The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-10-31
CUCUMBERs KILLED
SON, SAYS SEERESS
Prosecutor Declares Arsenic
Caused Death of Woman's
Son-Other Deaths.
OTHER SUSPECTED VICTIMS.

OTHER SUSPECTED VICTIMS.
julius Graunke, AIRS. Lindlofss
hrst husband. died in Milwaukee in
1906 with symptoms of %arsenical
poisoning. Insurance, $4,000. Ben
ef1ciary, Louise Lindloff.
Frieda Grsunke, eldest daughter,
died in 1907 with symptoms of
arsenical poisoning. Insurance,
$1,000. Beneficiary, Louisa Lind
John Otto Lindloff, brother Of.
Mrs. Lindlof's second husband,
died in Milwaukee in October 1907
with symptoms of a%rsenical poi
soning. Aggregate insurance, 3d..
600. Beneficiary, Louisa Lindloff.
William Lindloff, second husband
died August 3, 1910, in Chicago
with symptoms of arsenical poi
soning. Insurance, $1,000. Ben
eficiary, Louisa Lindloff.
Alma Graunke Lindlof, daugh-
ter, died in Chicago August 4. 1911,
with symptoms of a%rsenical poi
soning. Insurance, $4,000. Bene-
fciary, Louisa Llndlofr.
Arthur Lindloff, son. died in
Chicago June 10, 1912, Of %arsenical
poisoning. Insurance, $4,000. Ben.
eficiary, Louisa Lindloff,
Chicago, Oct. 2s.-Spiritualism and
cucumbers are opposed to the con-
of medical science in the muir
der trial Of Mrs. Louisa Lindloff, a
on trial today in Judge Thomas
Windes' court, charged with the
old son. Arthur, that she might collect
his life Insurance. The court has ruled
to admit testimony covering the cir
cumstances of the deaths Of five other
Of the Lindlofs family she is
suspected Of having killed to collect
money on their lives.
Physicians In attendance on the
boy at the time of his illness
that in their opinion the pa
TENTS life could have been saved If
had not been given additional doses
Of arsenic. The defense contends that
the lad died from ~overeating cucum-
bers and from inhallng the arsenic
Many Called to Testify.
Witnesses from Milwaukee and Chi
cago from whom the state expected
draw testimony bearing out the
charge that Mrs. Lindlor murdered her
son, Arthur, by poisoning him, ap-
peared at the criminal court early to-
day at the request of the states at
torney. Today was expected to bring
forth the most damaging evidence the
state possessed against the woman,
whom the prosecutor has pictured to
.Ae july DIS wholesale pOlSOner OF
her W relatives. Several witnesses
from Milwaukee, whose identity the
attorney will not disclose until
they were to appear on the stand, were
with the prosecutor for some
time before the opening of court.
Testimony taken up to this time was
by a doctor and a maid. The ply
sician testified that he suspected poi
son in diagnosing the boys illness and
that he believed the fatality occurred
because of the lads being given adj
ditional poison after the doctors last
visit to him. It was sworn that Mrs.
Lindloff, who processes to be q s~eeress,
predicted the death of the near kin she
has lost in recent years, even to the
hour Of their death.
Son Was Insured.
An insurance agent, ]. H. Price, OF
Chicago, testified that Mrs. Lindloff
took out a $4,000 policy on Arthur's
life March 26. The boy died June 10.
When the seeress entered the court
room, she announced to her guard:
ut is only a question Of a few days
and l will be walking out Of here a
free m I have known for a lone
time l would be on trial for my life
and now, by spiritualism, I can foresee
release"
Julius B. Butzow, an undertaken, told
OF his preparation of the boys body for
burial, denying that he used an ar
senical preparation.
A c%oroner's detective then told of the
Of the bodies of William
Lindloff, the defendants second hus-
band; Of her daughter, Alma; describ-
ing the removal Of the viscera by q
Psychologist, DR.. E. 3. Lecount, for
Prof. Walter S. Haines, who examined
them for poison. A report presented by
Coroner Peter Hoffman said chemical
analysis disclosed a considerable ouan-
tlty OF arsenic in the viscera examined,