The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-04
STATES ATTORNEY GU EsTioNss \
MISS ELossER AND D SHE DE-.
clAREo THAT sH HE lows Of
NosooYW WHO HAD GU uARRELEDS
BITTERLY WITH THE q, RI.
INVESTIGATOR [ Al i! MAY
NOW \ sHAyEA a! [ 1. LEAD
Coroner seall Asserts That perslstenSS
Reports Of a Woman's Jes1ousy of
fTwisg May Result In Her Arfest.

CUMBERLAND, Md !, \ ] IAN. y
States Attorney David "a. .Robb began
his Investigation Yesterday into tho !
perplexing death Of Miss, Grace El0s.
ser and Charles Edward 'Twigg, the
young couple who were found side by
side on q sofa In the girls home, dead,
on New Years! night, the, eve Of sthelrs,
wedding. day. They were the Victim
Of a poison plot that Is most battling
In the course OF his INQUIRY the
States Attorney closely questioned;
the members Of the Flosser family.
After the questioning he said that
May. who had introduced T,wigg to her
sister, Grace, told. him that she never
had known OF fanybodyS having d quar-.
rel OF any consequence with her Sis
ter. According to Mr.. Robb. &, May
Elosser told him that some six weeks
ago she. had little difference with
Grace. y & ts
Mr.. Robb reports that; May said this
little "spat' was .broGgh a about
through the fact that one day both
bought the same kind OF q hal. I. This
petty quarrel, according I'd the States:
Attorney, the two girls made sup, May
declared to him, Robb 3avows, that she
knew OF ofSnobody who had quarrelled
with Grace over the young man Ia the
case. (, 81 3! "
Upto this evening nolightshas been
shed on the mystery. The theory of +
suicide is secuted ;ilby the close reta.s
tiyes and friends OF the; dead man iapi
Egiriss Most sofs. them are AIM IN the he
lief that the two were murdered and,
1t Is suspected that d wotian's ieai.s
ousy was the motive. No trace; what.
ever Of a poison bottle has been fonnda,
3 Mr., Robb went to Keyser, w.
the late home of Twigg, in the hope of
being able to retrace a source fromg
which the poison may have been pro.s
cured. It was. after Ehis5retlrng that
he began his investigations here. He {
said he thought he had "a clue, but
would add nothing more. y Tho Elosserl
family made indignant denial oft the
stories OF ill.feeling said to have Rex.5
listed between the girl now dead and 4
another person. 5 I. 4 &
The result of the examinatl OF the
candy and chewing gum found I'M tho
Elosser home Is awaited with intense
interest. Meanwhile the theory that
the poisoned chewing gum may have
been the cause Of this death finds many
supporters. A piece or chewing gam,
was found In GTwigg' 8 mouth, but no
explanation is offered as to how; the
confection became poisoned 5ors as TO-
how It was administered to Miss Elos;
ser. except by a kiss given iinocently!
The candy was partakens Of bys other
members OF the household Without any,
III effects. which would seem to as.
pose Of its connection with the casc.S
The authorities are working on tlieS
case apparently with asview that the
deaths We're not suicidal In nature.
DR.. Thomas W. Koon, one Of Il the ply
sicians who made the autopsy, con-
firmed the belief that death was caus.
ed by cyanide poisoning, likely pot tas..
sum cyanide. and that death must
have followed very rapidly after the
taking Of the poison into their ssyss
tens. y, e; ~ Il Z. .sls s n
It developed today that Twigg had (
made will bequeathing his property;
to his mother, brother and sister. 4 He:
was reported to be worth about $50. Is
900. g ES5ss,3 nh,
Another fact that leads Ssfr, Robb to-
believe! that STwigg did not kill himself
was the finding Of a mileage book, Y Ri
The funeral Of the two victims of5