The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-21
MRS. DEANS SUDDEN DEATH
Her Relatives Are Convinced that Ii
Was Due to ArseDical Poisoning.
Tsylors Death Gives Rise to Suspicion
Cause of Millions Demise.

Mrs. Dean. the mother.in.law Of DR..
Charles Ii. Green, dentist. living at 80
Division street, West Indiana polls. died
between noon and o'clock yesterday. and
the indications are that she died of arsen-
teal poisoning. There is not the slightest
suspicion that she took any poison know
ingly. and her relatives are in
clined to believe that some mistake
was made in preparing . prescription
she had filled q week ago. Coroner Beck
was called out to the suburb in the after
noon. and. after cleaning few facts rela-
tive to the duration of her illness and the
circumstances surrounding her death. he
deemed il best to hold q Dost-mortem ex-
animation. An autopsy will be held at
O'CLOCK this morning.
Mrs. Dean was q woman about fifty years
of age and an earnest member of the
Trinity NJ. E. Church of West Indianapo-
lis. About q week ago she attended prayer
meeting and seemed to he in the best of
spirits. She had been com planning of slight
ohills. however. and friend, q minlste of
the suburb. suggested q prescription which
he had found efficaci0us for the trouble
some chllls. He gave her q copy of this
prescription and advised her to give 1t
trial. She had the prescription tlled aud
began to test It, She took doses from the
bottle she obtained at the drug store for
two days and began to feel worse. DE. j.
ID. George, OF this city, was summoned to
attended her upon this turn In her c0ndi-
ti0n. and he found the symptoms some
what pulling. Mrs. Deans condition,
however. dId not become alarming until
yesterday, when she suddenly died. After
DIR. George began to attend her, she ceased
taking the prescription furnished Der by
the minister. Dr.. George thought the cir.
oumstanoes W warranted an investigation. and
he notified Coroner Beck. Just before her
death, there was vomiting and other signs
of arsenical poisoning. The medicine that
Mrs. Dean had been taking before DR..
George was called in was turned over to
the Doctor. and he has 1t now in his pos
session. If the examination to-day devel-
ops further susplciOns On analysis will be
made of the stuff TO determine whether or
not 1t contains arsenio or any other poison.
DY. Green. the s0n-in-law OF Mrs. Dean,
was seen by Journal reporter at the fam
lily residence in West indianapolis last
night. lie was much averse to making
any statements public until after the
tOpsy to-day.
How long had your mother.ln.law been
mp was asked him:
"She has been sick OFT and on for several
years," he replied. but was not exactly an
lnvaild. We do not know what caused her
death. but the symptoms point to arseniesl
poisoning"
lis 1t true that you believe some mistake
was made by druggist In filing pre-
scription that was sent or taken to him by
your mother-ln-lawi"
"WeIl we do not know. We do not want
to say any thing about that until there Is
some positive evidence that she died from
arsenic. If she did die from poisoning is
could only have been through some mis-
take. She was one of the dearest women
that ever lived, and was good, religious
woman. She was very much interested in
church work. She only took the medicine
she obtained on the prescript about two
days. and after DIR. George came she quit
taking 1t. DE-. George now has it,"
DIT. Green declined 90 give the name of
the minister who furnished Mrs. Dean with
the prescription. and he also declined to
speak further of the case. Mrs. Deans hus-
band was at the house yesterday. 1t is re.
ported that there had been an estrangemenr
betwe cen them. Mrs. Dean was q woman
beloved IN the neigh borhood and among the
people who knew her. There were many
expressions OF regret over hor sudden pass
ing away.