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Show APOISONiNGCASE. Strychnine Mixed With Milk Also in Powder Form COxMES f ROM MILLARD CO. Tests 3flade by Competent Hen Criminal Crimi-nal Prosecution May Fohow Names Of Suspected Parties Not Known Here Their Arrest Ordered by Telegraph. Beyond a question of a doubt tbe present grand jury being held oyer by Prosecuting Attorney Judd will have a very important case to consider other than any matter that may arise from the development of the Hagua cases. If not thia grand jury certainly the next. The case will be a poisoning case or at least an attempt to poison. Who the parties suspected of administering the poison are cr, for whom the po;son was prepared3 is not known here at this writing. All that ia known is that Chief Fowler received veaterday by expresa a package from U. S. Deputy Marshal Payne of Fillmore.- The package contained a bottle full of milk and about 10 grains of a white powder. The mail brought a letter from Officer Payne asking Mr. Fowler to have a thorough teat made of both milk and powder by competent men and to get such a written statement from them aa to the effect they would have if administered to a human being aa could be used in a criminal prosecution. prose-cution. Mr. Fowler placed the bottle and powder and the letter- into the hands of Dr. J. F. Noyes, who with the assistance of Professor W. E. Rydalch, instructor in cheoJstiy at the B. Y. academy, made an extended and detailed de-tailed analysis of both tbe milk and the powdei. The professional gentle-, men have presented an elaborate report re-port of the analysis and findings, which closes as followa: rJU'i'e tefl- TDide point very concln-'8IVC13- fcu i.'i45 Tieaeiico of otxjcliaia in the powder. Although not so well defined the tests point to the milk con taining strychnia also." Then follows a detailed statement of what the probable effects would be if administered to a human being. Small doEes would proye an exhilerant, but heavy dosea would cause death. The result of the analysis have been wired to Marshal Payne with instruct tions to arrest the suspected parties. |