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Claire, for the murder of Bertha ,,iter- I (i(Erickson. About the first of lastApril Bertha Erickson, a bride of 18, a‘, died at the home of Mrs. Bussell i ef-. under very peculiar circumstances. jood A coroner's jury then returned a ver- 8tjould (lict t*,at 8lle carae t0 her death from j. . arsenic administered by Mrs. Bus- arsell, but the case has slumbered until'‘oin now‘ ^U88e^ plead not guiltyto the charge and waived examina- toThe husband of the dead women H|was working on Mrs. Bussell’s farm w e, S. at the time of the tragedy, and Eau w 3 lU8t Claire papers say it is suspected that b w*‘° jealousy caused her to do the terri- ti ?d of ble deed. The ease attracts much with interest from the surrounding couh t! 18 on try. The complaint against Mrs. ever- Bussell was made by John Jan-
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Chippewa Falls Herald

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, US

Fri, Dec 11, 1891

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