New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-06
TRACING POISONED WHISKEY.
POLICE BAFFLED IN THEIR ATTEMPT ~
FIND THE PERSON WHO TRIED TO
KILL WHOLE FAMILY

Tho case OF Edward Hiss. his wife. Margaret
and their next-door neighbor. Mary comm. VINO
were poisoned on Sunday by whiskey sent 70 them
~, eor,o unknown person through the mails, and
whose lives were saved only by prompt medical
a,,.p,Ion has developed into a deeper mystery
than was az first supposed. 1t became evident 10
tho notice Yesterday that the whiskey was sent
u,h n malicious purpose. dosed with enough afro
nine 10 Kill nifty persons. The bottles containing
rho whiskey are safely locked In Captain pelanys
desk IN the Fifh-st police station. ana to-day 'ne
louor will be analysed by the chemist OF the 6oa'a
OF Health. -,
The police are so far entirely baftied IN tneh
cor,s N discover who sent the liquor. The only
c.w so FAR Is a circular which was sent with the
bottle marked with the name IN iead Pe"e"
"Syovitch." The letter was typewriter IN e,sea
ink and many OF the words In 1t were misspeleo'
7, bore no date. but was signed Vanderker q o.
No IA Ganseyoort- New-York." The letter was
addressed to Mr.. Hiss and said the liquor was
sent as sample. and an order was hopeu toe
II was learned yesterday that at NO. - udhse-
voort-st there was firm OF Nanderhar & CO.. VINO
manufactured and bottled ammonia on smau
scale but who had suspended business ana moved
au,v af,een months ago A firm OF cheese deal
ora now occupies the premises. When hiss re-
ceived the circular and sample Few weeks ago
he consulted a friend. who assured MN 'ns' 'He
letter must be fraud, as II onered the liquor a.
a ridiculously low price. The friend advised h'iss
IN "A postal caro-, dSkiIiS 'He IA ~ ~ TN''
r.sentatiye to get order. THIS was done anu
,sw DAVIS later man called in reply 10 the caro-
nm, seemed to know nothing about the matter
.pn,rently he came from the cheese hrm
H,lss's condition yesterday was much lmpro'ee'
hut he was still weak from the effects OF the po'-
SON though he is big man with strong co"s"'
tuition Mrs Hiss and Miss Conlin are also son'e
what improved out Miss Conlin IS not yet W. "a 4.
danger When Hiss was seen yesterday ne 500 80.
II don't doubt that there was poison N VIC.
ucuor hut who sent II ! can't Imagine Being
hrsinass man naturally may make some enenhes
I am continually taking customers from othet pv ~
ME and other people are continually tahlns ~,
toners from / also employ consideTaS. H., 49,
"a some Of my men leaving me all me ulh.
some OF them | have to discharge, out ean NM
think Of any one who would try TO 90 me 50 So,
an injury do not believe. IN social sense
'Dr Ieyendecker. who attended the SICK peoIrss ,
soid ~ cannot be mistaken IN THIS case. ~ -.
s%nntoms OF atropne and belladona poisoning az
81 a1sv 10 determine that knew al once "hat Wy
sick people suffering from ana lI'eiii ,oss
united the antidote ~ morphine The smai aUs,
,a1tan nv the patients and the quick admnlstetiuss
~ remedies were the only factors mat saver ,s
iives DR. Ieyendecker added that ne tnoue ~
,herc was enough Of the drug In the whlsAe. "a
LII any persons He also thought IL was prepa'e1
~" son,e one who had a knowledge or drugs ali
7, was also learned yesterday that anotne. s rsn
bottle OF Mpuor had been sent 10 Hi'ss d. hnt,ls
,aw charles Hankes OF No. 81 Firstst Ins g ygss
s ,hc same size as the six sent 10 the M. -
family Hanks had not opened the oo'''e anu " "
royy in the care NJ the police -, 81, .,,,,on
NI 49, ~. captain Delaney when asked his opium
- ,hs ca 40 last night. said; you newspaper Ia
Lrovr me we'll enough 10 know that neNe, nav
onr,ons until the proper time. To-morro" ""'
Sn ahle 70 say something about the case