The Nome nugget., 1927-01-01
GOVT. TO STOP POISONING CITIZENS
MYSTERY SURROUNDS THE DEATH BY, FREEZING
 OF M's.LUK ANNIE


 On Wednesday, Deh. 2s, the body of Mukluk Annie, a native woman, was found frozen to death near the rear of the Fleming House on sec- ond avenue. Albert Martin, son of Frank Martin. while hunting for coal sacks in the hack yards, ac- lcidentally run acrosss the remains. winch was partly covered over by drifting snow Yonng Martin told his story to the Coroner, Jury, summoned by Commissioner Chas. w. Thorton to inva ,tigate into the cause of her deash He stated that first he noticed shoe and upon looking closer noticed that the other foot diS A--n- any shoe on it. he be me frightened and told another Sboy chum and both returned and decided it was Mmkluk Annie. They then informed chief of police. Neiir,' who in com pany with U. s. Marshal Jones in vestigated and found the boys story true. after which the U S. Commit ssioner was informed and jury duly impanelIsd.
 Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock the Coroner's jury visited the Un- dertaking parlors to view the re- mains and due to the frozen con- dition of the boiv Bah the irfGrma- tion learned, it Vi. impossible un- der the circumstai es for the jury
 to come to any dat'ision and after returning to the Commissioners of
 flee and hearing xe testimony of a native girl cailed ''Bessie", who
 was a friend of the dead woman,
 it was decided to postpone further
 inquiry until the body was thawed Iout and Dr. Curtis Welch given an Opportunity to examine it to det- ermine if there had been foul play
 The woman when found had been missing IA days and was dressed in very light house dress. the arms being bare, one foot had shoe on and the other shoe was missing, no hat or parka o' coat. She was lay ing with her knees drawn up and her hands were clinched close to her mouth small amout of blood was discernable on her person, and her remains was frozen as stiff and solid as stone. including the ex- precision on her face.
 The marshal and chief of police found her hat, sweater. overcoat and. shoe near an empty shack, all rolled up in a rather neat roll It was determined at the hearing that the night before her disappearance that she and Bessie and two white men. employed by the Hammon com pany, were having a night out, and that she became angered because lone of the white men refused to do something that she wished. The "something that she wished" has not as yet been obtained either from the white men or Bessie, by the |officials--and thereby hangs tale. It was also learned at the hearing that her frozen body was found near the cabin of one of the white men, where the party was held. These two white men were closely questioned by the marshal in his office but were very reticient about what they had to say. fin fact gave no information worth while.
 It is hoped that the officials will see that these two men are summon ed to appear Monday next, when the coroner's jury will again con vene and take up the matter. The time has arrived for the bringing into the limelight, all persons who may be responsible for this and
 like occurrences. There are to many instances of native debauchery in this, civilized community. It is true that since the abolishment of Ia special. oficer for the suppression |of booze among the natives. that crimes have been more numerous. and 1t is also true that the marshal's ofiice canot be expected with its small force, to be able to keep pace with this class of crime.
 The court records disclose that Mukluk Annie's husband, Olaf Kat- |onson, was convicted of burglary last spring and sentenced to term in McNeil's penintentiary. to which Ae was sent last summer and h 'now serving out his sentence.