You are here:  Home  >  Newspaper articles list  >  Article Article from Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette Cedar Rapids, Iowa March 3, 1899 Is Likely to Die. Orange City, Iowa, March 3 -- Indications are that Mrs. Alice A. Blood, the slayer of her husband, George H. Blood, a prosperous farmer, escaped the hangman's noose only to die a natural death. Physicians say the excitement of her trial added to her already weakened condition, has brought her so low that her life hangs by a mere thread. If you would like more information, please contact Randy Lane