Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-02
POISONED BY MUSHROOMS.
An Exciting Scene at the Police
station.

An Exciting Scene at the Police
station.
AS Officer Gilbert was patroling his
beat last night about IL O'Clock on
Also street, his attention was attract
ed by a large crowd gathered round a
drug store. Elbowing his way
through the crowd, the officer found
Mrs. A. Loeb and her daughter Cen
esta emphatically demonstrating that
they had been poisoned by eating
mushrooms. The officer cleared the
store of the on-lookers, and procuring
a hack took Mrs. Loeb and daughter
to the police station. As soon as the
ladies alighted they began screaming
and shouting that they were poisoned
and in dying condition. They grew
desperate when they found that
no doctor was there. How
ever, officers were dispatched
to find doctor. and in the meantime
the two sufferers INDUCED in some
thing like the following remarks,
which were repeated over and over
again.
Mrs. Loeb-I am poisoned; we'll
all be dead in the morning; send
some one to my husband. The old
man is dead by this time. Where's
the doctor?
Miss L.-I'm dying, mamma; why
don't you sit down! Oh! Get me
some milk. Bring me spittoon, I'm
sick.
Mrs. L.-You see me walking and
talking, but dear sir, Pm dying; its
no use. (Here she put her hand
down her throat). The daughter fol-
lowed suit and kept up continual
strain of doleful cries.
At this juncture, a friend named
Charlie, who had partaken of supper
with them, put in an appearance and
this was the signal for fresh out
burst. The officers were by this time
assembling to 60 on watch, and every
time the door opened, cries Of "Oh!
doctor, Pm dying, poisoned and
paralysed," filed the police station.
Charlie stated that he felt very
numb in his limbs and rather seemed
to be getting blind. He had also in
dulged in the mushroom supper which
had been prepared at Mr.. Loeb's
restaurant, Fo. 30 Also street, but
had not eaten very many mushrooms,
and consequently did not feel poisoned.
His further narrative was interrupted
by Mrs. l.. crying out, "Oh! Pm
paralyzed and no doctor here yet? I'll
make you pay for this"
Miss L.. "Dear Charlie, Pm dying.
Mamma, put your finger down your
throat"
Mrs. DR.. Dawson appeared upon
the scene at this juncture, and the
two unfortunate women were taken
into the clerks office. No sooner had
they got in than the above scenes
were enacted over again.
The Doctor told them that they had
been drinking, and they were not
much worse, but ought to 60 to bed
and they would be all right in the
morning.
This incensed Miss Genesta Loeb,
who cried "Why don't you get a
stomach pump. Pm sure you're no
DOCTOR" etc.
To complete the scene the Coroner
arrived and to him they poured out
their tale of woe. They told him that
they were no tramps and had six big,
grown-up brothers in Michigan who
would make them suffer for this. The
scene in the clerks Office beggars de-
scription, one officer running with a
pail, another with coal-bucket, one
with spoon, another with glass,
fifth with mustard and others with
salt, etc. After they were calmed
and restoratives applied and they had
been relieved OF quantity of mush-
rooms a hack was sent for and Mrs.
Loeb, her daughter, Charlie, the doc
tor and the Coroner esconced them
selves in it and drove off to the resi-
dence at No. 4S Also road to visit Mr..
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