Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-14
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WITH OCCURRING MRS. YER.
AsiLYA,s CONVECTION.
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Chicago. Nov, 14-Certain persons
associated with the defense OF Mrs.
Louise Vermilya, alleged poisoner. are
suspected Of Interfering with the wit
nesses. Captain Harding says the in
tsrference has the appearance OF or
ganized effort, and that arrests will be
made tho instant he fixes the respon-
sibility.
4 Persons who previously volunteered
their services n witnesses suddenly
developed q dtstncInation to testify.
and some OF these. 1t is asserted. have
left the city.
The wife Of railroad man. and
deemed one Of the most important wit
nesses for the state, also threatened to
leave the city. Her husband had all
arrangements made to send her to New
York. This he admitted to the captain.
DR.. Ralph vermtlya, of st. Paul.
Mimi. understood to be a bitter enemy
Of his step-mother, has ignored letters
from the authorities in quest of In
formation, and they are now consider
tng means of bringing him to CHICAGO
for the Bisonette inquest on Friday.
Mrs. Alice Anderson. Of Plymouth.
Ind, is the latest one to disappoint the
prosecution. Mrs. Anderson formerly
kept a rooming house at $685. Madison
avenue. Conductor Richard 7. Smith
lived there, despite the fact he also
jmaintained room at the Vermilya
house at 315 East Twenty-ninth street
where he died. Mrs. Anderson and
Mrs. vermilya had quarrel over q
division Of what trainmen's associa-
ton tnsuring Smiths life had set aside
for his debts.
When evidence against Mrs. YER
miIya started TO accumulate Mrs. AM
derson sent word to the police she
could throw considerable light on the
life and death Of Smith.
Mrs. Anderson came to Chicago os-
tensibly to aid the police on Saturday
night. Detectives Murphy and Flynn
had her promise she would appear at
the office of Assistant States Attorney
Burnl,am and make a deposition yes
terdsy afternoon. She failed to keep
the engagement When this was re-
porte,i to Captain Harding he directed
his men to go out and locate her and
zee Nhosts interfering. !" ;.
Gaptafn Harding says fe has several
witnesses who saw the poisoned pep
per. box'' In use at the Vermilya house
previous to the time it was accidental
- discovered thru Nurse Rose Wise
man handing 1t to Mrs. Vermilya Tor
seasoning her eggs The defense has
coHtended the placing Of the pepper
box within the grasp Of the nurse was
part Of a police frameup." Mrs. Her
man Bucholz. sister Of the prisoner,
insisted she never saw 1t before the
prisoners attempt at suicide The
MINES Of these new witnesses the po-
lice are keeping secret.
Miss Elizabeth Cameron, now of Mo-
line, III, and Miss Louise Holland, at
tached to the Chicago Baptist hos
pistal. nurses who attended DIR. Frank
Brinkamp In his last illness, assert the
prisoner showed consideration to her
son9and made no suspicious moves that
might be used against her. But Capt.
Harding pointed out that II these
nurses admit having been suspicious
then they would be taken to task for
INCORPORATING their suspicious to the
authorities when DR.. Brinkamp died.
.sbr. Brinkamp was IN state OF