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he crewf. Y.W feOA £.2*0 A *, JAXSUAKI 13, 1*40.POISON WHISKYSOURCE MYSTERYState’s Attorney Trying ToTrace Supply That Cansed Deaths.Annapolis, Jan. 12.—State's Attorney A. B. Brady today submitted an Investigation Into the source of supply of poisonous liquor which is behoved responsible for several deaths in Annapolis and vicinity recently.Physicians in several of the cases reported that death was undoubtedly due to bad liquor and stated that in some cases blindness preceded death.No Clue From Victims.All the victims, the State’s Attorney was informed, either refuse to divulge the source of their supply or were unable, because of their physical or mental conditions, to answer questions.*tim of poisoned liquor. Anothet death, attributed to liquor, also oo f curred last night when Samuel Ross, alias, Troy, a negro, was suddenly stricken.According to word received by An. napolis authorities, three negroes, employed on the Stuart farm ou West river, died of the effects of poison liquor last night. Among thesi were a mother and her 20-year oloson.One Died Thursday.Roland N. Brown died last Thursday after having drunk liquor whichhe is said to have obtained from a bootlegger, whose identity is known.unAccording to the State’s Attorney, several other negroes have died after drinking alcoholic drinks within the past ten days.Baay ConcentraA pur* food for weightreductionNelson Owens, anitoccasionalMdrinker, died at his home at Mayo, ten miles from here, last night. Dr.DAVID P. HCHISDKL Potamaa aao Oak HillJ. M. Hays stated that he was the vie-aii ailnnnurn
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Hagerstown Morning Herald
Hagerstown, Maryland, US
Wed, Jan 13, 1926
Page 12
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