Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-24
DEADLY POISON.
TWO SENSATIONAL DEATHS
CAUSED BY A FATAL MIS-
TAKE IN ADMINISTER
ING QUININE.
The Proceedings Of the coroner's
Inquest.

The Proceedings Of the coroner's
Inquest.
On last Tuesday, the 18th inst, two
sudden deaths occurred about five
miles north of the city, on the Green
vile road. One was colOred child
named Patsy Jane Robinson and the
other colored woman named Esther
Holland. The child was given a
white powder early in the morning
by its grandmother, Sallie Norsinger
and died in an hour. The powder
was supposed to be quinine. The
woman Esther Holland during the
day borrowed the same bottle ofmed-
icinc and took it home with her, near
by and took dose from IT and she
too died In short time thereafter.
On Wednesday Coroner Kelly was
notified and held inquests over the
dead bodies, the verdicts of the juries
being herewith given.
A CHILD's LAST DOSE.
The jury being empaneled Sallie
Norsinger was sworn and stated
81 am over so years old and am the
wife of Bill Norsinger sometimes
pronounced Narseen). We live on
the Greenville road, about miles
from Hopkinsville and have lived
here about II years. The dead child
was named Patsy Jane Robinson and
was the daughter of Belle and Joe
Robinson and was my grand-daugh-
ter, her mother being my daughter.
Her mother, Belle, died, think, in
March 'S4, at Mr.. Frank IIolloway's,
south of IIopkinsville. Patsy Jane
was about 6 years old. She died at
my house about 7 o'clock A. NJ, Aug.
18th, 1885. She was not stout child
and was generally complaining,
but last week she complained
more of her breast than usual. Late
in the afternoon Monday she had
chill and | put her 10 bed. She got
up about sun-up Tuesday morning
and came out doors where was get
ting breakfast and said her head was
hurting her very bad and | told her
to go back and go to bed and would
give here some quinine. l went to
the trunk of my daughter, Belle Rob-
inson, deceased, and got out a bottle
or medicine which l thought was
quinine and took about three grains
and mixed 1t up with sugar and gave
il to her, but she spit il out. then
took about three grains and fixed it
up in water and she took it. She
went in the house and went to bed
and went on getting breakfast. In
ten or fifteen minutes went in and
found her lying on her all-fours on
the floor and put her in bed and
covered her up and went back 10 the
kitchen. Soon after heard curl
GUS noise but thought it was another
of the children and shortly after
wards l heard Patsy scream out "Oh
Lord ~ and my husband and ran in
and found her standing up in bed
stiff We laid her down and she
said her legs hurt her and that she
was suffering nightly. She asked
for water and l gave her two tea
spoonsful of water and she then be-
gan TO froth at the mouth and had
one slight spasm and died. She
lived about one hour after gave her
the medicine. She did not swell up
till last night and then only little.
My daughter left four children when
she died and | took them. Patsy was
the oldest. Belle had trunk and l
brought it home with me. l; had in
1t the bottle of medicine Igave Patsy
yesterday. Belle told me before she
died that it was quinine to break the
chills on the children. The bottle
staid in the trunk in my house from
the time brought it there till yes
terday aud il was not taken out until
l took 1t out"
Bill Norsinger, husband of Sallie
Norsinger, corroborated the state
ments of his wife. The jury then
took the case and returned the fol-
lowing verdict:
ACCIDENTAL.
ave the undersigned jurors, sum-
moned to hold an inquest on the body
of Patsy Jane Robinson find that the
) said child died on Aug. 18th at the
residence of VIM. Norsinger, in
Christian Co. KY, and that her death
, was caused by some poison, supposed
to be strychrine, given to herby Sal
. lie Norsinger who believed it to bt
quinine when she gave it; and we
!, further find that said Sallie Norsingel
}. gave the poison to said child believ
: ing it to be medicine and that sh'
!. was not guilty Of any felonious in
J, tent or act in giving said drug to sale
Z child.
/, S. L. HoRD,
# N. BRowDER,
: II. S. PORTER,
: j. II. FERGUSON,
4 JOHN FERGUSON,
|. j. ii. JENKINS"
TIE SECOND CASE.
}. The jury being sworn Kitty lIol
e land was introduced and testified:
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