New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-21
POISONED BY MISTAKE.
MRS. DEUBERT GAVE OXALIC ACID TO
HER HUSBAND.
SIZE THOUGHT SHE WAS ADMINISTERING EPSON
SALTS WHEN SHE PREPARED THE FATAL

SIZE THOUGHT SHE WAS ADMINISTERING EPSON
SALTS WHEN SHE PREPARED THE FATAL
DosE-ARREsTED AFTER HIS DEATH.
Henry Deubert a city Marshal died yesterday
morning as a result OF his wife having given to
him dose OF oxalc acid in mistake for Epson
salts The Dcuberts lived at No 80 Meseroe-st
They had been married twenty-nlne years. John
G. Deubert. a brother OF the dead man. IS
active Republican, and ? member Of the Repub-
lican State Committee and a Commissioner OF
the Long Island State Hospital Through his
brother John. Henry Deubert appointed city
Marshal by Justice Schnitzspan.
The couple had lived for years in the house in
Meserole-st They had no children ana were much
in each others company. on Wednesday night
Mr. Deubert was in cheerful frame Of mind. and
went with some friends to Turn Hail. where he
spent an hour. He returned to his home early
and awakened M 500 o'clock yesterday morning.
He told his wife that he not feeling well. and
asked her 10 prepare Epson salts for him.
on shelf side by side. two bottles both
similar in appearance. one contained the EPSON
salts and the other oxalic acid in n crystallized
form BY mistake Mrs. Deubert took the bottle
containing the acid from the shelf and mixed some
Cf It's contents In glass OF water. She handed
the glass to her husband, who drank its contents
and remarked that the stuff bitter
Mrs. Deubert realized at once that she had given
poison to her husband and told him so. Deubert
from the house to drugstore block away.
The druggist gave him antidote and told him
hurry the Office Of physician. Deubert left
the drugstore and his way to physicians
Office when the pain caused by the acid became so
great that he stopped in front Of Turn Hail. at No.
50 Meseroe-st. Policeman Killings. of the Sagg-
st. police station. asked Deubert. whom he knew.
II he i'll. and the latter replied that his wife
had given him poison by mistake. Killings called
for an ambulance. DR.. Duffy. of St Catharne's
Hospital. answered the ambulance call. but could
do nothing for Deubert. who died soon after the
physican's arrival Mrs Dcubert had, in the
mean time. arrived at Turn Hall. whore her hus-
band had been carried, and held him in her arms,
bewaing the mistake she had made.
Mrs Dcubert. when her husband died was taken
to the StaGg-st police station, where she was
charged with homicide. Accompanied by l.. A.
Phillips Mrs Deubert then went to the Ewen-st
police court. where q complaint drawn up
Mrs Deubcrt was then taken before Magistrate
Tcae Mr. Deubert the dead mans brother, told
the Court he was positive that Mrs Deubert was
not criminaly to blame for his brothers death
Mrs Dcubcrt appeared dazed. and did not seem
to realize the position she was in.
MAGISTRATE Tcale after the usual questions, asked
how long she and her husband had been mar
red and if they always lived happily She an
swercd that they were married twcnty-nine years
and had always led a happy life Mrs. Deubert
would have fallen after she had answered the
questions if il had not been for her brOthcr-iu-
law and Mr. Phillips. VINO supported her. Magis-
tratc Tcalc fixed bail at $500 and set the case
down for hearing November 3, the bail being
furnished 10y Mr. Phillips.
Mrs. Doubcrt hysterical throughout the
/ day and was placed under the caro- Of n physician