Beckham County, OK - Deaths: George Kent, 1910
25 August 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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KENT, GEORGE
(5 May 1910, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
The two-year-old child of W. T. Kent, of near Berlin, died of strychnine
poisoning as the result of eating poisoned meat which had been intended
for dogs.
Mr. Kent and his family had gone to the home of E. A. Isom to take dinner,
and soon after the meal was over they heard a strange noise out on the
porch.  Going out they saw a dog, which belonged to Isom, fall in
convulsions and die.  On the porch lay a piece of meat which the dog had
evidently carried there.
While they were watching the dog, they heard another noise behind them, and
turning saw the child in convulsions, and it died before anything could be
done for it.  It is supposed that the baby ate some of the meat.
On examining the meat it was found to have been cut open in several places
and strychnine placed in the cuts.  On opening the dogs stomach part of
the meat was found there, and the death of both child and dog was with
every symptom of strychnine poisoning.
Every effort will be made by the officers of Roger Mills county to find
out who put out the poisoned meat.
(5 May 1910, Thursday, Elk City Democrat, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK):
A sad accident occurred yesterday at E. A. Isoms.  It seems that some
miscreant had poisoned some meat for the dogs, and finally the piece of
meat was found by an 18-months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kent and
eaten by it, and before relief could be had the child died.  Some one is
simply guilty of murder.  It will not be well for the party to be located,
as he will be handled by the people out there.  Mr. and Mrs. Kent have
many relatives here in the city.  The Democrat extends (sympathy) to the
friends and relatives.

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