Bingham Bulletin | 1918-02-08 | Page 7 | Poison Found in Candy that Killed Child

POISON FOUND IN CANDY ' IHMJILlfD CHILD Strychnine Injected into candy through tiny holes made with a sharp pointed instrument caused the death of 8-year-old Brma Rasraussen, foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tobias IRas-mussen, IRas-mussen, Sunday, January 20, at Coal-vlllo. Coal-vlllo. This fact developed when County Attorney P. U. Neeley returned return-ed from Salt Lake, where a sample of the candy eaten by the child Just before her death had been examined by 8tate Chemist Herman Ularms. The manner of Introducing the poison poi-son into the candy, allowing it to Beep through each piece until a taste so bitter that no one but a child would have swallowed any of the poison, Is the principal fact brought to light In the chemical analysis. Murder was evidently the Intent of whoever poisoned poi-soned the candy, but the method used was very crude.