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Mrs. F. H. Throckmorton arrested for the murder of her husband

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Mrs. F. H. Throckmorton arrested for the murder of her husband

maryachtrh  (View posts) Posted: 6 Feb 2008 9:40PM GMT
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Appears in "The Wapanucka Press" 7 April 1904, Wapanucka, Johnston County, Indian Territory, now Oklahoma

ALLEGED POISONING

Sterling Family Arrested for Giving Arsenic to Husband and Father - Lawton: Mrs. F. H. Throckmorton, her sons Joseph and James and her daughter, Mrs. Lillian Chatterton, was arrested near Sterling and brought here and placed in jail. They are charged with having poisoned F. H. Throckmorton three weeks ago. At the time of his death the people of the community suspicioned foul play for the reason they stated, that the old man had been brutally mistreated by his family and it was known that arsenic has been brought to the family several times. The coroner was summoned but arrived there after the body had been buried. Recently an autopsy was held, the stomach was removed and taken to Norman for examination. Arsenic was clearly visible. The arrest followed.

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