The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-05-11


by William Cowper of New York. is {
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The panel is about 10 feet long ant
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inquest and the stomach. liver, kid
Ineys. etc. were taken to Ann Arbor
by Coroner Corgan for an examination
and analysis by DR.. Vaughn. The in
quest was re-convened Thursday. May
4.
Miss Hammes' Second Story.
At this hearing of the inquest Mrs.
Stannard was requested to go on the
stand to testify, but Attorney f. f.
EeGendre. who appeared at the in
quest for Mrs. Stannard, objected to
her giving testimony. although Mrs.
Stannard was anxious to tell her story
and in fact began to tell ii when the
objection was made and the coroner
excused her.
Grace Hammes was again called TO
the stand and gave a story which diff
: fered widely from that previously told.
She testified that Mr.. Stannard came
home about 4:S0 o'clock on the morn
ing of March 26, very drunk, i'm fact
so drunk that he fell fiat on his face
while trying to open the gate, and was
hardly able to get into the house In
the morning he awoke at about 10
O'Clock and began to accuse Mrs.
Stanrard and daughter Elaine, OF
putting shoe blackenirg on his face,
which they denied, Mrs. Stannard
stating that there was no shoe black
ening I'm the house. Miss Hammes
stated, however that while Mr. STAN
nard was sleeping she had heard Mrs.
Stannard say to Elaine. Lets black
en- his face" Miss Hammes said
Elaine agreed and after coming out
of her fathers room. Elaine said,
You just ought to see how we black
ened papa's face"
| Miss Hammes testified that Mr.. and
Mrs. Stannard had quarreled over this
and that he called her names and she
Responded in kind.
| Mrs Stannard then went down
stairs and told the girl to prepare eggs
for his breakfast and according to
Miss Hammes' testimony. she remark
ed. Il guess I'll put a Montgomery and
Ward jag powder, (these are powers
advertised To stop the drinking habit
i'm his coffee. | ought To put two In
but only have one" Then, Miss
Hammcs testified, Mrs. Stannard went
to the pantry, put her hand under a
paper on the shelf, and took something
out. after which she went To the ta-
BILE and put something In his coffee
cup and poured I'm the milk. Miss
Hammes also stated that Mrs. Stan
nard said to her daughter. Elaine. who
was I'm the kitchen: 81 have put q
Montgomery and Ward powder in pa
pas cup" Mrs. Stannard then told
the girl TO pour the coffee and went
upstairs, according to the girls story.
| Previous to this, the girl said Mr..
Stannard had come dcwn stairs and
gone into the cellar taking two bottles
of beer which he drank and then re-
turned upstairs.
When breakfast was ready, Miss
Hammes stated she went to the bot
tom of the stairs and called Mr.. Stan
nard. He came down and took four
or FIVE drinks of coffee and said "For
Gods sake, what's the matter with
this coffee. It's bitter" The witness
answered. Il don't know. let's see,"
and Mr.. Stannard poured the coffee I'm
the sink. The witness said she saw In
the bottom of the cup four or FIVE
Jumps of powder of purple color
some OF which were about az big as
the end of her little finger. Mr.. Stan
nard then exclaimed, For Gods sakel
That's poison" Grace said, do you
think | put II in the coffee. Mr. Stan
nard." and he said, No. | know who
put IL in"
! Miss Hammes stated she rinsed the
cup out with hot water and gave him
another cup of coffee Shortly after
he had received this he said. "Dollie,
(the name by which Grace was gen.
orally known in the household) don't
think I am long for this world" He
then went UP stairs and called his
son. Alva, telling him Mrs. Stannard
had put POISON in his coffee. and that
he did not think he would live long.
Alva said. moi No! papa, mamma
would not do that" After this Alva
came down stairs and asked his moth
er. Mamma, what did you put in
papa's coffee he said you put poison
lin it?" The mother replied. why
should I put poison in it?. It's only
the bad taste in his mouth after drink
ing" Soon after. MRS. Stannard call
ed Alva to go for the doctor
According TO the story told by Miss