The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-07-22
W0MAN'S DEATH
DUE TO POISON
PHYSICIANS SAY
Enough Arsenic Found in
Stomach to Have Caused
Death of Two People
NEIGHBORS TESTIFY
Called by State in Effort to
Establish Motive to Sub
stantiate Charge
NEIGHBORs TESTIFY

With expert testimony having es-
tablished that Mrs. Kasemir Schnei-
der had taken enough poison to
probably cause the death of two
persons stories of neighbors were
being told today in the preliminary
hearing of Kasemir Schneider,
charged with the murder Of his
wife, in an effort to establish the
method by which she received the
poison. The poison apparently was
of a kind which may be purchased
as a. potato bug killer at hard
ware or drugstore, it was said by
witnesses.
"A dozen neighbors Of the Schnei-
ders, living in the neighborhood OF
their South Twelfth street home,
testified concerning their relations.
None of them shed any light in the
hearing today as to how she may
have received the poison. Most OF
them said the relations Of the
schneiders was pleasant. The state
devoted much time to an effort to
show that Mrs. Schneider, had been
healthy girl until sometime after
her marriage, and endeavored to
show that Mr.. Schneider had COM
planned of his wife's illness.
Mrs. Schneider carried $4,000 life
insurance in the Yeoman lodge, pay
able to her husband, it was shown.
Physicians testified their opinion
was that poison caused her death.
Peter Aller, on the stand briefly,
said the last time he saw Mrs.
Schneider alive she seemed to be
in good health. Joseph Elsie, a
neighbor, said when he saw Mrs.
Schneider in February she ap-
peared in good health. On cross ex-
animation, he said that he never
heard anything bad about Schnei-
der.
Mrs. Emil Rdbb, neighbor o.
Schneider, said that she saw Mrs.
Schneider shortly after she and
Schneider were married last fall.
She did not visit with Mrs. Schnei-
der, she said, but added Mrs.
Schneider came to her house to get
water. Mrs. Schneider looked
strong, and said she had never been
sick in her life. The last time be-
fore her death that Mrs. Schneider
came for water she looked weak
and complained of spells" This
was about; two months before Mrs.
Schneider's death. .
On cross-examination, Mrs. Bobb
said that she had never seen any
thing in the relation of Mr.. and
Mrs. Schneider that would lead her
to believe that Schneider caused
athe death of his wife, and that she
had never observed any quarrels.
Mrs. Joseph Elsie also said Mrs.
Schneider looked we'll the first time
she saw her but that she appeared
poorly" before her death.
Philip Schwartz also testified
relative to the health Of Mrs.
Schneider, saying that he saw her
Saturday before her death and she
appeared to be feeling we'll. He
also said that Schneider and his
wife "acted friendly" Mrs. Philip
Schwartz also testified as to Mrs.
Schneider's good health until about
two months after she was married.
She said that she did not think Mrs.
Schneider ever went up town dur
ing the six months she lived in
Bismarck. She thought that a
store on 18th street was the
farthest away from home Mrs.
Schneider ever went.
Matt Senger, relative Of Schnei-
der, said that Mrs. Schneider car
ried $4,000 life insurance in the
Yeoman lodge.
Neighbors Called
A number OF neighbors Of Schnei-
der were placed On the stand yes
terday- afternoon to tell of remarks
he had made concerning his wife.
John Schneider, who worked as a
section foreman with the Northern
Pacific at the same time as kasemir
Schneider, said that Schneider told
him his second wife was good to
the child of his first wife, and that
he liked her very much but that she
had been sick. o
Nels Anderson, section foreman,
said that Schneider had told him his
wife's Hines was incurable. On
cross-examination he said that
Schneider was good steady worker
who had worked on the section for
long time.
John Sher said that Schneider had
also remarked to him that his wife
was sick, and said Schneider thought
it might be heart trouble.
Abbott Testifies
Prof. Abbott, head of the chemis- !
try department of the state univers-
ity, testified at length concerning
the chemical analysis made by which
it was determined that arsenic was
in the stomach of the deceased wo-
man and the amount. He concluded,
he said, that it was calcium arsenite,
a compound sold as potato bug
killer. The preparation, he said,
came into use during the war when
Paris Green rose to a high price, the
calcium compound being much
cheaper. He said it could be bought
at hardware stores and drug stores
without prescription.
The preparation, he said, was not
easily dissolved, but would be dis
solved in fruit acid. The contents
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