The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-07
OLDJAKE, THE HERB DOCTOR.
That, He says. Wouldn't Hurt q Flea, and
Miss 11av"r's Death Couldn't he Due to

That, He says. Wouldn't Hurt q Flea. and
Miss 1Iav"r's Death Couldn't he Due to
t-tsot 81 f,r Quie :lnx Young Coles Mind.
Simon p. Cole. n well-to-do young farmer OF
Mechanicsville. n. j.. has been arrested on a
charge Of administering medicine for an un-
lawful purpose to Josephine T. Haver. tho
eighteen year old daughter OF Freebooter
William T. Haver OF North Branch, which
indirectly led. the accusation is. to the
girls death. The drug upon which tho
charge Is BASED was furnished. 1t is
alleged. by a colored herb doctor. known
as Old Jake" whose hut is about mile out
ofNorth Brunch. The girl took tho dose last
October without its having any marked effect
She did not die until February. three weeks
after the birth OF her child. The physician
that attended her. however. says she would
have survived II the medicine she took had
not poisoned her system. Cole was released
on 1000 bail. furnished by Henry Miller.
The girl died on Feb. "a OF fever. Dr. E. E.
Conover. the village physician who attended
her was informed about q medicine she had
taken. and he expressed the opinion that It
was the indirect cause OF the girls death.
For 1 some tims aitsr PSsir daasher death
Mr.. and Mrs. Haver did not decide to make
any complaint against the young man: His
to Prosecutor Steele OF Somerville and
s%d the havs admitted s sRat ho Cole sars
the girl the medicine. IHt he denied that It
to hold carboiic acid. t is Of little value as evil
odd Jake" Van Nest. tho colorel herb doc
tor. who supplied tho medicine, lives In q
% n SSS o f Hs set us Of SSra
the place yesterday the colored man was
hot Sottss eys. snd all 'ft ssss
on the tai ie Or on tho floor. and an odd shaped
stes@ins eoncostlons. ~ The f man MI! himself. a
q canvas and arkened by smoke and stains;
Il It's shone like polished horse ohesthut xii xii
sorts OF mysterious stories nre told about the
s0tsry old H who died
cure COWS: He. tSo. lived al alone n itte
About fifteen years ago Jake Disappeared from
ran and the abroad
three, years, and when he came back he
cures. he says. whenever anybody came to
him; Since then he has r.. spent AL his time
BOILING COncOctlOnS on MS Qua shaped stove,
or searching for herbs and roots in tho fields
When asked about the drug, TINT he had
q wise way while he stirred pot on the stove.
What was the stun that YOU gave him T.
chus,kls;;. It couldn't hurt a llen knew i
$S % s s$ ~ S %"d # Sass 7 !:
here" he said. pulling back n, curtain
ami taking down u broad mouthed jar which
contained u mass Of dried. black colored ber-
rics.' this is what they are. ! dry them in the
oven and then Toll thom with Jamaica rum.
It's good for rheumatism. but that's all.
He came to mo late ono night and he said
he had got girl In trouble and wanted some
thing for her. haven't got anything for such
believe in GGisons and Hpinihne, and that sort
barks. and berries that I use. and it's only to
cure people when they re sick. remember what
I'm telling you. But he must have something:
so gave him a bottle Of pokeberry Juice. and
for lots Of others, Just to quiet their minds;
He never came back and that's the first and
Then tho herb doctor .branched of to tell
about his connections and the herbs and roots
growing in his Garden-wild cherry bark for
one quart. then a pint OF Jamaica rum and
one half pound OF sugar to make a syrup. q
tablespoon dose for adults: golden seal. lady
slipper. ragweed. bloodroot bitterswect. and
fifty other things.
My conscience. II. no had had anything tho
matter with him. and wanted to DO cured. re-
member what I'm say ng. I've got things to
cure him. But he only wanted quieting In
his mind. and gave him pokeberry juice.
because 1t couldn't harm nobody"