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Will Be Investigated

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
March
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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Detroit, March 12.- Coroner Beatcher was called to 201 Twenty-sixth street to investígate the death of Mrs. Fight. aged 57. who died about 10:30 o'clock Bunday morning under peculiar circnmstances. For several years she has been keeping house for her son-in-law, John Schimick, a widower. Mrs. Fight was taken sick Saturday night and she went to bed. About 6 o"clock Schimick heard her vomiting and asked if she needed any assistance. He wishéd to send for a physician, but Mrs. Fight objected. She gradually grew worse until her death. As soon as the coroner was called he decided that the case needed investigating and he notified the pólice. Detective Baker went to the house and in the bedroom he found a package of paris green. There was also evidence of paris green in the matter vomited and from all the circumstances of the case the officer carne to the conclusión that the woman had committed suicide.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News