The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-12-03
MRS. L. q. DoxEY OF COLUMBUS
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
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FATAL POISON OISCOVl
HUSBAND OF 2Ls MONTHS DIED
SUDDENLY IN ST. LOUIS.
MAKE ACQUISITION FOR Her

formed on William j. Erder Reveals
Fourth Of a Grain of Arsenic-Wo-
man Found Living With DR.. Doxey.
st. Louis, Dec. "A report to the
coroner of St Louis by DR.. William
Warren of Washington university to-
day showed that the chemical analy-
sis of the viscera of William j. Erder
established the presence of arsenic in
the vital organs. Based upon this an
information charging murder has been
Issued by Circuit Attorney Jones of
ST. Louis against Mrs. l.. b. Doxey,
of Columbus, Neb.
Mrs. DoXey was arrested in Column
bus last night at the request of Pre-
scouting Attorney Shackleford of st.
Louis county who issued a warrant
against her charging bigamy. Appli-
cation for extradition papers on the
Nebraska authorities will be made at
Jefferson City today.
Finds Va Grain of Arsenic.
The report of DR.. Warren is on a
portion of his Investigations. 1t re-
vealed quarter of a grain or more
of arsenic in the corpse which was
exhumed November 20, after Miss
Kate Erder had convinced the city
officials that her brothers death might
have been caused by other than natur-
al causes.
Married Eye Months.
Miss Kate Erder started the investi-
cation to determine whether her bro
Their had died from natural causes af-
ter she had traced Dora Il. Erder, his
wife of two and one-half months, to
Columbus, Neb., and found her living
there as the wife of DR.. Loren B.
DoXey.
III Only Few Days.
The suspicious of Miss Erder were
aroused by the death of her brother,
who was i'll only few days and had
commissions at frequent intervals in
the forty-eight hours Immediately pre-
ceding death in July.
Dr. Friedburg of 3439 South Jeffer-
son avenue issued a burial certificate
stating that death was due to abdomi-
nal tuberculosis and gastritus. He
has since stated that he prescribed
strychnine and iodine, both poisons,
but not in sufficient quantities to
cause death.
Requisition Is Issued
Jefferson City, Mo-, Dec. 2-Gover-
nor Hadley today issued requisition
on Governor Shallenberger of Nebras-
ka for Dora Elizabeth Fuller Doxey,
wanted in st. Louis county for alleg-
ed bigamy Constable Bode of st.
Louis county left here at noon with
the requisition papers for Lincoln,
Neb
Mrs. Doxey Arrested.
Columbus, Neb Dec. 2.-Chief of
Police Chaick, acting under the in,
structions from st. Louis, placed Mrs
L. B. Doxey under arrest last evening
The charge preferred by the st. Louis
authorities was bigamy.
AS soon as the chief arrested her
he placed her in charge of Special OF
ticer Ed Rossiter, who guarded her
and probably will until the st. Louis
officer arrives. Mrs. Doxey has been
in poor health for the last two weeks
but her condition was improving, al
though it is quite probable that she
will not be able to make the trip to
st. Louis at once.
The hearing of the statutory charge
on which she and her husband were
arrested and released on $500 bonds is
set for Friday of this week, but this
new turn of affairs will no doubt cause
different arrangements to be made
All preparations for this hearing had
been made by the attorneys.
6isamy the First Charge.
st. Louis, Dec. 2.-Constable Charles
G. Bode of Clayton, st. Louis county
left for Jefferson City with a warrant
charging bigamy and an application tC
Governor Hawley for requistion or
the governor of Nebraska for the ar
rest of Mrs. Dora Elizabeth Fuller Dox
ey at Columbus, Neb,
The warrant was issued by Justice
Werremeyer on an affidavit made by
Prosecuting Attorney Shackleford. II
which he charges Mrs. Doxey with hav
ing married the late William j. Erdel
while she was still the wife of DR.
Loren B. Doxey. DR.. Doxey and hi
wife are to answer to statutory
charge at Columbus Friday.
Miss Kate Erder, sister of the deaC
man, made an affidavit and obtained
$4,000 insurance by administering oil
hia aatata aa hia widow.