Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-12-30

those which had been accustomed 10 put no.
therefore requested wm, Armstrong 10 make
it up; he did so while | was at tea between half
past live aud half past hix o'uloek UpoH re-
turning found the bottle wrapped up and the
paper sealed and addressed to Johu PIe,; Aext
morning about half-past ten o'clock, DR.. ChaytOr
brought in the bottle hero exhibited aud said
there had been a mistake made Immediately
noticed that the liquid was not clear, 1 thought
u was because the magnelia wac not dissolved,
and took swallow Of il; Immediately e1ps-
iienced burning, aord, choking feeling in the |
throat. asked Armstrong IL he had made
mistake and what il was, he said be had not. |
lhen commenced testing, to hnI out what poison |
II was, and thinking il might he sugar Of Lead, |
! used lodide Of Potassium which threw down the
siarlet precipitatc; which recognized az binio-
tlde OF Mercury which proved tho poison 10 be
the bi-chloride OF Mercury or corrosive sublimate
The doctor Immediately left TO apply Aniidoie4;
upon analyziug tho medicine which Dr.. ebay tor
returned from Mr. Prioe'e; found Il to oonlain
20 gla aims To tho ounce Of corrosive suhlimaie,
(poison conduct the busine.s o I MIR, Thomp-
son in his ah' enee.
Thomas j. Lawson RwOrn:-I went for
the doctor on the 18th of Dec, telling him
Price was worse. then returned TO Price
and found him choking and vomiting, he,
told me he had taken wrong medicine. /
tasted the medicine and found it having a
DuHStHN lhoNti ~ nihub ui6 Aiikully
sick and left taste Of copper sometime
alterward. Did not notice the bottle, could
not recognize il. In theeyening the doctor
told me. cOnfdentially, Price had taken
corrosive sublimate.
John T.. Almond, aiiirmed:-I was sent
for on Monday, the 18th inst, and found
Price much worse, met the doctor and he
told me that he had made all analysis of the
bottle Of medicine which should have con-
tanned citrate of magnesia, and fousd il con-
tanned large quantity ofeOrrosiye sublimale.
The doctor stated the mistake had occurred
t in the Drug store or between there and
Prices house.
William Armstrong, swOrn:-I came to
/, the store on Sunday evening, the 18th inst,
i about halEpast five O'clock. Mr.. Musson
n told me there was prescription of seven
!. ounces Of citrate Of magnesia to be put up
n I sat down where he had been sitting and
8 took up book, but as soon as be went out
commenced TO prepare the citrate OF
|. maguesia. First, by weighing out u draehms
"a of citric acid, weighed it myself l was
1, then called away and when came back l
: put large mortar upoR the counter, put tue
:, citric acid in the mortar, ut this time MIR.
n Mellon then came behind the counter and
a went to the mortar and commenced to
# powder the cilric acid, he tasted il at the
m time he was powdering, aud showed il to me.
"a | was then called to the front counter to
N wait on customer, and told George Craig.
AZ the colored boy, to weigh out drachm and
ID fifteen grains OF carbonate of magnesia.
h, was at the counter and he passed mo in
,e getting the carbonate of magneSa as il is
kept in the front part Of the store; after he
If came back TO the prescription scales 10
IN weigh the magnesia, | came back to see that
ID it was right. MIR. Mellon was stunding by
n his side ut the time he was weighing il, Mr
nt Mellon made the remark to me that George
n did not know the difference between 2
.r drachms aud drachm, but looked and
# seen TINT there was weighed lraehm and
il Is grains Mr.. Mellon then stepped away
IA from the counter. put the nlagnesia into
"a the mortar containing the citric acid and
,o powdered the magnesia with il. was then
+. called t0ahe front counter, but before going
nf | told George, the colored boy 10 pour
ounces Of water into the mortar containinr
a the citric acid and magnesia and stir il, Nc
II was in u position in which could see him
~, pretty much nil the time, | do not think
n Mr. Mellon was at the prescription counter
a alter lett. In consequence the bOY was
nj left alone to rub up the citrate of magnesia
,r with the water he was left alone from three
, TO five minutes Ii then etfervesced as the
- water was added he called my attention TO
~ il, came back and seen that il was pro.
A crossing us II should; he then brought az l
ordered, an empty bottle to put the citrate
al Of magnesia in, first putting in three-foprths
a. of an ounce of syrup oflemoD, then poured
In the citrate of magnesia while il was elferyes.
No sing into the bottle containing the three.
nj tourIhs Of an ounce OF syrup of lemon, he
in then brought mo ounces Of water to make
m up theG ounces Of citrate of magnesia as
adj ordered. then went to the front part OF
.s the store aud returned with the bottle OF
NV bi-carbonate Of potash weighing out 20
he grains ofbi-carhonate Ofpotash in chTystals
he before placing il in the bottle, | went TO the
H. drawer and got cork for the bottle; aiteI
nd putting in the bottle 20 grains Of the BIZ
as carbonate OF potash. l corked it immedi-
nv ntely calling MIR. Mellon to hold in the cork
= while got piece Of twne to tie it in.
mn then took il and placed it beside the desI
M while | wrote tho label that ia on the bottle
n utter had written the label, | placed 4
he with the bottle on the ledge directly back o
the desk, letting the bottle and label sta,
,ir there, until the label was dry; after it wa
re dry pasted ii on the bottle, took il 10 th
ME front counter aud wrapped ii in yellowisl
mo- paper | then scaled both ends and wrot
al on il John Price then put it on the ledg
o" back Of the front counter, then left il an
'be took no more notice oft. The bottle whic
lg the doctor brought buck, and the bottl
10 which was exhibited to the Jury this after
tor noon is the same one which filed US aboy
described.
ico Michael Mellon, alirmed:-I came intt
ion the store on Sunday evening, 18th inst. an
nr found WIN. Armstrong reading; he tol
sed George Craig topowder the citric acid,
,n,. told Armstrong would powder it, taste
mot it and then powdered it. | saw Georg
Irv weigh out the carbonate of magnesia.
eis brought two Of the weights TO Armstron
inc and did not bring the drachm weight whe
I told him that George did not know IN
h ia difference hetween the weights; q custom,
mid came IN and Armstrong went from benin
the counter and left also; we left the be
an George behind the prescription countt
ll.d alone, he was alone about hve minutes. aft
m n the mixture was poured into the bottl,
and Armstrong told me to hold the cork in Il
enI bottle while he got twine 10 tie It.
rir George w. Craig (colored boy Ii yea
res. old)-On Sunday evening, Dec 18th, VIII,
liza came into the store WIN. Armstrong ask,
,ext me to make up IL bottle of citrate Of mn
to nesia, said yes, and took of my coat,
,oni went back and found the ctric acid weigh,
.frs don't know who weighed it, put il in d
an mortar and Mr.. Mellon rubbed it up; N
,sia Armstrong then nsked me to weigh out o
,ct drachm and fifteen grains of carbonate
ami magnesia. showed him the weights 10 !
yas ifthey were right and weighed it out as
ca, told me- Armstrong then told me- to {
anil three ounces Ofwater and pour il in grn
nnJ ually, did so, ! saw something wrong abe
'nsi it, the color was not right. / then call
- Armstrong and he said il was hecauaa n