The sun., 1903-05-17
REINCARNATION ~ A MURDER.
Remarkable Incidents In a Death in
Indiana.

Remarkable Incidents In Death in
Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS, May le.-The Indictment
OF Mrs. Martha Dixon Of Perry county for
tie murder c I her husband less than month
ago, has developed peculiar features abs MT
from the ordinary murdT.
Mrs. Dixon was Miss Miles. Several
years ago she was married to Emory Dixon,
a prosperous young farmer living near
Bristow. The young coupl, were deeply
in love with each other and their four years
of married life were happy She was
only II when lef, a widow. Three
years later she married Napoleon Dixon,
aged 90. an uncle of her deceased husband.
1t was 10 secret in the neiehborhood that
the couple did not agree and that frequent
and sometimes violent quarrels were the
result.
On the morning Of March 2l Dixon went
out to work. An hour later he was brought
home, with pains in his stomach ard vomit-
ing. Mrs. Dixon did not send Tor DOCTOR
and for two days the cid man suffered terri
bly,. A son by a former maria &c happened
10 hear Of his illness and dropping in to SEQ
him, at once sent FOR physician 1t was
! too late for n. patient died shortly after
! the doctor arrived The widow caused
! herself to be appointed administrators
| and Immediately filed petition to have
| the land rartitioned among the h. irs, her
! husband having died without will
! The death OF the old maj, without medical
attention and tlie haste Of the widow to
secure her share OF the property lec to sus'
| picion and a g-aGd jury investigation was
| ORDERED Th. body Of the husband was
! y. . ,i,,al v,,i.o m
ing were found. A chemical analysis
| showed that d'ath was due to poison and
| the widow was indicted.
| In III meantime, Judge Cook. of the
| Perry Circuit Court appointed Drs. Bennett
and Eads to examine Mrs. Dixon and make
a report to the court it having been reported
that she had fa!l,n m7dly in love with
man who was comparatively a stranger
in the ncghborhood and whom she thought
she might win II her aged husband was
out Of the way.
The physicians called 10 see her at her
home Quest ioned about the death Of
her husband. the woman denied that she
had been in any way concerned with his
death and said that she would have sent for
a doct or when he was taken Ill but he pro-
tested against IL. But asked about the
stranger she had seen in the village OF
Rris,ow, her candor ast onislHd her hearers
She made no effort to conceal the feet that
she had seen such a person and that she
had fallen desperately in love with him.
She said that she and her first husband
had often talked OF bei-g separated by
death and that each had given solemn
promise TO the her TO reappear In the
flesh il such a thing should be possible
When she saw the Al ranger. she said, she
was satisfied that II was the reinoarnatior
OF her first husband, though he did no,
appear TO recognize her. She was too much
eurpr;sed when she saw him in the street
TO make any advances and he disappeared
before shc recovered her comrosure but
she was satisfied that the man was her frs
husband and that he could be made to rec
ognize her il she could see him again
Asked II the man had spoken to her or Il
she had received any word from him befor'
or since the chance meeting, she replied
that she had not.
Throughout the interview the woman
was perfectly candid and did not attemp
10 eyade a single ques. ion. She stoutly
maintained that she was innocent Of tn,
cdme that gossip charged against her, anc
said that. while she and her second HUSBAND
aid not always live happily; she respected
him and no thought OF murder ever entered
her mind.
thet while she my hrve committed tho
CRIME, she is not responsible tn the lrw fol
It teca use she is not rssP"nsibie for Let.
Thev riecIare thst she WI p in such Il ST. to ri
mind th-t II iny one had suggested that
har areincarrated' husba nd would he hep
r,iar n she we're single It would have N
wrought ~ up IN her 70 to inlpel her to murder
, without realizing that she was committing
/, The defence has taken its cue from th'
rerort OF the physicia ms, and evidence WI
ha introduced a. show thrt the wcm" n
the crime T. proved ssb ashnst dsls,cs GsT ws nc no
, never been m de In this State. End th.
: ettorneys on both sides are very muc'
Interested In IL:
sentiment in the county ie 80 mucl
, diyi,.sd that, though under indictment -
murder in the first degree, Mrs. DIXON hG
not been arrested but Is living quietly G
her home near Bristrw Every one sly
3 sbe will appear for trial whom the case
called next month.
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