Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-04

ST Louis. June 4-Mrs Dora n
Doxey, acquitted last night ON .ha
charge OF the murder of William 7.
Erder, was arrested early TODAY ON ~
warrant issued in St. Louis county. on
a charge of bigamy. Mrs. Doxev was
awakened by Constable Bode. of Clay
ton. Mo. IN the hotel where she was
sleeping with her sister, Mrs. %. NJ.
Norris. Pho constable took her "a
Clayton In an automobile and placed
her in jail II was in Clayton, tha
state charges, that Mrs. Doxey mar.
ried Erder
Acquitted on Murder Charge.
Mrs Dora Elizabeth Doxey was
found not guilty last night by the tury
which heard the evidence against her
on charge OF numbering William J.
Erder with arsenic. The verdict was
returned eight hours and forty-flye
minutes after Judge Grimm ordered
the jury to retire for elaboration.
Mrs. Doxey wept Historically as her
acquittal was announced When the
clerk, reading the document handed to
him by Foreman Sandford of the fury.
reached the words, I'VE. the jury. find
the defendant not guilty" she cried.
and simultaneously the audience START
ed cheer which was quickly sup.
pressed by deputy sheriTs.
Judge is Fo-astfuI.
In the excitement which followed tho
acquittal Judge Grimm left the bench.
forgetting to tell the defendant she
was free. He returned to the bench and
called her before him and then formal
ly discharged her.
Leaning on tho arm of her aged
father. Jefferson Fuller. and her at
torney. former Lieutenant Governor
Charles p. Johnson. Mrs. Doxey
thanked and shook hands with tho
jurors. She was led from the court
room by her father and sisters. Mrs,
NJ. l.. Myers. of Evanston, ILL., and Mrs,
+. Grace Lathrop. OF Omaha, Neb. who
escorted her to a hotel for tho might.
1t was stated that tho jury took three
ballots before reaching an agreement.
two before dinner and the last after
rehchins the courtroom at 9 O'clock.
The first ballot is said to have been
10 B for acquittai, tho second 10 to
and tho last unanimous for acquittaI.
Mrs. DoSey insisted on thanking the
Judge for her liberty. Apparently
somewhat embarrassed he shook
hands with her. but said she should be
thankful to the jury He added that
he was we'll enough satisfied with the
verdict
The charges against DR. Loren 3.
DoSey, who was accused Jointly with
her. will come up for trial within tho
next two weeks. according to the am
nouncemcnt Of Attorney Newton last
night
Sketch of Woman's Career
Mrs. Doxey was placed on trial May
90, after having been held In the city
jail since Dec. l. when she was brought
from Columbus. Neb., where she had
been arrested on the warrant charging
her with the murder of Erder. She
was born near .Aledo, Ill. March II.
1880
In 1895 she married Robert l.. Down
ing. OF Joy. Ill. DR.. Loren r. Doxey
was the family physician and attended
her four children. who died. She mar
ried Doxey III Burlington. Iowa. in
August, 1906, after Downing had di-
vorced her.
Mrs. Doxey camo to st. Louis In
April. 1900, at which t;me she was
alleged TO have married E,rder. who
died July TO- 1909. Miss Kato Erder.
sister OF tho dead man. caused her
arrest in Columbus. Neh.. on Nov. Ii.
Released on Bonds,
Mrs. Doxey was released on $4,000
bond. signed by her attorney at noon
today. The preliminary hearing il
set for June 1e.