Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1904 — KRAUSS MURDER CASE. [ARTICLE]

KRAUSS MURDER CASE.

Former Employe Of The Democrat U Important Witness In Hartford City Poisoning Case. Many of our readers have read of and become interested in the Kranss poisoning case at Hartford City recently, in which Mre._ W. R. Kranss is held for the poisoning of her step-daughter. Miss Crystal Kranss, one of Hartford City’s most popular and beautiful young ladies. The strychnine which is supposed to have caused the girl’s death was purchased at Logan’s pharmacy, a drug store in charge of Fred A. Clark of Monticello, whose widowed sister is the owner of same. Mr. Clark has frequently worked on The Democrat —he being also an expert printer—-and he writes us that he personally sold the poison asked for in the note sent with the boy who bought it. Fred says he looks for the case to be a stubbornly fought one, and, of course, he will be one of the principal witnesses. The case will come up at the October term of court. Public sentiment at Hartford City believes the woman is guilty.