The sun., 1899-12-16
POISON PUT INTO HIS TEA.
JERSEY CITY MAN DYING AVID mrs
ENEMr ARRESTED.

Both Were Employed In n Che nicaI Works
-Four Men say They Saw Boiler Drop
Something Into HITS Supper Pn,i-Poi-
soned Tea Burns whatesofH Touches.
Christian Hit 80 years old. OF 40 Mallory
avenue. Jersey City. is In the City Hospital at
the point OF death from dose ~ poison al
legged to have been administered to him by
Henry Boiler Of 112 Morris street Bolzer IL
under arrest Hit has been employed in the
works OF tho Mutual Chemical Company In
Fulton avenue in the West Bergen DISTRICT and
Boiler has been night Waterman. The two
men quarrelled on Monday night Bolzer ac-
cused Hit OF having reported to the superin-
tendent that he had been asleep for two hours
when he should have been on duty. Hit de-
MED II and the two men were about to ex-
change blows when some other men interfered
and separated them. Bolzer. witnesses de-
clare. remarked as he walked away: ri fix
you for this"
Hit went to work as usual on Wednesday
night. He had his suprer pail with him and
the top compartment OF II was filled with tea.
Shortly before IL o'clock four OF the workmen.
August Zalwoski. August Stein. Martin Chipo-
lopski and Martin Ouch. say they saw Bolzer
enter the room where the dinner pals are
kept. lift the cover from Hits pail and put
something into IT, They attached no signin-
canoe to the matter as they did not know Of
the quarrel. and consequently they did not
warn Hit. At IL o'clock Hit warmed up his
tea and sat down to eat his supper. As soon as
he swallowed the first mouthful OF the tea he
felt a burning sensation In his mouth and
throat and was seized with severe pains In the
stomach. This was followed by violent retch-
ing. Hit was taken to his home and attended
by DR.. Blanchard.
Hits sudden illness was reported to Stunt.
Herbert Kaufman. who took possess
sion OF the tea. He also made an investiga-
tion ana. on learning that Boiler had put
something into the tea. discharged him. As
Hit did not seem to be in a dangerous condi-
tion at first the affair was not promptly re-
ported to the police He grew worse Thursday
night. however. and about noon yesterday his
wife. accompanied by the four witnesses. went
to the First Criminal Court and told the story
to Police Justice Potts. Mrs Hit had some
OF the tea III a bottle. Chief OF Police Muir
II made a Ereenish-yellow stain and burned
through the spot who're 4 was applied. The
regretted II the next moment as he expert
ssnc.d s painful sensation and bis skin was
and Sy wis 6p RHfs
who found Bolzer at his home.
Boiler seemed to be Indifferent to the charge
Pole with sullen look. wnen he was ordered
locked up without bail 1t made no apparent
lT1preSslon on MN IN the afternoon WOru
was sent TO police headquarters that Hit was
sinking, BolZer was taken to his house TO be
identified. Hit identified him and told the
story OF Monday nights quarrel and Boilers
threat.
Supt. Kaufrmann had some of the tea ana
yZed at the works. and reported the result 10
Chief Murphy 1t contained -ulpha,e OF
chromium. deadly poison. and 1t Is surprise
that II did not kill Hit instantly. II thought
that the vomiting removed great deal of the
poison.
Toward evening. yesterday. Hits body be-
gan TO swell. and II was thought advisable
swelling had greatly increased and he was In
critical condition. wit unly a slight chance OF
recovery