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Show MURDER CHARGES FOLLOW WILD PARTY SALT I ,AK ES, Aug S. A complaint charging first degree muider will be; oi l ed against H rt Shepperd; 4J years of iRe alleged companion of Mrs 1 Em ii. a Johnson, who died .f the Alex-, andria looming house Julv 11. after, H ill inking parly, according lo a state-1 men made by I'ounty Attorney Ar- Ihur E Morelon. The police decided to charge Shepperd Shep-perd With murder after Herman Harms, state Chemist, reported that the woman died of cocaine poisoning .A uuanllty of the drug was found In 'her stomach, in an analysis made at i he request of tht police department.1 Ml'S. Johnson Who was registered at the Virginis hotel s .Mrs Emma Da Is. v. as with Shepperd ami several other men and v. omen the night before I tho death. All were drinking, accord-1 ing to information procured by police detectives I-ater, Mr Johnson and' j Shepperd arc said to have gone to the! Alexandria. A U W moments before Mm Johnson was found dying In ihej room. Shepperd vas seen to rush from; the hotel. EffrVrla ..f the (Sollce to find him have proved futile Shepperd I known to the police as a driiK peddler and has b-en in cus-' tody several times. mi |