The Washington times., 1922-12-01
SENDER OF
POISON IS
SOUGHT
Prominent Lawyer Tells Police
Woman Friend Received
Doctored Candy.

Further facts in the sensa-
tional poison candy case of three
weeks ago, which was given no
publicity until yesterday, were
furrish8 4 today by police onicials
- pf M Price, District
The name of Alvin L. New
myer, well-known Washington at
torney, was announced by Inspec-
tor of Detectives Grant as that
Of the active agent in tracking
down the sender of box OF
heavily poisoned sweets to q
beautiful woman, a friend and
client Of Newmyer's.
Name Kept Secret.
Her name had not been revealed
up up this afternoon.
Inspector Grant declared II was
not in his possession, and New.
myer could not be reached. All
parties in the affair are said to be
extremely desirous Of avoiding pub
licity. ~
Jealousy, a love tangle, vengeful-
ness are ascribed by officials as the
possible cause Of the dispatch Of the
poisoned candy to Newmyer's friend.
There are mysterious aspects to the
case which headquarters investiga.
tors have not satisfactorily cleared
up. 1t was said today.
The story opens three weeks ago.
when Newmyer, with another attor-
ney, appeared at the Detective
Rnro,, ~ ho v1ad Iponartar nrart a
box of confections which had aroused
their suspicious and those of New
myers friend. Ii was sent to DIR.
Immediately after analysis that BIZ
chloride Of mercury had been dis.
covered in the specimens tried in the
test tube.
To a Washington Times reporter.
Price said today: =,
Work Was Crude.
There was enough of the deadly
stuff In each candy analysed to kill
q horse. The bottoms Of the choco.
lates had been removed. a whole tab
let Of the disinfectant inserted, and
the segment reset. 1t was a crude
piece of work, but II surely would
have been effectual II anyone had
eaten the candies"
Detective Sergeants Robert III.
Sanders and Harry Evans were as.
signed to the Investigation. They re-
FUSED to make any comment upon
possible findings today and Inspector
Grant said he had received no report
from them. Is
That the poison candy act is q ia
vorite with persons IN this city seek
ing revenge on others is shown by
records of the District Chemists Of
flee. Each year he and his assist.
ants are called upon to analyxe
samples OF sweets. many of them
show poison contents and some Of
them are very fhgeniously put up.
1T depends upon persons
knowledge Of chemistry" said DIR.
Price. "tust what sort Of a Job they
do. A person skilled enough to use
q hypodermic needle and a poison
In solution can inject fatal drugs
so skillfully that the results of the
operation are invisible save on
close scrutiny"
Other Attempts Expected.
DR.. Price concurred in Inspector
Grants remark Of yesterday that
stories of the case presented by
Newmyer, and the alleged poison
candy plot brought to the attention
of the police by Paul b. Schweitxer.
of 1923 r street yesterday. would
possibly cause a flood Of similar at
tempts. jr-
''Vengeful persons have ideas put
Into their heads by such articles,s
said DR.. Price. 1T shows them a
way to achieve their designs against
an enemy" y. AZ
While the narcotic squad. Sanders
and Evans. were reported today 70
be continuing an investiSntis0 q
the Schwe,tEer affair. involving the
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