The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1909-10-06
- ALLEGED TO HAVE GIVEN
HIM STRYCHNINE IN A
CUP OF COFFEE.
Arrest Followed Analysis of the Dead
Mans Stomach, and a Prelimi-
nary Trial Resulted in Her
Being Committed to Jail.

nary Trial Resulted in Her
Being Committed to Jail.
Mrs. L. ]. Atkinson of Chickasaw-
natchee, after committal trial be-
fore Judge Martin W. McLendon in
sasser on Wednesday afternoon, was
oommitted to the Terrell county jail
without bond on the charge of hav-
ING poisoned VIM. Glaze, who died
under suspicious circumstances on
August.
Mrs. Atkinson was arrested Tues
dav afternoon on warrant sworn
ont by J. C. joiner, the guardian of
VIM. Glaze, and was kept in Sasser
under guard until after the prelim-
mary hearing next day.
AS was stated in the last issue of
The News an analysis of Glaze's
stomach by DR.. w. H. Gardner of
Dawson revealed considerable strych-
nine, which, when given to dogs and
The latter to have commissions.
At the hearing before Justice Nc
Tendon the prosecution was repre-
sented by Solicitor-General ]. A.
Laing and Attorney M. c. Edwards,
while Attorney H. A Wilkinson
looked after the defendants inter-
ests
The theory of the prosecution was
that Glaze was poisoned with strych-
nine that had been put in his coffee,
and on this the ultimate outcome
of the case will largely hinge. All
the witnesses who testified were in
troduced by the state, the defense
Offering no testimony.
The Evidence at the Trial.
;. c. Joiner was the first witness
called, and he testified as follows:
Il know Mrs. l.. j. Atkinson, the
defendant. Her husband is L. j.
Atkinson. They live now, and have
lived for a year or two past, in a
house in Chickasawhatchee which
belongs to William Glaze L. J. At
kinson is half brother to William
Glaze, and his sole heir at law. l
was a cousin to William Glaze. My
relation to William Glaze was as his
guardian and the executor of the
will of Mrs. Atkinson, his mother
William Glaze died on August 23rd
last / do not know how he came
to his death. | know of some disa-
greement between Mrs. Atkinson, the
defendant, and the deceased. 1t was
in June or July, 1908, that she came
to my store with William Glaze, and
had a good deal to say at the time
She was not in good humor, and
said that she was tired of looking
after him, and was not going to have
anything more to do with him, or
something of that sort. | did not
personally know of any disagreement
between them after that. I have not
heard her make any statement about
the cause of the death of William
Glaze"
Will Was introduced.
The will of Mrs. Atkinson was in
Toduced, and in substance provided
that her son, L. J. Atkinson. should
receive the sum of $500, and
the balance of her estate, consist
ing of 146 acres of land and a house
and lot, was given in trust to J. c..
Joiner for the use of William Glaze,
for whom J. c. Joiner was appointed
guardian, and who was also appoint
ed executor of the will, with power
and authority to keep the property
together and operate the same for
the benefit of Glaze.
DR.. W. E. Lunday testified that
lie knew William Glaze, and had
known him about twenty years; that
the deceased was deaf mute, and
that so far as he knew Glaze was
sound physically. and never had
hts or commissions of any kind, nor
was he an epileptic; that he attended
the deceased in April, 1909, at which
time he had commissions and was
SICK for four or five days. At that
ume the sick man was attended by
Edgar Todd, l.. j. Atkinson and his
wife, the defendant Witness swore
mat he did not know what was the
matter with the deceased at that
Time, but to the best of his judgment
would say that he was suffering from
Strychnine poisoning; that he did not
give him any strychnine, and did
not know where he got it, if he had
any.
Had Another spell"