Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-06-03
More Mysterious POISONING.

About two weeks ago we gave al
account Of tn epoisoning of the fam
lily of Mr.. VIM. Rosenfield, of this
city, caused by eating biscuit made
from flour, that, upon being sub
mitted to a chemical analysis, by
Prof. H. G. Weber, gave evidences
of large quantities of arsenic. The
-four from which the biscuit were
made was the remnantof an almost
exhausted barrel, but as little -four
from a newly opened barrel, which
had been lately purchased from
Messrs. Keesee & Northington, had
also been used for sprinkling the
roller and biscuit block, and in
which evidences of some kind OF
oil were afterwards discovered, it
was thought at first that the sick
ness might have sprung from poison
in this -four and it also was SUBJ
mitted to as thorough analysis as
possible (the -four being taken from
the top of the barely This sample
of -four and the oil in it was found
perfectly pure and free from any
trace of poison.
This was considereda good tests and
complete vindication of the Keesee
& NOrthington flour by all parties
concerned, and so these gentlemen
took the barrel back to their store,
and as it was broken and could not be
sold as a whole barrel they had it
sacked up and sold at retail.
Among those who purchased a
sack was Mr.. VIM. Jones, living
about four miles from the city at
the old Jarrett place. He carried it
home, and biscuit were made of it
for supper, Saturday night. OF
those who partook of this bread
were Jones and wife, Mr.. Wiley
Rose and wife, who were staying
all night with them, and two chill
dren of Jake RobinsOn's, who lives
on the same place.
During the night all of these were
taken violently sick, and DR.. B. N.
Herring, of this city, and DIR. Payne,
of the nelghborhOod, were Gent for,
who found the patients suffering
from unmistakable evidences of ar
senic poisoning. After close treat
ment they all recovered.
1t will be remembered that Jane
Glenn, a former cook of Mr.. Rosen-
fields, was arrested and jailed on
suspicion of having placed the arse
mic in the first barrel of flour, but IS
she had nothing to do with the new
barrel, it would seem that there is
some one else implicated in the das-
tardly deed. The whole affair is as
yet clouded in mystery, but that
has attempted a whole
sale poisoning is certain.
All of this -four which was sold
by Keesee & Northington has been
gathered in and submitted to an an
llysis. Prof. Weber furnishes us
with the following report OF the en-
ire analysis:
"There having been so many diff |
erent reports of the results of my |
analysis, now publish the results
n full. .
All the results obtained are from
amples taken from different parts
If the flour, and am responsible for
he reaction of these samples alone.
Bread from Mr.. Rosenfeld's gave
lrsenic.
Flour from the bottom of old bar
eel at Mr.. Rosenfield's gave evil
lence of arsenic in considerable
Quantities.
Samples of -four handed me, TAX
n from top of new barrel at Mr..
2Osenfield's, which came from
<eesee & Northington's gave no
evidence of arsenic.
Samples of oil sent me by Me5srs.
xeesee & NOrthington was pure.
Samples of -four from the top of
hr. Jones' bag, sacked from the
,arrel which had been at Mr.. Ro-
gave large quantities of
lrsenic.
Sample of -four from the middle
If same bag gave only trace of ar
enic; and samples from the bot
ON of same bag gave no evidence
# arsenic.
. There are four other sacks (from
his same barreD from which have
AIKEN Samples, near the top of each,
nd find no arsenic in three of them
nd trace i'm one.
This goes to show that the poison
) in one or more places in the bar
ell. The analysis shows the flour to
'e pure chemically, and that the
POISON is not in the -four as a chem
cal compound; but as a mechani-
al mixture and that not well
mixed. Very Respectfully,
...... III. G. WEBER"
OF course Prof. Weber could on
Y analyze the quantities of -four
to him and no body but
n idiot could attach any blame to
lin for the second poisoning.
Messrs. Keesee & NorthingtOn
leeply regret the whole affair and
lot until they were as morally GER
ain as the most circumspect and
areful man could be that their -four
obtained no poisonous substance,
lid they sell it.
The investigation of this unfortu-
late affair by the courts will proba-
,ly unravel the mystery and no one
hould be censured until it is well
leared up.
EVERY now and then we pick up
paper and read where some
man has blown out his
hat is, has blown off the place
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