The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-08-02
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rent to the effect that She dead wom
an had made a eonfcssinn acknowl
kns1nk completely In the death OF her
fister and duplicating the physician
connected with the case in number
Xpf other operations OF like nature
kut 90 far as could be learned, the
woman made no statement nor left
40 letter OF any kind whatever
Here ID the story OF her death as
rritten, in answer 10 the questioning
cf. a. reporter, by Mr.. Powell
How did Mrs. Powell kill herself?'
she drank poison
WAS she in her oTn room when
she took the acid?' 80
No: she was in the front room.
Powell led the way 10 The front room
/ OF the house and procured three
/ onnch bottle bearing the red label
.'carbolic acia. s+t tt
did abe make any statement"
None al all. when she got up
shf tpelled TO me, THAT lawyer
rlayed a trick on me- and then she
came back and said. 4 took poison
and then fell down Powell showed
BY gestures' how his wife had fallen
across the foot OF the bed. 1a
Did she Keep acid in the house all
the tfme9-
sAWhen her sisler wanted TO have
The operation performed, she bought
lhs Acid 10 use in the operation. My
tJfe hid II when she died | never
Lad any suspicion that there was acid
here" "4
Gould the acid have caused Mrs
Maltern's deathg'
Il don't know. Operation by the
doctor killed her"
Where is Mrs, Parris?'
Somewhere in town with her step
daughter. don know on what
etfeef.p
Did Mrs. Powell see her Wednes.
cay before she took AcidI
that lawyer sent Mrs Paris af
ter her Wednesday night TO come TO
hisy Office and when she had had Its
in his Office, they brought her back
IN tn auto about . a. m
We're you at the Office with her?
NO, 1 was here all the time
Did you quarrel?"
I've quarreled before she was put
in jAfl, but not since then after she
vas released. she was good and
Lice TO me, This seemed to effect the
ca man greatly and IL was severai
minutes before the conversation was
resumed. He reached over and lated
the head OF the younger boy.
What did the lawyer do to your
~ifeg'
when she was put in Jail the law.
an rnar
snd demanded note for $500 be-
lcnsirg TO her. And next ne forced
her TO sign mortgage for $500, This
proved on her mind ever since she
nas released. She could not meet
500. fev
Were Both Mutes
Powell and his wife, both deaf
nutes, were supported solely By
few odd Jobs, such as selling books
and gum, that Powell could pick up
and a small income from some prop
srty On which the mortgage was Civ.
en-
air. Powell. the neighbors have
said that there was noise of a quar-.
rel coming from your house early
Thursday morning, several hours be-
tore your uife's death.
when deaf mutes quarrel there
are no noises When deaf people
rake gestures the other pee. le think
they are QuarreIing
When asked about the doctor who
attended Mrs. Powell, he stated that
4 doctor had been summoned by
neighbors but that the wife was dead
before the physician arrived
The sherins deputies are keeping
lip an active search tor the ply slcian
2 no is wanted for the same crime
that Mrs Powell ana Mrs Paris
we're arrested for A special officer
is on his trail night and DAY and
tbe authorities expect 10 land their
n.sn al any minute Police depart
rents Of neighboring cities nave
been asked 10 be on the lookout for
the man and 1t seems AZ though be
cannot eyade the iong arm OF the law
much longer
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