The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-02
POISONED WHISKY.
Louis TauSsig Arrested on n Seri-
Gus Charge.
His Jealous Wife Declares That He Tried to
Secretly Murder Her-Nitrate Of Sill
yer Put in Her Grog.

Louis Taussig, the keeper of the Com
mercial Club, 10 Powell street, was arrested
Yesterday on a charge Of Az assault with
intent TO commit murder. His wife Carrie
alleges that he attempted to poison her on
81 of last September while they were keep
ing a clearinghouse al 43l Eddy street
There seems to be little foundation for the
serious allegation. For four years Mrs.
Taussg has been quite sick, suffering Sc
yerely from a tumOr. Sne is quite hysterical
at times and frequently accuses her husband
of unfaithfulnesS. lie claims that he has
been a model husband and did everything
pOSSb bic for his invalid vile. Another cause
of dscord was the fact that she supplied
the money to set him up in business, first as
a tailor and recently as the keeper of the
clubrooms.
While they lived on Eddy street Mrs.
Iaussig kept a bottle Of whisky on the
shelf and took frequent potions to relieve
her pain. When she took a drink on the 81
of last September the whisky burned her
mouth, and concluding that something was
wrong she called her husband. He then
took a drink and his mouth was also
burned. They both went 10 drugstore
and found that the liquor had been doe
tored with nitrate Of silver
DRANK SOME HIMSELF.
The mystery of who put the stuff in the
bottle has not been solved. Tausslg says if
he had poisoned the liquor he would not
have been such fool as to drink 1t. Be
this as il may, the vile now declares that
lie did try to poison her
TausSlg and his wife were dining in
restaurant Sunday afternoon, when Milton
+. Ulmer, his steps0n, entered with lady.
There was an exchange OF unpleasant re-
After they adjourned from the place Mrs.
IauSsig renewed her charges against her
husband and said she would never live with
him again.
Yesterday morning she HE'D herself to
Police Court !, and swOTe out the warrant
for Iaussig's arrest. Late in the afternoon
he was locked up In the City Prison, and
friends went ID quest of bOndsmen.
lie said that all his trouble with his wife
could be traced to The Work Of Ulmer.
THE LAST STRAW.
IT'S the rottenest piece of work I ever
heard Of said the prisoner, and the
charge against ne Is most ridiculous. My
wife is extremely jealous without cause.
We have been married Tor fourteen years
and Pve been in hot water for thirteen
years. This is the straw that breaks the
camel's back I'll never live with her again.
No, sir; not for million dollars. l would
rather 20 to Sau Quentin first 1t will
never tOnb ~ tUNlb huON lhihE VI
two myself she would not like TO have ne
relate 4 woman who would place such a
charge against me cannot be my wife a
minute longer than ] can help"
Mrs. Carrie Iausslg made herself hard to
find after swearing to the complaint against
her husband. Ia the evening she was dSm-
c!ied in the house Of relatives, 430 Eddy
street, but those in charge of the place were
kind enough to say she was OUT, aud could
not be interyie wed If she WAS in.
Several nights ago Mrs. Taussig went to
her husbands card-rooms and raised a dis
tuTbaHce that made things decidedly inter
estug for him. As usual, jealousy was the
cause of her onslaught The landlady Of
the house finally ordered her out and she