The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-02
THAT ATTEMPT AT POISONING.
Mr.. Lowman Shows Its Basis to Be .
Confusion of Names.

Mr.. Lowman Shows Its Basis to BE .
Confusion of Names.
J. D. Iowraan was seen las. night BY Posi-
lsTyLLIsEscER reporter and asked what he Ssa
to cay in regard 10 the statement made BY Dr
Jordan that ne had attempted - poison MI
Ies.e- By administering hail an ounce OF CO.
eoaine to him. In repiy he said:
The iuciden; referred to abou. the mistake in
purchasing the medicine occurred II this way:
A Ooui a wecS before NJ. Yeslsr- death gas at
the house about 10 O'clock at night. aad ne
resmei 70 be in considerable distress, giving
promise of getting very little rest during the
night. Since he hal passed very bad night on
the previous night, Mrs. Yesisr, her mother, and
myself thought that Ee ought 20 have sedaiiye
medicine OF some kind so that he could get some
rest that night / said that ] would stop
al d.. Jordsns office on going nome
ana SPEAK 10 nm Il res al. 81, phi II.
seli were both there. stated NJ. iesler's con
diiion 20 them aad what We thought should DC
done. DR.. jordan said:
81 have no objection 10 hie having q rne1lcine
OF that kind, but Il IS against my teachings and
practice 10 give any me.iclue Oh that Kind. and
il the old gentleman gets well he VIII laugh at
my having given him medicines Of the regular
school instead OF my own medicine. But
DR.. Russell Is of the regular school, and. If she
will gire the Teiicine, / have no objection
Whatever 10 his having IL y
DR.. Russell SPOKE up aid said she aid not
have her medicine case Win her, but that II i
would 20 down TO the store an get the TDeGi-
rs 10 what neacine 20 get, she said TO get
drschm o. caffeine. j started then out through
The nail, aud as | was going out OF the door
DR.. Jordan said something 20 her that did not
quite understand. AID she called 10 ne 10 get
an ounce instead of a dFachn. ! went 10 stew
ar & Holmes'' ens not. having very
had told 10 GET not
quite sure whether ! ASKED for caffeine
or cocaine. / took the medicine TO the house,
going directly 10 the slc4room, where Mrs. Yes
Ter, Mrs. eagle, Mrs. Fay, The nurse, ana Dr..
Russell .er-. handed the package, with the
outside wrapper on as / had received it from
the druggist, 10 Dr. Russell. Upon opening me
package she said They have made O MI take
and given you eocoaiae instead OF caf=ne" l
said that would take IL back aud exchange it,
had told me, so that It migat have
been my mistake and not the druggists.
took 1t back and told the druggist mat
wished caffeine aod not cocoaine. He said that
he unders GOD me 10 say cocoaiue and not
caffeine, ana did up two one-dTechm bottles OF
caffeine for me. took them to the house and
gave them 10 Dr.. Russell, as before. She por
toned out what she said teu-graiu dose,
aud gave IL 10 NJ. Yesier, and left the second
powder with the nurse TO be gwen in the
course OF the night III case the first did not af-
ford re lei.
then went home, and heard nothing more OF
this incident uutil the mex. or the second dag
after, when Mrs. Yesier's mother, Mrs. Gagle,
told me that DIR. Jordan, on hearing OF this
occurrence shat same night, in very loud
voice ami excited manner told M Tesler that
ing poison enough 10 kill ten men,
and that she had said to Dr.. Jor-
dan shat he should not tax to
Mr.. 1esler IN that way while in
his present condition, and that Lowman could
not have intended to poison NJ. Ye>er. for he
brought the medicine and handed 1t 10 DIR. Rus
sell with the Label on L. She SAID that Mr.. Yes
lsr made no comment either way, and that then
DR.. Jordan left the room. This is all that
KNOW or ever heard o. the incjGent until l saw
the article in Tuesdays Press-Tinaes.
I L TTAtr a
cumstances connected with the purchase OF the
drug:
/ am perfectly satisfied from the open manner
in which Mr. Lownan asked Tor the medicine,
aud from the way in which he returned u ex-
change y, and irom the history of the delivery
OF the medicine, that Mr.. L,wman was entirely
free from any wrongful intent in yrocu.ing IL.
Hi,.actions in procuring the medicine were those
OF person acting a. messenger for phys-
clan, and totally unlike one whose motive Tor
obtaining IL was Questionable. Was not lit
tie supr sed to hea, on the following day gossip
cIrcu ated on the streets attributiug malicious
motives TO Mr. Lowmen.
A. J. Campbell, night clerk at the Stewart e.
Holmes drug store, gives the following account
OF the incidents OF the purchase:
Mr.. Lowman was a stranger to me at the time,
but at about IL O'Clock IN the night in question
person, whom | afterwards learned 10 be Mr..
Lowman. came into the store and asked me for
half an ounce of cocaine. Not being able
10 find haif-ounce bottle, / opened
al ciiE4tiaA oHuCS pdChhSe, HA4i OF
which / put in the stock bottle and
gave Mr.. Lowman the other haif-ounce in the
original bottle, with the manufacturers labels,
marks, etc. upon ii. Upon making the de-
livery to Mr.. Lowman he requested me to
charge it TO Mr.. Yesler's account, Civ
ing me also his own name Whea / re-
ceived the order / thought that Mr.. Lownan
was dentist or other professional man,
on account or the amount OF COCAINE purchased.
Learning that it was for Mr. Yeser, / inquired
If the doctors were in Attendance an: was in
formed that they were. The natural presunp-
ton was that il was ordered by them and to be
administered by them. shortly afterwards Mr.
Lowman returned and said:
'What did call for?'
He was told half an ounce of cOcoaiue He
asked II we were sure that he had asked for CO.
coalne. replied that was. and that had given
him cocosine and Labelled II such. He then
said that caffeine what he wished, nnd
asked me 20 exchange il. This l did, giving
him two drachms u caffeine.
DR. Jordan came to the stole about O'Clock
TIA same night and asked me whether l or Mr.
Lowman had made the mistake about the medi-
cine. cxpiainsd things TO him. ard he said
he thought that Mr.. Lowman had made the mis-.
take said that / should report il TO the firm
in the morning for investigation. and / think
that said that would also see Mr.. Lowmau IL,
the morning. Jordan asked me not to inyesti-
gate the matter for the PRESENT