New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06
TAKEN DYING FROM A HOTEL.
WOMAN GUEST AT THE ST. CLOUD EX-
PIRES IN BELLEVUE.
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN HER ROOM AFTER SHE
HAD SWALLOWED HEADACHE POWDER

HAD SWALLOWED A HEADACHE POWDER
woman Of neat appearance, about thirty years
old and we'll dressed, who registered at the ST.
Cloud with a man as Frederick Welch and wife"
removed to Bellevue Hospital yesterday suf-
fering from some kind Of poisoning. She died at
225 o'clock
The man and woman entered the hotel about
$3.50 o'clock on Friday afternoon. The woman re-
maned in the parlor while the man went 20 the
hotel desk He asked FOR a room, the chief clerk
Mr.. Cobb. says, and paid 81 for It. He registered
above and said he did not wish to 20 to the
room at once. He took the key and left the hotel
with the woman.
They returned in half an hour, both going to the
room, which is on the fourth floor. The man went
away about $50 o'clock Cobb cannot give good
description Of him. but says he was about thirV-
five years old with mustache, was stout. and
brown suit Of clothes.
The woman remained in the hotel all night In
the morning she ordered glass Of whiskey which
sent to her. and at about II o'clock her an
nunciator rang and coored porter. named Ran
doph, was sent to the room. He opened the door,
to find the woman sitting In chair, apparently un-
conscious. He to the clerk. who sent for DIT.
Herber, Constable. OF No AS West Forty-third-
st. and he and DR.. Frazer, the hotel PHYSICIAN
hurried 20 the woman's room.
A piece of paper that had contained headache
powders found a table. as was the whiskey
glass. The doctors worked over the woman TOT
two hours without much success. and then Poiice-
Tyrrell. OF the West Thirteth-st. station sent
to Bellevue Hospital for ambulance.
The surgeon could not tell what was the matter
with the woman. though all the physicians said the
woman had been poisoned She was removed TO
Bellevue Hospital and a corps of surgeons ana
physicians tried in vain to save her llfe. Ihere
letters In the wOman's room ana no III
dicaton OF an attempt suicide ,
Mp. Barry, manager Of the hotel. confirmed the
statement made by Mr. Cobb. The headache
powders. according TO the papers which contained
them were purchased from the drug store OF n.
D. Paxson & Co.. which is dagonaly across from
the hotel at the southwest corner or broadway
and Forty In the store there Is displayed
conspicuousy advertisement OF the powders, on
which Is printed:
Not to be taken with stimulants."
Mr.. Paxson said: You could give a handful or
this TO a person and II would not harm him. The
doctors prescribe at least forty grains OF the drug
Il contains at times when large doses required.
The reason why the caution is given relative 10 the
tend TO excite heart action. while the powders are
sedatives The stlmuants would naturally neu-
traze the action OF the powders: II Is ridiculous
TO think that this woman could be poisoned py
these powders
Mr. Paxson said he had sold three OF the powders
to man answering the description OF the man
who registered as Frederick Welch'
Captain Price said he thought the woman took
too much OF the powders. and he has no faith In
any other theory regarding her death