... under arrest she was forced to confess through torture. She was forced to sign an affidavit saying that she acquired the poison while visiting her sister and Gair in Baton Rouge. A young black man, John George gave the poison to her, and she was told to poison Dr. Sanders by orders of Ray and Gair. Dr. Sanders went before a magistrate to ... and how Gair was behind it. An arrest warrant was put out for John Gair and a posse rode out to arrest him. As the posse was riding back from Baton Rouge, it was met by a armed gang on horseback who unarmed the posse and captured the prisoner from t...

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