The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-02-08
NO INTENT TO POISON.

| Deputy Coroner Philip Pond, I'd, Says
| Poison Resulted From Improper Man
! ufacture of the Wine-Victims Near
! ly Recovered.
Antoine Duket, the poison victim at
the hospital, was pronounced last night
to be we'll on the road to recovery. He
will not, however, be able to attend his
wife's funeral tomorrow nor will he
be strong enough to leave the hospital
for several days after that, but he
can now be said to be on the fair road
to recovery.
Joseph Pryblowitz, the host whose
cherry wine made all the trouble, was
much improved last night, and DR.. N.
said that he was very much relieved
at the improved condition of the man.
He is at his home, 25 Lilac street,
where he will be confined to his bed
for few days, but he is now out of
danger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spratznuff Stranoski,
his two neighbors, who were members
Of the cherry wine party last Sunday,
have now practically recovered. They
suffered only slight attacks from the
effects of the poison, and have been
rapidly improving for two days. Yes
terday they were aole to resume their
usual occupations Their improvement
makes 1T now certain that four out Of
the five victims of the poison will re-
cover
The body of Mrs. Duket still lies In
the city morgue at the undertaking
establishment Of Lewis & Maycock.
1t will be held there till Saturday by
way of precaution in case an expert
examination Of any more organs is
necessary. This is not anticipated,
however, as the autopsy was finished
Tuesday night. The remains will be
Inferred with simple but appropriate
exercises on Saturday. The formal re-
port of Medical Examiner Joslin, who
is really in charge of the case, will
probably be made to-day. DR.. Joslin
said yesterday that as far as he per-
ready two days ago, but that it had
seemed best to delay making 1t to the
coroner till the report of State Chem
list Herbert e. Smith could be added
to it. DR.. Smith has been busy for
three days investigating the specimens
which were sent to him at the Yale
Medical school laboratory. DR.. Smith
is completing his analysis and will
probably submit his facts to Deputy
Coroner Philip Pond, I'd, to-day.
Mr.. Pond said in an interview last
night that he has found that the stom-
ach contained chemical mixture
which was poisonous in its nature and
that the wine was a poisoned COM
pound, prepared from ingredients,
which, though perhaps harmless sepa-
rate, made in mixture poisonous COM
pound. Mr.. Pond said that the facts
would tend to show that the poisoning
was wholly accidental and resulted
from the improper manufacture of the
wine.
The fact has just come to light that
Mrs Duket carried small life insur
ance made out to her husband This
TACT might be significant if there were
The least suspicious of foul play in the
case; but there are none, and no inti-
nation of murder has been raised. The
report which Coroner Pond is prepar-
ng will state that the poisoning was
purely accidental.
Mr.. Pond spent yesterday collecting
! vast amount Of information about
he manufacture of the wine which
was drunk by the party on Sunday. All
lis investigation shows that the vari-
JUS strong ingredients We're put togeth-
,r into the wine in the most sheer |
ignorance by the makers of the liquor.
There is a large quantity of the same
vine stored in the residence of Joseph
1t will be destroyed be- |
ore 1t does any more damage.