The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-03-16
POISON FOR ARMOUR.
CranlSs Send the Chicago Millionaire Some
Wine.

Wine.
Two cTanks have attempted to kill Phil
! D. Armour, the great pork packer and
the richest man in Chicago.
To accomplish this dastardly purpose
a bottle of wine was sent to the million
aire in the name of his friend, Potter
Palmer
Mr. Armour did not at once drink any
of the mysterious beverage, but sent
note to Mr. Palmer to find out if he was
! the gene Gus giyer, Being informed by
the Ward McAllis5er Of Chicago that no
wine had been sent to him, the truth
flashed upon Armour that somebody was
plotting to kill him.
When he remembered the fate of Mrs.
BaGnaby. at Denver and her bottle OF
deadly whisky, the big packer shud-
dered to think what a narrow escape he
had had.
Yesterday quart bottle of wine, done
up in a neat package, came to Armour's
mansion Accompanying it was note
expressing the compliments of Potter
Palmer, close friend of Armour, and
assuring him that the wine was of the
rarest quality.
Very soon afterwards another commu-
nication arrived at the Armour home. Il
was letter from a former employee warn
ing the millionaire not to touch his lips
to the wine that had been sent him, as it
was tinctured with deadly poison.
The man told MI. Armour that he haG
overheard the conversation of the two
strangers in the Palmer house, and they
were plotting to poison the money king
of the Windy City, They agreed, he
also wrote, that the wire should be sent
in Potter Palmer's name One of the
men who occupied the room in which the
plot was Matched registered as Thomas
Quinn, of Denver. The other claimed to
be from New York, but was not regis
tered.
Armour needing the warning, wrote
the note to Mr.. Palmer asking him about
it. The genial slayer Of the swines then
stored the bottle away. Its contents will
be thoroughly tested by a competent
chemist
He refused to talk much about the
affair tonight, but said laughingly that
if assassins had designs upon his life he
did not know it.
Armour is the richest man in this
state, and is worth at least $4,000, 900.
He gets many queer begging and threat
ening letters, and is said to keep pri-
vate detective on his track all the time.
Phil Armour is not the only Crmsus
who hires a guard for himself JAY
Gould has man to shadow him all the
time. He doesn't even feel safe then.
To-day letter was received in his Wall
street Office and opened by his son,
George, which read as follows:
''Sir: l have lost all my money at gamb-
ling, and l am in debt everywhere go.
You are rich, am poor. You can
very well send me 50, 600, 600. tits small
amount in your hands.
Wrap The money in small package
and send it to JACOB B.
Care I. Phillips, 107 Bowery.''
John d. Rockefeller employees three
guards to watch his house night and day
Each is on duty for eight hours. The
Standard Oil King is often threatened by
cranks, and only few days ago one de-
mandcd a large sum of money.
Two of the Vanderbilts are never out
of the shadow of detectives during work
ing hours, and night watchmen armed
like Western cowboys are in their houses
at night, Russell Sage now has pro-
tector constantly within call
Cranks are continually making life
miserable for these possessors of vast
wealth. Dynamite bombs, pistols and
poisoned liquors keep them on nettles.
l have just recovered from second
attack of the grippe this year, says Mr..
Jas. O. Jones, publisher of the Leader.
MeNla, Texas. In the latter case l us
ed Chamborlain's Cough Remedy, and
think with considerable success, only be-
ing in bed little over two days, against
ten days fer the first attack The sec
ond attack l am satisfied would have
been equally as bad as the first but for
the use of this remedy, as had to 90 to
bed in about six hours after being
struck with it, while in the first case |
was able to attend to business about two
days before getting down." so cent