The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1885-09-05
ILLICIT LOVE
Leads to the Poisoning of "a Man and vO,
man, and Causes u Sensation at Holly
springs---Thc Guilty Pair Ar.
rested While Preparing
fer Flight.

Marshall Register Extra,
Since issuing to-day's Registeri this
community has been thrown into
a fever of excitement and indignation
by the announcement that Robert
Doxey of this county has been detect
ed as the murderer of his wife, who
died suddenly about two weeks ago
and was buried without having been
seen by physician. Doxey was ar,
rested yesterday on the very eve OF
his fight from the state with a Mrs.
johnson, who is also implicated in
the crime, and the intelligence has
Just reached here that the matter is
undergoing a judicial Investigation
to-day before justice of the peace at
Bethlehem, in this comfy, about %
miles east of Holly Springs.
About four weeks ago Bob DoXey
and Mrs. Johnston made q trip to-
gether to Tupelo, Miss. during
which time, as has been recently dis
closed, they passed themselves off as
husband and wife. Shortly after the
return of the illicit lovers from Tupe-
10, Mr.. and Mrs. DoXey We're invited
to Mrs. Johnson's, and while there
Mrs. Johnson gave Mrs. DOxey a
piece of cantelope which she ate and
died in two hours. II is said that the
corpse turned black and decomposi-
ton set in Immediately, but the sus-
picion of no one was aroused at the
time the remains were inferred with.
out post mortem examination
Since the death of Mrs DoXey, hel
husband, Robert Doxey and Mrs
Johnson have been on intimate rela'
tions, and both have sold What effect
they had and have made stealthy
preparations to flee the state, which
excited the suspicion Of Mr., John
Doxey, the brother of the wife mur
derer, and he declared his suspicious
to the neighbors, and the guilty
wretches were arrested by Bob Over
ton, deputy sheriff.
During the month of last Marcl
Wash Johnson the husband of Mrs
johnson was found dead in a ditcf
with his neck broken and his horse
also dead. 1t was then thought that
as Johnson was addicted to drunken
ness that he ran his horse into the
last ditch and thus ended their lives
but Bob Doxey was frequently in thu
company of Wash Johnson as ht
came to and returned from town, ant
| it is now limited that johnson as wei
as Mrs, DoXey was the victim of {
diabolical and deep laid scheme upol
the part ofbOth DoXey and Mrs. John
son to shift the CALLING yoke of mar
ital bondage by numbering the faith
full and innocent. The remains o
Mrs. Doxey will be disinterred ano
the contents of the stomach and bow
els will be sent to the state chemis
at Oxford for analysis, and all othe1
efforts that can lead to a discovery o
the truth will be made,
Bob DoXey is nephew Of Gen
Tom Hindman, and his mother, Wht
| lives in this city, is n most excellent
woman, His brothers John DoXey
and Hindman Doxey, are honest ant
Industrious young ron. Mra D"He.
was the daughter of a well-to-d'
farmer of this county. Both DoXe.
and Mrs. johnson have a large mum
Der of small children whom they hat
deserted and left to the cold charitie
of the world that they might tle'
from the scene of their crime.
Later-We learn from S. G. Cald
well that Mrs. Johnson sold he
place to Frank Cawthorn for hors'
and wagon, with the avowed inten
ton of leaving the country, and tina
Doxey left last Thursday, and wheI
Mrs. Johnston was arrested yesterda,
morning she had her wagon packed
to leave, and had in. her possession
bag of clothes belonging to Doxey.
When Mrs Johnson was arrested
she drew a pistol and resisted th'
officer. She is said to be a woman o
splendid physical development and
beauty, though without any culture
or education whatever, q blonde will
flowing curls. The parties are being
tried by Mayor Coker Of Bethlehem
Mr.. Green of this place met Doxey
last Thursday on the New Albany
road going in the direction of Ponto
toe. Doxey was arrestedin the tow
of Pontotoc, his brother John assist
ing in the arrest.
Sheriff John B. Howard has jus
informed us that John Doxey statet
to him that he believed that Bol
Doxey had his wife poisoned.