A Diabolical Plot

i A reír days altor 2ew leáis Mr. EJUnbeth Giradla oí Detroit, widow of Capí Giradín fo inanv ycars eonnected withe pólice forcé oí t bat city, reeeived a box of eanned fruit from íi friend in the Interior of the state. Mis. i Qiradin thouht she would bave sotne of tbe fruit íor tea tbe other evcnldg, and ftecordingly instnieted ber colorcd servant to tbat el' fect The seryant has a habit of ampling evcrything in the way of edioles in ttdvance of tbc faiiiily, and so proecedi-ii l., 1 sample the fruit In n Tew momeuts tb srirl , was laken witb convulsión, aud onlv the ! prompt actimi of a pbyslc'l'i savel her life. I Mrs. Gliardin lost no time n takiuff tbc rc! maincier ol tbe fruit to a ibemist, wbo anuounoetl tbat tbe e was enonb araenlcintbe i eau of fruit to klll 30 meu. Mr?. Olrardln exI plained to tbe oflieers that tbc friend wbo sent tbc fruit is a married ladv wbo baa bad coiisideiable trouble with her huiband. This íriend has left her busband sevcral times wben ber busband's u'juse liecaine unbearable, and sougbt shelter vrith Mrs. (iiradin. Tbc husband would ftlways (ullow hls wiíe to Detroit and annoy i ber nntll he sureceded in gcttinif her to returu wilt bini. Mis. tíiradin bad "received many Ibreateniue letten from the husband, threatening to blow botb ber and his wife up with dynamite. 'Ihe wrfe has leít ber busband airain, and Mrs. Giradin's tfaeory is that be tliousht h;s wifo had sougbt ber friend's prolection aaMin, imil so he packed tbe fruit, after putUsj; the cnle in it, and shipped it to'her lor the purpose of poisoniuj; tbe (ira iin faraily. The poliee are iiivcstigating