Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-09-04
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1855



Man Poisoned by n Medical student.
1t is certainly fearful how exceedingly reck-
less some men are of the lives of those with
whom they are surrounded. A circumstance
occurred few days ago at Toronto, c. w.,
which caps the climax of all the stupid, reck-
less, laundering pieces of work we have ever
heard of. A man, by the name of Jacob
Broom, was taken ill and his son went to the
office of Drs. Ralph s. Atkins, and applied for
aid. Those gentlemen thinking the man was
poor, and that the chances for pay was rather
gloomy, did not See fit to 60 themselves, but
allowed young medical student of theirs to
accompany the son to the sick bed OF his father
On arriving, however, he could form no nearer
an estimate of the cause of his patients illness
than the patient himself, yet the man was sick
and in the opinion of the student, something
had to be done. When men are sick, reasoned
he, it is customary to give him medicine this
man is Sick and l must therefore give him
medicine; but the question never arose in the
mind of the student, is the medicine which
am administering the proper kind to produce a
normal action III the physical organization of
the man before me! No, the only object he
appeared to have in view, was to administer;
he did so; but alas, to the horror of the friends
of the unfortunate sick man, as well as to the
discontinue of the student, he had poisoned him.
The man must die, there was no hope for him,
old experienced physicians were hastily sum
,nona1 but ,raS ton lat, oil ,v,S ovor tbc mo-,
had swallowed poison from the hand of his
physician and lie soon became extinct. In
such case this, what should be done! The
student has been arrested and held to bail for
mansaug liter, but what avais all this, though
he should be found guilty and punished, will
this bring back the life Of the poisoned man
will it support the wife and children Of the de-
ceased! no, certainly not. well then why pun
ish him! is it for crime that he has willully
committed no, because it was not wilful on
the part of the student, it ignorance. The
crime is all with Drs Ralph& & Atkins. they per-
fcctly understood the matter, they knew the
student was not a proper person to handle med
icine, for he was not acquainted with its power,
nor did he know anything about the various
diseases to which the human flesh is liable
But the man is poor, and the consequence is
neither here nor there either way. How has
it turned out. Why man has been poisoned,
helpless family have been deprived of their
only earthly stay and comfort. and an innocent
young man has had his prospects blasted forever.
Yet Drs. Ralph & Atkins, would probably feel
md, ,l,. IL,
were to blame. The public will, however,
form their own opinion from the facts in the
case.
GERMAN MEkrIxc.--On Saturday evening last,
few of the Germans of this city held meeting
in the Court House, and went through the formal
ity of passing series of resolutions, with a view
of bolstering up the shattered political reputa-
tion of IL. NJ. Rice. But they completely
foreign to everything that is even approaching
honest expression of sentiment, and the impress
sion that is Eow stamped firmly upon the mind of
the public generally, that they will only have the
effect 20 disgust the honest voter, rather than
sway his mind, in the channel they desire. They
say of David Omstcd, he is uLitted, by lack of
ability, experience, and industry, to occupy the
post to which he aspires, and that ii. NJ. Rice, is
particularly calculated, from the number of good
qualities they pretend to think he possesses, to
serve the Territory successfully. "Well done
thou Solons," thou art truly righteous set, but
the public don't believe it.
A CoNsuNMArE ScAMr.-A villain by the name
of John Anderson, went into Intelligence Of
lice in Troy, n. y, short time since, and formed
an engagement with girl about fifteen years of
age, to 80 and work for him. Instead, however,
OF taking her to his house, rs he had led her to
believe was his intention, he went to small
grocery, where all black and Infamous crimes are
generally committed, and took lodging for the
night. They repaired to room, soon after which,
the keepers of the place heard the young female
screaming, and went to the door. She tod them
the story as above, and further added, that she
desired the traitorous scamp should be punish.
cd lie attempted in every way to bribe her to
silence, even threw himself at her feet with the
offer of marriage, but she Indignantly spurned
him from her presence. lie has been arrested,
and will probably be duly punished.
Nor Qu,rE so MANr.-One day last week
we spoke of being awakened from sleep by the
noise Of twenty or thirty men quarreling in the
Dutch Saloon on Fort street. The person who
keeps it called yesterday morning, and told us
we were mistaken, there was not so many, in
stead Of twenty or thirty there was only fifteen
or twenty, some less in number 70 be sure, but
the noise was quite as loud.
E9 336 persons died in New Orleans last
week. .- i,'i'i- 3"H7.f'" @t
MARkEr,-The best market we have had
this season, was yesterday morning. ,-.a.,e,