Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04
A SAD CASE
Explanation of the Death of Young
Frank Robinson.
BIS Relatives Feel Indignant Over the Way
in Which His Case was Treated-An In
terview with His Father.

The death OF young Frank Robinson
which occurred under distressing cir
cumstanoes on the evening of April &c
has been the subject of no little discus
sion among his friends aud relatives
owing to the peculiar conditions sur
rounding his case. Last evening Frank
father, Mr.. Frank j. Robinson, called
al THE GAZETTE office with a view to
correcting the report of the case made in
THE GAZETTE on the morning after Its
occurrence, his object being TO set the
public mind right regarding the affair.
He told the story of Franks death thus
"My wife called at Mr.. Bateman g
for Frank at about O'Clock and met
Mr.. Talbot Bateman, who SAID Frank
was at Whitsett's drug store, not feeling
very we'll. She told Talbot to tell Frank
to wait till she went up town at Mrs.
PenderY's, she desiring to do some
shopping. l returned with her in few
minutes, and we found Frank up over
the drug store in DR.. Darter's office.
Mr.. Whitsett came upstairs after me.
81 asked Mr.. Whitsett and Dr.. OAR
ter what was the matter with the boy.
Mr.. Whitsett said he had taken a milk
shake that did not agree with him. The
doctor said: He took a little whisky
down sta irs and he IL be all right in u
few minutes?'
"I waited ten or fifteen minutes, when
went down stairs and told my wife to
go up while held the horse. / waited
about half an hour when Talbot Bate
man told me to 20 up stairs as Frank
was very sick. When 1 got to
the head of the stairs the
blood vessel of the lung or
head (the doctors differ about this de-
taiD bursted, which caused the death.
This was about S:45.
"My wife had only been in the room
about five minutes after had left when
she saw Frank vomiting freely, and they
we're pouring fluids down his throat. Up
to this time they told Mrs. Robinson that
it was the milk shake that allied him.
But she BECAME suspicious when she saw
them giving him what she perceived was
an emetic in large quantl-
ties, and she questioned them close
ly. She asked Mr.. Whitsett: do you
know if frankie has taken an opiate of
any kind by mistake or otherwise2' He
replied: No, Mrs. Robinson, nothing
Darter the same question. He said:
mo, nothing &C ALL The milkshake,
dldn t agree with him and he took lsk4
tie stimulant-some whisky-to settI8sfis
stomach. During the half houSE she
was in the room before 1 arrived she
asked the same question severalsfimes,
but the doctor and druggist did not
admit that any opiate had been 4Aken.
In fact; they denied emphatical& that
such was the case. e
"When several glasses of the efizetic
had been taken by Frank, each classical
being followed by copious vomiting, my
wife said, doctor, don't you think he
has taken enough of thatP'
- YES, think SO, said DR.. Barter.
'Oh, just take another glass to rinse
out your stomach. It's only water, )
said Whitsett, in substance.
"He took the glassful and again
vomited.
'''Now try another glassfuI.' said
Mr. Whitsett.
'' Cant you give fellow little
rest?' Frank asked.
Well, you might as well take an
other, said Mr. Whitsett. This one
will be enough
Crank swallow ed the contents of the
glass, leaned back IN his couch, and sud-
denly something snapped, and he be-
came unconscious.
''The bloodvessel had burst, and
Frank never regained consciousness.
cit was at this point that 1 got to the
room, and seeing the situation / sent for
other medical assistance. In about ten
minutes Drs. Adams and Slaughter were
there.
'The three physicians conferred about
the case, and Mrs. Robinson heard them
mention the words opium and morphine
several times.
% Mr.. whitsett, she said, Il Thoughts
you told mo half dozen times while al
have been waiting here that Frank had
taken no opiate,' and turning to DR..
Adams she asked him if what Frank had
taken was morphine.
81 yes, he answered, 'on1y three
times as strong. LIZ,
a. Then, she said to DR.. dszftsT,
why didn't you tell me thatwhen 1
asked you so often before, SO that might
have gotten other dootors?'
Well, madame hs answered :
I've have done everything we could.
We have given the boy the strongest an
tidotes and emetics known to the profes-z
sion; we have given him bluestone g
Naturally we all feel indignant about
this affair. The doctors tell US that, ikas,
emetic had been administered Frank
would have suffered no effects from the
morphine except deep sleep AT any
rate, il we had been told what ffaohlsdP'
him in time we could have got competent
aid, that could have pulled him through. !.
Frank e constitution was good, and be-
had no ailment Of lungs or heart, TO as
sist the blueStone IN its fatal work -
Napa yalleA frssEt is the best. Try