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me inc uiPRAIRIE DU CHIEN, lt;£)— The case of Orla Shaw, Soldiers Grove farmer, who died two weeks after the slaying of his niece Mildred Best, 11, was back virtually where it started today with a report by a Madison pathologist that disease— not poison—was the immediate cause of his death.Dr. C. H. Bunting, who made a post mortem diagnosis, reported to Juvenile Judge Jeremiah O’Neil that while there could be no doubt Shaw at some time ingested poison, the actual cause of death was a bacterial infection.He reported Shaw had nephritis. a urinary cystitis, a rheumatic heart and pneumonia in both lungs. This confirmed find-mgs made by Dr. William San-nas. of Richland Center, who made out the death certificate.Pit A IRIK DI* (’HI KS LV) Twocurious pals in tin1 Prairie lt;iu dliien jail house arc 1 r» year-oldHarold Rost, who denn s lie is tin*kill* r of his sister. M i hi i »d, I 1. a ndSin riff Oliver White, w ho insistslie is guilty.No w spa pernio a int♦ i \ n w • d tin*sin i iff and the hoy at t In* jail which lias been home for Harold since June ft the day after his sister was shot to death at the farm house of their uncle, Oi hi Shaw, at Soldiers drove, whore tin y lived.IDenies KillingI larold had not boon informed ofthe report of Pi. P. L. Kozelka. state toxicologist. that tin* death of his uncle, two weeks after the slaving. probably was caus 'd by pois oiling.lie was intent only on clearing Ihis ow n name.I didn't kill Mildn d, lie said with a boyish grin.“Then why did you tell me you killed her? ' asked Sheriff White, j|in ton ing to the two confessions «
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Manitowoc Herald Times
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Aug 14, 1937
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