The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-05

Leyh. despite her fathers suferings. told
Wsstphal TO call her brother-in-law. DR..
Mcleod, who lives some distance from
the house. and TO call her brother. who is
also a doctor and who lives a long distance
sway II was In the neighborhood Of three
hours, according TO the police. before either
doctor reached the store. and then the old
man was dead. The police think that II
stomach pump had been applied at once
he might have been saved.
Miss Leyh told the police that Westphal
told her when her father was taken click
that he had gone into the cellar and got
the beer at the request Of his employer
He also told Mrs Leyh that after Mr.. lHyh
tasted the beer and complained OF II. he
handed IL to him and asked him to taste il.
He said that la tasted il and that later
when he went into the collar 10 get another
bottle Of beer at the order Of Mr. Leyh, he
was suddenly taken III and fell in faint.
The story that Mestphal told just before
he ran away wac that Mr.. Leyh went into
the cellar and got the poisoned beer himself
His story was got out Of him yesterday
morningby Coroner Williams and was taken
down by a stenographer. II shows West
phal to be n very preCocious younGster.
Stripped OF the questions that produced 1t
IL II as follows:
Il am IA years old and went TO work for
Mr.. Leyh on Oct, 3 last. was present when
he got the beer that poison ed him. and he
got that beer out Of the o'llar himself II
was IL CUSTOM 10 nave tnt Dew ivory MOI
ing and sometimes got it for him, but this
time was busy fixing the fire, He poured
out a glass of the beer and tasted H. He
said to me: Sonny. you taste that beer
II tastes queer TO me- | tasted the beer
and told him II seemed bitter. Right after
that my neck began to burn and felt sick
and dizzy. i got up and began to walk
around
MIR l~yh drank a full half glass Of the
beer. .emptying the rest Of the glass out
..1A .Nfh lx.s.V
and asked me to taste It. After tasted i
] laid II down. | have drunk beer enough
TO know II when taste ii, but swore oh
three months ago. I had to go to church
Sundays and thought better stop"
The rest of Westphals statement was
about the illness Of Mr. Leyh and the dead
mans habits. This statement proves the
boy a liar In many matters relating to the
case. In the first place he said he got the
beer, then he told the authorities that
than this. though, is his statement that
MIR. Ieyh poured out full glass Of the beer.
drank half Of It and then threw the balance
away. pouring second glass for him to
taste. II this were true a full glass OF the
beer. In addition to what Westphal took
Of the second glass. would he missing
When the police visited the Leyh apart
ments after the death Of Mr. Leyh they
took the remains Of the bottles Of poisoned
beer and poured into whiskey flask what
was F1t IN Ine EldSS on tne tdDIe. ne
beer In the glass. added to Whist il In the
original bottle. would All the bottle to within
an inch Of the top, showing that at the very
most only about two good swallows Of the
beer were taken
Investigation 81 young West phal's charac-
ter, after the police had let him get away.
shows him In anything but a favorable
light. Although only IA years old he has
been known under three ramcs. Some bows
knew him "a John Forster, Others as.
Robert Fuster and still others knew
too, that when the boy went to work for
Mr. Leyh he presented let ters to show
that no had worked at two other places In
Willamsburrh The police say that he
never worked az these places and that
his recommendations were not genuine.
The chemical analysis Of Leyh' q at omach.
which is heing made by Coroners' Physician
Wuest, will probably be concluded to-day.
An ANALYSIS Of the contents Of the beer
bottle win be made at once and District
Attorney Clarke has asked to be notified
Of tho result
The, Bedford avenue police learned
at midnight last night that on Tuesday
morning, a few hours before the
poisoning. Leyh and young Westrhall
unarrelled and that Leyh directed
his daughter 10 write letter u the boys
mother saying that hs was not attendin &
properly to his work. The police also
say that at about Q o'clock In the morning
Westphall was seen drinking beer the taste
OF which he said was bitter