New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-08
pRoBABLE MURDER IN ,1EW-JERSEK
MAN SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN POISONED :
SINGULAR CONDUCT OF PHYSICIAN.

MAN srppOsRD TO HAVE BEEN POISONED -
-I.-. SINGULAR CONDUCT OF PHYSICIAN
On the Goth ult. German, Morand Koenig
by name residing at Gutenberg NJ d. anu ""oso "Ie
keeps lager beer saloon at that place. died a'ar an W
meas of about two weeks and buried but since tnt
time reports have been circulated In the negDor"ou
that Koeng had been poisoned by his wife Deceaseu
was attended by one Laelere, Frenchman, VINO Chains
to be a botanical physician. Lacere says tnat he io
Koenig suffering inflammation OF the Ver' caueu
in his opinion by poison which fagt nc t3u 10 Wbite
Dryer two days before the mans death Coroner ml,o
OF HOboken having been informed Of the rumofs aaI'
went TO Gutenberg Saturday afternoon aug SAN h
Laclere. The latter, without hestaton tOlu MI mu
that KOeng poisoned but as soon as ne learned hh
he came there in the official capacity OF Coroner wonG
say nothing further and left abruptly. Yesterday
morning White issued warrant on which Iacere
when lie gave the following testimony unoer oa.n
live In Gutenberg, and collector for ME- Meckeft
brewer, and am also physician have diploma from
Paris in France; am not practcfng physclan' h.e no
license from the United States and am not clILcn'
country years. attended MOrand Koenig; he came to
my house complaining for the first Tune ABOUT lnree
tive Of vegetables q make my medicinej, and he
felt well aerward; think that he had the Inflammation
three or four times with the complaint and gave
death was sent for and went to see him found him
In bed lie had inflammation Of the liver, called
HcpauhS, wmch means caused by something strong;
/ attended him every day up To the time
OF his death; gave plants OF my OVID medicine he
daughter Ellen gave him his medicine; also gave him
broth and VINE he died Of Inflammation OF liver the
the 20th day OF May and Sc years of age From all
the symptoms that died by poison, morphine;
when he his coffin saw cut hole IN the back
OF his neck at the beginning OF his spne which came or
taking mOrphine certificate that he died OF IN
hammatiOu OF the liver. and put the word Hepatts"
| I'm emphasis; don't know VINO gave the morphine my
opinion Is that he had small dose twice before he came
TO me- he said 20 my wife, Well, am going and don
want my wife 10 touch me :" and he also said To my VIE,
taking her hand 10 Is her-she has done II 70 NC
! twice :" | have seen person taking morphine die
! gave him bottle Of purgative medicine the first
/ time lie came to me- he took two doses OF II,
| which produced purgation the two doses produ-
cling ten eyaCuatOns OF the bowels and after at he was
wei and went TO work in the quarry he was well 10 days
and was az work. about three weeks before Dis death
was called TO see him at his house. after that saw nm
every day and sometimes twice day. untn his deatn
think he was labOrng under the disease OF Inflammation
of the liver caused by strange substance supposed
10 be morphine I'm dilutlOn which think was aduliis
tered To him twice when first him AT the Dedsde
no had second dose given to him. and It IS my 0pihol
that his DEATH two weeks after was caused Dy mat la
dose he had the hccoughs, and vQmtcd, but not nuCl
said TO Justice Dwyer two days before ne dled that "
| was poisoned / supposed, he became WeakeT an'
weaker every day; when he was sick he 5ad ms ~llG
very attentive him; did not anything wrong IN III
wifo treatment toward him. do not think there was a
| morphine given TO him while attended hm; ulu sus
pect something the second time went 10 ms housei
attended his family; never was Trend 10 MS vic,
At the close Of the above affidavit Laclere was reque'
to enter into $500 bonds to appear as NthesS ana h
case will be Laid before the District Attorney