Charlie Fleet, 32, Memphis war hero, died in Chicago Thursday night as the result of an atrophine debauch engaged in by himself and his wife. Fleet served in France with Battery A, 114th field artillery. It was he who drove the car into Holland which contained Col. Luke Lea in his memorable dash to capture the kaiser. He had been cited twice for gallantry in the Argonne Forest. "We poured the powdered atrophine out on a spoon and Charlie inhaled half of it and handed the spoon to me. We were having a dope party. I placed the spoon to my nostrils, closed my eyes and drew a deep breath. When I opened my eyes I saw Charlie fall and that is all I remember." This was the confession made yesterday by Mrs. Fleet, 31, as she lay in a dazed condition at the Ravenwood Hospital, Chicago, according to telegraphic advices received here last night. Atrophine poisoning was given as the cause of his death. Fleet was the son of Mrs. Ella Foot Fleet, 1453 Court Avenue, who was advised of her son's death early yesterday morning. According to Capt. Martin O'Malley of the Summerdale station, police have the names of six north side Chicago doctors who furnished dope to the Fleets. O'Malley said that the doctors would be charged with Fleet's murder. The couple were discovered when patients in a physician's office at 1442 Lawrence Avenue, heard moans coming from the flat above. Police were called and broke down the door. They found the man and woman unconscious. Furniture in the room was tumbled about, the report said, and on several small tables were bottles containing opiates. One atrophine tablet had been dissolved in a glass of water and lying beside it was an improvised hypodermic needle. Fleet lived in Memphis for years up until the World War. He went to school in Memphis and was at one time connected with the American Express Company in this city. Mrs. Fleet was formerly Miss Marie Fitzwilliams of Evansville, Ind. They were married in January 1922, and since that time, have made their home in Chicago. Fleet was garage foreman for the Yellow Cab Company at the time of his death. Funeral and burial will be in Memphis. Arrangements are pending the arrival of the body tonight or early tomorrow. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on March 21, 1924)

The remains of Charles Fleet, 32, son of Mrs. Ella Foot Fleet, 1453 Court Avenue, who died in Chicago Thursday, will reach Memphis this morning at 8:50 o'clock for burial. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the funeral residence of Thompson Bros., Walter Brown officiating. Interment will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Fleet was a former resident of Memphis and entered the army from this city. He was a member of Battery A, 144th Field Artillery. He drove for Col. Luke Lea in his memorable attempt to capture the kaiser and was cited twice for bravery in the Argonne Forest. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Fleet, his mother, Mrs. Ella Foot Fleet, and two brothers, Cecil Fleet of Bartlett, Tenn., and Leslie Fleet of Memphis. (Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on March 23, 1924)
Contributor: Carole McCaig (46785778)
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Father, and his son, Infant Fleet, died on the same day.
The father was in Chicago, IL., the son was still born in Dickson, TN.

Charlie Fleet married Vinie Waynick, Dickson County, TN., 12/2/1914.