Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1901 — WIFE CHARGED WITH MURDER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WIFE CHARGED WITH MURDER.

The Deserted Husband Is One of Her Main Prosecutors. The crime of having murdered her own child has been charged against Mrs. Elizabeth Howe Dale of Hoboken, N. J., a woman of good connections, of former good reputation, but for the past two years living separated from her husband, Harvey S. Dale, an insurance man of Chicago. Unfortunately Mrs. Dale formed an attachment for another man, Elbert Waller, a German, whom she met in Europe, and to this is due her condition, with her husband pressing against her the charge of murder. Some seven years ago Harvey S. Dale and Elizabeth Howe were married in New York. Their relations were happy and harmonious until a little over two years ago, when Mrs. Dale began an in-

timacy with W’aller. Husband and wife separated and by agreement the father obtained the custody of their child, Erneline, then 3 years old. He placed her with his family physician, Dr. Stubbs, meantime awaiting the expiration of two years to begin suit for divorce, being averse to institute proceedings for any other cause than that of desertion. A short while ago Mr. Dale allowed Mrs. Dale to take Emetine to her home, where also Waller lived. Then he returned to Chicago. Emfline was not returned to her guardian and afterward Mrs. Dale and Waller, with Emeline, left the Belden avenue house, saying they were going to Philadelphia. They put up at a Hoboken hotel, however, and shortly after a doctor was summoned to their apartments to attend Emeline. He administered medicine and left her apparently in good condition. Early Tuesday morning he was summoned again. He found Emetine dead. The circumstances surrounding the child’s death aroused the suspicions of some of Mr. Dale’s relatives and when these spoke to Mts. Dale of the matter she said that the child had died through tfie mistake of having eaten strychnine tablets for candy. Whereupon the authorities, upon the representations of the husband, took charge es the case.

MRS ELIZABETH HOWE DALE.