy as told at the coroner's In
quest, which resulted, by the way, In
q verdict OF Death by cyanide"
Since the inquest and the subsequent
withdrawal by the authorities OF de-
tecttves who were employed at great
expense to unraTel the mystery, II Is
said at least a dozen witnesses of inn
portance have been found who were
never questioned by the detectivs,
among them being woman living
right under the roof in which the
tragedy occurred. Mrs. Susan Crum-
mitt.
Mrs. Crummitt to-day directly and
fatty contradicted the statement made
by certain witnesses. and repeated her
statements to the States attorney. who
acknowledged that she had not been
seen or talked to prior to the inquest.
The tales told by ali of the other
new witnesses discovered, certain of
them In corroboration of that told
by little Harlan Norris. that he saw
glasses In the hands OF Mr.. Twigg
and Miss Elosser. will all be included
in the presentation OF the facts that
now would seem to make II import
ant to at least reopen the official
hearing in the case.
Executors Take Twigg's Property.
Much OF the new evidence that has
been produced since the official ac-
ceptance of the monoxide theory dis
agrees with the testimony at the in
quest in many important details.
Willard Twfgg and G. f. Nethken,
of keyser. w. Va. executors of the
late Charles f. Twigg. who was found
dead with his bride-elec,. Grace
Elosser. at the home of the latter In
Cumberland December 81 last, to-day
came here and secured from Coroner
Beall the personal property of Twigg.
1t included wedding ring. Twigg 3
diamond ring. signet ring. and $3.50
in cash.
The diamond ring that Grace
Elosser wore was In bureau drawer
upstairs at the time OF the tragedy.
and il IL stated that 1t MAS the same
ring that Twigg had some months
previously presented to Julia Dye, who
lives near Chicago junction. Ind.
but which was returned to him when
their engagement was broken.