The times., 1899-06-25
SAMUEL D. SHUSfER
POISONED BY GHLORhL
Drinks 0ne Ounce of the PO-
ton, But Escapes Death.
Reyiyes Under Heroic Treatment
at Emergency Hospital.
The Victim Declares That He Did
Tho Victim Declares That He Did
Not TnIse the overdosc With
Suicidal Intent.

Samuel D. Shuster forty-seven years old.
whose home is at 14Os Fifteenth Street
northwest. and who is well known in So
cial and business circles, was treated at
Emergency Hospital for an overdose of
choral and bromide taken at the house OF
May Gray. 1926 Street northwest, about
$50 o'clock last night. The amount OF
the poison taken was about one ounce.
The potion was drunk in the presence OF
May Gray, though she did not know at the
time that the quantity taken was enough
TO kill. When she made the discovery she
despatched a messenger to Emergency Hos
pital. No. patrol wagon was standing at
the hospital when the messenger arrived,
having just delivered patient Ii was sent
al once to the house and returned with
shuster He was then in a semi-eonscious
state and apparently in critical condi-
tion. but after receiving treatment rallied.
and at a late hour last night was pro-
nounced out of danger
Mr. Shuster declared that he had not
taken the choral with suicidal intent. but
on the advice OF physician. The dose
stipulated By DR.. Prentiss. who is said to
have prescribed for Mr.. Shuster. was one
teaspoonnfrl.
The taking OF the overdose of ehloral
by shuster is attributed to his nervous
condition. which was due, II is said. TO
oyerindulgence in alcohol, though 1t is also
said that the man worried much over the
disposition of certain property by the Will
of his mother. Elizabeth NJ. Shuster, which
was filed for probate on Thursday.
BY the terms of the will Mrs. Shuster
bequeathed TO her husband, William Nj.
Shuster. one-fourth of the sum of $4,000
which was loaned by her to the firm of
William NJ Shuster c Sons. Samuel D.
Shuster and E Alvin Shuster, sons. were
granted the sum of s., 500 each. and the re-
naming one-fourth was to be divided be-
tween John Ward Shuster and Elizabeth
NJ Shuster, grandchildren of the testatrix.
The house at 1905 Fifteenth Street was
left to William Shuster and William NJ
Shuster. ir., during the life Of the former.
and. upon his death. TO go TO the latter
with the provision that s.. 600 is to be paid
to Samuel d. and z. Alvin Shuster, and
similar sum to the grandchildren mem
toned. The remainder of the estate is
to be divided into four equal parts, be-
tween two sons and two grandchildren.
II was understood last night that Shus-
ter was so involved in some way that he
was compelled to make everything over to
William NJ. Shuster. jr. This. it is said.
WIS done so that attachments could not
be levied on the property. These things
are said 10 have preyed on the mind Of
Shuster and 10 have caused him TO grow
despondent. He was in that state when
he appeared at the Gray house on Friday
night. His condition was not much i'm
proved yesterday and May Gray advised
that DR.. Prentiss be summoned. He found
Shuster suffering as described and is said
TO have prescribed the ehloral and bro
mide After instructing the patient as to
the quantity TO be taken he left the man.
Shuster drank some broth before the
medicine arrived. and later took hot
bath hoping to brace his nerves. Later.
when the medicine arrived. he asked TO
be given a dose of it May Gray procure
the vial containing the choral and bromide
and handed it to Shuster with a spoon.
She then busted herself with other mat
tiers and paid little or no attention to the
man until he Informed her that he fe,t
queer She remembered the medicine at
once and asked him what quantity he had
taken His answer to her question was
Ten o'clock" She then examined tbs
vial and seeing il was almost empty rea-
lized what had happened. Il was then that
she sent to Emergency Hospital.
When the physicians at the hospital
learned what Shuster had drank they i'm
nediately administered antidotes and ap-
piled the stomach pubp.