The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-15
TIE SUICIDE OF MRS. s0REY.
Another Violation Of the Law Relative to the
Sale ot p0isOns.

Another Violation Of the Law Relative to the
Sale OF POisons.
The circumstances attending the suicide OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Soren late OF 1903 West Twenty-second
street, are somewhat singular, II not mysterious.
What prompted Mrs. SOren to sacrifice her life with
out warning or threat of any kind, unless 1t was
grief from the death Of Child about twelve months
ago could not be learned, and the wallowlng OF the
srychnine seemed not to have been premedtated.
1t seems quite clear that had the law relative to the
sale of poIsons by druggists been strictly enforced,
and greater care observed on the part OF the hus-
band, Mrs. soren might nave yet been alive
the poison was purchased at drug srore and not
labelled according 10 law, Tor The avOwed purpose or
killing cats, and placed within reach OF deceased,
who knew OF its deadly nature Below viii be
found synopsis OF the testimony taken before Coro-
George 1. soren, husband OF deceased, deposed
that lie mad been married Tor four months ana lived
happily with his Wife, who always seemed IN good
sprits; deceased was married before and lost
ciild about year ago. which seemed 10 grove her
very much; the witness aud deceased were ut
GutenDeg N. j., Tuesday on pleasure excursion,
returning at eleven O'Clock p. IT.. While there they
drank considerable quantity Of lager beer ana de-
ceased was much under its influence; soon after
.erlng the house deceased went down stars aud
returning again took drank Of water, whereupon
the witness remlrked "What are you DOUG Lllzeiu
to which she replied, IL have been taking MY
mediune.' the witness ask d, "What ineiicineyo
and she answered. Ihose salts on the mantel pece;"
the witness then asked her ii she had taken the
powder, which h. told her was poison for the cats,
and she answered. "ses, know have taken them
| a;n when asked why she had TAKEN the powder she
answered that she want.d to die and JOIN her child;
ad was instantly Sought, but Mrs soren went into
| n sIasm and dlcd fifteen minutes afterwards; the
| witness ha1 obtained the strychnlne on Monday
night rom Nj. Sheae Tor the purpose OF killing
cats; the package was not labelled, Dut Mr.. Sheafe
told The witness that it WAS strychnine, and tod nlm
how Ito put II on FISH mixed with catsup.
LOUIS Stein, VINO lived IN the house with de.
ceased, and Adoph Macklin OF 30 Eightn avenue,
both testified thai deceased told them that sne had
taken poison.
Charles q. sheafe, OF ia Blocker street, deposed
that he had studies medicine but not In college;
Is acquainted with Mr. Soren, end by request on
MONDAY night gave him some poison for
cats; gave him haf o drachm OF strycn-
nine and some catsup: the witness did
not label IT. told Mr.. Soren how to use 1t; the Wit
ness obtained the strychnine OF Begeman No. 2y3
Broadway; MIR. Carter, clerk in the store; gave 1t
to the wine but did not label The package; the
witness did not know OF any law concerning The sale
OF po.sons; had he been OF the fact lie would
not nave given it 10 Mr. SUren
On Tie above testimony Coroner Schrmer SUD.
mited the case TO the jury who found that deceased
committed suicide by taking quantity OF strych-