The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-03
OFFICERS WORK
ON MURDER CLUE
Deep Mystery Still Surrounds
Double Tragedy al
Cumberland.
SUICIDE NOT ACCEPTED
Flin,ed That Chewing CHM May
Have Held Poison, Which
Caused Deaths.

Cumberland Nd. January 2-s,ate.s
Attorney Daap y Robb who is maxi
ing persistent endcavor to run down
tho mysterious E.losser- TwigG poison
lng case. put the Elosser family
through the third degree" to-day
without result; MIR and Mrs Louis I.
Elosser the parents OF the girl. are in
disnant that insinuati are abroad
rejecting on their daughter. Man ilos-
ser. a teacher in the Chapel Hili school
South Cumberland. and sister of the
dead girl. The report is that TwiEg
first paid attention to May Elosser.
then shifted to Grace, 10 The formers
pque, Since then, II is stated Grace
and May had been 81 daSgers' points
and had not spoken for some weeks
The family denies that i'll feeling on
listed between the sisters.
The courtships were short rwiGg
having met the girls only last October
at the Cumberland fair. May and Grace
Elosser looked very much alike, almost
as much as II they might have heen
twins Coroner Franklin r. Bcall'who
who is holding the coroners jury. al
ready selected. In readiness for the
call Of states Attorney Robb. said that
persistent reports about May Elosser's
relations with Grace may result in her
arrest
Working ON Murder Clue.
states Attorney Robh Went to Key
ser, " Va. the home of lwicc. last
night in the hope Of tracing "A source
from which the poison might have been
procured He is reticent about the re-
suit of his visit saying that he thinks
he has clue hut nothing moro.
States Attorney Robb is working on
q murder theory. and practically SO adj
mits. 1t developed to-day that Twisc
made will MAY to. laos leaving his
sisters. This Will precludcs his fathers
participation in tho estate. which would
have gone TO him in its entirety had
not Twiss made Will
The authorities nre trying 10 attach
some significance to the fact that
'rwigs did not procure marriage Ii
censc However he could have done
he would likely have had the document
TO show the girl on hts last visit 10
her before the time set for the we'd
ding, He would be Obliged 10 secure
the license Saturday. as no such papers
are issued sunday.
Alleged Unexpected Visit
1t is claimed that Twigs had no bust
came AT q time when the girl was
busy with her wedding preparations
and could not we'll snare tho time 10
sec him she phoned MIN that, as he
knew, sine was very busy, but no
should come This unexpected visit on
the part OF Tw!gg. II is ugEestcd. may
have been one Of design The poison
'hat ended the careers OF the pair $
50 deadly tina, 4 drop or two on a
n!cce Of chewing gum woulo do tho
work TwlEe had chewing gum In
his mouth and the doctors say his
condition Indicated that he 20; tie
higgest dose OF the poison
Suiribc ~, ,.,,,,.,t
II is the general OPINION that 1t was
not suicide. Miss Elosser's father ana
mother and other members OF the fam
lily declare that 1t could not be case
of suicide with Miss Eiosser. She was
far too happy for anything of that
nature 70 enter her mind EVERY ar
1ansemen' had been made for tho mar
rIaGe that was 10 nave taken place 10 81
night Al O'Clock at the Eiosscr rest
dence. and when Mr TwiEs arrivor
~ the Elosser honit saturday after
room about an hour 5cfnre tile trapeh, !,
occurred he greeted the family in his
llsual hearty .manNer ana embraced
MISS Eiosser* Short!r after which they
went into t'he+nirlor where they we're
se.:ed together on q settles
WehdIn,; rrcrnrnti"ns
Miss Grace had hcen employed rs
huokkeepci in department store and
quit las. week for nv purpose Of ar
ranging fur her experimenting wedding
She had sold 2 small piece 81 property
10 rompie;e her purchases for the wed.
ding. and everything was in readiness
Tor the event with the oNccption OF th,.
ring and the dress u which she was
~ have been married The ring was
TO nave been fitted 90 NJ the jewclry
store uptown Saturday night, when she
and Mr rwigg were to 20 To the store
together and the dress was reccvine
te finishing touches ny the dress