The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-26
DRUGGIST WAS CARELESS.
CORONER MIX CENSURES AM SONIA MAN IN POISON CASE

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 cine--GirI Took 7ss Grains of Bi- chIorate of Mercury-CiyiI Proceed-
 ings to be Instituted--Not Decided as
 to Criminal Prosecution 'e The death of Miss Minnie Evelyn Kitllngbeck, eighteen years old, of 79 Elm strset, Ansonia, which occurred as a result of poisoning early Saturday morning, was due to the taking of d to the young woman. She took one and grains of bichlorate of mercury, which had been sent to the young wonaan's home by the mistake of an Ansonta druggist, E. s. Schoonn1aker of 222 Main street. The prescription called for some powders, and another prescip- ton received at tiie same time was for. the tablets containing the deadly mer- curry poison, which were to be used for external application only. The powders and tablets were put up and placed in boxes of exactly the same kind, and when labelled the label poi, son was put on the box containing the ptWd0ESg WtIIl6 LkE0 L<tpVGltS yWCIC. EoElAL to the young lady without the poison label She took one of the tablets only, but at one-quarter of grain of bi- chiorate of mercury is a, deadly poison, that one was too powerful to be coun- teracted as it contained seven and f1ve-eighths grains. .... .s...~
 The young woman, who was employ ed at the five and ten cent store dn Am sonia for the holidays went home De- cegrlber 16 with violent headache. Dr. Parrnelee, the family physician, was called in. He said that the girl was operworked, and gave her some head ache powders. After taking them she felt better the next. day. When the doctor called he said he would give her some more in case the headache returned. He wrote out two prescrdp- tions and left them at B. S. Schoon- makers pharmacy to be put up and 1 called for. 7 At about the same time the prescrip- tton for the mercury tablets for a young man at the Hotel Dayton was also brought in. The prescriptions Were sent to the prescription desk to- ! gether. After being put up the head ache powders were placed in one box and the tablets in a similar box and sent to be labelled. One prescription the powders, was put up by MT Schoonmaker, and the tablets by 8 clerk named Tucker. When the labels were put on the poison label was put on the wrong box and the tablets sent tablet containing seven and five-eighths immediately began to suffer terrible | agony.
 The pharmacy was notified and tht mistake discovered. Dr. Parmelee wal called in and dispite hds efforts the gir died after lingering several days. Sht suffered much agony during the time O
 her illness. .. .,....
 It is stated that civii suht for dam
 ages will be instituted against Mir Schoonmaker Coroner Mix holds tha. the death was due to the carelessnes' of the druggist in not Investigating the contents of the boxes when the labe1 were put on, and in putting the tws different preparations in boxes tta were alike. Whether criminal proceed. ings will be begun has not yet beer determined. Coroner Mix will consul State Attorney Williams in regard t
 the case, and upon the outcome of tl1i will depend the decision as to whethe to bring criminal action.
 It is stated that Tucker, the drlt clerk, has been very attentive to tn
 dead girl.