St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-26
POISONED DUMP INGS
A Terrible Ending to a We'd
ding Feast in a Bohemian
Family.
Seven Persons Partake or
Rough on Rats in Their
Victuals.
The Sister of the Bride Dying
Others Very Critic
ally Ill.
hBoy Suspected Of Putting
the Poison in a Flour
EaPrel.

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borcr. living on the West side Bohe-
mian flats, near Washington avenue
south. Minneapolis. was the scene OF a
terrible tragedy last evening, which has
not been eQuaied since the Demko-
PrOsvenik murder, within twenty rods
of the same place, few months ago,
beng 10 less than a cOWardly
attempt to poison a party Of seven per
sons. One of them will in all probable
ity die, while the others stand an equal
chance ef living or dying. The per-
sons who were poisoned were L. Zu-
retski. his wife and baby, George
Martin, Victoria Lala, Lizzie
Hetovitsh and George Katuska.
George Martin, about twenty-five years
of age, is a laborer employed in Mime
apolis. About week ago he went to
New Prague, where he
MARRIED \ YOUNG GIRL
named Julia Lala. also a Bohemian
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin came to Minneap-
oils Yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by Victoria Lala, nineteen years of age.
a sister of Mrs. Martin, and Lizzie
Hetsvich. eighteen years Of age,
friend. 1t was gay wedding
party, and during the afternoon,
accompanied by George Katuska,
friend of Martin, they repaired to the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. ZuretSki TO
celebrate the nuptials of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin in a fitting manner. During the
afternoon Mrs. Martin excused herself
to the company. saying she was
going out to take supper with
her cousin, who lives on the upper end
OF the flats. Before going she babe all
of them all affectiOnate farewell, saying
that she would return some time during
the evening. About $50, while Mrs.
Zuretski was preparing the evening
meal
4 ROY NAMED SAiISKO
living on the hill above the fiat, entered
the house, and, after greeting all pres
ent, went to where Mrs. Zuretski was
taking flour from a barrel preparatory
to mixing up dough to make some dump
Iings. He manifested quite an interest
In the flour barrel. and was observed to
reach into it once or twice. After
standing around for probably quarter
of an hour he went out and was not
seen against during the evening. After
he left the house the party sat
down to supper. The dumplingS
formed the principal dish, and all
present partook literally of them
except Geo. Martin, who said he was
too happy to eat great deal. y few
moments after supper was over, and
while the girls were cleaning away the
dishes preparatory to having dance,
Victoria Lala suddenly complained of
feeling a terrible pain in her stomach.
Scarcely had she spoken when she fell
to the floor
WRITING IN AGONY.
and shrieking at the top of her voice.
The others started to go to her assist
ance. but before they could reach her
they fell in different parts of the room,
all suffering the most intense
agony. Then they realized that
they had been poisoned. Martin,
who had partaken sparjngly of
the dumplingS, was the first to regain
his presence of mind. Rushing from
the house he sought DR.. Hanson, and
returned with him to the house. No
sooner had he entered door than he, too,
feel to the floor screaming with pain.
The other inmates of the house lay
as they had fallen. and were turning
and twisting in vain endeavor to es-
cape from the deadly poison which was
gnawing at their vitals. Dr. Hanson
made a hastY examination, and
at once came TO the con-
clusion that the whole party was suffer
ing from a heavy dose of Rough
on Rats" As soon as possible, with tie
aid of some of the neighbors who had
come in during the meantime, he got the
sufferers on to
THREE BEDS
in the two rooms of the house, and by
using strong emetics and a stomach
pump soon had them all vomiting. The
scene which ensued cannot be described.
The house was filled with men and
women shouting at the top of
their voices and wringing their
hands and tearing their hair. The
poisoned persons, between their reich
ings, begged the physician most pite-
Ously not to let them die. The police
had become informed of the occurrence
by this time, and Police Surgeon Kelly
was summoned with all speed.
When he reached the house
the persons who had taken
the poison were lying around
Oh the beds. groaning, shrieking and
Tetching. He at once assisted DR..
Hanson. and inside of half an hour the
two physicians had things Gained down
somewhat. Victoria Lala, Mrs. Mar
tins sister, was the worst sufferer. The
physicians tried all in their power to GET
her stomach TO
THROW OFF THE POISON,
but the deadly drug had taken such a
hold upon her system that it seemed
that she must die. Nh and Mrs,
Zuretski lay on a bed in one room
twisting and turning as the poison took
hold on their stomachs. Their
baby lay in its cradle moaning
while a neighbOr rocked it. Victoria
Lala and Lizzie Hetavitsh were on one
of the beds in the other room. Victoria
sat up with her back against the wall:
her face deathly white and
her hands clenched so tightly
that blood streamed from the
palms of her hands. The HetovitsI
girl lay quiet and white, nearly covered
by the clothes. George Martin and
George Katuska were OH the other bed