The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-10-13
GIRLS AWFUL DEATH
Was Locked in a Room With Young
Physician.
THE DOCTOR SWALLOWS POISON.
Evidence That Ten.year-old Irene Klokow Was
Maltreated and Then misunderstanding
Sight Greeted Neighbor Who Broke Down
the Door Of the Room 10 Which the Dying
Girl and DR.. Hart We're Locked.

Chicago (Special.-Dr. Oliver B.
Hart, young physician residing in the
suburb of Rogers Park, is in the custody
of the police pending further investiga-
| ton of the death of Irene Klokow, 10
years old, which occurred in the residence
of the physician. 1t is the opinion OF
the police that charge OF murder Will
be lodged against d. Hart
| The girl died in bedroom of the Hart
residence, in which she and the physi-
clan had been locked for several hours.
1t is the opinion of the authorities, based
on the facts disclosed at the inquest,
that the girl was maltreated and then
poisoned in an attempt to conceal the
crime. After finding that it was impos-
sible for the child to recover, the physi-
clan swallowed morphine and lay in an
unconscious condition all night and dur
ing the greater part of next day. Late
in the afternoon he partially recovered
and was brought to the city and locked
up in the East Chicago Avenue Police
Station.
The girl was taken about year ago
from the Illinois Industrial Home for
Girls by DR.. Hart and his wife, who de-
sired a girl who could serve in measure
as companion for Mrs. Hart, who is but
II years of age, and at the same time
do light homework about the house.
Thursday two sisters of Irene Klokow
called at. the Hart residence, and, in
company with Mrs. Hart, went on
shopping expedition to the city. Irene
complained of headache and was left
alone in the house with the physician.
| Mkt fha hot1ca fc mt
known, but the first intimation that any,
thing was wrong was telephone mes
sage sent by DIR. Hart to a neighbor,
Mrs. Richard Cortis. DR.. Hart told the
woman to summon help at once, as he
was dying. Mrs. Cortis sent word to a
physician and then ran to the Hart resi-
dence She let her little daughter climb
through cellar window and unbolt the
front door. After entering she called
to DR.. Hart, and he shouted from the
| floor above:
"Here am. You will have to break
through another door," Mrs. Cortis
threw her weight against the bedroom
door and broke it open. The Klokow
girl was lying on the bed partly dressed,
her hair disarranged and much of it
torn from her head, and the room show
ing evidences of desperate struggle.
The girl was unconscious and evidently
dying, and Dr. Hart informed Cortis that
she had swallowed morphine pills after
he had given her some medicine.
| Just as this instant Mrs. Hart re-
turned from her shopping expedition,
and the physician summoned by Mrs.
Cortis arrived DR.. Hart repeated to
them the story he had told to Mrs. Cor
It's, and when the physician, DR.. HUI.
stron, went to work over the body OF
the girl, DR.. Hart went into an adjoin-
ing room and swallowed large quantity
of morphine. The efforts of DR.. Hull
stron to revive the girl were unavailing
and she died in short time.
| Dr. Hart was given some restoratives
and DR.. Hulstron labored over him for
several hours before being convinced that
he would ultimately recover. A detail
of police officers was placed at DIR. Harris
bedside and he was practically under ar
rest until late in the afternoon, when
the coroner's inquest over the body OF
the Klokow girl was adjourned DR..
Hart, who was then in almost normal
condition, was formally taken into GUS
tody.
DR.. Hart has resided in Chicago but
short time, and is the son of a million
aire of ST. Louis, who has sent him reg
ularly an allowance of money which has
supported him and his wife. Mrs. Hart
was, before her marriage, Vera Krieges-
mann, the daughter of an official in the
St. Louis postofice. They were mar
ried when Mrs. Hart was but Io years
of age. She testified at the coroner's
inquest that she left Irene Klokow and
her husband alone in the house, but de-
clares that she believes him innocent OF
wrong doing.