New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01
FATAL POISON FOR QUININEs
KILLED THROUGH DRUGGIsrsERRo

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ONE SISTER DEAD. THE OTHER DYING-THE CHEM
| Isr TAKES ATRoPIA AND CANNOT LIVE.
The fatal blunder of druggist has plunged
family In Hoboken into the deepest grief. mein-
Der being dead and the other lying at the point Of DEATH
The druggist himself when he learned the terrible
sequences Of his bunder took of poison In his dis
pair and Is not expected to recover Charles f. Holtz
wealthy wine importer. who does business ct No. $40
broadway New-York. lives with his family in fine
brown-stone house at No. go Hudsons Hoboken. The
house Is on the outskirts OF city and surrounded
by spacious and well-kept grounds. Mr.. Holt rs
family consisted OF his wife and four
chidrtn, throe daughters and SON. The
eldest daughters Gretchen Marguerite age nine-
teen and Ella. sixteen. They were beautiful and
ngniy accomplished girls and popular in their
circle OF society. Gretchen brunette and Ella
ponhe Gretchen was engaged to Dr. August Loewen-
'hai' @ successful young physician of Hoboken, and
Rreatpreparations being made for their wedding
10 inc coming winter. as IL intended to make 1t the
enief fashionable affair of the The Hotz family
spent the summer at their mer house in the Catsk
Mountains and returned homo last week. DIR. Loewen-
thai called upon Gretchen on sunday and found her
suffering from an attack Of fever. Her sister Ella
| hhd the same symptoms, and while the doctor did
not think there any for alarm case,
1t prudent to the advice another phys
cian' DR. Conrad. New-York practitioner, was sum
moned' and, after making q diagnosis. he and Dr.
Loewentha decided upon admin stering quinne 10 ten
| grain doses.
Aprescription was prepared and sent to Charles @.
Am Endes drug store, seventh and Washington sts
MI. Am Ende has wide reputation a firstclass drug
gist and chemist He In charge Of the store himself
and put the prescrpton-forty grains OF qunine in
four powders DR.. Loewenhsl took the powders the
| house and gave one each TO Gretchen and Ella. This
was about 1880 p m. on Sunday About a. yester-
| day servant from tho Holtz mansion aroused
Or, Loewenthal and Informed him that Miss Ella
was suffering great pain and seemed in agones
OF death The doctor fastened the house and found
the young woman suffering from cramps and vomiting.
lie recognized at the symptoms OF morphine poi
soning and sent every direction med
ical assistance. ORA Kudlich, ST. Roencranz Fisher
and Conrad. and Dr. Loewenthaps father, who Is
also physician. were speedily at the
| young womans bedside, and a brief examination
satisfied them that young DIR. Loewenthals diagnosis
was correct; the young woman suffering from
morphine poisoning. Antidotcs were promptly admin
stered, and everything that medical science could sug
sest was done for the sufferer About O'Clock the
physicians summoned to Miss Gret-
ehens bedchamber and they found her with the same
symptoms her sister, She placed under the same
treatment and every effort made to her life. The
physicians a. the family were thoroughly mystined
about the case, OF them suspecting for a moment
that the druggist had made mistake but after every
other suggested solution OF the mystery had
been rejected, Mr. Am Ende sent for. On
Of tho powders and found to his dismay
that he had put up morphine instead OF quiune The
druggist Frustrated with grof and fed from the
house In a daEed condition.
The physicians iaborod with the paents during the
night and toward morning some signs OF Improvement
noticeable In Ella. Gretchen, however,
continued TO sink and despite every ef.
fort OF tho msdiosl attendants, she died
about o'clock. Her death gave DIR. Lowenthal such
shock that he was utterly FRUSTRATED aud had to be
rod from the house
Ella remained In a comatose condition all day. At
tunes there seemed to he slight Improvement, but
utmost skill OF the physicians was required 20 keep
her alive There IL scarcely any hope whatever of her
contained enough morphine to kill two three
County Physician Converse was Informed of Grechsns
death and arrived the house noon on learning
the r @ass for the the case druggist &c ordered fScs
men went , TO Am 49,, E ;s store; but his
his employer A rumor wasst started that Am
Ende had ned. aud It gained general credsnce About
clsrk told him in confidence that Mr.. Am Eude was up.
stairs in his room. DIR. Converse went 10
.ssh.r 70 the druggists hou.e Inc s.tsSsye
Insisted on snS premises, and he GgnS the
aud seemingly UNCONSCIOUS OF what was gong about
himself TO accompany him 70 Police Headquarters ana
the druggist reused himself sufficiently TO ask that
ass So se"' ORDER dS Carriage and aT %sn
SS" ABSENCE noindEicS sisTnSerg an '"' ed;
OTa r.ad Of Mr. An Enas entered se d4urr sas
room Mr.. Am Ende connded TO him that he had swal-
lowed Of the powders about O'Clock to try what
eject 1. would have upon him. Mr. sornbers was about
assistance and had almost reached the door
he Am Eude put something In his mouth. Drs
Converge sieyman. Fisher and Heller Immediately
summoned and Am Endo confessed 10 them that he had
taken atrOpa OF bslladonna aud deadly
son snort time afterward Am Ende lapsed into
Inconsistencies and last night his death moment
srily expected. Tue ply sioans have abandoned ali
hope OF saving his life. Am Enie Is forty-nve years
Old end unmarried Hs is expert chemist and Is
quoted authority In several published works on
chemistry.
The Holtz house presented most sorrowful appes-
ance yesterday. The de I'd Gretchen was i'd h
pearance showing traces OF tho terrible suffering that
abe endured The dying Ella lay unconscious the
bed In and her father and mother together with
tho physicians wero IN constant @ttendnnee upon her
The other members Of tho family not permitted
10 remain IN the ROOM but they looked In occasionally to
inquire about her condition. aud eagerly sought for In
~ leave the room for moment Numerous visitors |
called at house during tho day but only the most
Intimate friends OF the family we're admitted and even
they allowed further than the parlor. The affair
created intense excitement In Hoboken and was the
absorbing topic OF conyeIsation.
Mr. Holtz il . naive OF Germany. and came 70 this
settled in this city and Spened . restaurant twenty
yea aSvoovo tho S % Da'no pajc of Of
arged his until became the largest place or
lis Kind IN tho nsghborhood. Afew years ago he ne
came associated with Henry koennecke, fellow
business az No $40 Broadway at L7o9ardst Bread
s 81. srm 'n familiar one to the millions
who have walked the payements OF Broadway aud
Duanest Recently the partnership was
in business for himself at No. "a white-st.
Mr. Holtz is a methodical business mau
A.,al,. HA has m n