The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-11
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vidual entered the Elosser household
between and 3:15 o'clock on the
afternoon Of January 2, killed Twigg
and Grace by inducing them to take
cyanide in food or drink, and left
without allowing trace of the crime
to remain behind.
to their own satisfaction that Grace
and Twigg were not parties to the
deaths Twigg's movements on the
Saturday when he died have been fol-
lowed minute for minute until he en-
tered the Elosser home and, with q
smile, showed Mrs. Elosser the we'd
ding ring he had bought Grace.
Everything shows that Twigg was
looking to the future for happiness;
that his plans were laid months ahead
and that he, in full vigor of life, ex-
pected confidently to live to fulfull
and enjoy them.
Planned for Her Wedding.
Grace also Is found to have been
planning ahead on the day of her
death-planning for the wedding, and
the beautiful honeymoon through Flo
rida.
Twenty minutes before Mrs. Elos-
ser found them dead they were heard
singing one of those sentimental
songs, SO popular with the love-smit-
ten-and were heard laughing over
their own folly as the song ended. No
suicide there.
Then came the silence. the ominous
silence that is of death. Some time
after the song ended the murderer
may have entered the room and given
them cyanide-the most deadly drug
known to medicine. The mother en-
tered Her scream, 20, what have you
done?' rang through the house, and
her daughters and husband ran to
her. Then-the blackness of impene-
trable mystery.
If the tragedy is ever solved, which
Is doubtful, it will be interesting to
know how the murderer, during the
long weeks of waiting while the po-
lice were searching, managed to con-
tinue the routine of life and laugh
and jest as he. or she, speculated on
the chances Of capture. It will be
not less interesting to know the men,
tai and moral makeup of this won
derfully clever and heartless plotter.
Briefly summing up the material
now in the hands of the states attor-
ney and the coroner, the following is
found: -t>.---...-s'.
Twigg and Grace were killed by a
liquid solution Of cyanide, which was
probably given them in drink of some
kind. Their clenched hands show
that If they drank the poison the re-
ceptacles we're taken from them be-
fore they died; for had they died hold
ing the glasses the hands would have
been open.
Discolored marks on Twigg's arm
indicate that, after resting his arm
for some time against either the back
or arm Of the lounge upon which he
sat, he suddenly changed his position
within few moments Of his death
Had the-dtscoloredd--ar arm been removed
as long as five minutes before death
go physicians say, the congested
blood caused by the stoppage Of cir
culation would have been removed
and the marks would have disappear
ed.
Grace arose to her feet, and then
reseated herself when a third party
entered the room at some time. The
Elosser family say that no member
entered the room. The fact that
Grace arose is shown by small map
and mileage book that were found
at her feet after she was discovered
in a position that indicated they had
fallen from her lap.
That is virtually all the informa-
tion the authorities have, and it ia
obviously of but little value in solv-
ing the murder mystery of a century
Inadequate though it is. Robb and
Beall believe they can build from II
and their special detectives are at
work night and day with this end in
view.