The sun., 1906-01-02
DENTISTS CHLOROFORM TALE
Dr. KING SAYS HE WAS DOSED
AND HIS OFFICE RANSACkED.
Mrs Tterney's Letters to Him Turn Up in
Her Husbands HandsTrOubles OF
Two Couples behind Queer burglary
Case in q Brooklyn Police Court.


Two Couples behind Queer burglary
Case In brooklyn Police Court.
Dr. George b. King, young dentist OF
Brooklyn, has story that he was mysteri-
ousy choroformed and robbed of some
letters in his office at 1874 Fulton street
on Christmas eve. The tale was aired in
the Lee avenue court yesterday morning,
when John j. Tierney, an insurance solicitor.
came up for examination on a charge OF
being the chloroformer and burglar.
Both the Tierney family and the King
family are composed now Of separate
entities. Mrs. King left her husband two
years ago. A year ago last November
Mrs. Tierney went to DR.. King to have her
teeth fixed. The Tierneys had married
early-sh at II. he at 10. As they grew
up they grew apart. The finish came
after DR.. King plugged four cavities in
Mrs. Tierney's teeth. just year ago
yesterday she left home. Shortly after
that Mrs. Tierney went to work for DR..
King as attendant.
Tierney says that he tried to get her to
go back to him again and again, but failed.
In the meantime Kings wife was after
him for support. On November she
had him in court. Tierney was in the
audience. He wrote letter to thu t'ags-
trate afterward. charging his wife with
being in the Office of DR.. King at improper
hours. The matter of support was settled
out of the court room.
On Christmas day DR.. King went to the
Atlantic avenue police station and told a
sensational yarn of burglary. He had
retired at about midnight in his bedroom,
l,a,, IL nf IA; l,o
at 10 O'Clock in the morning very sick
with the after symptoms Of chloroforming
and with a welt across his forehead. To
prove it he showed the welt. When he
got better he had investigated.
There was three ounce vial marked
"chloroform" on the floor and a towel,
still smelling of the drug, lay across the
bed. He looked over the place. Locked
doors had been forced, trunks burst open,
his belongings were scattered all over the
place, but nothing of value was missing,
The thieves had passed by gold leaf, valu-
able instruments, money and iewelry, and
had taken only lot of his letters.
The plain clothes men went over and
looked at the place. 1t was as hing had
said. They found, too, that the wires con-
Meeting his burglar alarm had been cut
apparently from the inside. A trap door
from the roof, which led to a ladder in
closet, was wide ope n. There was the
probable entrance of the thieves There
was piece of curtain pole beside the bed
That, King thought. had been used to
crack him on the forehead He could not
explain why, he being dead with chloroform
they had hit him into the bargain
E! guess they mus have liked me- he
The detectives went to work. looking up
the people who might have had motives to
steal Dr. Kings letters. one rail led to
Mrs. Kings people and the other to Tierney.
Before they could question him Tierney.
having heard that the police were after him,
appeared at the station house and showed
seven letters written by Mrs Tierney 20
DR.. King.
gen street three days before Christ mas" he
said, -and l copped them. From the way.
he acted l thought he wanted me to find
Them
While the captain was wondering whether
to hold him or not, Tierney came out and in
sisted that he be arrested 10 that he night
clear himself
He appeared in the Lee avenue court yes
terday morning. DR.. King vas there also
Chas. F. Clayton, father OF Mrs. King, 10
the surprise Of the police Dr. hing refrsed
20 press the char ge,
mfr. Tierney - a gentleman" he said; II
don't believe he did it," and he glared at
Clayton.
As the police had no evidence against
Tierney excepvt he possession of n" letters
he was discharged.
DR.. King was in his Office yesterday. He
had scab about as big as half dollar on
the left temple, He had left everything as
the police found it, even to the scraps Of
wood on the floor where locked bedroom
door had beep forced. He showed t he club
and the chloroform bottle.
They gave me three ounces" he said.
That was a great deal more than they
needed, but they didn't know how to give
chloroform. If the skylight over my head
hadn't been open would have died
Yes, know Mrs. Tierney. She is an
estimable woman, She is not in this. We
never exchanged any letters. 1t was some
one else who wanted my correspondence.
That will all come out later
The case will be reopened this morning in
the Lee avenue court, when the police will
have some one else under arrest. Tierney,
Clayton and King will be there. The police
say that there will be some surprising tcsti-
mony.