The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-13
ZANOLI BOUGHT POISONS.
OPIUM AND Arsenic SOLD TO THE
MAN OF sETEN FUNERALS.

Two Purchases. One Before Ilis Second wife
Dice. One BEFORE the Third Died-Prisouer
Appears to Talk with F~rankness ana Deniea
Observation-Disclosures Or wIro No q To-day.
The police have discovered that on two occa-
sions at least, shortly before tho death Of two
OF his wives, poisons were purchased by Charles
Zanoli, the barber, who has buried seven per-
sons and collected nearly $1,000 Of insurance
on their lives. The police know where these
poisons were purchased. One was arsenic, tho
other was opium. The police have also In their
possession a bottle found In the apartment at
PAS East 125th street formerly occupied by
Zanoli. This bottle whom found was half filled
with a liquid supposed to contain arsenic. Tho
contents of this bottle are now being analysed
by q chemist. When the analysis 10 completed
1t is probable that all the police know about
zanoli's experiences with poisons will be made
public.
Ever since Zanoli has been q prisoner at
Headquarters the police have been inquiring at
every drug store in the vicinity Of his various
residences to ind out II the man had ever bought
poisons at any Of them. Sales Of poisons must,
by law, be registered with the name Of the pur-
chaser. After several days the search of the de-
~teotives was rewarded. They found two places
at which, 1t is said, the barber bought opium
and arsenic.
According to the statement made to a reporter
of THE SUN these poisons were purchased. one
Of them shortly before the death Of the second
wife, and the other shortly before the death of
the third wife. These women were, before their
marriage to Zanoli. Lena Werner and Louisa
Herzig. The second wife. Lena, died at 1900
Second avenue on Nov. 25, 1895. Louisa died
at 500 West Thirty-sixth street on Dec. IS.
1896
Further than this, Capt. McClusky learned
yesterday afternoon from Zanoli himself that
the barber was both something Of q dentist and
something Of o doctor. Zanoli told Capt. Nc
Clusky that 1t often happens in Germany that
q barber 10 called upon to extract teeth
and to attend persons who are suffer
ing from slight illnesses and who cannot
afford to pay tho fee of q regular physician.
He told the Captain that he had often pulled
teeth and had, on moro than one occasion.
cupped patients. Whom O blister had been
raised by ~cupping. no told the Captain that he
had lanced the blister and then applied salves
to heal the sore.
"when you extracted the teeth" asked Capt.
McClusky. Ibid you give the patient anything
to allay the pain What"
"Let mo interrupt you, Captain" said Zanoli.
"I know what you are getting at. You want to
know II I put them to sleep. and you think. i'll
tell you. that I will show that 1 know something
about the things that may put people to sleep
for good. Now listen to me. My lawyers have
told me not to talk to you. No matter what they
have said. l tell you to ask me any question you
choose and I will answer truly. / want to help
you all I can in clearing this matter up. l have
done wrong, but I never murdered. II can help
you to clear away any mystery that may sur
round the death Of any Of my wives, I will gladly
do 3d."
Capt. McClusky told Zanoli that he had no
desire 10 take advantage of him. and he would
not question him further IN violation Of his
lawyers instructions. Notwithstanding. Zanoli
He said that his grandfather was ar italian.
and that he had had only an ordinary education
IN the no old ve sHuo nj, and az th ssif he sS haa 10 a,s ea Pso Ris
own Wi Living early liz life: va. ...,a v,.tord,v
he had investigated the story told By zanoii
to sof her s sSanshn Il S' II Berlin n October, 1856.
MoClusky found that tho child did 60 to Cor
shay sSip IL In sh oo se 3 1856 Sc : she Wsa Fnoan
as No. BOLT. and she, was ACCOMPANIED
By q woman whom the child's ). father the net on
paid S2l.eo for the child's passage and her rail-
road fare from Hamburg to Berlin. Zanoli has
fessed to him before she died that she had q
that he concluded to send the child back. 20 that
she could be near her father.
M In GG on aSa %ar that venue a wop Brook lSme %as ME- tHs
woman whom Zanoli intended to make his fifth
wife. under the name OF wagner. the Police hSe
ner. 81 years old, and she lives in brooklyn.
keeper in the S-taats.Zeaun0. which Zanoll read
last Tuesday morning: After reading 1t Zanoli
sent the following. written on a postal card, to
Miss Haufner;
EsrEEMED Miss: Will you please DO 60 kind and
write me an anawer how much wages you will ask
SON. With q view to matrimony. c. wAonrn. care Of
Charles SUMNER. 81 Warren street. New York.
nth Tho h girl AM psw rspfiad this ds H PSs bsr I e sai, to 2. G AZ
shop. She did 90 on thursday afternoon, Just
after the barber had been arrested and taken
I there @ ~ss D Do' ons Sy the the name snS q W SSaa eSf th sas.
girl has not a friend or relative In this country.
Zanoli's son. who has now been taken INTO tho
fes srSsyy 81 Shop POM Who n ives 'h N i Jersey CITY e z 8isited
wepf and the hoy 'wept, and they spent what
The body Of Jennie scSiessinger, Zanon's
fourth wife, which was buried in st. Mich.ol's
ing at ID O'clock. Deputy, Assistant District
Attorney Van Wyck WIN have charge OF tho
C %Sfs. F TRc sests viii III ai D1''f 5s ra astSsnSy.i
By DR.. George F. shrady and G orge ?.
Bilgsss, P "a sssISt ers sifR%SFitis t Sho have IA tb been aa, s%.
ppaot}}on and "nalysis NJ The narta NJ The hndy
taken away. Police Surgeon Nammack and Ser
geant Morris will represent the Police Depart
ment and Deputy Coroner Weston, instead OF DR..
O'Hanlon, will represent the Coroner's offce.
| DR.. Herman NJ. Biggs, Psychologist and bac-
| teriologist to the Board of Health, speaking of
the Zanoli case yesterday. said:.
1T is not when physicians do rot
the patient has suffered from dlzziness and
painS In. the head. TO say. at death. that
the patient died Of apopls1y. In the
to have suffered from dizziness, pains
in tho head and coma. the only symptom to con.
opium poisoning might easily be mistaken for
the coma accompanying apopleTy. The two are
very similar"