New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-15
POISON FOUND IN WINE
LAID TO MISS KR|[[
Prosecution Puts Stress on II 10
Her Examination for Phy'
siCian's Murder.
POSED AS TR0NS WlrE
Told Coroner He Was Her hus'
band-Testimony Shows she
Had Admitted Buying Dlf-
ferent Drugs for Him
POSED AS TRoN's WIFE
nv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Utica. \. Y. Aug IA glass OF wine
containing morphine is apparently tne
cbiof link In the chain OF evidence by
which the state is trying to fasten the
rosponsibility for the death Of DR. StahieN
+. Iron upon Miss Emma r. hrili' Inc
wlneglass was found ~ the BEDSIDE VI
the dead doctor and ii hgured prominent
IL I'm the testimony taken to-day al the
examination Of Miss krill before Judge
O'Connrr.
DIR Iron led suddenly on June 2 ana
the intimation was that he nad coiH-
uitted suicide. lie and Miss krlli came
here from New York several months ago
She had posed here as the wiie OF III
Iron and the fact that they were ho'
married came out only after his dea'h'
Miss Krill has thres lawyers defending
ber-J sydney Bernstein and W. e
Rosenburgh. OF New York, and }. A.
GolJstone. OF this city. District Attorney
BRADLEY Fuller is prosecuting the case.
Miss Xiii, was dressed in black ana
wore a thick black veil, which she o'u
not remove during the examination. None
Of the womans relatives or friends were
present
Coroner Robert Dodd testified that ne
had been called to Or. Irons apartments
after the death and that the prisoner
who was there had told him that the
dead man was her husband. SeNerd
notice officers who had conversed win
Miss Krill at this time testified that she
was quite calm and showed no signs OF
sorrON.
I'm the preliminary evidence OF the Cor
oner and police officers II was sho"'
that by the bedside Of the dead doctor
was found a bottle containing some vine
and also glass containing a smal
quantity OF the same liquid. Analysis
shows that there was no morphine u
the wine I'm the bottle, but was IN tna'
IN the glass. The doctor died OF NOR
/ phine poisoning.
Notes OF the testimony given by Miss
| Krill at the inquest and read to-day IN
dicated that she had brought him az his
request certain portions OF morphine als'
1 atropine and other drugs but traces o.
morphine only were found In the stomach
In describing the premises II was sho"i
/ that the door was fastened by sprlns
! lock and this bears out her claim ina
when she returned TO the room aftel
| running out FOR help she found the 200
locked and II had 10 be broken open.
AT this evenings hearing postcar'
claimed 10 have been sent 10 MISS hrii
/ from New York vas offered In evidence
II vas inscribed: ITO My Little BABY
| New York. oct u. 1872" The card Dor
! the name OF Jesse.
! The District Attorney promises to snow
n Ietter written 10 Or. Iron by Miss kril
about the same time showing intimacy
with the Young New Yorker. while pos
ing as the wife Of Dr. Iron. Detecti''
Arthur Gray testified that Miss Kill In
troduced the young man 10 Utcans short
Is after the death OF Or. Iron as he
/ brother.
Police Sergeant lin. who was at III
house tho night Of the death and go
the glass containing the wine. said IN
Young woman then told him that she ant
Or IRON had been married In New Jer
sey and that they had child which ha'
lived four months
Dominick Rossi. the undertaken VII
cared FOR Or. Irons body. testified tina
a young man was brought TO his room
bv Miss Krill and introduced as he
brother with the statement that he woul'
ace 10 the expenses OF the funeral. IL
identified tie postcard as a photograph o
the man.
The case will be continued tomorrow.