Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-07
KEEP Up THE PROBE
Prosecutor Robb Will Not
Abandon Cumberland Mystery.
MAY CLOSER HAD POISON
Doctors Describe Painting Spell Of
Dead Girls Sister.
NOW SATISFIED OF MURDER
States Attorney Declares He Will
Continue Inquiry Until He
Finds Perpetrator.
NOW SATISFIED OF MURDER
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, January THE
feeling here is that murder will OUT in
the strange Elosser-Twigg tragedy. States
Attorney Robb has not quit. He does not
predict the outcome of his Investigation,
which he says has only started, but he is
acting in manner and talking with a
| confidence that would indicate that he
| feels the truth will be known ere long.
Il have by no means given up this
fight he said last night, after the coro-
ner's jury had reported. More evidence
has developed than / supposed would
come out, and / am now fully satisfied
| that a murder was committed. l shall
| continue to work until 1 find the perpe-
traitor of this hideous Decd
The jury listened for five hours last
night to the taking of testimony, and
then returned q verdict that Grace Elos-
ser and Twigg came to their death by
poison in the hands Of some person or
persons unknown
May Elosser Also Poisoned.
That May Elosser showed symptoms Of
poisoning from hydrocyanic acid within
half an hour after the finding of the
bodies of her sister Grace and the lat
ter's fance. c. E Twigg, last Saturday
was the story told at the coroners in
quest by DR.. w. r. Foard, the first phy-
stefan 70 reach the home. Cyanide of
potassium was what killed the couple.
DR.. Foard testified that when he ar
rived the body Of Grace Elosser was In
bed i'm the room directly In the rear of
the parlor. Her mother and father were
standing at the head of the bed, &C
cording to DR.. Foard, and May Elosser
and Mrs Carrie See. the two sisters. at
the side Dr.. Foard said that May dis
appeared into the parlor suddenly, and
the next thing he knew she was prone
on the floor of the front room in an
apparent fainting fit.
Describe her sympttoms?" said David
G. Robb, states attorney.
.sShe had commissions, tainted, her eyes
and face assumed a CLASSY and staring
expression and bloody foam came on
her lips" replied DIR. Foard.
Would normal person In fainting ce-
velop these symptoms?"
Nervousness Might Explain.
mo, but a very nervous person might
have the commissions without the foam.
That might have come from biting her
tongue in the commissions"
did you examine Mays mouth to see
il she had bitten her tongue?" asked Mr..
Robb.
mo" replied the doctor.
IF May had taken a small dose Of poi
SON would she have had these symp-
tOms?"
continued to tell how he had revived May
by simple remedies, such as household
ammonia and water. She was then car
ried upstairs to bed.
Dr. George l.. Broadrup was the second
physician 10 reach the CLOSER home after
the tragedy. He corroboated the testf-
mony of DIR. Foard, saying that May
Elosser was lying, face upward, on the
floor of the parlor when he arrived with
a staring and CLASSY" expression on her
face. He said that she had ali the symp-
toms Of slight case of cyanide poison
ing.
Impressed by Her Demeanor.
All who saw May CLOSER on the stand
were impressed by her demeanor. Not
tear was shed. At times there were
smiles from her lips, and there was de-
FAINT fash III her eye.
An admission Of Mays was that jug
of wine was kept in the house. The sig
nificance lies in the fact that the Elossers
especially the parents, have been trying
TO live close to the book of discipline
which fOrbids the use of wine in the
Methodist home. May not only said they
had jug of wine, but they had three
little wine glasses which they used, but
no wine wars drunk on the fatal day.
The detective work on the case has just
begun, and the cOroner's inquest Is looked
upon as but preliminary hearing. II
brought out few facts which the an-
thorities had not known, and on them
they will work. That poison was used Is
established, and line on its source rs
what is wanted.
The murder theory grows, and that
some one in or about the Elosser home
could throw some light Is the belief OF
the authorities. 1t is believed that the
poisoning came through the medium OF
a New Year drink, that some one under
the 2uise Of we'll wishing presented
wine, and that all drank. Twigg had
eaten no fruit cake. but Grace had.
Why She Held Aloof.
May Elosser volunteering testimony
last night is much. commented upon
This testimony had particular bearing
on her relations with Grace and Twigg.
She said she held aloof to save being
charged with Quitting in" as she had
been in Grace's former love affair, which
resulted in the dead sisters marriage
to Maurice Wilson.
The deduction was that there had been
jealousy between the sisters regarding
| their beaux. May was not urged to keep
| on talking, though she seemed to want to
| talk.
poison through the medium OF fruit cake
and Twigg through wine. The authort-
| ties are seeking q few facts as a basis
| for the further questioning OF May Elos-
| ser. When these are obtained it is
thought May will be put through a further