The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-12-13
RATS ATE HER
BABE TO DEATH
She Went. With a Friend to Another
Hotel In Answer TO a Tele-
phone Message.

Muskogee. Okla, Dec The three
weeks old baby Of Mrs. Gladys Davis
came to It's death by being eaten by
ome small animal probably a rat.
md by the negligence of It's mother.
iladys Davis eoroner's jury de.
ided yesterday afternoon at an In.
mest held over the body Of the child
hat was found laceratcd aud bleeding
it's bed at 3 o'clock yesterday morn.
ng when the mother returned 10 her
oom In the Elite hotel. l23 North c
treet. And last night az an autopsy
ield by w. h. Disney. county attor
-vley. and five physicians. It was de-
ided that the death OF the child re-
ulted from the bites OF small animals.
lut not from eat as some had
hought,
Tho inquest and the autopsy were
lcld In connection with the informa-
ion issued by Disney and his assist.
mt Theo Lyscomb. against the
neither charging her with man.
laughter in the second degree, under
laughter may be charged wherever
leath occurs from the oulpaale negli.
,ence OF someone Mrs Davis was
II the inquest but decided not 70
t...tf.. . ~. .h, hn1 hann tolI that
nythng she might say would be used
gainst her She was arralgned yes
orday afternoon IN u justice court and
oleased ON bond for her appearance,
Part of the time that the rats we're
ttaoklng her small baby Mrs Davis
vas In the city Jail She WAS arrested
With woman who gave her name as
sdith Sweeney as the two were com
ng out Of the KeatucSy hotel ON Cher
,kee street AZ l,iO IN the morning by
l. L. Robbins, a patrolmap. and VAS
AIKEN 10 the police station They
we're released about half an hour later
m bond.
John Myers testified al the inquest
hat he was with the two women at
8 O'clock and that hS was called to
he police station az : 50 to get them
AWs on hond Saith Sweeney. the
enlpanlon II AIRS naSis, told also Of
he visit t. ne Koptgeky hotel Mrs
Navls Went dire,N home after she
VAS released the police say
When she opened the door ot her
room she haard the child gaspiug for
breath. Mrs. Davis said, and hurried
5 its side to nnd i nloedmg In See.
aval places. hut il VAS rot until
nearly 5 o'clock that she was able IL
md physician she said. She called
ar. G, 4 Mcbride Of ENor, Gibson, and
ater nr. Claude Thompson The ply.
soians found that TIE baby's nose had
,eeN torn away BY the animals, and
hat one eve was torn cat, while ether
AArts of the face we're badly laoerated
rhe mothers appearance in the rom
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