The record-union., 1895-05-13

1.-THE variety and quantity of drugs he
CDR. Spranger) poured into me was suf-
ficient to justify calling me as an annex
to his laboratory. He gave no prescrip-
tons, only medicines. l failed rapidly.
The effect produced was a constant state
of irritation OF the stomach, almost
ceaseless nausea, then collapse. No
matter what | took in my stomach. l
would almost Immediately begin to
vomit, until in my weak condition
cold sweat would start over me.
my mother and aunts came to see me.
They were not welcomed by Mrs. Dar-
ling. DR.. Spranger told them that l had
Brght's disease sof the kidneys. They
did not accept his opinion. DIR. Spranger
called in two of his friends. Doctors
Betz and Long. They at that time did
not concur with him. DIR. Spra niger
told me to continue taking whisky, al
though my stomach refused 10 retain
that, but did almost everything else. l
had some Of the whisky that was given
me at the time analyZed, and it was
found to contain antimQny. My mother
is a witness that she saw my wife pour
the contents of a small vial of yellow
powder into the decanter that sat by me
at the bedside"
Darling said that he fought against sick
ness, aud tried to keep up, but it was i'm
possible. His wife, he said spent much
of her time gossiping at DR.. Spranger's
office, or with his friends. Darling stated
that he became worse. and DR.. Spranger
came to him with drug which he said he
had received from Paris. A hypodermic
injection of this drug drove him crazy.
He said that he talked for nineteen hours
without ceasing.
The statement continues with the asser-
ton that Darling found his wife had
private letter box. He also discovered
hot h fn H. nIr
culating the report that he was drinking
himself to death. 1t dawned on him that
he was not being properly treated. and he
refused to take any more medicine. lie
began to recover after that. In NOvem-
ber he left for New York.
Concluding the statement, he declares:
''ln November | was improved, but If
any man suffered the tOrmsnts of the
damned, was crushed, hurt, humiliated,
and crucitied, | was at that time by Mrs.
Darling. She decided to close the house.
My mother went to Mount Clemens.
Mich. l left for New York. She, with
the children, was to go to Washington.
She did not go. AS soon as left. Decem
ber Sth, she filed bill for absolute di-
vorce for drunkenness. non-support
cruelty and desertlon, which she ex-
pected to obtain, with alimony, through
default. On January 26th she joined me
in New York, came to my rooms of her
own accord and lived with me as a de-
voted wife until March lst. L had i'm
proved in health, gaining twenty-five
pounds. We were at work on The Vik
ing.' The day she left l was taken seri-
ously i'll, and have failed slowly but
surely. l am dying without hope or
hurry"
John Quincy Adams. the brother of
Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, of this city,
was seen last night. He said that the
declaration of Adams had been placed in
the hands of Assistant District Attorney
Battle. He also said that under the direc-
ton Of the District Attorneys office an
analysis was made of the stomach. The
result of this analysis will be submitted
to the District Attorney Tomorrow.