The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-27
POISONED ROLLS
Two Families Narrowly Es-
capped Horrible Agony
and Death.
STRYCHHINE ENOUGH FOR 4 BLOCK
Little Louis Kroll Ate Part
of One and Suffered
Great Pain.


Considerable excitement reigned IN ff,e
Horseshoe this morning over the r,5r1or
that an attempt had been made 10 poison
the families of Simon KroIl. the wen
known jeweler of No III Pavonia avenue.
and Michael Lipsehitz. who keeps 4 smsIl
cigar store at the same address Both
Iamilies are on the warmest Of terms
and they cannot think of an enemy il
the world When Mrs. KroIl awakened
yesterday morning she got up and pro-
ceeded about her household duties. When
she opened the kitchen window she found
package of bread rolls had been left
there Thinking probably some mistake
mad been made by a baker, she did not re-
move them. nor did she pay any attention
70 the fact. She continued about her
work.
About ten O'Clock yesterday morning,
Louis, her fve-year-old son. opened the
bag containing the rolls and took one Of
them. He proceeded to eat it. when his
mother discovered him. Mrs. Kroll COM
PEELED him to return the roll where he
got it and punished him for taking IT.
Mr. Kron was in New York at the time
transacting some business. When be re-
turned his wife informed him Of the pres
ence of the rolls and what her son Louis
had done. Mr.. KroI laughed at HIS wife
Tor taking the matter so to heart. He
soon forgot the incident. Mrs. KroIl, howe
ever, worried over the matter.
Shortly after Mr.. Krolrs return from
New York, Mrs Lipschitz called. mrs.
Lipschitz jokingly told how she had found
rolls on her window when she got IN.
Then hofh fa,,,flfoe ,<,,,.,<.~..s -. y
became suspicious. The families thought
that mistakes Of a similar nature could
not be made at the same house at ona
time.
Mr.. Kroll decided to investigate the
matter on his own account. He called al
several bakeries in the vicinity. but the
proprietors knew nothing of the rolls. Mr..
Kroll then became worried for his sons
safety. He decided to test the rolls to
see whether or not they were all rfgh3
Taking one of the rolls that was left as
his house and one of Mrs Lipschitz's. he
broke them apart. Taking the centre os
each, he broke pieces up in a saucer OF
milk This was given to a cat. This
cat ate the mixture and died In terrible
agony this morning. Louis, the boy who
partook of one Of the rolls, suffered pain
all night, but nothing serious resulted
A physician was called in, and he af
once saw signs. of poisoning. He thought
that the sickness was the result of strych-
nine poisoning.
Mr. Kroll told the physician about this
roll incident and how the cat died. The
rolls were examined and were found to
contain enough strychnine to kill every
person on the block
Mr.. Kroll this morning called at the
Seventh street station house and reported
the matter to Police Captain Kelly. Ths
Captain was surprised to learn the facts
He Immediately started an investigation.
He sent out several police officers TO Wis
it the bakeries in the precinct Up ia
noon the police had not discovered tina
guilty person.
This afternoon News, reporter
called on Mr.. Kroll. He seemed greatly
worried over the matter. He said hs
could not account for the presence of ths
poisoned rolls on his window sin. Louis
he said was out of danger. Mr.. Erou
seemed very anxious to discover the per.
person who tried to accomplish al whoIe-
sale poisoning.
Mrs. Lipschitz was also very xluch en-.
ercised over the affair. She Econsfders
herself very lucky that her fatally was
not poisoned. The police are s<Iu invest.
eating the case. n
T.