The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-27
TOOK MORPHlNE, NOTQUININE
MARTIN MUNDT DEAD AND DRUG
GIS1's CLARK NICHOLS A PRISONER.

MsRTTN MUNDT DEAD AND DRUG
GIs1'S CLARK NICHOLS A PRISONER
The Story Needs Some Clearing Up Yet-An
Excited Brother Accu-~s the Wronr
t1rrL-No Romuant OF Morphine Was
Found in the Dend Mans Room.
Martin Mundt OF oee West 121st street died
at his homo ut $3.50 clock yesterday morning
OF morphine poisoning. and his people say his
death was caused by drug clerks blundor
| Coroner Schultze ordered the arrest OF the
| drug clerk.
Mundt. who was % years old. lived with his
| father. brothers and sisters in a handsome
brown stone house. His father made compo-
tence In the manufacture OF ladies' skirts and
CATERS at 1913 to 127 Franklin street and re-
tired. but still supervises tho business. which
lie now in tho name OF his son. Sigmund NJ
Mundt. The sons Martin and Arthur had an
interest In the business.
Martin and Arthur went out driving on Sat-
| urday afternoon. and returned about o o'clock
They nut up their team in Brophy's stables In
| 10th street. near Seventh avenue. and started
home. Martin complained that he felt some
what feverish. and said he thought ouinine
| would do him good
| Tho young men stopped In William Glok-
ner's drug store. at 2.225 Eighth avenue. and
| Martin. Arthur says asked for ten grains Of
| Quinine. He received from Cerk Thomas
Nichols a small envelope bearing tho drug
gist's name and "Sulphato Quinine. 10
grains" written across it Tho envelope con-
timed white powder enclosed In a white
paper.
Tho brothers went homo and went to bod al
most Immediately. They slept together In
| small room on the top floor. Martin took the
powder. and both brothers fell asleep.
| Arthur awoke at 3 A. NJ. His brothers heavy
breathing had aroused him. He shook Martin
and called to him. but was unable to wake
him. Thoroughly alarmed Arthur cnlled his
brother Sigmund and soon the whole house
was astir and in great alarm. Arthur and his
10-year-old sister went out in search OF ply
sicians and returned with DIR. Mortimer from
PAL West 122d street, and DR.. Ludden OF 27O
West 1881 street. They saw Mt once that tho
patient was suffering from morphine poison
ing. but they were unwilling to rest entirely on
their own opinion. DR.. Larkin OF 10th street
and St Nicholas avenue Dr. Rixa OF Lexing-
ton avenue. and Eighty sixth street. and Dr.
Shepperd OF 2o2 ST. Nicholas avenue were
Atropnc was injected and artificial respra-
ton was resorted to. AS n final resort gal
vanic battery was sent for and applied. Sig;
mund went Tor the battery. He hurried around
to Gokner's drug store. and he says that
young man with light moustache responded
,."What, did YOU give my brother last night p
Sigmund says he asked tho clerk. The clerk.
and returned and said excitedy'
I've made u mistake. l gave him NOR
"Then you have killed him" said Sgmund.
-, No; don't think I'M, that would XII him" said
take the battery around to the, house.
The clerk said he did not have time to go.
put gave the battery to Sis en- ,r who Wen;
his conversation with the drug CLERK.
=, He supposed he had been talking to Nichols.
the prescription clerk. Edward Beitnan. was
seen. AND he said it was he who responded to
versntion occurred. or could have occurred.
he says SiGmund was very much excited:
ing to revive the ' patient. the fth searchei
ths room I2r trrees 9! mTIrnin" iGuna
inner white paper by which it had been en-
closed could not 20 toand The sn doctors
Policeman Boyle was notified and reported
oner Schuitze arrived at the house about
o'clock yesterday afternoon and learned the
Siehels and went to the lru store and took
samples, " the morphine and autnine on sale
there; Nichols was taking y day OH;
the arrangement Of the drugs on the shelves.
Shelf to tho left Of the prostitution desk. it
bears three big rcd labels, with skull and
cross bones and the words. Morphine and
onthe snsl' to the rIcht Of the pr r, t
In the cash book appears the entry:
Su!phnte OF Guinne 10 cens-No.3 3.
The number indicates that Nichols sold the
iuinne; woman clerk who s9motimes sells
l on the hooks.
Beitran says that after hearing Of Mundt's
condition he tested the contents OF the Gul-
nine cans and the morphine bottles. thinking
the drugs might have contained impurities. or
possibly have become mixed in some way be-
hp 4,
them both pure. lio suggests that Mundt may
have purchased morphin" OF some other drug
quinn" purchased OF Nichols lying on the
floor to deceive his family as to the circum-
rived ut the house after many hours delay. he
learned OF nuthing mat indicated suicide;
the Slightest reason 10 Commit Suicide Arthur
Mundt who was the last to see his brother |
alive is now III from the shock 81 his brothers
last year to n skirt manufacturer to collect n |
bin. hc got int3a dispute witt, the man and
iulIy ' rosoyerSd TO y avoid tho exsitensnt
were trying to save Martins lie. SiGmunI
announced Martin death to him in the words:
Arthur fell to the floor In commissions. and |
rayed constantly of his brothers death.
Nichols has been employed In drug stores
Pennsy.vanin. He has been in Glokncr's en-
ploy only three days: He has few. If any rela-
t!fes hcre, anu sitVt III inc rear OF INC uTue
store. He Is rated as clerk but not pro- |
6cription clerk.
scrimion clerk. He Is not licensed to make
W. prescriptions. He spent yesterday with
friends on tho east side and returned to the |
drug store ut midnight last night. Mrs. Glok.
ner. who conducts tho store. ner husband
being an invalid was there with Beitman. the |
prescription clerk. They went around to the |
station house and Nichols surrendered him
self.
He said that he remembered the sale Of the |
drug distinctly: that no measured out the ten |
grains OF quinn and made no mistake. Tho |
different position OF the posons and the other |
MEDICINES. he Says. would have corrected him |
II he had begun with mistake. and the larger |
bulk OF the morphine. which is much lighter |
than Iuinine. would have corrected him again. |
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