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Interment in Staple Park cemetery The Young man died Thursday ¿ He 10 aur. rd br his parents and by: one brother and two sistela.
KIRK V. ¡ MORRIS Funeral services for Kirk V. Morris, 60. nº 1725 Fast Mill street. will be held Bun. day afternoon at 3 o'clock at the J W. Klingner chapel, followed by Interment in Hazelwann remeter. Ar Morris le mur- rived hy his wife and one steter
ROY STANDISA
The Reverend' H. A. Wood of Campbell avenue Methodist church conducted funeral servjees Priday at Hume, Mo .. for Roy Standish, prominent Bates county farmer and banker. who died Wednesday Mr Wood and Mr. Hume were boyhood friends
MRA. MARGARET COMSTOCK
Mrs J M Hlythe. 438 East Elm street. has received word of the death of her mother. Mra. Margaret. Comflock, cat .. the. heine of Mrs. C. L. White, snother daugh- ter. Iu Claremont, N. Il. Funeral services are to be held on Monday with buttel in Trong Hill cemetery at Indianapolis. Ind. bet former home Mit. Confort Led here with Mrs. Blythe for nearly 20 years. Find has many friends' In Springfield. She Fis. "mrived by three ""daughters Mrs Blythe and Mis Pearl Townes of Spaink- field and Mrs White, and by ofte son Harvey A Comstock of Indianapolis
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Howell County Prosecutor Learns What Led to Aged Man's Death
WOMAN. SON CONFESSES
Murder Was Plotted to Cover Theft of Money. Inquiry Reveals
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A large quantity of strychnine . ransed the death of E. E. Trimmer. aged Pomona watchmaker who died mysteriously at his home Tuesday night, authorities at West Plains were notified today by the Glidewell Chemical company of St. Louis, which conducted a chemical analysis of the murdered man's stomach.
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A telephoned report said Trim- mer's stomach was lined with the polsen.
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year-old watchmaker who died zud
In. romoua, av., info sugus Mrs. Laura James Trimmer, and her son. Sylvester James, sought to cover up a theft of $450 Mr& TriBy mer had committeed against her fatherinian.
1 Buch was the charge today of H.' D Green. Jr. with his announce- ment that n motive for the polson- ing of Trimmer had been more : clearly established with a further confession by Mrs Trimmer. The mer. Mr. Green said. was that snc and her son entered into the poison plot to cover up the theft from the old man. Mrs, Trimmer said. ac- rording to the prosecutor. that she had taken money between: in het fatherinlau, who had placed a part of the cash in a tool chest and the remainder in a tiunk.
Victim Is Buried
Mrs. Trimmer and the son had ad orenais that the poisoned the aged man in obtain his estate.
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which. it developed. was very small
The body of the poison victim was burled yesterday, but completion of a corners inquest today acalled a iriver upon an analysis of the stomach of the dead man
Both Mrs. Trimmer and her son are held in jail on first degree mur -. der changes They have any as ist obtained counsel. and Charles Trim- mier, husband of the accused woman and only son of the victim. has not vet visited them. No date for a preliminary hearing has been set.
Rough' Potson Here
The cider Trimmer was poisoned Tuesday night and died a short umc later. Mrs Trimmer and her son said they purchasen the poison in · Springfield and gave it to him in à poached egs.
Mrs. John M. Sills Dies In New York; To Bring Body Here
Mrs. John M. Bill. member of an old Springfield family and wife of John M Sil's, former division en- gineer for the Frisco railway here. died this morning at. ber home in | Mamaroneck. N. Y., of a complica- ton of illnesses which developed following a recent operation.
Mrs Sills had gone to New York ' to live a year ago last September. : when her husband became a mem- ber of the firm of John Muir and. company stock brokers. Prior to ' that time Mr. Bills had been for years connected with the Frisco here.
Mrs. Sills was the daughter of Joseph Fisher. Sr., wealthy lumber- man of Springfield whe died a num- ber of years ago. in addition to her husband. she is survived by ber mother. Mrs. Statle M. Fisher. of Springfield: a sca. John Fisher Sil's of Mamaroneck. an a brother. Joe Fisher of Springfield.
The body will be brought to Springfield for burial, but funeral arrangement had not been com- ¡ pleted this afternoon.
DEATH'S
MRS. ANNA SUSAN GUTSCHKE services for Mes. Anna Susan in mother of Miss Ida E (it :* 1.+ county nurse. will be held in Mansfield Sunday afternoon, followed by Interment there. Mrs. Gutechico died fo a- Mepitalihere Friday,-following-an - operative ... of the Springfield . and Orter ientth derartment phe to atted neral at Mansfield.
VADIF. LEE MANNING
: ter of Me and Mrs. William A. Manning inf .745 North Campbell avenue, was. buried In Hazelwood cemetery this afternoon. J W. Klingner was in charge of arrange- n:el:t-
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With this Information In their hands, the Howell county officials are expected to proceed at once with the coroner's Inquest tate Trimmer's death.
SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15, 1929 -- NEWS and LEADER
Page 1: The estate of Roy Nelson is in probate .**
Marriage licenses issued .**
Page 2A: There is an article about Arthur Aull and his newspaper the Lamar Daily Democrat.
Page 3A: Mrs. Dolores Fox LeCompte died .**
James A. Dameron died .**
Kirk V. Morgan died .** Kirke V Morris
Charles R. Underwood died .**
Mrs. Anna Susan Gutschke died .**
Page 10A: Mollie Wilson died .**
Page 12A: Mrs. John M. Sills died .**
There is a photo of and an article about the old Harwood house where plans for founding Drury college were made .** The house was at 831 Benton avenue. That would be on the southwest corner of Benton and Brower -- across from the I. N. Smith house at 830 Benton avenue. The article says the house was on the corner of Benton and Sycamore. The name of Sycamore Street was changed to Brower Street all across town for the sake of consistency. Various houses have been claimed as the place where Drury college was founded. One such is on page 297. This house at 831 Benton avenue is most likely to be the true one. Actually I doubt if the founders merely met one day and decided to found a college. They probably discussed it many times whenever they met in various places.
Page 12A: Ashley H. Harrison and his wife were buried at Steelville, Mo. [This is a long article.]
Page 5B: Miss Helen Lewis and Dr. Theurer Martin Bocquin will be married on Tuesday .**
Page 6B: Miss Zella Crenshaw and Mr. Carl Zapf were married .**
Miss Alma Pryor is engaged to marry but the article does not say to whom.
Page 11B: Son born December 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stringer of Monett. Son born December 10 to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Heying of Monett.
Mrs. Nannie Rhea died Thursday. She and Mrs. [W. H.] Tucker were struck by a car last Monday at Purdy. Mrs. Tucker was killed.
DEATHS
MRS. DOLORES LE COMPTE Mrs. Dolores Foz LeCompte, 11. died at 7:45 o'clock yesterday morning at a local hospital following an operation. Che la survived by her husband. Joha Le Compte, chief clerk In the dining car de- partment under Pred Harvey: her parenta, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Fox of 635 Bouth Broadway avenue; three sisters, Mies Cristaline Fox of 635 South Broadway avenue. Mra. Hershel Doss of Tulsa and Mrs. Francla A. Brown of 834 State street. and one brother .. Frank Pox of 635 South Broadway avenue, Mra Le. Compte had for the past five years been employed as operator at the Telephone company here.
Puneral services will be held Bunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Starne mortuary after which the body will be laken to Belmore. Missouri, where services will be held at 3 o'clock at the Bonn'! ! church Burlei will be made in the 6e1. ' more cemetery
JAMES A. DAMERON JAmen A Dameron. 86. died Saturday afternoon at his home on rural route :. neer Willard. He Is survived by three sons and two daughters. as follows: W. A. of , Middleton. Mo .: L. B. of Hutchinson. Kan .; and J. R. at home: Mra. Mlanle Anderson of Sparta, Mo .: and Miss Zorah Dameron at home. Funeral arrangementa Are in charge of J W Klingner. Butlal will be In the Chappell cemetery at Ford- land.
KIRK V. MORKIA Funeral services for Kirk V. Morris, 60. of 1726 East Mill street, will be held at 3 : o'clock this afternoon at the J. W. Kline- ner chapel. followed by laterment In Memorial park cemetery.
MOLLIE WILSON DIES
Mollie Wilson, 59, died at her home rear of 850 St. Louis street, 12:15 o'clock today. She ia survived by her husband. Balley Wilson and diatant relativoa. Funeral arrangements, rhich are under the direction of Campbell Un- dertaking company. are Incomplete. Burial will be made in South Hazelwood ceme- tery.
CHARLES R. UNDERWOOD Funeral services for Charles R. Under- wood, 24. of 1097 South Main avenue. will be held at 2 o clock this afternoon at the J W. Klingner chapel, followed by Inter- ment In Maple park . emetery.
MRS. ANNA SUSAN GUTSCHKE
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Iwant services for Are Anna Susan Fintechke. 70. mother of Miss Ida Autschke. Greene county tuberculosis nurne, will be conducted at her home, live miles east of Mansfield, at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Oetschke died in a hos- pital here Friday night following in op- eration. Bealdes Mlsa Ida Outschke. she Is survived by another daughter. Miss A G. Qutschke and a ann. G. A. Qutschke. hoth of Mansfield. A brother. Auguri Fisher. Hven In Leavenworth. Kan. Sprint- (leidlans who will attend the funeral today ! ar. Dr. John W Williams, Jr., Mrs. ElPay . Hav. Mrs. Bertha Stevens and Miss Kath- : | rvn Bims of the Greene county health . PIEPR11. And Lon Sharn and Mrs Mvr'! ' Wilcox of the Springfield health depart - I'mrnt.
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The old Harwood home on Benton avenue.
Oldest Member of Board of Trustees Recalls Day When Leaders Gathered There to Dis- cuss College for Springfield
AT 831 Benton avenue an old house is being razed. It is just a plain. old-fashioned frame house-not very big and not very impressive. It is probable that few persons even stop to notice that another old place Is being torn down to make way for "progress" --
But the old house ,itself repre- sented "progress" in its day; and there are a few' sentimental old- timers that sigh for its vanishing -- to them it is a landmark, and sight of its dismantlement sets them reminiscing.
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On March 6, 1873, there met in. Mr. C. E. Harwood'a home, at the corner of Benton and Sycamore. a company of men. A charter based on those of Oberlin and Olivet col- leges was presented by Dr. (N. J.) Morrison and adopted. The Incor- porators were James H. Harwood. Edwin T. Robberson. W. Irving Wallace. Holland B. Fry. Charles E Harwood and Samuel P. Drury. On . | April 1, these gentlemen named the
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first board of trustees. . . seven were Springfield men. One of the seven was Charles E. Harwood. He is still one of the board of trustees-the only one who has served during the entire life of the college.
Mr. Harwood bullt the old house in the early fall of 1868. Springfield was a town of about 3000, and growing fast This was the first house in the block, and there are some in Springfield today who re- call that Mr. Harwood planted the trees that have made the street beautiful since before the turn of the centuries.
Mr. Harwood already had been in Springfield for two years-living in ; a tiny house on South street built of 'two log cabins. By walling up the helminon the cabine a third room was achieved.
RECALLS FIRST HOME
Last May Mr. Harwood. 99. here for the Drury commencement, re- called his first days in that make- i shift cottage, which had five outside doors and three winds-so that
For it was in the parlor of this house that Drury college was born. : The event is recorded by Arthur P .: Hall, in the historical address he made at the celebration of Drury's semi-centennial in 1923. In the fol- lowing words:
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even after 60 years. he remembered first the generous ventilation!
For many years the Harwoods lived In the new home on Benton and Sycamore, and it was a center for the social and cultural life of the city. Even In- those days it was a .comparatively modest home, and very simple furnished-for the trip from the east wis long. and the! greater part of the household goods had been left behind.
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But the Harwood's attracted friends, and life was full and merry. even though simple. . Mr. Harwood was closely interested in the de -! velopment of Drury college, and ! also of the Congregational church- of which his brother, James Har- wood, was the first pastor.
Mra. Lee Holland, an eager, euri- ous youngster in those days, well re- members hours spent in the Har- wood home-and especially Mrs. Harwood's activity on behalf of church bazaars. She was newly from the east, and brought with her many novel ideas which proved im- mensely popular. Among the things she contributed to the bazaars were spice baskets, watch pockets, and lamp mats. Mrs. Holland remem- bers with amusement also that Mrs. Harwood was the most amazing butter-maker she ever saw. She could achieve butter simply by a few casual stirs of the.ladle and without even cburning it!
Mr. Harwood prospered, and a few years later built a much more pretentions home. further out on Benton avenue, at the northwest corner of Benton and Lynn street --. the house now proudly occupied by the Sigma Nu fraternity.
OTHERS LIVED THERE
After the Harwoods moved out. - - the house was owned and occupied successively by the J. M. Dolings, the C. W. Thrashers, and the W. S. Thompsons. Miss Alice Thrasher. I | now registrar ~. ~ rury college and a member of the board of trustees. spent pleasant girlhood years there; and it was from her that the Thompsons bought the house in 1902, to put their young son, Wilmer, in school at Drury.
It was Wilmer Thompson, now an architect here, who sold the house last Week to W. R. Sims, realtor and wrecker, who is now tearing it down. He has not lived there, but has rented the place, for the past seven years-since the death of his parents. For oldtime's sake, how-' ever, Wilmer Thompson took out !
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Charles E. ' Harwood, at whose ---- - home the civic leaders gathered to: organize Drury college. İ
for himself the old walnut staircase. before selling the house. If he ever builds another house of his own. that ; tai:case will be'a part of i !- to add a touch of tradition and sentiment. He admits that it was a sentimental thing to do; but after , all, he lived in the house for 20 I years-and well, that's the way things are. =
When Mr. Harwood, visited Drury last apring, he went back to the old house with Dr. T. W. Nadal, Drury president and his host-the years vanished, and vividly he pointed out the exact spots in the old southeast parlor where each of the college founders sat the night Drury originated.
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So after 60 years the old house Is being scrapped-outlived by the man who built it-which in itself is some unusual sort of comment on evanescence.
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Funeral Services For Sills Funeral Still Incomplete
Funeral Arrangements were delay- ed for Mra. John M. Sills. member of an old Springfield family who : died Saturday, pending arrival of the body bere from the Sills home in Mamaroneck, N. Y.
'Mrs. Bills was the daughter of Joseph Fisher, 8r., Springfield Jumberman who died several years ago. Her husband was a former A'vision engineer for the Frisco rall- way bere, but moved to New luis a year ago last September to be- come a member of the brokerage firm of John Muir and Company. Her death followed a complication ; bf illnesses after a recent operation. .
Burviving, besides the husband. and son, John Fisher Billa, are her . mother. Mrs. Statte M. Fisher of Springfield and & DrULICI Fisher, also of Springfield. Burial is expected to be in the family plot In Maple Park cemetery here.
Mra. Bills was known here as a Doprano singer. She studied voice in the Drury college conservatory, and under Mrs. Florence Doling and Charles H. Scholfield here, and under Miss Bertha Farner and the Italian Madame Valeria in Chicago. She did radio work here and in Chicago. She studied plano under Miss Birdie Atwood here, sang in! the Tabernacle Presbyterian church choir, and was active in the Spring- Geld Musical club. .
Zella Crenshaw Weds Mr. Zapf
Announcement has been made of ! the marriage of Mias Zella Crenshaw. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dicken W. Crenshaw, 430 Holman street, to Mr. Carl Zapf of Oklahoma City.
- The marriage vowa were read De- cember 4 at Oklahoma City where! Mr. and Mrs. Zapf will make their I home. -
MARRIAGE LICENSES
F. Lacy Forter. 21. Springfield, and Miss Marie Shadey. 2. Grove Springs. Mo. Clellis A. Phattx 3L and Miss Iva Sanders, 21, both Battlefield .!
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WIDOW OF NELSON TO MANAGE ESTATE OF OZARKS CANNER
14 Plants and Large Acreate . Worth More Than $500,000, Officials Say: 1929 Pack Worth $650,000
THE estate of Roy Nelsen. Ozarks "tomato kinz" of Marshfield who died here recently, was more than a half-million dollars, and in- cluded 14 tomato -canning factories mostly. In Stone, Taney, and Doug- las counties, and farms aggregating 2200 acres In Stone county and neari 800 acres in Webster county near Marshfield. The general of - fice of all his tomato interests is at Crane Mo .. in charge of Porter Lucas, who was for many years Nel- son's secretary.
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' his health for some
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on a profit-sharing basis, and i. of these fmanagers have been wit. him for years.
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It is also pointed out that (wo brothersinlaw. Frank Julian and Robert Florence, both of Marshfield. have bern closely asociated with him in business for years, and are thoroughly familiar with his opera- · tions. Mr. Julian has large canning Interests in Webster county; and Mr. Florence! has been interested in I canning as well as in other busi- nesses.
1 There is a general asumption that Mrs. Nelson, with the assistance of these two, will administer the estate.
During the past summer. Mr. Nelson'a; factories packed 350 car- loads -- which is 350.000 cases. or 700.000 dozen cans-of tomatoes: a $650.000 pack.
It is said that In his development of the tomato Industry, Mr. Nel- son proved himself the largest pro- ducer of new wealth in the Ozarks. I
Helen Lewis, Dr. Bocquin, To Marry
A WEDDING of interest · to a number of Spring- field people will be cole- brated Tuesday morning 10 o'clock in Fayetteville, Ark., when Miss Helen Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lewis of that city, becomes the bride of. Dr. Theurer Martin Boc- quin of Memphis, . Tenn .. The wedding vows will be. read at the home of the, bride's parents before · an- improvised altar- of lillies; and ferns. Calla lillies. will be the favored flower used in the decorations.
Preceding the ceremony,- Mr. Henry Tovy is to play several selections, and Mr. Charles McGill will sing two vocat solos. Mr. Tovy will also play Lohengrin's wedding march, as the bridal party enters the room.
The bride has chosen an ivory satin gown made colonial style, with a tight bodice and a bouffant skirt. for her wedding dress. Soft Viennese lace-forms a panel down the front of the skirt, and outlines . the quaint drooping shoulder neckline. Her veil of ivory tulle will be held in place by a small lace tiara. Her bouquet is to be an old fashioned bouquet of white roses.
Her maid of honor, Miss Mary Burton George, of Springfield, is to wear peach taffeta, also made bouffant style, and she will carry long stemmed bride's roses. Mr. Herbert Lewis, brother of the bride. will be best man. The flower girls. little Mary Lou Saylor and: Jane Claire Brown, are to wear pink and blue 'taffet
dresses, and carry peste baskets of rose petals
The ring bearer. It Herbert Lewis, wear . sult of egg shell satin and carry the rin- in a calle lily. on @ pulow of egg shell satin.
Mr. Tory wü'l play softly through the ceremony. and will play Mendeleachn's wedding march for the 1 .essional.
The young couple are to leave im- mediately after the ceren.ony for a ; : ". = Orleans. . After apend- ing the holidays there, they will be at home in Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Lewis . tended Northwestern University, is a graduate of the Uni- versity of Arkansas, and has degrees in plane and pine organ. She is a member of the Chi Omega sorority. and province president of Bigma Alpha Iota, national musical sorority.
Doctor Bocquin is head of the den- tal section of the Lecoy Clinic, and consultant dentist of St. Joseph hospital in Memphis. Immediately after the war he attended the Uni- really of Arkansas and later attend- ed the University of Tenurare rol- lege of Dentistry. He was graduated from the University of Minnesota. He served one year an professor of oral surgery as the University of Tennessee. He is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epailon fraternity. the Blackfriars. Chi &t Phi. Bemhard and Blade. Omega Eta Mu, and of My Delta Phi, an honorary dental fraternity.
Miss Lewis is a count of Miss Mary Burton George and has often visited in Springfield where she has & number of friends.
Announced At Dinner .....
MEA". ROBOOK . O. PRYOR, 735 South Kickapoo avenue, enter- tained last evening with a charming "Informal 8 o'clock dinner and bridge party at Maxwells Ontra, by way of announcing the engagement of her daughter. Miss Alma Pryor. who is 'to be married about the first of the
The dining table and lounge, where .the after-dinner hours were spent playing bridge, were attractively dec- orstart with brala and art baskets of Pink and white roses. The same col- or motif was further emphasized in dinner menu, place cards and bridge tallles and otber ac-
mer the remainder of the "oted to bridge in the ' Hist for the affair - friends from
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HARRISON" RITES ATTENDED BY-2000
Former Political: Opponent, of G. O. P. Leader One of Pallbearers
Ry The damciated Press STEELVILLE, Mo., Dec. 14 .- Ash- ley H. Harrison, 60, director of the state penal' board, and his wife who were killed ncar Fullon. Mo .. Wednesday in an automobile crash. were buried here today in the Steel- ville cemetery following funeral services at Jefferson City and here. earlier in the day. 2000 At Funeral
The services here.were conducted in the Presbyterian church by the Steelville" .. Masonic: lodge. The church was filled and many people were forced to remain outalde dur- ing the services. The church serv- Ice was conducted by the Rev. B. L. Roper of Steelville assisted by the Rev. Dr. Mclvor of St. Louis. Judge W. E. Barton conducted the Masonic services.
The caskets were borne by 12 ac- tive pallbearers and 22 honorary pallbearers took part In the cere- monies.
Tencks Haul Flowers
It was estimated the crowd in and about the church during the serv- Ices numbered 3000. and It was the largest funeral in the history of Steelville .- Three truckloads of floral tributes were brought -from Jefferson City while many other floral pieces were sent by friends here and in other parts of the state. |
Among the active: pallbearers was Harry Clymer, one'.of Mr. Harri- son's oldest friends, and his -- first political opponent. The two men opposed each other thirty-five years ago for the office of prosecuting at- torney and travelled about the county together in their campaigns. Harrison won by thirty votes. They had been fast friends since that time and their law offices Joined each other here.
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JURY AT INQUEST QUICKLY ACCUSES PAIR-IN POISONING
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Chemist's Report That Strych- nine Found in Stomach of Murdered - Man - Convinces : Jurors of Guilt
ARMED with a chemist's analysis showing that E. E. Trimmer. aged and decrepit Pomona watch- maker. was killed by a heavy dose ! of atrychnine. "the slate had little trouble Saturday afternoon in ob- taining a coroner's "Jury verdict i branding the man's daughterinlaw. ! Mitt. James Tammer, and her con, Sylvester James, 24, as the: slayers. .
An Inquest into the death of, Trimmer. who was 86 years old. feeble and ill when he went into convulsions suddenly and died within an hour at his home in Po -. mona Tuesday night. was conducted tat Pomona by Judge George Hal-, astend of West Plains, acting coroner - of Howell county. "The fury's ver- dict, quickly returned, was that the old man came to his death as .. the result of strychnine poisoning. plotled by Mra. Trimmer and her son.
OUTCOME SEEMS CERTAIN + The inquest leaves the fate of M:s. Trimmer and her son pretty ; much of & formality. The state's case against them appears cx- ' tremely strong. based upon neigh- , bora' knowledge of old antagonism ¡ and cruelty toward the elder Trim- mer, the pair'a confessions of gullt and the report which came Satur- ··· Louis chemist. de.
"at the old man's stomach & strychnine. Mrs Previously had
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Que of the stringe bits 'of lead- mon'y brought out at the corners Inquest was the story told by Charles Trimmer, son of the siain man and husband of the woman beld m's killer. He has not gone about his wife since her arrest, and though hiring an attorney to guard his own Interests in the case he has made no move to obtain counsel for his wife or for James .. . .. -
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