Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-13

here today on orders from Los Angelo
of her husbands. brother in-law and
Paul Southard. whom she married
in Los Angeles last November, told
the police here she tried to get him
to take out $4,000 wortho of life insur-
ance. Southard is petty officer on the
U. S. s. Monterey. stationed at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii.
Insurance of which she was the ben
cficiary was carried on the lives of all
the five men whose deaths are being
investigated. Mrs. Southard. accord
ing to the police has agreed to return
without extradition. Papers for extra
dition are being prepared.
Salt Lake City, Utah. May 12,-Lyda
Meyer. charged with the murder of her
fourth husband, Edward +. Meyer, at
Twin Falls, Idaho. September I, 1920
was arrested at Honolulu today. ac-
cording to a dispatch received by the
Salt Lake Telegram. V. II. Ormsby
deputy sheriff of Twin Falls, at pre-
sent in Los Angeles, said he was await
ing extradition papers being prepared
at Twin Falls to bring her back to
Idaho for trial. The deputy sheriff
also informed the paper that Mrs.
Meyer married Vincent Southard. of
the U. s. S. Chicago on November
20 last
Prosecuting Attorney Frank L. Ste
phan of Twin Falls county. Idaho,
said Mrs. Southards matrimonial rec
ord was being Investigated for the pur-
pose of determining the causes and
fixing the responsibility for the deaths
of three other former husbands. an in
fant child by Robert Dooley. her first
husband, and Dooley's brother Edward.
Insurance in which Mrs. Southard
was the beneficiary. was carried on
tho lives of all five men. Stephan said,
and of which she is said to have col
lected at least $500, Mrs. Southard.
who is 2s years old, worked for a time
as q waitress at Twin Falls after Mey-
| ers death.
She departed for California last win
ter. Her parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
w. j. Truehlood. who live on d farm at
Kimberly. Twin Falls county.
i Prosecutor Stephan said he had in
his possession evidence which would
establish that poison caused the deaths
of Robert c. Doolcy. William q. Nc
Haffic. Harlan c. Lewis and Edward
| f. Meyer. respectively her first. Sec
ond. third and fourth husbands. and
| Edward Doolcy, brother of her first
| husband. Stephan said the bodies of
these men had been exhumed and the
contents of their stomachs analyzed by
IieTIldn anu TsuMIn II IN'utT-
| bauh. state chemists respectively, of
| Idaho and Utah, and that deadly
poison had been found. The poison in
each case was said to have been the
same.
| The womans arrest on n charge OF
numbering Meyer was made as "A re-
suit of the chemists report. Stephan
said.
| Mrs. Southards matrimonial history
| and the dates OF her husbands deaths.
as given out by the authorities follow:
| Married Robert c. Doolcy. an Idaho
| farmer. at Twin Falls. March II. 1912.
He died in Twin Falls hospital octo-
bcr l.. 1915. typhoid peing assigned as
the cause.
| Married William G.. McHafic. Twin
Falls waiter. at Twin Falls. in June.
1917. He died at Hardin. Mont. Octo-
ber %. 1918; death reported to have
| been from influenza and diphtheria.
F., Married Harlan c. Lewis. automobile
mechanic. OF Billings. Mont. at Den
YER Colo. March 10. 1919. lie died at
Billings on July 6. 1919: cause OF death
reported as gastro-cnteritis.
Married Edward f. Meyer. foreman
| Blue Lakes ranch, Twin Falls county
| Idaho. at Pocatello, Idaho. on August
10. 1920. He died at Twin Falls hospi-
| tai September I. 1920. Autopsy re-
vcalcd traces of poison,
In two more cases the prosecuting at
torney said Mrs. Southard failed to
collect insurance on her husbands
lives. The policy on McHaiiie's life.
! he said was allowed to lapse thru nom
payment of n premium. Meyer. tho
fourth husband. carried 10000 insur-
anco. which was increased from 5000
IT..