The courier-index., 1921-06-03

death for several days but finally recovered. Dr. G. T. Hopkins min- istered to them during their illness. It was Dr. Hopkins opinion that they had been poisoned while drink ing coffee at the breakfast table. Just how the drug found it's way into the coffee was not determined, but there was a strong suspicion at the time that the Elder MT. Otey, who died the following day was in some way accountable for the acci- dent. It is said that he was old and partially blind, and that in an unguarded moment he might have placed the drug where it produced it's disastrous results. There was no suspicion that he had handled it with any ulterior motive. Bob Otey was in no sense under sus- picion.
 It is said by those familiar with the case that last Thursday Mrs. Otey cooked a quantity of beans over, and that later she observed something green on the beans, re- sembling paris green.
 Finds foisoned Pickles.
 About the same time she went to look for a bottle of pepper sauce which had been borrowed from g neighbor, and found the bottle was gone. As a result of a series of investigations, she claims to have found a jar of pickles which had been saturated with what seemed to be paris green. She became alarmed and on Friday, when Otey came home, she spoke to him about the jar of pickles and suggested that it ought to be sent to chemist for analysis. She says that Otey dis played but little interest in the sub ject, and gave evasive answers sug- gestive of delays.
 In the meantime, while searching in the garden, Mrs. Otey came acress the lost bottle of pepper sauce, hidden in a boxed culvert in one corner of the garden. Two or three of the peppers had dropped from the bottle and attracted her atten- tion.
 After looking under the culvert, the bottle was discovered. It, too, appeared to have been diluted with l paris green. She took the bottle away, but on Saturday night Otey came home and walked into the garden, it is said. Mrs. Otey and a daughter went into the kitchen to watch him from a window, but fearing that they might be detected, determined to watch him from the bathroom.
 Detected by His Wife.
 Mrs. Otey said her husband went almost directly to the culvert, stoop- ed down and made an investigation, as though searching for something. This convinced Mrs. Otey that her husband had been responsible for placing the paris green in the pepper sauce, the pickle jar and on the beans. She became greatly alarmed, and on advice of friends went to Prosecuting Attorney Shane, who swore out a warrant, charging Otey with the murder of his father. Otey did not seem to be disturbed when the warrant was read to him, but calmly asked to be allowed to get his pipe. He protested his inno- cence and, according to statements, by NJ. P. Huddleston, whom he em- ployed as attorney, had absolutely no theory to advance. The story most generally advanced is that MT. Otey had become mentally unbal- anced, and that, to a large extent, he was not responsible for his &C., tions. The method of his deliberate procedure and his suicide substan- tiated the theory of insanity. Funeral services for Otey will be conducted at the 0tey home, on North Fourth street, tomorrow af- ternoon.
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