The Detroit times., 1911-11-07
WOMAN is ARRA|GNE0
ON HOMICfB. CHARGE
Mrs. Vermilya. Recovering From
Suicide Attempt, Is Propped
Up In Her Bed.

CHICAGO. Nov 6--Her house
transformed temporarily into a court
o, justice by the attendance OF Judge
Walker. States Attorney Wayman,
and a guard OF policemen, Mrs. Louise
| Vermilya was today formally ar
raigned on the charge OF homicide by
/ poisoning young Arthur Bsonette,
one OF the nine persons whose ae'
uuaintance with the woman resulted
in mysterious death.
Weak from tho dose Of arsenic
which she took last Saturday-by
mistake-she declares, with suicidal
intent, according TO the police the
woman lay propped up in bed, with
an attorney al her side.
Owing to her condition no testi-
mony was taken. and no plea eNacted
Hearing was continued until Nov 2S
The formal step OF serving the war.
rant on the woman was taken after
the police had examined Miss Eliza
beth Nolan, formerly a conhdante of
the woman. and obtained a remark
able picture OF the death OF three of
the persons whom the prosecuting al.
lorneys think paid with their lives
tile penalty OF association with Mrs
Nermilya.
rodays arrest and arraignment was
the most sensational in Chicago police
history since Johann Hoch. the poison
king. was taken II was from the
lioch trial. where witnesses barred the
cunning of the wife slayer that the
police now believe Mrs. Vermlya
gained her alleged knowledge of ar.
senic.
Police Captain Harding was assured
his afternoon that the womans con.
dition was SO greatly improved that
she might be removed from her home
to the hospital OF the county jail this
evening Meanwhile, four policemen
and a nurse guard the Woman
Miss Nolan was At one time eaa
gagged TO marry Frank Brimkamp.
stepson OF Mrs Vermilya and be
| lieved 10 be one of her victims.
Miss Nolan told Coroner HOFFMAN
and his detectives, under oath, se-
cording 10 a statement made public
| by the coroner today. that Frank
Brimkamp was originally taken Ill at
Richmond. Va. and pronounced con.
yalescent prior 10 his removal TO Mrs.
Vermilya's home III Chicago
That after his arrival here he
grew steadily worse
That Just before his death he ex.
lhibited symptoms which the coroner
lsays are identical with arsenical
poisoning
THAT Frank told her that he had
Inever believed that his father, Fred
IBrimkamp, Mrs Nermilyas husband,
died from natural causes.
That when Frank Brimkamp lay
dying before his stepmother and Miss
Nolan, apparently he recognized his
Town symptoms as identical with those
of his fathers last illness and declar
ed in Miss Nolan's hearing: I'm go
ling the same way father did"
That when Mrs. Vermilya gave
Frank some water short time before
he died. the patient took a swallow
IanC then spat il out, declaring That
water doesn't taste right"
That Mrs Vermilya sent Charles {,
lBoyson. an undertaken who offciated
at several deaths at her home, TO
Europe, following the death OF Frank
tBrimkamp.
Tha: just before starting Boysen
late several meals at Mrs Nermilya S
home. and that Mrs. Nermilya was
taken sick so that she abandoned her
lplan 10 accompany Boysen 10 Europe
The police theory is that Boysen
suspected something and changed
plates with Mrs Vermilya
life insured in her favor for $4,000.
That Mrs Vermnya had Boysen in
sure Frank Brimkamp in her favor
for 81 900. herself paying the dues
That after Boysen came back from
Europe, he refused TO have anything
more TO do with Mrs. Vermilya
though before he started Miss Nolan