The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-02
Fred Watsll, PlHl Nu Yal
Takes Carbolt Acid.
Ill Mo MIm0 0tRAMceO
Tspholo- 40 ssd Wanted TO XII
Nlm.s. -Dr.ns heavily OF
Deadly Drus-Ths Nurse


ing u carbOIlc acid poisoning a. The
Mcdonald home. 10 WAIKIKI
o. b. believed thar wardeIl commit
ted suicide An Advertiser reporter
who nas made a hurried but very care
fui Investigation % the case Is salts
ned that wardsIl died boy his own hand
and motion This is "a. opinion of a
member Of medical men and army Of
hrers who have had occasion 30 en-
deayOr 10 gel al the facts.
Private O., Tstor who is best known
40 the Y. NJ. 9. 4. man al Camp Mo
/ KIul.y. Vas ln charge 0f wardell a.
l he Tim me carDDlic acid was taken.
lTatOr will be- the central figure IN the
inquiry that D. compelled by the army
Equations. It was reported ate last
night that TatOr had been confined and
placed under guard AZ the camp Of NJ
and x Companies on Diamond Head.
TatDr ls In terrible condition Of mind
over tine AFFAIR and has the fullest
sympathy Of his many town friends.
all Df whom know that be IL q young
man VI most ostlmaDle character and
highest qualities. lie Is well educated
sympathetic. q skillfuI nurse and Is
preparing FOR the ministry. The posi-
ton he Is placed In at this lime Is in
no sense o reflection on his integrity
In any way. but Is forced by the hard
and fast statutes governing the armed
forces Of the United States. All who
have heard the story are assured that
TatOr will emerge from the incident
without a blemish.
Wardell. 1t has been learned by the
Advertiser has shown decidedly
! characteristic form ~ insanity. He
had been calling for number Of days
upon a city physician for treatment.
He did not accept without question the
diagnosis Of fever. but insisted that
something else was the matter with
him and declared that h" could not
| live TO return 70 New York He stead
! tasty refused to 20 To the hospital.
On Monday last Wardell took. at the
Mcdonald home, the room Of a soldier
who was leaving by the Australia.
TatOr was detailed as nurse to War
Idcll Monday evening Wardell's tenn
peraturc was better than It had been
when he called on a physician in Ho-
nOlulu and his general condition was
good. On Tuesday evening he was
much improved and was quite cheer
FIJI. He was told that there was every
! indication Of an early recovery. but
reverted again TO his old idea that he
had some chronic trouble that would
be sure 10 end his days.
II Il recalled that sometime Monday
night Wardell was given stimulanr
with a beaten egg and that he re-
marked on the arsenical appearance
81 IN" top OF tn" drink and expressed
the wish that he had some arsenic. He
seemed at that hour very low spirited.
against his easy feeling earlier IN the
night.
Tator was up with Wardell all OF
Monday night. On Tuesday night al IA
late hour TatUr stretchel himself on
n sofa or lounge In an adjoining room
About In the morning TatOr gave
Nardell a glass Of water. Then Ia
tor slept iii about 6, as his patient
seemed TO be quiet and rostfuI
After daylight Tator saw Wardell
several times til breakfast, between 7
and s. After finishing his meal Tator
went into the sick room and noticed
Immediately that the mosquito net had
been raised and that there was some
thing quite wrong with Wardell
Fastening TO the bed Tator found that
Wardell had turned about and was
facing the wall. Tator saw at once
that his patient was either dead or
dying and soon detected the Cdor OF
CarboliC acid. An ometlc was pre-
| pared, but IL was too late. Wardel,
mad taken a large quantity 81 the poi
son and the effect had been almost in
stantaneOas.
\ telephone message was sent for
two town physicians, but neither one
could be reached. Tator sent over to
Camp Mckinley for one OF the military
doctors and the response was prompt.
| Wardell was quite dead. Late in the
| forenoon the two town physicians who
had been summoned, arrived, but
there was nothing for them 10 do. The
burnings on the lips Of the man indi-
Gated that he had drunk considerable
CarbOlic acid.
The carbohc acid was used FOR dis
| injecting There was a four or six
ounce bottle OF Il. Tator last used II
in cleaning a thermometer. He says
that he then placed the bottle in the
glass In which he had washed the
thermometer. The acid bottle and
glass were 80 placed that II was neces-
sary for Wardel, to leave the bed ia
reach the drug. lie undoubtedly
drank direct from the bottle, as nc
trace OF acid In a strong state could
be found In the glass.
4 post norton was held last even
Ing Tatar vag nresaut and was oIes.