The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-11-28
.PIOMANE POISON
KILLS CANNON
0ni Of Best Known Capitalists ii
State Died as Tulsa Had
n
Eaten Oyster Stew

Tulsa. Okla, Nov 28-J. G. McGannon
"A pn sident Of lne Clsatral National bank,
an | most prog sess'Ss citizen of this city
die at $40 tclo,,4 yesterday afternoon
in room 2l5 of he Central National
bu lding, the causis y his death being DEL
cIs red ptomaile pJHoning by Doctor c 4.
Re eder, who \ as il attendance when he
di d. For ne.rly & aalf hour prior to the,
erd, Mr.. McG;innoa suffered intense agony
aid death came IA relief from terrible
suHerings.
Mr.. McCannm 81 complained OF feeling
id shortly after 8 O'clock and he stepped
a,ross the str set y Ayars' drug store ard
obtained som ptss;n. Feeling somewhit
r. ieved he re elwscd to the bank and had
conversatiol iiih Mr. Jack Crosbie in
his private Of ict
Shortly befre o'clock Mr.. wcGanncn
lme out of his rryate Office, informed
ANr. Berry, tn, -cifhier Of the bank, that he
Was feeling II, ,ud asked Mr. Eesry to
cill doctc I. }Yr. McGannon stepped
/ um the baa intent, evidently. upqn
ping to a r,orl IN the second floor, in
fhich he RESI- ee j.ring his leisure hours
The eIevatH dbing on the upper foos,
lfr. McGanncn 81. down on the steps and
Faited for il to t,me down. lie ascended
the eIevat H ID, the second floor, stepTed
nto corridor ani called to the elevator
,oy, Richard Middleton, to have Mr. Berry
Jet the doctor, az he was feeling very
bad.
DR.. Reeder waa sound by Mr.. Berry in
Milos rests lrarls under the Central
National bar k, asd ne hurried up stairs.
They found dr iicCannon on the louflee
writhing in pait and belchine gas. Dr.,
Reeder INN sdip.tiy gave him medicine
10 relieve h m "a few minutes lffter
MIR. McGann IN !, 2gan resting easier
Shortly be Gore 80 o'clock Mr.. McGAn-
mons suffer- IA llpsan again and Mr, Betty
called DR.. Ilea,iiE Going TO the nom
thev found hish in intense agony.
The giant igome was tw s lea
about the bel and he cried out in
s~ny. DR.. Re,.itr gave him treatment
s>.H -timt bs rested easy, bnt the
rasn,,e shortly before s o'ciock
he was agnin a,rr~- pa'nS ,,a. .s
seemed to rick entire 1cu,--- =. ''"s
off DR.. Reeter ead MIR. Berry aud th'ew-
himself across he lounge Finally they
imurisoned his arms, and Will, so hlsld,
a copvulsior 8, tzed him and he paslsed
away. The bo'ty was removed to MAYO
undertakins nicins to be held there Until
Skinned TO Mr. McGannons old home at
Seneca Mis,olpt
The poisoq y 1upposed 90 rave c'nhe
from an oyster stew Of which Mr.. Mccain
non partook in .he Milo restaurant Which
was recenthY oonned up in the basement
n the centr II National building. Thereis
nothine cor elusive as to this but to this
alone is il ross,ole to attribute the poison
ins and to tf,s is added Mr.. McGanrion's
statement tla, the trouble carne from the
oysters.
Dr e / peel,r. who atten led Mr.. Nc
Cannon statd that he was thoroughly
satisfied thtt death came as the result OF
r.orno,na unisine There was every evil
dence of il. eaid DR.. Reeder, "ana the
treatment administered was for ptornaine
noisonine" Df. Reedel stated that hi did
NOT think il netessary to hold a postnor-
tenn examination.
I'm. Berry, cashier Of the Central Ia
t;onal bank declared that Mr.. McGaanon
had been il, urolsuslly fine health Of late.
ge stated that " had known Mr. Mc'ian-
non for fou teen years. and that he had
rsver hear b ii complain Of any trcable
md stated 'n sner that Mr.. McGannoT was
IN unusually !, ,.altty man, seldom com
planning Of any ailnent.
~ Mct.anb,,a was a man Of great
lit ~ ~. > nersonsl friends estimate
his holding at over a million dollars Be-
sides owning a controlling interest iia the
csn,sal n, Hons, bank and practically
owning the Cerrral National building' Mr.