Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1909 — HEART BLOW KILLS MAN [ARTICLE]

HEART BLOW KILLS MAN

Quarrel Over Collection of Debt Ends In Fatal Encounter. Marlon, Ind., June 8. —John McDougal, a leading merchant of Van Buren, this county, was beaten to death In a struggle with Frapcis Miller. Miller and his brothers, Alva and Lester, were arrested, the latter two being held aa accessories. Francis Miller, it was alleged, was lingered because McDougal had collected a debt through Miller's employers. He met McDougal on the street and the two came to blows. The brothers interfered. McDougal’s death la said to have been caused by a blow over the heart.