In December 1909, the authorities in St. Louis found traces of arsenic in the body of William J. Erder,"Mrs. Doxey Charged With Murder," The Columbus Journal, December 8, 1909, page 1 and murder indictments were issued by a grand jury against the two Doxeys, both of them having been arrested on suspicion."Woman Held for Bigamy and Murder, Her Accuser, and Man Who Died of Poison," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 2, 1909, page 1"Doxey And Wife Indicted for First-Degree Murder," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 18, 1909 Former Lieutenant Governor Charles P. Johnson was engaged as the attorney for both"Doxey Hires C.P. Johnson for Defense," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 20, 1909, page 17 The murder charges were separated, and Dora Doxey was put on trial in May and June 1910. She was found not guilty on June 3, and Loren was set free on June 7, the charges against him being dismissed."Doxey's Letter Reaches Attorney Here As He Dies," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 20, 1912, page 1"Mrs. Doxey Dries Tears and Scans Talesmen's Faces," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 23, 1910, page 1"Mrs. Doxey Is Again Free on $1,500 Bail," St. Louis Star, June 4, 1910, page 1"Dr. Doxey Free; To Fight Wife," St. Louis Star, June 7, 1910, page 1
