New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-14
TOOK POISON BY MISTAKE.
JACOB MEBOLDT DRANK OXALIC ACID
FOR EPSON SALTS.
HIS WIFE MINED THE SUPPOSED MEDiciNE-A
LITTLE DAUGHTER HAD BEEN SENT TO
PURCHASE THE DOSE.

LITTLE DAUGHTER HAD BEEN SENT ~
PURCHASE THE DOSE
rocob MeboIdt. forty-three years old, German.
d,ed Yesterday at his home. No Bromen-st' from
the effects OF oxalic ocid taken In mistake LOT hp
sor, salts The poison prepared by Meboidt
wife who s now frantic with grief, ana warrant
has been issued by Coroner Mason for the arrest OF
Charles r. Zimmerman. druggist OF Bush"lck-
ave and Mcs,roe-st, who, 1t Is alleged gave '''e
noieon I'm mistake for salts. Meboldts suHerings
were intense before death came. The famhy oc-
cupy "A two-story frame house at the Brem"h-S''
address Meboldt was prominent III German" :"
cles and a member OF many societies, among tn''
being the Suabian Volksfcst. of which ne was
secretary and n member Of the Executive com
rnittce He was also president of the SuaDlahS
Sick Benefit Fund. Until three months ago ne con
Quoted the Union Singer Hall. at Mesero'e an"
Even SITS, which was destroyed by fire.
For two weeks Meboldt had been suffering from
n severe cold and failed to cure H. On SATURDAY
an old woman recommended EPSON salts IA good
remedy. on Saturday evening Meboldt TOOK
trolley ride with one of the German societies OF
which he was a member. Before leaving the mousse
he told his wife to purchase the salts so .hau ~
could take them when he returned Mrs Neoo'''
sent her twelve-year-o daughter Annie 10 lini'i
mann's store for five cents worth of salts. Wheh
the child returned Pauline. nineteen years oid' an
elder daughter took the package and put 'he CON
tents into a tin box which had been used before LOT
salts The paper which had contained the poison
was then destroyed. -, .Ao, No
II was o'clock yesterday morning wren NJ
boldt returned from the trolley ride ana ne "vl,i i
straight TO bed. He awoke at 1879 cioek any an,
asked his wife to prepare the salts MIS-; Mepoauii
went to the tin box took teaspoontul o. IN. ,r
and mixed IL In half cupful OF warm W. h,,s
IA king the fatal dose to the bedside OF hsr nua
band he drank It, A few seconds later Meoo'o'
exclaimed to his wife; - .os,o
THAT is not salts IL has queer taste -, mae
He had hardly spoken these words w ,s ne We 90
seized with violent cramps. Mrs. Meboidt seht "a
the home of Dr. Leyh at No q the nan was
when the physician arrived he found tne man We
suffering from poisoning. Several antld9tes VIZ VIZ
administered but ali TO no purpose anu .i'e i a.
died two hours later The case was reported v 70 s
Uamhrg-aye police station and Detectlve w lison
ya sent ont on the When he called AT ihc vi
store Wilson was told by Zimmerman thtt NJ
boIdt,s daughter had asked for oxalic acld anu o
Carlsbad salts He had labelled IL poisol anu '9O
.howed the detective the entry on MS DOOR ,.o,
The child Annie insists however that shc aai>, ~
for carlsbad salts When the case was reporter "
Goroner Mason the latter decided TO issue warrant
for the druggists arrest - ..os,od a. his
Timmermann the druggist. was arrested al ni5
store last night on his return from an ouliis' anu
vas taken TO the Hamburg-ave. station. ne We" WI
admitted TO bail later lie still insists that tne s
asked for oxalic acid and told him that she Waieu
II TO clean metal DR.. Leyh said last nish! tid i
Zimmerman had told him that Anne MepoIut n it
asked in German for klec salts when III EhsHsn
means oxalic acid.