Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1912 — MYSTERY IN HOTEL DEATH [ARTICLE]
MYSTERY IN HOTEL DEATH
One Dead, Another Dying and Third Person Held Pending InquiryPoisoning Feared. Catlettsburg, Ky., Dec. 6.—-The body of Minnie Turner was found in a room In a hotel here when the owners of the hotel forced the door. James York, Huntington, W. Va., was dying and a second woman, who was registered as “Mrs. York,” appeared unable to account for the death. The three persons registered at the hotel Monday night and had not left their rooms. Coroner Swope believes death was caused by poison. Mrs. York is being held.
