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Show COUNTY ATTOBHll DROPS THE Cl i Will Not Further Pursues Kaiser Poisoning Myste3 Case. STATEMENT IS MADE BYfl DRUGGIST J. E. McDOMg Friend of A. B. Edler Sap Will Send Detailed ExnlaS lion to Salt Lako. M The ollleinl investigation of th?gj ser poisoning mystery has ben drW for good and all by County At$l .lob P. JLyon and his office foro cording "to a statement inndo byf officer of the law Saturday ovenT County Attorney Lyon said thysj had finally arrived at tho conotjP that tho deaths from arsenical fflg ing of Frank S. Kniser and hisjaj Minnie, August 29, were accidental Kaisers died after having eaten a'E? day afternoon meal, including wl lings, -which Mrs, Kaiser mado?? supposed baking powder, thnt sli?j? I. , .-.... ..,-,1 K..4 rrJI Mrs. Johanna Edler, an aged w.y living in tho same house at 348? both stroct, Jjiji On September 5, of his own aw; A. B. Edler, a former attorney 6W city, who is now living on hisfil? in Spool; canyon, near Escondidoj& Diego county, Cal., sent an explain?; to the county attorney, in whio told of how the ten and ouo-half ja of arsenic in tho baking powdeMi came into his possession, and advajjj the theory that 4iis aged mothorjjt have confused a can of good bt powder, which his wife had jiven with tho cau of arsenic. n McDonald's Statement. JB Friday night County AttornoyE and Deputy Sheriff John Corless to Bountiful, where thoy bccu?2 statement from J. E. McDonnldJg prietor of tho Call drug store iajsf city, concerning this purchase of Jk of chemicals at an auction of Em household goods. "JH McDonald stated that ho hadlg chased several bottles of acidsjj? Edler. and other drugs, but no ari; that lie called at Edler 's house ire morning and looked over tho poisey articles, and that he saw a bakings dor can containing somo drug, bi does not recall whether tho cari laboled arsenic or not; that tho which ho might find useful he ipwi in a box nnd set it on a shelf wxtlfc" cau containing the powdor; tbatE Johanna Edler was thoro in tho tfj ing nnd helped him sort the drugs; he returned about 6 o'clock img evening to get the drng3 he had chased, and noticed that tlio baj! powder ean had been removed;! finally that he took his box of 65. and loft Edler 's house. $i "As T remember it, tho drugs ii-eniis ii-eniis wero not poisonous, or ntf most of them were not," said Med: aid, "although I beliovo one canlfc tained sulphur. lam not sure thatH was any arson ic iu any of tho ennsij, if there was. T saw no arsenic labclj County Attorney Lyon stated Satus ovening' that as far as he wnaSfi cerned, tho investigation had ondedi said that ho was awaiting tho of State Chemist Harms regarding chemical analysis of the contents' the Kaisers 's stomachs. Tt is-anticy od that Chemist Harms will mnkV,-report mnkV,-report on Monday. Tho two coron juries, which were summoned to.sii "the cases of the poison vietimsJJR' then be reconvened, and after coniJi ing tho evidence which County Attqg Lyon sees lit to submit, will probflj return a verdict of accidental denw each case. .-JJE Tliie i,-ill ruil i-hn 5rivrsHrTnf.mJ far as tho county attorney isji cerned. jVi Two Viows on McCord. County Attorney Lyon ompliatltfj stated Saturday evening that ho.( not continue the search for Ilarryja Cord, the young physical instruK .who disappeared from A. B. Edit home, Tuesday. April 20. 3! Slier? IT Joseph C. Sharp stated $ day evening that ho had not njt panied Lyon to Bountiful to sccutl statement from McDonald, butR$ Deputy Sheriff Corless had accompaW tho-Aounty attorney on that missiSjl Slreriff Sharp said that ho hadjjf; held a consultation with Lyon ".m the latter 's return from BouutifulS "I shall pursuo this investigatioiil til T either find that Harry McC6; alive, or learn that he is dead. Ms discover that he is dead, I shall 41 on until I unravel the mystery,' Ufa Sheriff Sharp. . ijL It is stated on good authorityb A. B. Edler is sending auothor cxpT lion of his affairs to Salt Lakeilj with tho purpose of clearing bisgl and his wife from suspicion, anl quiet rumor. Fn this statement, Wi will narrate all ho knows of MbQf from tho bginning of their relati6J the end. Edler is doing this orill advice of his closost friends, whtnl confident that if Edler will tell al knows, his explanation of tho ejM ease will be suflicient to satisfrJS most skeptical. 5 Edler 's friends contend that ho in; victim of a plot of his enemies toMV him in his absence. |