The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-11
CONSPIRACY TO POISON.
The Black Charge Made Against r. a.
Dilthey and Henry I.otz.

Henry Lott and Frederick A. Dilthey OF
Rockville Centre spent last night the Queens
county jnil in Long Island City. Lott is pro-
prietor of the Henry House, the largest hotel
In Rock willie Centre. while Dilthey. who Ia con-
nected with wholesale drug house In Brook
Ign, owns cottage near the centre OF the
village. where he lives with his vito and two
children. The two men were arrested yester-
DAY accused OF conspiracy to poison Mrs.
Dilthey. They were indicted Jointly by tho
last Queens county Grand Jury In connec-
ton with two others. who have not yet been
arrested.
The alleged crime Is said to have occurred
the first OF last December. butt was not made
known until some time in tho following March.
when Elisha McCarten. who was hircd. rs it Is
alleged. to do the Job. got n warrant for
Diltheys arrest. accusing him OF attempting
to poison Mrs. Dilthey with morphine.
According to stories told at the time. Dflthey
had been anxious to get divorce from his
wife. but was unable to obtain the necessary
evidence 1t is asserted that Lott then
offered to get the evidence for him for SIS.
McCarten who loitered about Lotz's hotel.
was let into the scheme. and. according to his
sworn complaint before Justice Sea-
man. he was approached by Lott and
Dilthey. who offered him $75 II he
would aid Diethey In obtaining evidence
against Mrs. Dilthey The plan agreed on
was for McCarten to take a bottle OF whiskey
to Mrs. Diltheys house during her husbands
absence and get her intoxicated. Another
man. who also was freauenter OF Lotz's
place. WAS let into the scheme. and it was ar
ranged that he and Lott were to be In q con-
venient place at the time set for McCarten's
attempt on Mrs. Dilthey's honor and witness
what passed between the couple.
McCarten appears to have doubted the sue
ccss OF the scheme. and. according to the
spoke Of his fears TO Dilthey, the latter tore a
on tod Sn, to taxi 4 ssS
was was Signed Dr.. Cushman:" McCarten swore
tito for the whiskey and make things easy. In
case thedruggist refused to put UP the pow
NJ ts wash e eys
| Thomas l. Burchell put up the powders. and
wher McCarten gave them to Dilthey In Lott 8
Ret t Mrs. BiIthey intoxieatsd. As he loft
1 81 his says
= That viii make the old woman drowsy.
hS Mfe s
viii whisky. So he hid the bottle in the cellar Of
Ing ms t to earn the SIS. SO no bought another
bottle Of whiskey in Edward pentons saloon.
however. to accomplish anything, because
Mrs. Dilthey's little girl happened to DO in tho
house.
Following this McCartcn made demand on
Dithey for money. which the latter refused to
give. and this eventually led to McCarten
swearing out tho warrant.
Dithcy and Lott both said 1t was n case Of
blackmail. and the case never came to trial A
month or SO ago the Dilthey family again
came into notice. when. it is said. Mrs Dilthey
was caught in a room In a hotel with another
man. Dithey is said to have begun suit for
divorce. which later was discontinued.
Bail for the two men has been fixed ut 81 500
each. and they will probably be bailed out this
case to the Grand Jury. Dlthcy and Lott
deny tho accusation against them; and say
they will prove it originated In the efforts
made by McCarten to extort money from them.