Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-27
M'v|CAR MURDER
CASE MYSTERIOUS
Generally Conceded That Mrs. lie
Doux Committed il Alone
And Unaided.
MILLER BELIEVED TO BE MYTH
Autopsy Surgeons Are Certain That no
Carbolic Acid Was Administered
Dead Man.

Stockton. Cal, March G.-While the
public is discussing the murder OF Al
bert n. McVicar In the California lodg-
ing house in this city last Saturday
morning, Mrs. lie Doux, the woman
who is in Jail here charged with his
murder is apparently unconcerned and
indifferent as to consequences.
Mrs. lie Doux passed a quiet night
in the Jail, and this morning ate her
breakfast with apparent relish. Though
on the way TO Stockton from Antioch
she inquired whether she could have an
attorney, she has made no attempt to
secure one since her arrival II IA
known that on the morning OF her ar
rest she telephoned TO Jackson for an
attorney, but was unable TO reach the
man she sought.
HAD NO ACCOMPLICE.
II is pretty generally conceded now
that she accomplished the death Of Me-
vicar unaided and alone, and Dist =
Atty. Norton says he is fully convinced
OF II from all the known circumstances
Mr. Norton denies that the woman has
made confession of the crime. on the
contrary she has persistently denied
thdt she was concerned in the man \
death. but has admitted knowledge OF
1t and says she assisted I'm putting his
remains In the trunk, which she pur-
chased. Az for the Joe Miller whom she
says was the chief actor In the terrible
tragedy II is thought that there Is no
such man.
HOW MURDERED.
II IL the belief of Mr.. Norton, that
the woman drugged the man and then
beat him to death. He declines, how
ever, except by inference, to give out
anything Of tho womHns statement,
which was made to him at length.
1t was decided this morning TO call
the grand jury together. and the wo-
man will unquestlonably be indicted
for murder. This means that there
VIII be no preliminary examination.
The date OF the inquest upon Nc
vicar, whose body has been viewed by
hundreds OF people at the morgue, has
not been set, as Coroner Southworth
~ In San Francisco having the stomach
tissues analysed.
telegram received this morning by
Chief OF Police Baker OF this city from
the chief OF police OF Cripple Creek.
Colorado, asking for fun particulars OF
the death of McVlcar and 10 be sure
mat the dead man was McVicar.
1t Is believed by the Stockton chief
that this Information Is wanted In con-
nection with the shooting some years
ago OF Colorado newspaper man by
Il Wells-targ0 man named Russell
card was found In McVicar's effects
which showed that he had been a
Weils-Fargo agent.
DIST. ATTY.s THEORY.
The theory OF the district attorney
that the man was first drugged BY her
ana then beaten Is borne out by the
nndlng IN the wOman's effects last
night of a small bottle of laudanum
about one-thlrd full. The report that
the woman made a statement to the
effect that the mythical Miller had
given McVicar carbolic acid is doubt
ed The autopsy surgeons are certain
that no carbolic acid was administered
Inc evidences OF carbolc acid poison
ing are unmlstakable and Il is said that
they were entirely absent. Dist. Atty.
Norton has refused to permit any
newspaperman to talk with the wo-
man IN the jail. In discussing his
stand In this regard, he said today TO
tue Associated Press representative:
WILL PROTECT WOMAN.
- feel IT my duty to protect the wo-
man IN every way possible. There tx
yet TO be trial, and interviews would
serve TO complicate matters. She has
not as yet secured an attorney. II she
does and he is willing TO have her talk.
J have nothing whatever to say. She
Is a study from a criminal standpoint
never saw an accused person more
cool or unconcerned She talks freely
and answers all questions Touching
the crime, ] VIII not give out her state.
ment, but ! Will say that she admitted
having married a man named William
Williams and going to Arizona either
to Globe or Bisbee While there he
died OF some disease peculiar to min
ers, so she says, miners CONSUMPTION.
! think. She says his life was Insured
for $4,000 and she got the money.
She then met AcNicar and married
him. and he spent the money or In
vested II for her I'm various ways AZ
least. he got rid VI Il. She lived with
McVicar only few months. when she
got a divorce and married Ledoux,
who is her present husband. She de-