Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-05-16
$. A. Ianney Poisoned. The Ma

8. A. Ianney Poisoned. The Man
chester (Eng) Guardian Of May LIST gives the
following account Of his death by poison
His body has been sent to this country by
United States Consul Shaw:
An inquest was held yesterday morning
at the city coroner's court, before Mr.. sgd
ney Smelt, deputy coroner, into the crcum-
stances causing the death Of Samua A.
Janney, IN American planter, aged fifty,
lately living at Z and 8 Great Ducie street,
Strangeways From the evidence of An
thony Nava, the keeper Of the Crown Hotel,
at the above address, it appeared that the
deceased gentleman was Il native Of Ralti-
more, United States, and had been staying
at the hotel for about two months He had
been ill Tor about three weeks, and was at
tended by DIR. Cream and DR.. Dreschield,
together with nurse from the ntirmary
named Rossington in the daytime, and a
nurse named Mrs Holiday, Of Coburg
St, Lower Broughton, at night. On Tues
day afternoon the night nurse relieved Ross
ington, and about:midnight Mrs. Holiday
came and told him that deceased was much
worse, and he went for DR.. Cream. Wit
ness returned, and found both nurses there
saying something about Il draught, and they
showed him little bottle which smelt
strongly of carbolic acid, and Mrs. Holi-
day said she had given deceased the draught
There were four bottles of oarboic acid in
the bar holding about u pint each. The
bottle produced held about two tablespoon
fuls. 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 window
and sent to the room afterwards. Susan
l4essington one of the nurses 10 the deceased,
said that she used carbolic as a disiniectant
She left deceased with Mrs. Holiday about
half-p past three and returned about eleven
O'Clock, when deceased was sleeping. About
half past eleven Holiday asked ii she might
give deceased Il draught which had Just
come. Witness replied, ayes, certainly"
About twelve O'Clock she was aroused again
by Holiday, and on going to deceased s
room she found he was dying. The small
bottle produced, labeled so be taken i'm
mediately," was on the table, and ii smelt
of carbolic acid. Deceased died about two
O'Clock. Witness believed that draught
was given to deceased about week ago
from bottle very much like the one pro-
duced. Richard Cream said deceased had
suffered from liver disease and jaundice.
He prescribed draught for deceased about
ten days ago, but had prescribed nothing
since then. Deceased was unconscious when
he arrived, and died minute or two after
ward. His lips and tongue were blOtched
by some corrosive like carbolic and his
breath smeled Of carbolc acid Mrs Nava
the lsndlady, and Elizabeth Ann Beverdge
deposed " finding the small bottle in the
bar the previous night about 10 o'cleck. 1t
was standing among other bottles, and was
not wrapped up anu sealed. such bottle
had never been used Tor keeping carbolic
acid, and they had kept none recently ex.
cept To disiniect the deceased's room Mrs
/ Holiday also gave evidence, and Thomas
Bateson, the assistant to Mr.. Thomas Jack.
son, chemist, of Great Ducie street, said that
the bottle produced was dispensed by him
before the nth Of April, aud sent 10 the
Crown Hotel wrapped in paper and sealed
1t contained nothing but bromide of potash
and camphcr water, and it would be sent
away full. That dose had been repeated
once but not this week. No draught was
sent on Monday or Tuesday. The inquiry
was then adjourned for the purpose of find
ing, il possible, who put the carboIc acid
IN the medicine bottle.