The Washington times., 1911-01-07

q person is suffering from the effect OF
cyanide of potassium or hydrocyanic
acid.
Rr. Broadup, who was said by the
Norris boy 10 nave removed the glasses
from the hanls of the dead couple, aS-
serted that when he arrived at the
Elosser house after DR.. Foard, he saw
Miss May Elosser lying on the floor
with DR.. Foard kneeling over her In
his efforts to revive her. The bottle
that the Norris youngster said ne saw
was proved to be bottle containing
ammonia.
DIR. Broadup described how he and DR..
Foard carried the seeming hysterical
girl to the second story of the Elosser
house and how she was placed in bed.
MIS-. Carrie See admitted that she fol-
lowed the police and the States attorney
TO the room of Miss May ana tried 10
persuade them not to question her SIS
ter. She said she did not want them
TO annoy May. She also admitted that
she listened through crack IN the
door, Leading to Mays room because sne
wanted to hear what was being said.
Not In Love With Twigg.
Miss May was well composed while
testifying. She admitted knowing
Twigg, but said that she was not in loye
with MIN or he with her. She said she
had had several quarrels with Grace,
but they were nothing but usual family
ouarrels. When asked by the States
attorney to tell how she felt when she
tainted she said:
Il cannot tell how l felt. had
helped to carry Grace into father $
room and then l do not know What
happened. Everything got black beIoFe
my eyes. You say was in the parlor,
but [ do not know how l got there. 1
remember having picked up the mileage
book belonging to Twigg before Grace
was removed from the room. remem-
Der placing it on the piano. DO not
recall anything after helping place
Grace in fathers room. 40 not re
member cropping along the wall or any
thing else"
The previous testimony about the
fruit cake was taken up with Miss May
She said she did not have the sllghtest
idea how Grace got the fruit cake dls-
covered in her stomach, in an Undigested
form.
The testimony of all the physicians
showed that the girl had obtained a
larger draught of the deadly cyanide
than had entered Twigg's stomach.
Miss May denied that Twigg had given
her a ring at any time, but did admit
that she had been out in his automo-
bile.
No Motive for Suicide.
Every one of the witnesses admitted
they could assign no motive for sui
eide pact They also asserted they did
not believe one was administered the
poison and the other committed suicide.
There was only one bit OF evidence to
show that Twigg could have had any
thing to do with the tragedy. When he
arrived in Cumberland from his home in
Neyser he telephoned to his 1iancee and
said he wanted to speak to her, as he
had something important to tell her.
The ElosSer family did not want him 10
call because they were busy getung
ready for the wedding, but TwlSg dld
call later with the consent of the Elos-
sers. When he came into the house he
embraced Miss Grace and kissed her.
The members of the ElOsSer family ad-
mittcd he was in a happy frame Of
mind The couple were heard talking
and laughing in the parlOr early in the
Members of Twigg's family told how
icvial their brother was before coming
10 Cumberland and said his cOmmittln1
suicide was a thing farthest from his
mind.
A double murder was the opinion eX-
pressed after the CorOner's jury had rem
dered its verdict. though the verdict was
silent as to murder.