Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-24
PHYSICIAN CHARGED WITH Pols.
DINING WIFE REARED NEAR
WATERLOO.
MRS. DoxEX ACCUSED
OF POISONING ERDER
Doxey Supposed to Have Compelled
His Wife to Marry ST. Louis Man in
Order to Got His Property After
Putting him Out of the way-case
Has Many Complications.


new developments in the case of DR.
Loren B. DoXey and wife, the latter of
whom is charged with having married
a ST. Louis postal clerk while still the
wife of the doctor, and the doctor is
now accused of having administered
poison to his wife at their home a.
Columbus. Neb., with intent to kill DR.
DoXey and his wife, paid their las,
visit to Waterloo in February, last
when the doctor collected some rental.
that We're owing to him. They were
here in June, 1908, when the doctors
mother died
DIR. Loren B. Doxey was born liz
Cedar township, this county, nea
Washburn, about forty years ago. FL
is the son of Thomas b DoXey, a
highly respected resident who settled
in the township with his good wife in
1855. Loren's early aducation was pro-
cured in the Washburn school and in
medicine in the office of DR.. D. w.
Grouse in this city and afterwards pur-
sued a medical course in college. He
has been twice married.
The news from Columbus, where the
doctor has been located for practice,
for the past year or two, to the effect
that he must face a charge of giving
poison to his wife. came as surprise
and shock to his friends in this coun-
tN.
Mrs. Doxey. Attractive in Appearance.
Those who became acquainted with
Mrs. Doxey. the doctors wife while
they We're living at Washhurn, COM
mented upon her good looks and at
tractive attire. She was about 80
years old, and seemed to be deeply
interested in the doctors work She
did not live in Waterloo. but frequent
lN visited here and in this way she
gained a considerable acquaintance.
Many persons in JOY, Ill.,. according
to news kilograms Monday to the
Post-Dispatch, believe that for wears
DR.. Loren b. DoNey has exercised a
strange influence over Dorothy Fuller
DoSey. who is nov under arrest with
him at Columbus, Neb., on a statutory
charge preferred by Miss Kate Erder
of st. Louis, sister of William j. Erd-
err.
II was in the little town Of Joy that
DR.. Doxey first won the affections of
the woman now known as his wife.
She was then Mrs. Dora Downing,
wife Of Robert Downing, prosper
+ons shoe merchant. Downing now
says he believes the doctors influence
was hypnotic.
The Downings apparently We're
happy until 1894. when Dr. Doxey
who had been but recently graduated
in medicine at Rush College, Chicago,
went to JOY and began the practice of
his profession. He seemed to have a
faculty of making friends and the
fact that he was a man of unusual
strength of will and determination
was commented upon.
1t is this strength of will that he has
used to bend Dora Downing Doxey to
a compliance with his wishes, resi-
dents of JOY believe. Some criticised
him as being avaricious, but others
stood by him and remained his
staunch friends, even after Downing S
home had been broken up.
Broke Up One Home.
DR. Doxey had been in Joy u COM
paratively short time when he wooed
Miss Mary Bridgeford. then principal
of the Joy high school. They were
married in May, 1897. Miss Bridge
ford had several thousand dollars and
this was used to place the doctor on
his feet financially.
The young wife died of tuberculosis
eleven months after the wedding. A
statement was given out that she came
of a family afflicted with consump-
ton.
In the spring of 1896 Dora Elizabeth
Fuller, daughter OF Jefferson Fuller, &
wealthy Aledo Qll.) farmer, became the
bride of Robert Downing. She was
beautiful and a favorite in society
Three children were born to the Down
ings.
For a year there were rumors thai
Mrs. Downing and her family physi-
clan were close friends. Downing al
first refused to believe it.
He now says that the only way he
can explain the strange friendship is
that DR.. Doxey exerted hypnotic in
fluence over Mrs. Downing, and this
belief is shared in by many persons ir
Joy.
After Downing had sued DR.. Doxe2
for alienation and had compromised