The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1988 Page: 1 of 19
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Foul play suspected in death of Norton sisters
Suspect leaves town following publication of news story
Officials request any helpful information
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No. 46
Volume 97
20 Pages in 2 Sections
Thursday, September 8,1988
Horseshoe Bay fire guts homes; four injured
School attendance
Total team effort wins;
Punchers come to Llano
Stories, pictures coming
in for new history book
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Horseshoe Bay volunteers remained
on the scene until about 5 a.m.
soaking down the remains and
picking up and cleaning equipment.
When firemen were called back
about noon Saturday, the garage had
Catherine (Girlie) Norton, spinster
sisters who died within two days of
within two days of each other last
unidentified materials for evidence,
a Llano warrant was issued for the
arrest of a former Llano and San
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"Anyone having any information which might be help to us
would be most appreciated. Call Sam Oatman or John Waldrip
or if a person wishes to remain anonymous, they may call
Crimestoppers," Oatman said.
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out until about 2:30 a.m., Saturday. Two other units
also received damage from the fire.
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According to Martha Long, presi-
dent of the Llano County Historical
Society, many more are needed if all
of Llano County is to be included in
this book.
Each church and each community is
being asked to write a story of their
history.
A history of the county officials and
county government is being written
by Judge W.R. (Bill) Miller.
Marilyn Hale is in charge of family
histories.
Paul Paxton will be helping with
the compiling of the history and
placing it on computer discs.
ton’s account. The check is dated
February 19, 1988, (the day she
died), and was cashed by Scoggin,
Waldrip said.
Scoggin is described as being 5 ft. 7
inches tall, weighing about 125
pounds, red-headed, with green
eyes, and was born July 19, 1955.
Oatman described Scoggin as being
personable and friendly and said he
was a close friend of the Norton
sisters. He visited in their home
often and helped with their ranching
interests. He was not named in
either of the Nortons’ wills, but was
in Llano for the reading of the wills
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"The main battle was to keep the fire
from spreading to adjoining build-
ings.”
Damage estimates ranged from
$1.6 to $2 million for the three-story
condominiums. DeLisle had high
praise for all of the volunteer help. ’
"At the peak of the blaze, we had
about 45 men here fighting the fire,”
DeLisle said. "One was a volunteer
fireman from Comanche who was
here visiting friends."
Firefighting units from Marble
Falls and volunteers from as far
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several excellent receivers and three
good quarterbacks who like to
throw.”
Mason will be throwing a lot of
formations for the Llano defense to
try to figure out. A key factor will be
who controls the line of scrimmage.
Both Llano and Mason come into
the game undefeated and unscored
upon. Mason shut out Brady 20-0 in
their first game. It will be a major
test for both teams with the team
that makes the fewest errors prob-
ably winning the game.
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fbr possible poison content, accord-
ing to Oatman, as no criminal act
was suspected at the time.
If the A&M study does not prove
poisoning was a factor in Catherine’s
death, then Waldrip is expected to
send tissue samples to an expert
parthologist in Philadelphia who has
worked with a Swedish doctor in
perfecting tissue investigation.
$500,000 Bond
A $500,000 bond has been set on
Scoggin in Llano County and an
arrest warrant has been issued
against him for passing a $30,000
personal check on Catherine Nor-
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Tuesday at 5:40 p.m. Sheriff
Gale l igon was advised that
Scoggin had been apprehended in
Midland. Officers were dipntched
immediately to bring him back to
Llano County.
HORSESHOE BAY — The largest
fire to hit the resort community of
Horseshoe Bay destroyed four con
dominiums and damaged two others,
Friday, September 2. The fire was
reported about 10:30 p.m. and
firemen finally got everything unde r
control by about 2:30 a.m., Saturday.
Firemen were called back to the
scene about noon Saturday as the
smoldering remains reignited the
remains of a garage.
“It was a full-blown fire when w
got here,” said Chief Tony DeLisle.
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in a Tuesday morning interview,
(September 6), with District Attor-
ney Sam Oatman and Texas Ranger
John Waldrip, who is in charge of
the Norton investigation, the Llano
News learned that Waldrip will be
going to Texas A&M University later
Tuesday to seek pathological assis-
tance in determining whether Cath-
erine (Girlie) Norton might have died
of arsenic poisoning.
“We do not have a lot to work
with,” Waldrip said. "The problem
is that both women were cremated."
Catherine Norton had received
treatment at Scott and White Hospi-
tal in Temple before her death. Upon
her death, her body was sent to
Scott and White, where research
samples of tissue were removed for
study, according to Sam Oatman.
The hospital samples were used in
medical study and were not checked
Clyde Dowdle is treasurer of the
Llano County Family History Book
committee. All money for books will
be held in escrow until the book is
published. All money will be depos-
ited in a local Llano bank.
Llano County Family History book
committee members and their phone
numbers include Martha Long,
247-3132; Elaine Bruhl, 247-4598;
Wildring Edwards, 379-2501; Mari-
lyn Hale, 247-4293; Ross Bauman,
247-4302; Kate Torrance, 247-5165;
Lucile Larremore, 247-3174; Mae
Bell Dansby, 247-4428; Ida Nell
Schuessler, 247-4647; Clyde Dowdle,
247-4715; Peggy Tatsch, 247-4474
and Anne Harrison, 512/793-2843.
The book sells for $49.50 plus tax.
If you have any questions, contact
any of our committee members.
slightly lower
Attendance at Llano schools
was slightly below opening day
last year when a total of 1,279
checked in to elementary, junior
high and high school. The total
this year, before the Labor Day
holdiay, was 1,233 for a decrease
of 46 students.
School officials expect the num-
ber to at least meet or possibly
surpass last year’s total after the
Labor Day holiday. There are
usually several who are late
checking in.
Totals for this year are: high
school, 357; junior high, 307 and
elementary, 569.
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Unno, represented by Hondo Overstreet (44), Cory Stovall 135) and JIm
Simpeen [801, chose the enat gonl to dafawd. A tongh dafawss kept So Saba
scorelens aa Lano won 14-0.
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and returned to San Angelo soon
thereafter.
Scoggin was with Catherine Norton
when she died, Oatman said. "He
had control of the entire situation
and stayed in the Norton home for a
week after their (the Norton sisters)
deaths,” Oatman said.
Investigation
The mysterious death and poison-
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ghastories for their new history book
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away as Buchanan Dam responded
to the call for help. The fire was
located on the Island Drive portion of
Highland Cove.
Four firemen sustained injuries,
according to DeLisle. One bruised a
shoulder when he fell off of a ladder.
Another injured a wrist while one
man had some debris in his eye and
the fourth man suffered smoke
inhalation. All were treated at the
hospital and released.
"I was able to send a couple of
firemen for our fireboat so they could
fight the blaze from the lake,”
DeLisle said. "At the peak of the
fire we were pumping an estimated
3,000 gallons of water a minute on
the blaze.”
While the major part of the
firefighting ended about 2:30 a.m..
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average on offense,” Spivey said.
officers were investigating the death
of Olgie Nobles, who died March 27,
;000 cod the illness of his wife,
Leita Mobles whose doctor, Robert
Carsner, reported he believed “she
was poisoned twice and the most
recent poisoning was a large dose”
according to an affidavit. The poison
was believed to be arsenic.
Scoggin was a close friend of both
the Nortons and Nobles and was in
Llano with Catherine Norton at the
time of her death. He presented
signed cremation authorizations for
the Norton sisters.
The cremation orders were carried
out according to the instructions, and
some tissue samples were taken and
preserved but no autopsy was
performed on either of the sisters.
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“It was a total team effort.”
That was the concise comment
from Llano Athletic Director and
head coach Lynn Spivey concerning
the outcome of the 14-0 victory of the
San Saba Armadillos last Friday
ngiht in San Saba.
“The defense did an excellent job
and the offense played well,” added
Spivey. “The linemen, receivers,
and running backs along with
quarterback Jeff Kuykendall, who
filled in for Lance Dillard, all did well
— it was a total team effort.”
Needless to say, Llano fans were
more than pleased with the outcome
of the game, along with the
performance of the Llano Yellow
Jacket marching band, which also
showed good form in its first outing
of the season.
Coach Spivey sees another good
game for this Friday when"1 the
Mason Punchers come to town.
“It will be a typical Mason team.
Tough on defense and better-than-
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reignited and firemen again soaked
down the entire area using their
snorkel truck.
"I can’t say enough thanks for all of
the help,” DeLisle said. "It could
have been much worse. I am sure
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elementary
orientation
Llano Elementary School will
have Parent Orientation on Mon-
day, September 12, at 6:30 p.m.
All parents of elementary school
children are urged to attend.
Teachers in grades K-3 will meet
with parents in their rooms.
Fourth grade teachers will meet
with parents in the library in the
O’Henry building. Fifth grade
teachers will meet with parents in
the elementary cafeteria.
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glad these buildings had tile roofs or
we might have lost a lot more.
Thanks to everyone for a job well
done.”
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ALL THAT REMAINS — It was easier to view the firey
destruction of few comdominlums at Horeshoe Bay by
travelhg to the scene by beat Instead of by car. The
three-story buildings were reduced to rubble by a fire
Llano residents were shocked last causes. The case came to light as
week to read a news story from San a result of another death of a man
Angelo that raised the possibility and serious illness of his wife in San
that two of their well-known and. Angelo.
respected residents might have died Immediately after the release of
from poisoning instead of by natural the story in the pages of the San
Angelo Standard-Times, Llano Cou- February 19 and 20 in Llano.
nty officers reopened the investiga- After another search of the prem-
tion in the death of Cordelia and ises and the gathering of some
Angelo resident named Timothy
Glen Scoggin. Llano officers went to
San Angelo only to find the suspect
had sold all of his household
belongings and had left town.
According to Scoggin’s lawyer,
Steve Lupton, Scoggin maintains his
innocence of all charges against him'
as well as the incidents being
investigated.
In San Angelo, Tom Green County
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 8, 1988, newspaper, September 8, 1988; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1585910/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Llano County Public Library.