The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-16
ACC0MPL|CE AND
WOMEN BOTH HELD
Charged With Killing Illus
band of Woman in Order
to Procure Insurance.

Philadelphia, Aug. 16.-Jointly
charged with causing the death OF
William frost by administering arsen-
ic, Mrs. Freda frost, owner of a sa-
loon, n Edmund Guenkel, employed
there as a bartender. were today held
for our without bail by Coroner
Knight at the conclusion of a long
draWn-out inquest.
frost died on August 5, five days
after his marriage to the accused
woman. who was formerly Mrs. Ere
da Hartman.
She and Guenkel are alleged to
have poisoned frost to obtain posses
sion of his property and life insur-
ance to pay off heavy debts she had
contracted.
The verdict followed the testimony
Of DR.. Addicks, who made an exami.
nation of the dead mans stomach
and testified hat he found a large
quantity of arsenic.
DR.. George J.. Hoffman of $50 West
Girard avenue, had previously testi-
fled that he had visited frost three
times on the day of his death. and
had seen no signs of arsenic poison
ard street, gave testimony to the
same effect.
Sees Woman Mixing Powder.
Katie Ahrling, employed as a serv-
ant in the saloon, testified that or
the day frost died she saw the ac-
cused Woma mixing a white powder
in a glass.
Coroner Knight set aside a motion
made by Guenkel's attorney to have
the bartender discharged from Gus
tody on the grounds that sufficient
testimony had not been presented tc
warrant holding the man.
I'm my mind" said Knight. there
is ample evidence to show that the
pair administered arsenic to frost
and I will hold both without bail fol-
death of frost"
Mrs. Mary Ehrenhoff of 234 Yves,
Thompson street, who cooked the free
lunch at the saloon. testified that or
the day frost died, Mrs. frost had
refused to let her cook for him. say
ing that the doctor had forbidden him
to eat. Later, she declared. Mrs
Trost herself cooked an egg and a
cup of coffee. which she carried up
to her husband.
discriminating Evidence.
Mrs Elena Decker. who boards
over the saloon testified that on We'd
nesday. August 5. she carried three
glasses of water to frost. She said
that later Mrs. frost came to her
room and ordered her to keep out Of
no one was to enter except the
physician.
"The last time 1 was in Trost's
room he said I'm going to a hospital
I want to get away from his snake
declared Mrs. Decker.
Who do you mean?" 1 asked,
land he replied, Why, my wife, OF
COURSE"
Emil Dogel. a druggist, testified
that on August s he sold 10 cents
worth of arsenic to Mrs. frost.
Statements that on the day after
his marriage frost announced tc
friends that he was afraid to return
horne, as he had already been drug
tender, Edmund Guenkel, and feared
they had designs IN his life. and that
he intended to secure a divorce, were
made by several witnesses.
1t was also testified that as he. was
leaving the home of a friend. Tros,
was seized by three men. who hustled
him away, in spite of his protests and
struggles.
While waiting for the inquest tc
commence Guenkel displayed con-
siderable Mrs. frost
however, was impasive. and heavily
yelled. sat in the crowded court room
never moving, and scarcely ever rails
ed her eyes from the floor.
The first witness called was Emma
Marie Sharp of 1898 North Holly.
wood street, who declared frost had
been a friend of her family for more
than twenty wears. She said:
ION August 2, the day alter his mar.
riage to Mrs. Freda Hartman, Tros,
came to u home at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. He told us about the wed
ding and seemed greatly wrought ur
and worried. He said that he haG
had an argument with his wife. anG
intended to either ecure a divorce
or have the marriage annuled. He
asked US to take him to a lawyer.
Feared to Return Home.
I'VE told him that he had better &c