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hero.VJ . I at 1CMRS. RUSSim CASE ^ y.Against Her 10 Connection with I.Erickson’s Death. whobefore Judge W. F. ^Eau Claire, will begin the ,.,jtrial of Elizabeth Bussell on the e|ajpoisoning Bertha EricksondiedRussell farm. The caseis piJcfrom all partspiesopi• listate and the proceedings will be w watched with interest. Mrs. Bussell ^ is the wife^of Thos. Russell, an old jand trusted employe of the Lumber CQm 'j Talley flpmpany. She has lived in Eau Claire for some twenty-seven q(years, and after moying outside the g^oncity limits and while her husband wasabsent in the woods ran a large farm, ^ ^good judgment in qmanagement of details. She had in j jiee^ her eniDlov one Peter Erickson, andnew’occasionally his brother Adam. Both g,rea these brothers were in love with Ber- 27young woman 8tcc]employed at a neighbor’s. Bertha j, B,married; went to Ean oontandday or so, returned to her theyItRussell’s in Porterville, where R0kworking. The young bride AgnEau Claire’ chaucalled.* He pronounced the pajnsickness only slight aud gave a pre- pulllt;scription. There was an improvement xiBertha’s health, then a sharp re- the lt;andfro1891. Rumors that the death was Apricaused bv unnatural means causedmanbody on May 15, thecharge by the cha!]against Mrs. Russell. Drs. Ly- wjthpreliminary ex- Juamination testified to finding arsenic fr0in the stomach. Dr. Chase testified novethat the original illness of Bertha jn tbwould not of itself .have brought nomdeath. The coroner’s jury returned a geraverdict of ‘‘guilty” May 27,^et noac- N. Jbrought against Mrs. Russell gmjfDecember, when jffajJennison, of Brunswick, filed jujhnecessary complaint, Mrs. Bussell Monarraigned and plead not guil 0perty. Her bonds were fixed at $5,000furnishedBuffington and Wm. Carson. On thenight of Dec. 10, Mrs. Russell was Jqlodgedwillknown interview with the smart de- arraitectiveEastrepresent the prisoner’s coun- XIsel called upon her, and just a$ ^transpired has not yet been aiimadehanlt;Mrs. Russell is backed by warm friends who will aid her in her case ^ ^ to the last District Attorney Fraw- in ^ lev is to be assisted by the well-knownErwin of St Paul, while V. W. JamesBeyconductssentT1ESTATE TRANSFERS. witfaWere Recorded With the Register of recti
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Chippewa Falls Daily Independent
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, US
Sun, Apr 17, 1892
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