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Show vu JAP POISONS HIS OWNJHILDREN Logan, Aug. 27. A Japanepe whosr name was not learned hut who re-lded re-lded at Mendon. seven miles from here, committed suicide last night af ter poisoning three of his children by administering strychnine. He and his oldest son. a lad of 9 or 10 years, are dead and the other two ehlldren are recovering from the effects of the rxdeon The Japanese and his wife came to Mendon some months ago and the wife h,s been employed in Ihe Im'I fields there, the man remaining at home on ar-onnt 0f being an invalid The wife went to work yesterday as usual, and the youngest child followed her t.. ihe field When the wlfP came home last night she found her hus band unconscious and when she attempted at-tempted to rouse the oldest hoy to send him for help be, too. gae evidence evi-dence of being ill. She obtained help and It- Preston R. Merrill .f Welle-vllle Welle-vllle was summoned When he reached reach-ed the place the Japanese and tho old est son were dea and the other two children in convulsions. The physician paid attention to the latier and then examined the dead. While dolus o a vial containing a Bmall amount of strychnine fell from the dead man's pocket. Toda there was an Inquest held, but the only report made to Igan thus far Is that the Jur rendered a erdlrt to the effect that the father had poisoned his family and then himself. him-self. One of the children testified that his father had mixed some stuff In 6ome water and given It to him and his brothers shortly before the mother came home |