The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-10-24
PROBE or NEGRO / I.
DEATH CONTINUES
Case In Which Norge Black Said
Been Victim Of Patent Medicine
Dose Being Investigated;
Woman Detained.


Investigation TO determine whelh'
ar a dose Of patent medicine caused
the death Of A. j. Ice. negro fnrnlf
or and church deacon. who dled
early Monday morning at his home
near Norge after taking dose OF
medicine alleged 20 have been sold
by Mrs. Ora q. Williams. was well
under way today,
Ben Coff. county attorney. stated
lato Monday afternoon that charge
OF murder may be filed today
against tho medicine vendor. who IL
being held IN custody pending the
outcome OF the Investigation.
Analysis Of the medicine found In
the bottle from which the dose given
Lee IL said 10 have been taken had
not bcen made late this morning.
An analysis OF cakod substance
found IN the bottom OF small con.
talncr In which the yonor Ia al
legged 10 have poured the medicine
before she gave dose 10 negro
woman here Is being made today In
the laboratory at the Oklahoma Col.
lcge for Women.
A negro woman Monday afternoon
told one Of the officers investigating
the case that she took dose OF
the medicine aud that II made her
SICK that before the woman poured
the medicine into the small rcceptn.
Gle. she placed some powder when
rescmblcd snuff In the bottom OF
the contalner.
With this statement. officers be.
gan search for the powders" A
thorough search OF the new Dodge
touring car in which the woman was
riding when she was arrested here
Monday morning by Policeman John
Flippi failed TO reveal any OF the
substance. A oaked substance was
found In the bottom OF the small
container and an analysis OF this
substance was ordered by the coun.
~ attorney.
Ardmore Negroes Dead.
Three negroes who were reported
TO have taken doses OF patent
medicine are dead in Ardmore,
county officers learned in tele-
phone conversation Monday after
noon with authorities at Ardmore. /
Investigation into the causes OF the
death OF these negroes is being |
made, the officers here were told
Facts which have been uncovered IN
the Ardmore investigation were not
known here this morning.
Policeman Bill Thomas, who has
been leading in the investigation of |
the case, declared that Mrs. VIII.
liams came from Ardmore to Chick
asha In her automobile.
In search of. the womans room
in local hotel Policeman Thomas
found letter which he alleges had
been written by Mrs. Williams to a
man In Texas. The letter was in
oh uuui'ootu th'tippt on NHiNh q
stamp had been placed, he said. Mr..
Thomas placed the letter In the
hands of Ben Goff, prosecuting at
torncy. Contents of the letter have
not been divulged by the officer or
the county prosecutor.
Women Taken to Hospital.
Mrs. Williams, a large woman ap-
parently 45 or 80 years of age, was
stricken by a bilious attack Mon
day afternoon. She was removed |
to a hospital this morning to under
go treatment. DIR. II. G. Antle,. who |
was called to the city jail this NOR
ming to examine the woman, de- |
clared that her condition is not |
dangerous
She tainted yesterday afternoon
but quick work on the part of
Charles Dayton, desk sergeant, soon
revived her. G, A. Dearmon, Mrs
Williams attorney, stated this NOR
ming that his client was too sick to
issue statement for publication.
The womans stock of medicine
and her automobile are being held in
custody pending the completion Of