The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-11-29
A DEADLY DRAoo
a Former CeciI Coun'iah
Acid by Mistake

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E"4 on Friday morning l@I' s
hleloss body nj DIR. Joseph Lort OF hO" ,nn
vile, Pa, which town Is dlrsoO3 Cecil
the boundary line of Chester "nD - his
residence he female servant. Dr. Lof,
who in addition 70 bis practice cono0c..u
a drpg s.oro in the same building VII"
his rcsilenc, heretofore had been Sou''
what dissiplted in habit, but re'eD'p
had reformed and after processing con-
version. had ipinsd the NJ. E. ChuTon ~
that town, of which the Rev. Mr. "oOao
is pastor. lie had lately relapse' in'O
his former h bits, and again 'ep7h,'"s
his weakness. had asked to be taken
back into the church. This il seems wac
objected to by a number of members u
the church. while the Pastor r"'n''
favored it, and DR.. Lort had very feoeN'
tly invited to his house several members
OF the church to talk with them Oh Wv
subject. Ii was noticed by his fanny
that this matter was preying upon niS
mind, and on Thursday night last he 10
mained iii his Sitting Room imHeoia'eiS
over which his yife's room is loca'eu
until Il very late hour. His little uauS"
ter finding Kim there, he, upon CARRYING
heE to her room, WAS asked by Mrs h'r'
why he did not go to bed. lie replie"
that he would after looking at the lro.
He shen return to the sitting room, an"
laid down upon a lounge being accom-
panied BY young man who acted aS
call boy. After some time he arose iroiii
the lounge and passed into bis drug store
alone. He returned very soon, and salu
to bis attendant that lie believed he
had mistaken the medicine be wanted +,
and accompanied by his man he returheu
to the store saving "that as he had taken
tllS acid by mistake he might as "el
complete The Job and take another dose
He suited the action TO the "oro, anu
Swallowed with little water second
Lr4ught Of it. Turning to his attendant
he asked him to lead him to the kitchen,
which he reached only in timc to fall up
on the floor. The boy called up stairs
to Mrs. L)rt that her husband had taken
something wrong, but she naturally sup
posing that the Doctor mad INDUCED too
much again did not think it necessary TO
go down Ncr did the Doctors man, for
lie returned to the ing room where he
lay down and never woke until aroused
III the morning. II the meantime the
family bad stirred and the female Ser
want coming down into the kitchen
found the Doctor lying motionless on the
floor. Some little time elapsed before
they discovered he was dead, his wife as
well as the other members of the family
supposing him to bo asleep. The painful
discovery however vas soon made, and
tie facts substantially as stated ascertain
ed. DR.. Lort was a man of generous i'm
pulses, and his friends do not believe that
the intended at the time to take his own
He, whatever inference may be drawn
from his words on rSeating the fatal
draught. His wife is II aughter OF Mr..
John McCleary highlySespected citizen
Of this county, ard a sister of Mrs. Ed
ward Tayl OF Elktcn. DR.. LOrt was a
son of a respected citizen Of the Fifth
district Sir. Joseph Lort His remains
were Iuterred at Sharps Cemetery on
Monday, Doctors Jno. II. lamar, D. l..
Clifford, j. T. Whitaker, and r B. Fra
Ter of this cCunty, aud Doctors Fulton
a-d Ewes OF Oxford acting as Bearers.