The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-01-17
WHOLESALE POISONING.
Six Deaths in Arkansas From
Drinking Drugged Whisky.

Little Rock. Ark, Jan. 1G-There ia n
great excitement in Baxter county. be-
cause OF sudden and mysterious deaths
which have occurred near Mountain Home
withon the past few days. No less than
six men have been suddenly ctrlcken
andd led very shortly. IN overy case there
were unmistakablc symptoms OF poison
ing. Besides those wh) iave died "a mum
Der Of othrs hav suddnly bcomx HJroi ET
br OF others have suddenly become vlo-
lently III and their lives saved only BY
prompt medical attendance, Last week
four men died IN different places IN al
most exactly the same manner, showing
the same symptoms. One OF these men
was farmer named Hogan and thu 9TH
er DR.. Simpson, q physician at Noun
tain Home. The names OF the other two
are not obtainable here on Friday E. l..
Hayes, proprietor OF a hotel at Buffalo
and owner OF an extensive zinc mine,
died In the same sudden and mysterious
manner A few miles away John Fout.
another prominent citizen passed away
al almost the samo time. under exactly
similar circumstances. Both men wsre
denly they were faint their faces turn
ed deathly pale. their legs weakened un
der them, they fell to the ground and
IN a few minutes they were dead A
strange feature OF this series OF mys
ferrous deaths Is that In every case the
victim has been a male person n-either a
man or a boy over iG years OF ngc This
led TO the BELIEF I'm the minds 1f some
people that a systematic effort was belne
made IN some mysterious way 10 rid he
community OF at least largo portion
Of It's male population. and hat the
agency employed was some powerful poll
son. somo men became 30 frightened
that they refused TO cat or drink any
thing until they we're out Of the neigh
borhood. Hardly a day has passed for
more than a week which has fan,d TO
bring to light It's new cases Of poisoning
and the physicians have kept their horses
standing saddled In their stalls with the
expectation Of emergency calls az any
hour.
An Investigation revealed the fact that
Hayes and Fout as wsll as one o. two
others who had died IN slmiia- manner.
had been attacked shortly after whiting
Mountain Home. Other victims had also
been seen IN Mountain Home Just rrlor
TO their sudden Illness On further lnves-
tlgation II developed that IN all cases, the
victims had taken a drink Of whislsey
shortly before the attack Th's discovery
5esiped 10 settle the fact thar poisonous
whiskey was the cause Of tho aeaths, but
ther is no saloon al Mountain Homo and
the source from which the whisksy came
is mystery. Il ~ thought thet a "blind
tiger 10 dispensing poison for whlskcy.
but whether It be through ignorance or
with a murderous intent IL not known.
ard this doubt has added 10 tho excite
ment. A bottle containing Bmall guam
tity OF the stun has been sent 10 st. Louis
for an expert examination by a chemist.
No one seems TO know where n came
FROM ana a determined effort ia being
made 10 discover who is responsible.
Kansas city. Mo-, Jan. ie-Tho trial
OF Jesse James. son OF the noted border
outlaw, under Indictment for completely
IN the robbery OF a Missouri Pacific train
at Leeds. Mo. IN September last wss to-
day postponed al the request OF the prose-
eution TN February 1g next. The de-
fendant was ready and anxious for trial
Andy Ryan, a brother OF BIZ Ryan. in
dicted on a similar charge, was arralgped,
pleaded not guilty and his case was con-
tinued TN the April terlL II Is stated
that the prosecution expects 20 secure
damaging evidence through the gang now
In the Springfield. No. jail charged with
robbing o Memphis train al afac0mb
Mo. last week. They include BIZ Ryan
member Of the old time James gang,
and John Kennedy both Of whom have
been connected by suspicion with the
Leeds robbery.