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PoisonciClaims 3 LivessvcHAGERSTOWN. Md.. Nov. 23 HMS—Traces of arsenic were discover-' r ed today in the Kiawoll family’s j I .’.veil water. ]ra The 44-year-oid father and two j c s of the nine Kidwell children have;[1 died from arsenic poisoning. The ■ 32-year-old mother and the seven - j •! remaining youngsters are hospital-; ’jized. Tlie oldest child. Molly H Louise. 13. is in precarious condi-j ri tion and may not live.The arsenic was found in Sami'I: pies examined by Dr. Henry Frei-1 ^ ‘Jmuih. state toxicologist. jj.j; Dr. Freimuih said he was told IJ r the Kidwell house at nearby Kear- j, : i neysville. W. Va. was at the edge! ‘i -r'of an apple orchard. Arsenic is.ra usen m tree sprays. jrjj, Some of the poison could have j A been introduced accidentally into I r f tlie water supply through dusting j of the nearby trees, he said.-Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Kidwell was admitted to the hospital last! j night after she was questioned by r police about the three deaths. She v complained then of swelling in her I,, hands, ankle* and wrists.The father. William S. Kidwell j Sr.. died yesterday. Thomas John j Kidwell. 1. and his 2-vear-old j e brother. Charles Richard, died 24 j :]|hours after they were admitted to; i: tlie hospital nine days ago. I
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Beckley, West Virginia, US
Sat, Nov 24, 1956
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