Chapter Eighteen in \u201cDecades with the Squad,\u201d by my late father, William Palmer Jervey, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This one came as a possible D.O.A. Upon our arrival at the scene we discovered a rather remarkable situation. It did indeed include a D.O.A. There was an 86-year-old female lying on the floor beside a table strewn with cards and poker chips. She was quite dead. Beside her lay the walker she had used and a heavy glass ashtray with points like a star. There was no blood and no sign of injury other than a small indentation on her left temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An on-the-spot investigation was conducted by the sheriff and this much was determined: Four elderly people (two males, two females) lived in the house together. All were in their 80\u2019s, three using a walker and one a cane. They were playing poker and an argument broke out. An 85-year-old male threw the ashtry at the 86-year-old female, striking her in the temple and killing her instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI done it but I ain\u2019t go to kill her,\u201d said the old man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this point, we moved out with the body for autopsy while the investigation continued. I never found out what happened, but several weeks later I encountered the sheriff and asked him what the outcome was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was given life,\u201d he promptly replied, tongue in cheek, and would say no more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Such irony! You live 86 years and get killed in a poker game brawl!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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