Beckham County, OK - Obits: Henry Foster Maddox, 1905
07 August 2008
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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MADDOX, HENRY FOSTER
(7 Dec 1905, Sayre Headlight, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Henry Maddoux died from blood poison caused by a gunshot wound he received
in a saloon fight which was reported in our last weeks issue.  His arm was
amputated last Sunday at Cheyenne.  It was thought that he was in a fair
way to recover, until blood poison set in, after which his physicians
could do nothing to save his life.  His body was brought to Sayre
Wednesday and will be buried in the Doxey cemetery this afternoon.  We are
informed he had $3,000 life insurance in the Mutual Life of New York.  He
leaves a wife and several small children.
(8 Dec 1905, Sayre Standard, Sayre, Beckham Co, OK):
Henry Madoux died Tuesday night at Cheyenne from blood poisoning as a
result of the gun-shot wound received at the hands of Elmer Vance here a
week before.
He had been taken to Cheyenne under arrest for complicity in the killing
of Walter Shehan.
The injury was in his right hand, and one finger had been amputated here
the evening the shooting occurred.  Soon after he was taken to Cheyenne
the wound began to show signs of blood poisoning, and another finger was
taken off.  This did not check it, and his arm was taken off below the
shoulder, in an attempt to save his life.  It was of no avail, however,
and he died Tuesday night.
Henry Madoux was about 40 years old, and lived on a farm 4 miles from
Sayre.  He leaves a wife and several children.
He had taken out a policy for $3000 a few months ago in the New York Life.

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