The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1913-01-16

last november, IL mas ueVclOpeu
that the "bride has record pro-
badly without parallel. She is
sister-in-law of Mrs. M. E. Brock
inridge Of Orofino, and on or
about the Goth of June, last, Mrs.
Breckenridge received a telegram
announcing the death of her bro
ther, DR.. Doxey, by drowning ant
all of the particulars that she has
been able to get are SO limited,
she alleges, that she believes her
brother is still living. At the tim
of the accident the Doxeys were
enroute to Orofino and their
household goods on the way, but
Mrs. Doxey temporarily changed
her plans when the doctor went
overheard into the Tennessee riv-
er, as she claims, and sidetracked
the household goods except the
piano, which Mrs. Breckenridge
succeeded in getting by reason of
holding a mortgage against the il
strument.
Mrs. Doxey arrived here about
the LIST of September and in
short time made the acquaintance
of Fred Whitney, and November
26, 1912, Judge w. B. Kline tied
the knot that made the fourth hus
band of record to the woman in
question. Whitney is we'll known
here and was for a time state or
ganizer for the Woodmen.
About two weeks ago both
Whitney and his wife were taken
sick and the claim was made by
them, so it is reported, that they
had been poisoned at the hotel
where they had taken their meals.
Whitney carries some life insur,
ance.
According to information from
St. Louis Mrs. Whitney is yet to
be tried ON the charge. of bigamy
being the wife Of Doxey at the
time she married Erder.
If the Tribune publish all the
matter in hand regarding Mrs
Whitney it would take several
pages to give the details of hel
life, but the following from the
St. Louis Republic of Dec. 20 vii
convey sufficient information tt
give some idea of the character
of the now Mrs. Fred Whitney:
The MATRIMONIAL ventures of thu
woman, not yet 80 years old,coule
be scarcely more incredible were
the details flinched from the page
of fiction than when they arr
taken from official court records
and complied from authenticated
fact.
Born in Illinois.
This woman, born and reared il
rural Illinois, fairly educated ant
with a happy future before her
saw fit to abandon it all ant
plunge into a vortex of marriages
poverty and deprivation that fall
to the lot of few women.
Four men have bestowed thei
names ON her and called her wifi
because the laws of the land s.
authorized. She bore the name
of two others, but there is no re
cord of any ceremony giving he
such a right.
The fascination Dora Fuller ha
been able to exert on men wit
whom she has been thrown in col
tact is difficult of comprehension
Hers is not a dominating person
ality-apparently. OF attractlv
appearance, her mentality wa
never of a high order. and he
powers of conversation, to the on
who was not under influence, Wer
not potent.
Despite this, she has been woe
and won by four men, and wa
never widow more than fe'
months at any timeand is accuse
of marrying one man while sh
had one husband living. and VIZ
tried in st. Louis for her life o
the charge of numbering him
get insurance money that 81
might lavish it on another.
Daughter of Farmer.
Mrs. Whitney, as she is no
called. is daughter Of Jefferso
Fuller, an aged and well-to-do ia
mer near Joy. III. As Dora Eliz
beth Fuller she was a village bel