The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-03
Psllce Believe They dave Found
Archer Bergla
HAS NOT BEEN arrested
Bat Her Home Is rnder Police Sur
VIGILANCE and Coroner Is Making
Thorough Investigation Into Num-
erous Deaths, Which Include I've
Husbands and Several Children.

Chicago. Nov. 2.-Chicago police
yesterday pursued their Investigations
into The deaths OF nearly half a score
a relatives and acauainiances Of Mrs
louise verrnIiya 20 make certain
wherher ne similar demises ccnsti-
tused only a remarkable series OF
cosncidenoss as Mrs yersnilya as
serss.
Mae deaths are Included in the
Mss with vaich Mrs. vernilya's name
fAs been couz-cfed including two hus-
bands. tao sSepchiidren. three chill
drsa and two roomers al boarding
houses she kept Developments yes
f~razy. following the establishment Of
volice surrsllance Al the womans
ks,rne. cane from several cities where
che hax lived. Pending me report OK
the fDrscoiogtsEs Who are examining
rne rscera Of The last Of the persons
x'hn~e deaths have occurred beneath
Ms. ve-znisya's ROOF. the police have
rnssse 10 arrest. No positive evidence
az crime has been uncovered
TIE following new facts became
kpo.n yesz-czy: That while Mrs.
vsxulllya kas sad one on the death
ruxer. Richard r. Suith. . conductor.
w0 Only bozrder Al her home, a
forrn~r rooner asserEs ne two claim
I'd x,r~v1pusay 10 have bern married
ara Cat rhsy lived fogrther - men
ard wiss Thzx. while tbe woman told
the po1loe she hzd assisted an under
fAksr 81 cr5stal Lake. a former home,
In ssnhaa-6nx bodts. tn uudernker
rners denSes she ever had any such
errrr@oce. S.e gave this a. q rea-
sra vray she could discuss ne deaths
Wa cunposars.
T~nf n n. Burlington, a pllo-
ror-zhrer 1nd broxher-in1zw 20 Con-
as<rrr sush. had made love % the
wssDx following SEnirhs dean - As
10 saEs<rsgzse snsptcsors he then bad
aa.on o. rs~soa COX be relative de-
mise. ehss cbe widow bad tod ham
Sar * % naa.rtmonsal history. which
- aszarss 70 give 20 ne coroner.
Tar suaA died during eO1Tulslons
ssd sfser d<tuking g5Eue ss1tsfanes.
w4esAer u,-aicine o. az beng IN
~us-.1. b1s IA the doctors gave ne
ema-~ x dearh. from de~crSpstorN Of
synssxzs given ~ he r1dor -
scua~ g.ssrhs
Temx rwo conductors Who bad
ro-4@d via srnsfh on ne rztir1ad
sols Ne coross-r 5EalfA had tod caem
he azs nrtnx xssA Mn. Yersniya-
caoSn nor rlzrrss1 % Der. and thar
D. Aad besa fhxeatssed Ssta dean
- ssz1ber sssSo- u n SidoNs a
Cnde~,aksr.
Thzs Ba-cnsfe 49, rally eugzxed
% b. ularrsed 20 Miss LYDIA Rifsrd
a. KnrIkxkee: ears SIS sh0En By tbs
nliux q fhe yolioesnzns VII 10 rnsch
Ma RlvNrt - zrazned ~ - hnznces
Mra. yirnils1 Ma . wffness 20 ne
xsll and o. p0iIcs vii sndeatov %
ascertain le.lDusg u To piicenaars
insswp1sd VII
IN az sra N go;soe u Peoria.
Brsinrn sued Mn. Y@rmzys had
TT.rsvss q Hssutal aggression IN phien
- 80 sonsd x tziking u dearh. ife
80 80 t0i4 Ele 4 petned funny
a h@r ca aeariy esery o. So kFeN
Wi nrsd oarss CO.. ga. ard asked ms
aI9as sfrAle ~ deaih
A nrs oapcidsssee defeioyesi, i0l-
kgwanx sbe wuddsn Elrpss u MrE
yersnily< berxelf. Eben > stssr. iv-
Sra Is ne byJse adisdng. 9rs Mary
DoenDlr. sasdenly became Ill
NJ. yrrzlslya told inqgrsrs 81
a. neur ssudiad medicine. nor
ssa.xax 70 eser0De ) n1Fse - Rid nsen
r.~ss4ef. bsr tllzt - had srBs little
knoslsstre u uesieisss thS ne had
nrqairrd 20 en4bfe her % sd neiRi1-
a.ors ard reiaa4ez shs Insisted so
w2 iuIIccenf
The desTlA being l0oted into ioi-
lop
FredSerieE Briukssnp. fire. husbasd
a nrs ysrnliya. did On a farm
near Barrhgs0n. la. AFTER BRIT H.
LOS.
c1aarlea yermEya serond hustand.
did after 81 dzgx illness x -gasfri.
en- ~ Mzsse~DOd, lIiS
F1orsuoe Brnkaznp. years Old,
asaaxhser, died a. Darlington.
Cora Brsskanp. yeas Old, daugh-
Ger. did ., BarrhIssosL
Mary q. yermilya, ntSsOn. *
yearx cd.
LILLIAN BraDk@np. sse5saughser. %
yenrs Old.
Frank Brinkamp. son. died q pneu-
fnonia IN Chicago.
Richard T. srn8eh. reported 20 be
ffsri fIsIs1uxd
Arhur BsssDnexe. policeman. room
81 20 whom she wa esIgased. died ~
s'xaxfrits" last Thursday.
Il vas shs s8ddeIBass ~ Bis
soDetss dezsh. coupled with fbe
widUws statement fhat h. was adj
diced 20 drink, whereas members
az the poles force had known him
~ ai ai~safner, thar prgnped he
snys~aaxafiou and . DISCRIMINATION 20
have ne fsoliossnanie viseefa exam
tusd. prof. Walter Halnes, poison
sas..z.s srs.sxxx 90 reuUrf u Ffiday.