St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-29
SHE SNArcHED THE DRUG,
But He Recovered 1t and
Swallowed Five Grains
in Her Presence.
HIS GRIEVANCE TRIFLING
Doctors Worked on Him All
Day and May Yet Save
Him.


Company u. at Fort Smelling,
hve grains of strychulne yesterday
morning with suicidal inttn:. Had he
taken one grain instead OF five he would
have accomplished his object before
medical aid could be secured. AS 1t
was. large quantity of the drug acted
as an emetic, and Bunderant may SUR
vive, though at midnight last night his
condition was still alarming.
Bunderant took the poison at 1893
West Seventh street, where his wife
lives with her mother, Mrs. Lottie Bey-
er. He came To the house Thursday
afternoon directly from the fort. His
wife and m0ther-in-law noticed that he
acted Queerly and talked inco-
herently. He told them that he
had been taken sick at the fort and had
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in the
county hospital. But what seemed to
worry him most was the fact that his
sergeant had deprived him of his job as
a teamster, for which he received an
extra compensation of $40 month. He
complained bitterly of this, and told his
wife that ne
Had Had Trouble Enough.
In the evening he went out and, rs it
was afterwards learned, went to Miller's
drug store, a few blocks down Seventh
street towards the city, and purchased
some strychnine in powder form. He
slept well that night. his wife SAYS, and
yesterday morning arose and ate break
fast with the family. Soon after break
fast he went out in the back yard. and,
when his wife joined him there, Bun.
derant showed her small white paper,
and said:
Il am tired of life. Come, we will
both take some OF this, for | bought
enough for you, too"
Mrs. Bunderaut became much alarmed
aud impiored her husband not to take
the poison. But he only answered that
he had ought enough tor both of them,
and again asked her 10 take some. Then
he went out 10 the barn, while his wife
followed quickly after. BunderanI
held white paper in his hand. His
wife snatched it away from him, but he
rpgained it, and, placing 1t in his mouth.
chewed il to q pulp. 1t did not contain
any poison, however, for moment
later Bunderant drew forth another
paper. which he opened. His wife saw
that it held white grains which looked
to her like salt. Bunderant wet his
fOrennger, pressed i. OH the white
grains. and, lifting it to his mouth,
placed some OF the
Stychnine on His Tongue.
He repeated this action two or three
times. Mrs. Bunderant. believing that
1t was nothing but salts of some kind,
said so, whereupon her husband re-
MAI ked:
"Why don't you leave he alone, then,
and go into the house?"
Mrs. Bunderant then walked to the
mouse. Her husband followed close
alter. After they had entered the
house, sister of Mrs. Bunderant said
to her.
Fred told me to tell you that he had
taken all the poison.'' And he had.
This happened at 9:l5 a. III.
In about half an nour Bunderant
showed signs of approaching spasms,
and the family then realized that he had
spoken the truth. In response to a
summons for medical aiO, DIR. E. W.
SpottSwood arrived at 10 a. III. Bunder-
ant told the doctor that he had not
taken anything, but the poison label
was found soon after. DR.. Spottswood
sent for DIR. E. w. McCord, and during
the rest of the day, until after p. H.,
the two physicians worked
TO save the Mans Life.
Emetics were practically useless.
for Bunderant had thrown off
most all of the strychhine. ex-
cept that absorbed into the system
before vomiting began. His spasms,
which lasted all day, were painful to
behold. He is man of giant build,
measuring six feet and five inches, and
of powerful, massive frame, though
only twenty three years OF age. The
spasms became less frequent as the
hours passed by, but he was by no
means out of danger. Between and 7
y. III. the ambulance from the fort ar
rived and conveyed Bunderant to the
Fort Smelling hospital.
Bunderant enlisted in the army fif-
teen months ago, and was married last
July. His wife is mere girl, possibly
seventeen years of age. though she does
not look much over rifteen.
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