The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-02
DRANK POISON WHILE
DRIVING.
MISS LULA AIRING DIES AIT DET0UR,
FROM EFFECT OF DRUG.
Ira BOhn In Westminster Jail aCCHS.
ed OF crime.

M1g4 Lula Airing, o& HRucsvl1le.
died at $40 p. a., Tuesday f. the
Office or Dr.C.H.Diller Detour, from the
effects Of laudanum, which she had tax
en or else which had been given To her
| by Ira Bohn, the man who took her
to the doctor for treatment, where
she died. Bohn was Immediately ar
rested and States Attorney Weant,
who was notified or the mysterious
death OF the woman, ordered % coro-
ner's inquest to be held on Wednesday
morning MIR. Weant and Deputy
Sheriff left on the early morning train
for Detour to be present at the in-
vesdgation, which was held in JUS
tice or the Peace Granville Fox's
store.
Bohn, in his testimony, stated thaG
his wife left him about three years
ago. He says that since that time he
had been paying attention to Miss
airing, and expected to marry her in
April. This statement cannot be true
a. he has not been divorced Bohn's
statement Is, in substance, as fol-
lows.
Miss Airing had some trouble at her
home and on Monday morning went
to the farm where Bohn lives with his
parents TIN the afternoon he drove
her to Union Bridge, where she sought
employment d. domestic, but with
out success. At night she went with
him back to his parents On Tues
| day morning he again took her to Un-
| ion Bridge, where again she sought
employment, without success. In a.
store in Union Bridge she purchased
Is cents worth Of laudanum, and he
bought bottle of rum ait saloon,
They then started for Middleburg4
Or the way she drank some Oh the
laudanum. He demonstrated with her
and she told him she intended To take
her own life and that If he was her
friend and wanted to do the right
thing he would kill himself also. He
agreed to the proposal. at Middle
burg he bought five cents worth of
laudanum, the storekeeper refusing 10
sell larger quantity, though he tried
TO purchase more. at Keymar he
bought Is cents worth Of the drug.
- they were driving along the road
they together drank all the laudanum
that had been purchased lie became
very sick. When they reached De-
tour the girl was practically uncon-
scious~
The jury rendered verdict or
death by some drug at the hands Of
Bohn, and Bohn was committed to
jail without bail by the same magis-
trate.
Deputy Sheriff Sharrer took charge
OF the prisoner and brought him here
on the afternoon train and lodged
him in jail until the May term OF the
grand jury.
Deputy Sharrer stated that Inc
found q few empty bottles along the
road, from which they had evidently
taken the drug, Bonn, finding that
the girl was deathly sick, upon lrav-
ing Middleburg, hurried for the doc
tors office, arriving there at Las Id.
N. In spite Of Or. OILERS skill the
girl died at the above mentioned time.
Miss Airing's funeral was held yes
terday morning at ~ o'clock. I'm
terment in Taneytown Reformed Gem
etery- She was about 22 years old.
Besides her parents she is survived
by sisters and brothers The
funeral was very large one. Rev.
Martin SchWeitzer, of Union Bridge,
the officiating clergyman, preached
from the text John 12:42--"I came
not to judge the world but to save the
world" NM.