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Show DRUG ADDICT FOUND DEAD IN JAIL WARD Mrs. Annie Armstrong, 45 years of age. was found dead yc-sterc.iy momme in her ward in the county jail. v. nere she -a.s confined for treatment for the c.rug habit. The worn An died sometime dur.ng the r..ght- Tr.e body was u.seevered at Tii'j c'c"'ck by three other w.emen prisoners. i.1ud Linker, Mary McA.i.ster arid .".ara AmrmdA, who occupiei the same ward. I-r. A. A. Anders.-n had aitr.u-d the woman the prev.ous night, and she had Feerr.ed to be progressing properly. She is sid to have been adu.cei to th.p excessive ex-cessive use f drugs and ofi.cers say seiO j was confined in the ia:l earlier in the year t f- r fifty days ur.derg urg tre.itmen.t. he j had bren .n the ja.l tne last time but i twrt caps. She had on ier a card ind;- I casing she belonged to the Cook?' and W a'ters union. The body was removed to the OTonuell undertaking parlors. |