Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
Prisoner Appears Completely Broken
Down by Serious Charge.
.EFUsEs TO DISCUSS INCIDENT
Passengers Claim Illness and Nervous
ness is Feigned by Woman,
FFICER GUARDS HER CAREFULLY
Arrested at Home Upon ReauisitiOn
of Missouri GOvernOr-CharEed
with BigRmOus Marriage
and Murder of Spouse.

In the arms Of Detective Sergeant Wadc
Matthews Of St Louis, Mrs. Dora Ful,g
Doxey Of Columbus was taken from
Union Pacific train at Union station at
o'clock last night and an hour and
half later was in a sleeping car on the
Wabash railroad bound for the Missouri
city to answer for the death Of William J.
Erder whom she was accused Of marrying
bigamously and later poisoning by means
Of arsenic
The woman presented a pitable sight,
sobbing and moaning in the officers arms
and closely followed by her husband, Dr.
Loren b. Doxey and her aged father. She
was also accompanied by a trained nurse
and her counsel, ]. G. Albert. To all APP
pearances the fair prisoner had completely
collapsed from the shock of her arrest on
the charge Of murder and seemed in a
helpless condition.
my wife is completely wrecked as far
as her nerves are concerned, and cannot
| be interviewed by anyone" said-her hus-
band. I'VE have nothing to say about the
death of Erder Mrs. Doxey says she win
be prepared to face the charge of murder
and is sure of acquittal."
officer, Carefully Guards woman.
Detective Matthews watched his prisoner
/ and her husband carefully at the station
while waiting for the st. Louis train. He
carried her to an inyalid's chair in which
she was taken to the womens retiring
room, where she was placed on a couch,
While being removed from the train and
to the waiting room Mrs. Doxey kept her
face veiled from the publics curious gaze
but the knowledge of her identity soon
attracted a crowd about the waiting room
Her husband alleged to have been her
accomplice, is not under arrest, although
he was at first named in the requisition
papers sent to Nebraska by Governor Had
ley Of Missouri
Mrs. DoXey was arrested at her Column
bus home shortly before noon. It was
first intimated that she was to be taken
to answer the charge Of bgamy, but the
officer quietly broke the news to her that
she was wanted for murder The entire
town Of Columbus had heard of the requi-
sition Issued by the Missouri governor for
her arrest and every person in town was
aroused.
Learns of Murder Charge.
my prisoner evlnced no great surprise
when told her the enormity Of her al
legged crime" said Detective Matthews.
"She submitted quietly to arrest and said
Si0 was pIepdItu TO 30 10 Sl. Louis TO
answer trial. had no warrant for her hus-
band.
1T was my first intention to hurry her
out of the state and over the Missouri
line as quickly as possible and intended
first taking her by way of Lincoln, but
as her lawyer gave the assurance that the
requisition would not be contested agreed
to take her by way of Omaha"
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state that the entire population was at
the DEPOT to see her leave for st. Louis.
She created scene when the time came
, for leaving her home and cried and moaned
piteously She was in the constant care
Of her physician and trained nurse
Hint Made nt FeIgned Illness.
"on the train Mrs. Doxey seemed to re-
: cover her composure and showed no signs
of a breakdown" said passenger on the
train who stopped off at Omaha "she
rang for the porter and called for a table
and stationery and calmly wrote a letter
When the train drew into the Union sta
tion she appeared to break down again
What we have to say will be said in
court, said ]. G. Albert. her lawyer Mrs
Doxey will not commit herself and in fact
is in no condition TO be interviewed. She
has been put to a great test and is bearing
up the best she can"
'She is in a highly nervous condition" "
said her nurse, when questioned.
In the retiring room the fair prisoner
removed her veil. A beautiful face was
shown, somewhat pale and tired looking
but nevertheless pretty. Her hair is black
and fluffy and is parted in the middle
She is a small woman, neat and trim, and
, is generally known as beautiful
Woman Leaves Columbus.
COLUMBUS, Neb., Dec. 3.-Mrs. L. B
Doxey left at 2:SO this afternoon for St
h Louis to face the charge Of numbering w
d ]. Erder. She was accompanied by hei
9 husband, Dr. Doxey, DIR. w. s. Evans