The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-12
TOLD BY AN EX-S0LDIER.
THE MOURNFUL STORY OF ].
SLATTERY.
He Has Been Sick Since He Was
Poisoned in the Barracks Building
Will Go to the Coast.

One J.. Slattery, since yesterday lv-
ing at Mrs Simpsons, 8 Union street,
sent for STAR reporter this morning
and told him he had story to tell.
Slauery was found in bed but sat up in
chair while giving his narrative. 1t
is told almost in his own words, and, il
correct, slows that the man had a hard
time since the night he claims to have
been poisoned. His story is as follows
az came here about a year ago from
San Francisco, where / had gymna
stun at the Potrero and gave boxing
lessons After | arrived, / gave
boxing lessons for a time, but on
April sd last l joined Company
f Of the Provisional troops.
| was a member of that company on
April nth, the day on which a lot Of
the boys got poisoned from something
they ate at supper We had supper
about S p. NJ, but / did not feel any
bad effects from it till o'clock, wher ]
was on duty on Beretania street.
Then ] commenced to feel burning
pains in the stomach. ! went off duty
at 10 o'clock and reported my condi-
ton to Lieutenant Coyne. He
| tAtA ,hor
Captain Good and DR.. Rogers were.
The doctor asked me if had vomited.
] said No., and he said, You are all
right He did not give me anything
to take. | suffered with the burning
pains all next day, and in the afternoon
went to the doctor, who gave me some
medicine. 1t did not do me any good.
| went on guard duty at 6 p. NJ. as
+ usual, but was still suffering with
the pain. The next day
was worse. / was ordered TO
mount guard at the Palace gates at
8 p. NJ, and did so. was there about
, half an hour when / got dizzy and fell
down, and was on the ground vomiting
four about ten minutes, when / got
hold of the railing and managed to
stand up stayed there until i was
relieved, holding to the ratings and
r vomiting. l reported that l was sick,
and was ordered to bed by the lieu
, tenant on duty. Forget his name.
6 About 8 O'Clock next morning started
, to WON'T blood and a man named
Smith reported it to Captain Good. l
went on duty again at night in the
, tower of the barracks, but started
throwing up again as soon as l got up
n there. The man | relieved went down
and reported. / was relieved and Dr.
Rodgers was sent for. When he ar,
rived was sent for to the Office and
found Captain Good and the Doctor
e there Captain Good said, "You don't
suit me at all, you had better go anc
e lie down" l went to bed and stayed
. there three or four days. Every time
# | tried to eat the vomiting commenced
II | was alarmed at my condition, as my
n
a showed it to Captain Good, and | was
IS sent to the hospital the next morning
# | stayed there till yesterday when lief
II of my own accord.
Il In response TO questions put by thu
reporter SIattery said he had beer
honorably discharged from the service
on the 23d of last month, and produced
: the discharge for inspection. Ate
r being SO discharged he was told to q
n back to the barracks; he did So blu
ar was returned to the hospital where hi
expenses have since been paid by tn,
= government, He received full pay VI
he to the time of his discharge but nothing
~ since He claims that the reason h.
re left the hospital was on account of
d, difficulty with one of the nurses, TO
Mt which he was told to apologize. II
of refused to do SO, claiming that th
ID nurses had neglected him, and left tn
n institution. Slattery says the doctor
y. there advised him to go to the coast
mt and he will leave on the Australi;
III acting. President Hatch having ordere
it steerage ticket provided for him whic
On he now has. He claims TO be sti
of suffering from continual pain in tn
stomach and that it is the result of tn
poisoning When asked if he had an
claim against the government he sal
he didn't know, but seemed to thin
OF his case was a hard one.
LYCURGUS MAY SUE.