Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
WAS POISONED BY ACID
YOUNG MANS MISTAKE PRO-
DUCEs SERIOUS RESULTS.
Said He Swallowed Dose in the Belief
That It Was Cough
Syrup.

young man was picked up from the side
walk at 9TH and E streets northwest last
night about 9:45 O'Clock and taken to the
Emergency Hospital to be treated for car
boic acid poisoning
1 thought 1t was cough SYRUP was the
only statement he made before he lost con-
seriousness and his condit on tecame CT teal
This statement was made just AFTER ne
was placed upon the operating table at the
hospital, and the surgeons were in such
hurry to apply the stomach pump that he
was not asked to give his name or tell any
thing that would assist the police in bring
ing about his Identification
postal card found in his pocket was adj
dressed to Joseph Bountree, soS Light
street, Baltimore. The message was writ
ten at White Plains, N Y by r. T. Davis.
and was dated the 22d OF November last
Inc message on the postal reads: Friend
Joe: arrived safe and am all .. X Dom
have any idea when l Will come that way
again. l may go back to Washington but
| don't think So Write to me here and adj
dress X l. Davis, are of general delivery"
Message to Hospital.
AT the Emergency Hospital very little was
known of the circumstances attending the
affair. A message had been sent to the
hospital by a man who said he was
trained nurse, telling the hospital author,-
ties that there was a sick man on the side
walk on street northwest between 9Th
ana tth streets. 1t was necessary tor the
ambulance to make second run before the
man was finally found near 18th and E
streets and taken TO the hospital. There
was no policeman about the corner at the
time, and IT was almost impossible To get
any information about the man or the r
culnstanceS under which he took the poison
Inc man who teleQhoned for the ambu-
lance SAID he would call al the hospital as
soon as The sick man WIS taken there but
at midnight nothing more had been heard
or him. Il Star reporter learned that the
young man had purchased 10 cents worth
ol cafpo!ic acid at drug store on 9th
street telling the druggist that he wanted
1t for use on his hand His hand was band
aged and he said blood poisoning had set
IN and ne used carbolic wash.
Warned by the Druggist.
Remember" the druggist told him, that
this is deadly poison"
The customer said he was aware of the
nature of the acid and said he had been
using it upon his hand. 1t was stated at
the drug store that there was another young
man with him when he called to make the
purchase. A few minutes after the acid
was purchased man answering his de-
seription called at a saloon and asked for
u scent drink of whisky. He was told
that such liquor was not dispensed at that
bar and was shown the way 10 the street.
y short distance away a call was made
at another place of business and the young
man wanted to use the telephone. He be
came noisy and profane, it is said, and
was ordered out of the place. The next
heard of him was after he had taken the
poison.
Chinese laundry ticket and the postal
card comprised his effects. The police are
endeayoring to ascertain something about
the identity of the patient.
The Associated Press ascertained that 3OS
Light street, Baltimore. is lunch room on
the wharf section of the street. The place
is closed tonight and no clue to the identity
of the man is obtainable.