The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-11
ARSENIC IN THE STOMACH.
NEBULTS OF THE AUTOPSY ON
PATRICK HIR1Tys BODY.

ssue ore Put ths Rs,ssn In the Come. but
vho IL Guuty the Peiics no Rot Knew Yes
- Canvass oC the pruE Stores Of wrnians-
b,,Fs Made - Learn who soid Any AEsenic.
The funeral Of Patrick Hartt, who died sud
denly at hin homo IN Williamsburg on Thur
day night. viii take place tomorrow from the
Church Of 81. Peter and Paul, OF which Hartt
Wa . msmber. Az told In yesterdays Sun. i've
members Of the Hartt family we're made sick
IN o mysterious way. and after Mr.. Hartt
died It was learned that particles OF a
white powder supposed to DO arsenic were
discovered in the coffee grounds which wore
left after tho family had breakfastsd on Thurs
day morning. Coroner Mason took away souo
Of the coffee and yesterday had It anAlySed.
He also took como Of the milk for the Same
purpose. The Coroner announced laat night
that arsenic had been found in the cofoe.
and that this backed up tho statement
q Coroner's Physician Valentine. who
after the autopsy on the body of Hartt declared
that death was caused by an irritant poison.
The residence Of tho Hartt family at 357 Bed
!. fgri avenue was crowded last night by relatives
and friends Of tho deceased. They believed that
1sr. Hsrtt's death was not duo to poison. Coro-
per Mason. who visited the house, said to a Sun
reporter:
.The Hartt family. consisting now Of the
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hiGbIy thought Of In Williamsburg. and as far
e. can learn they had no enemies. Patrick
Hart, the head Of the family, was o wellto-
"a dealer In fertilizers, and had retired
from the building material business. Ho
WIS a. years old. Although not in tho
best Of health. he might have lived for q
long time yet. whether no was poisoned
b. some one bent on committing murder, or
whether no was poisoned accidentally, I have
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ovos. that his death was caused by poison. and
the poison was arsenic. He drank II in coffee
served TO him at the breakfast table, and
three Of his daughters who partook Of the
4. eof1eo at the same time were poisoned. But
The daughters were in good health. and were
saved by tho prompt aid rendered them by the
family physician. DR.. d. J. Carroll. One Of tn,
daughters told DR.. Carroll that they had been
made Ill by the coffee. Then the Doctor examined
dsf mixed with the coffee Eronnds. He was salts
Ied that the white powder was arsenic Going toe
al poison, ana Sdministersd ie pcpptiy Of
ne aaughters affected Celia. 50 years old: and
/. issss To .l sass 70 Al E'' 'sIssi. F sss H''' q x ~isi
,a% 6 y Dr. Ths o.. fsffs sG;un sS'T e.. sSo s snsi.
|, Who died that night. Or. Carroll imn,edIateiy
'HSe to make an autopsy on the body 81 HART.
. The autopsy showed traces of arsenical poison
,tnG,so Ihadthe stomach preserved and scaled up.
the mystery and determine whether the poison
ing Was tho result Of an accident or whether a
crime has been committed. If Hartt was poi
ooned by some one, the stomach will be o., ser
vice 40 evidence, for it contains arsenic. have
dome oil I could In the matter. It now remains
for the police to do their end OF It.. I will not
bold the Inquest untl the police are ready to re-
b, been made right in the house"
Detectives Campbell and Dunn have visited
= many drug store al, IN but have
record on his poison book Of having sold arsenic
during the past month. Thedetecaves searched
the house, but found no trace of arsenic.
miif.. . sass sugar. seaFi'a and s~s 3 pG ss%s Ct q e ssG
fee in tho bean. These samples were
taken to the Bedford avenue police station,
Gssf too ans away TsfG po ,a I Of X tSe osifin ss foSnS is
the Hartt residence, believing some OF the kal-
eomine might have dropped from the, ceiling
mite ne ssv eo Sonta Rosss srssu that tho fAl'omino
> Police CAPTAIN Martin Short, who Is in
command OF the Bedford avenue. station,
) returned from his vacation Yesterday. and
i Sssd. n's e h hs d Ice 20 .01 IL G intends % TIC 70
make q personal investigation. Capt. Short
haa the REPUTATION Of being one Of B.ooklyn's
: Holland, Short lifted the veil Of mystery that
developed the Fuchs murder case. which was
IN this city. the murderer cutting tho head from
!. Ssax Il Various psrts 81 WILLIAMSBURG tTSn' ~ inc
Can't mig sh aar IT,. sa n;s e a a %sst I pss sas 20 s ens' AZ s sSs
Bottom OF II. n there has been a crime, there
Appears 70 have been no motive for II. 4 person
Who wac insane might commit q crime Of this
anything. you may depend upon 1t that ! will
clear up this mystery within Q day or two"