Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-05-14
DEATH OF SAMUEL A. JANNEY.

The Manchester England Guardian says:
An inquest was held yesterday morning
at the city coroner's court, before Mr.. Sgd
ney Smelt, deputy coroner, into the circum-
stances causing the death of Samuel A. Jan
ney, an American planter, aged 30, lately liv.
ing at and 9CrcatDucie street, Strangeways
From the evidence of Anthony Nava, the
keeper Of the Crown Hotel, at the above
address it appeared that the deceased gen
tleman was Il native Of Baltimore, United
States, and had been staying at the hotel for
about two months. He had been i'll fol-
about three weeks, and was attended by Dr.
Cream and DR.. Dreschfeld, together with a
nurse from the iniirmary named Rossington
in the daytime, and nurse named Mrs.
Holiday, of & Coburg ST., Lower Broughton
at night. On Tuesday afternoon the night
nurse relieved Rossington, and about mid
night Mrs Holiday came and told him that
deceased was much worse, and he went
for DIR. Cream. Witness returned, and found
both nurses there saying something about q
draught, and they showed him little bottle
which smclt strongly Of carbolic acid, and
Mrs. Holiday said she had given deceased
the draughl There were four bottles Of
carbolic acid in the bar holding about pint
each. The bottle produced held about two
tablcspoonsful. All the medicine used by
deceased was kept in his room. The nurse
was quite sober. Medicine coming into the
house was generally placed at the bar Win
dow ami sent to the room afterwards. Su-
san RosSington, one of the nurses to the de-
ceased said that she used carbolic as dis
inftctant. She left deceased with Mrs Hol-
lidar ahou: halfpast three and returned
about eleven o'clock, when deceased was
sleeping About halfpast eleven Holiday
asked if she might give deceased draught
which had Just come. Witness replied, Yes
certainly" About twelve o'clock she was
aroused again by Holiday, and on going to
deceaseds room she found he was dying.
The small bottle produced, labeled ITO be
taken Immediately" was on the table, and
it smet Of carbn!ic acid. Deceased died
about two o'clock. Witness believed that
Il draught was given to deceased about a
week ago from a bottle very much like the
one produced. Richard Cream said deceas-
ed had suffered from liver disease and jaun-
dice. He prescribed II draught for de-
ceased about ten days ago, but had
prescribed nothing since then. Deceas-
ed was unconscious when he arrived,
and died minute or two afterwald
Ills ~ anu toDSuC "SlC biotlhSu ny SpIiC
corrosive like carbolic and his breath smell
ed of carbolic acid. Mrs. Nava, the land
lady. and Elizabeth Ann Beverage de-
posed to finding the small bottle in
the bar the previous night about ten
O'Clock. 1t was standing among other bot
ties, and was not wrapped up and sealed.
Such bottle had never been used for
keeping carbolic acid. and they had
kent none recently eXceDt TO CliSinfect the
deceased's room. Mrs. Holiday also gave
evidence, and Thomas Bateson, the assist
ant to Mr.. Thos. Jackson, chemist, Of Great
Ducie street, said that the bottle produced
was dispensed by him before the 18th of
April, and sent to the Crown Hotel wrap
ped in paper and sealed. 1t contained
nothing but bromide Of potash and camphor
water, and it would he sent away full. That
dose had been repeated ouce, but not this
week. No draught was sent on Monday or
Tuesday. The inquiry was then adjourned
for the purpose of finding, if possible, who
put the carbolic acid in the medicine bottle.