The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-06-07
4 CLOSE CALL.
One Hundred and Ten Convicts
in Penitentiary Poisoned.
PARIS GREEN USED.

1t Was Put In Some Cabbage Which til
Convicts Ate for Dinner. Parti.
cles of the Poison Used Have
Been Discovered In and
About tue Kitchen.
The State OF THURSDAY said there
has been lot Of illness among thu
convicts at the penitsntiary Withir
the last "a hours and it is known thai
tie 10 or more who were made sicl
suddenly had psrtaksn CT green vege
tables cooked in large pot. None o1
tie 300 convicts vas affected excepl
.he ones who ate Of the cabbage thus
prepared, and it is believed that the
poisoning was not due to any mischiev'
Gus intent Col. D. J. Griffith, super.
intendent OF the penitentiary, stated
that nearly all of the sick had left the
iufcmary with tie exception Ct q few
who were not we'll anyway, and there
we're no casualties of serious ma.
ture.
The convicts who were made sics
ate Of cabbage cooked in a pot which
nad not teen used fer some time, al.
though the cooks declared that they
cleaned the vessel thoroughly. 1t is
customary to put a little soda into
che vegetables to facilitate the cock.
ing, and it is possib BILE that the action
Of the soda on the iron o. the POT form.
ed a chemical change which nauseateo
the prisoners who ate Of the Vegets.
bles prep ared therein.
TIE nausea appeared so soon sfte,
the oinEer meal that all OF she din
ner had not been cleared away, and
simo Of the vegetables v1re sent &C
Dr. w B. Burney, the State chemist,
who YVES asked to mzke q careful
2'aly>,s His report had nc1 baen MADE
We nesday night. 1t is hardly Pre-.
ns bic that tie c:'Ev!cts engaged in
gathering the Vegetables and in pre-
oarirg trem could have been So maii
cious as to want to poison Their fellow
prisoners, but if there was anything
+ :he kind doue it will not be difa suit
70 find the ores guilty. Capt. Griffin
feels very much reliev d after all Is
yer b c>use rome OF tie prisoners
f4if-d o pona Immediately ts treat-
ueut ard I'll will be as We'll as usuSl
in z day OF two.
ARsENIC IN THE POT.
TIE S;ese Il Friday says there was
arse ic in the dinner that poisoned
he convictS. Dr. ". B. Burney, the
STATE chemist, has not made lis form
al report Of the analysis undertaken
st tee X sq1eSt of Capt. D. J. Griffith,
sureri- i ndent Of the penitentiary,
nu5 ha said informally THURSDAY night
that he ha5 discovered the presence Ct
arsanic in considerable quantity in the
sample sent him for examination.
slpt. Griffith and Capt. ". ". Adams
captain Of the guard, made an in
VeStigaticn "Wednesday and Thursday
ard they have arrived at the ccnc!u.
sim that the poison was put into the
cabbage with malice, and the party
guilty OF the crime has been spotted.
AS it vas stated Thursday the con-
victs were sickened By eating OF din
ner OF cabbage cooked in large pot.
Thinking that not even q convict
should be 10 inhumaDly depraved as
TO seek to poisicn his fellow convicts
in such manner, Capt. Griffith was
disposed at first to believe it possible
hat there might have been some
chemical change brought about by rea,
sou Of the fact that the cabbeges were
ccoked in pot not used for some time
and that soda had been used to facih.
ta:e the process Of cooking.
THE POISON FOUND.
Thursday experiments we're made
with the sample pot and with other
pots. It was round that in no case did
the cabbage show any signs Of poison
from the use OF soda in the cooking.
Bn5 in perfectly clesn pot used daily
some ot the green poison On the window
'zas added. TIE color impaired to the
cabbage was the same as that observed
Il: the dinner that made the conSicts
SILK. Conv!cts ate voluntarily with nc
o;.i effects resulting from the greens
cooked with soda. OF course none q
rem would try the mess cooked with
Paris green.
PariS green contains arsenic. There.
fore IL Is probable that tie dinner was
poisoned with malice aforethought.
There has been Paris green in the sup
Dom at t5e peai:ensiary and some o!
It had bsen used few weeks ago tx
Kill bugs On the Irish potatoes. Thurs.
Gay Capt. Griffin found traces Of the
green poison on the winGow sill Of the
cooking room and in one OF the gut
ters near the kitchen was found more
in the quantity OF a spoonful. Tskine
this In connection with the fact thai
Dr.. Burney has found arsenic in The
dinner Of last TUESDAY it would appear
that one OF more CT the conviets ma,
be { uad guilty Of a diabolic attempt
at Wholi sale murder.
Ra,ding Blind Tigers.
A. Charleston the social club,
Altered blind tigers, continue to hs
r,i%e by the ccnstab!es and much ex
ciieneEt prevails among the propris
tors and members, especially at thi
$ :s@n Of the gear, when cold beer il
considered TO be so very necessary
.p: c'ally wish the accom- panipent
.: c. mi rtable quarters, electric fans
letc. The raid CT one club Wedne>da,
night netted "a gallons OF high grad
shiskey and nearly 1000 bottles 0
I:xporu beer. Tee renewed actiVit,