The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 6, 1905, Page 1

Forecast made st SanFrasgisco for 30 hours ending midnighi, “MapehT 8T 2 S B = N | vicinity—Fair fogey in the morning; | Francisco and G. H. WILLSON, Local Forecaster. 3 & =3 SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1905. PRICE FIVE CENTS. AEMIGTS DEGLARE: THAT MRG. GTANFORD WAB P[IIS[INEU It is now absolutely certain that Mrs. Stanford died of strychnine poisoning. The report of the chemists shows this conclusively. The autopsy revealed the heart, otherwise healthy, badly swollen by assimilation of the poison, which quickly distributed through the system, not showing in the stomach. The chemists also found a large quantity of strychnine in the bicarbonate of soda. HEART SHOWS THE EFFECTS OF SIRYCHNINE r——— t : won = r AND PROVES HEALTHFUL | | ED ' CONDITION PREVAIL | | i imilation of Poison Too Rapid to Affect|| | Stomach and Traces of It Are Very Difficult to Discover. 5 sitive assurance is now in the possession of the local authorities that Mrs. Jane s death last Tuesday in Honolulu was direetly due to strychnine poisoning. | fay afternoon. while impatiently awaiting confirmation of the previous infor- n to this effect. published exclusively in Saturday morning’s Call, a cablegram || receivea containing a synopsis of the report of the chemists. who had been engag- [ 3 v the last three days in analyzing the deceased woman's stomach and other or- || | cans. Not only did the eablegram fully confirm The Call’s interesting news, publish- : L the previous morning, hut gave further details of the work performed by the men i 01 science ; e uul'n > to the message. the chemists completed their work late Saturday aftes-. > o \ it decided not to make their report public until to-day. The experts’ find- ; nos forwarded to the local authorities are also to the effect that the chemists thor- 12hly analyzed the bottle of bicarbonate of soda, from which Mys. Stanford took a i Geadly potion. and found that strychnine was mixed all through its contents. j STR YC‘HN/NE /S DISCOVERED IN THE ORGANS. | kidneys heart were also carefully examined by Chemists Shorey and IMPRESSIVE l s were found to be in a very healthy condition and much above those of 3 NTIOL - 2 man of Mrs. Stanferd’s age. The autopsy that followed showed the strongest symp- SERVICES AT g ® but no trace of strychnine was found by the chemists in the stomach. e found to be in very good condition, but there was discovered scientists declare would be only produced in death resulting from ec that there is no longer any doubt of the cause of the death of atic assertion the message adds that the autopsy failed to reveal any other cause for death. DETEC T/ VES ARE MORE CONFIDENT. the 1 es, as already published exclusively in The 'Call, had received evidence of poisoning in the Stanford case, the detectives work- ir had become much disturbed in mind over the contradictory dispatches irees concerning the progress of the chemists’ analyses and were begin- - ions to the merits of the case. When the detectives were made aware THE CHAPEL Rev.J. W. Dinsmore’s Tribute to Worth of Noble Character. S STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 5.—The memorial services over the death of Mrs. Leland. Stanford were held this morning at 11 o'clock in the Memorial Church at Leland Stanford | Junior University. The services were conducted by the Rev. J. W. Dinsmore [LL FEELING ~ AMONG THE RETAINERS | Miss Richmond Admits That Servants Indl]lgfil in Quarrels. : X : . : £ s PALO ALTO, March 5.—Miss Eliza- fternoon of the receipt of the message of confirmation they renewed their work in a fs“’"‘_"he Fg;‘;‘x:i’g’fi”:: I‘;:‘:Z':;‘f: | beth Richmond this afternoon admite = \an Jose. €] Vi 3 b T ; : R . . the anne gives promise of hastening the solution of the mystery that is now attract- |character. The immense congregation, 's':n;:‘;‘d' ;;:’x::;:d“:;;’:':;‘: ot ¢ t 1 composed to a large extent of the stu- r e 1 civilized parts of the world. ot oF thb” parsalty i et ers. The private detectives have been /VL WS REL/EVES THE TENSION IN POLICE CIRCLES. appearance of Captain of Detectives Burnett’s face during the afternoon was the important news he had received from Honolulu, and he seemed to realize He, however, maintained his usual reticence and dodged making a statement to his in- wers on the ground that silence would best serve the ends of justice. Although the cable- from Honolulu stated that the report of the autopsy would be given out to-day, the hint iropped by one of the detectives that possibly it may be held until the arrival in Honolulu of Callundan of Morse’s agency and Detective Harry Reynolds of the regular force, left here Saturday on the stcamship Alameda. DETECTIVES AWAIT CHANCE TO COMPARE THEIR DATA. learned yesterday that the two detectives carried with them copies of the reports of nce of deep attention to the eloquent . dis- cousse. The magnificent chapel never appeared more impressive. A The golden sunlight poured in through the stained windows and cast a mellow glow over the beautiful altar and the tall white marble statutes of the twelve apostles that stand in front of the reredos and grace the side walls of the chancel.- The great organ rolled out its grand- est tones and 'lifted’ the beauty’ of its music up to heaven. The processional was entitled “Heaven” and was sung by a choir of fifty voices, in which the whole joined, throwing out a tremen- dous volume of melodious sound. - Fol- lowing this was sung the Lord's Prayer, the congregation all devoutly kneeling. The final hymn was ‘‘Life Eternal.” Rev. Mr. Dinsmore said in part: “The sermon I had purposed to give ' << vmws IN STANFOR F THE PASTOR wr:ouc'o?xm AT AND PAID TOUCHIN POLICE CAREFULLY INQUIRE 4 INTO- DETAILS OF THE CASE e mrmrerore ar' CHAPRL, < < W CHAPEL AT PALO ALTO AND PORTRAIT UCTED DIVINE SERVICES THERE TRIBUTE'TO THE DEAD BENEFACTRESS. working to ascertain Whether the feud might not have been directly or indi- réctly the cause of the attempted poi- soning. “Jéalousies existed in the Stanford household among the employes,” said Miss' Richmand, “but I cannot ex- actly term them an open rupture. As far as the will and its bequests are comni T do not care to discuss the mm nor do I care about the matter the other. ery little to do with any of ‘Servants. I was the immediate at- ant, of Mrs. Stanford, but I did not 1! any of the employes; I pre- [ferred to. keep my own counsel. Nat- { urally- I'had nothing of consequence to say to. the Chinese emiployes; I only saw them when they went to their - tary continually showed anxiety over her. mistress and endeavored to have here now has been laid .aside. ' The dreadful shock which has come to this university and to the public at large makes all discourse in this place at this hour on any subje¢t but one, alien and impertinent. One subject, and that to the exclusion of all else, engages your minds and ‘hearts. your thoughts and feelings here now. I With the hope that possibly some {%further clew might be added to the chain of circumstances now being |as much exclusiveness as possible for welded by the Police Department, the | the' latter. “The day the two women detectives have been carefully tracing | arrived at the hotel Mrs. Stanford rec- every lncidgnt that marked the latter | ognized in one .of the bellboys, who days of Mrs. Stanford from the time | had been directed to show her to her she returned from:abroad to her de-|apartments, the son of an old-time "f?;r,;:xr‘lhesr‘: ‘T,f‘:;"m, other person | Parture on her fateful journey to|friend of her late husband and after ‘and tnnumerable fights and petty jeal- in California who was known so famil- I Honolulu. Yesterday the detectives ‘greeting him kindly she suggested to | ousies. 1 attended to my duties and *“I was almost always at Mrs. Stan- furd’s side or within easy call when she was at home. At other times I re- maihed in my room by myself. I do not mean to imply that I quarreled with the servants. I simply kept them at a distance. “¥You know that in a large household there are always bound t6 be ruptures ives, both of the regular force and Morse’s agency. who had been working on this he Stanford poisoning case since the day after Mrs. Stanford took a portion of the pois- 1ed contents of the bottle of Poland water. rize themselves with all The purpose of taking these reports with them is the details of the strange case during their trip down to the ey may be ready to take up the threads of the mystery there. is, so that t By the time that Captain Callundan and Detective Reynolds return to San Francisco Cap- 1 of Detectives Burnett and his men will have thoroughly proceeded with the investigation of the various information they have been gathering in and about San Francisco and will probably e in a position to say whether they are ready to make immediate arrests. Although the police e permitted the public to believe that their investigation so far has not been productive of ch xalnab]e information it is generally understood that the heads of the department have their il of important data and clews that will furnish a sensation when they see fit to permit it to break. The frequency that marks the visits of the detectives to Palo Alto and vicinity and the fact iarly to so.many people as was Mrs.| had advanced in their inquiries as far [ Miss Berner that she ask the hotel |let them attend to theirs. Ah Wing had Stanford. She was known far and|as her return to this city from her | management that the boy be permit- | béen in the household for twenty years wide, In the manslons of the rich and|gan ‘Jose visit, which followed the ' ted to wait on them during their stay | and naturally consideréd i s in the cottages of the. poor. In her i i 'd h California | 1 of boss. I seldom had anything to say character there was' no trace of 'vul-|Poisoning episode at her Califo T to him.” gar ostentation. or of . obtrusiveness. | Street home. Arriving here, MTS.| promptly granted. — She was born a true woman. well born | Stanford and her secretary, Miss Ber- ‘While at the_St. Francis Mrs. Stan- s and well bred. She had high ideals, | ner, went to the St. Francis hotel:| ford abstained from the use of min- | fully examine the contents before sha fixed &flnclp!u and unfaltering m‘lwhere rooms on the fifth floor were | eral water, to which she had been ac- | Permitted har mistress - verance. detectives made par! o quietly engaged ‘by the latter. They | customed up to the time that the poi- regarding the p.cm‘ of Mrs. ll!es:lv:tl‘: that :tog?r l‘-’&%mhlflfi::: did not register and at the request of f son had been found in her bottle of ,:&m trunks and learned that a devoted mother, giving the wealth of | Mrs. Stanford there was assigned to| Poland water at the California street | they were not sent to the St. Francis a deep and powerful nature to her only | themt a special dining table in the la- | house, and drank only ice water, she returned from chlldflhfl‘:, hetllvsdmmd cbefltnlm m dies’ grill, where they daily took their &m she _F;g:retg daily mmnm: e | Jose, u:;;:n: wmm' tht:»" t-h.-n- mm e tende: eals. g ere was some after he had been an&: - i s | Sirected their During their * the hotel, a ‘request that was ¥ i troubling the mind of Miss Berner a.d bo! bitions, = her According to the information glean- Y at the St Mrs. Stanford that two of Morse’s shrewdest men have been secretly working there now for mearly sixty hours |al rb“’l:,l’ e et mont: L b The” dchaciiviu ot the Ht.! Franls :::n'becm::phmg t omm: bp.‘l'l:wy :3‘“- B it sl S = ¥ yntemy. Mrs. Stanford did not seem | of ice water to Mrs. Stanford’s room | the former's ma.ds, this being the wish Continued on Page 2, Column 2, Continued on Page 2, Column .¢._~ to be deeply worried, but her secre- | Miss mer would receive it and care- | of their mistress. # N \