The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-13
NO POISON RECORD
Topeka Druggists Pay No At
tentiOn to It.
County Attorney Hungate Is
Greatly Surprised.
THE Law IS PLAIN.
Only One in Twenty Paid Amy
Attention.
Few New Developments in Horse
Poisoning Case.

In an effort to find out if any drug
store in the city sold arsenic to Claude
Ewing with which the latter is accused
of having poisoned six. horses belong
ing to W. A. Yount of Valencia, County
Attorney Hungate ascertained on Tues
day that but one drug store in Topeka
out Of an even number of twenty visit
ed, kept a poison sale record. as re-
quired by law. His search was there
fore absolutely barren of getting the
Information he desired
The statute specifically prescribes
that every drug store shall keep a rec
ord of poisons sold. The poisons com
ing under this law are enumerated in
the following schedule:
Schedule Arsenic and its prepa-
rations, corrosive sublimate. white pre-
cipitate. red precipitate. biniodide Of
mercury, cyanide of potassium, hydro
cynaine acid, cIlorofOrm. strychnine,
morphine and all other poisonous
vegetable alkaloids and their salts. es-
sential oil of bitter almonds. opium and
its preparations. except paregoric and
other preparations Of opium contain
Ing less than two grain to the ounce.
Schedule B-Aconite belladOnna.
colchium. eonium. nux vomiea, hen
bane. cautharides. creosote. digitalis
and their pharmaceutical preparations.
croton oil, choral hydrate, sulphate Of
zinc, sugar of lead, mineral acids, car
boHc acid oxalic acid, and all other
Firulent pOisons.
tansy. ergot and its preparations, cot
tonroot and its preparations, and all
other active emmenagOgues of abor-
tives.
The law then goes on to say: Articles
enumerated in sch edules A and 3 shall
not be sold without distinctly labelling
the box. vessel cor paper in which the
poison is contained, and also the out
side wrapper. with the name of the
article, the word Poison" and the
name and the place of the business of
the seller. Nor shall it be lawful for
any person to sell or deliver any poison
enumerated in schedules A and b, un-
less upon due inquiry it be found that
the purchaser is aware of its poisonous
character, and represents that it is to
he used for a legitimate purpose: nor
shall il be lawful for any proprietor
or owner of any drug store or any reg
istered pharmacist. to sell or deliver
amy articles included in the schedules
A and 3. without before delivering the
same to the purchaser. causing an en-
try to be made in q book kept for that
purpose. stating the date of sale the
article sold the quantity thereof the
the purchaser, to be required the name
cf the dispenser and the name and adj
dress of the purchaser. signed by him
self such book is TO be always open
for inspection by the proper authori-
ties and to be preserved for at least
five years. No articles enumerated in
schedule G except on the prescription
of a legally qualified physician The
provisions of this section shall not APP
ply to the sales of poison to practicing
physicians and photographers and to
the dispensing of poisOns in not un-
usual doses or qualities. upon the pre-
scripticn Of licensed practitioners of
medicine Any person procuring from
any pharmacist articles enumerated ia
schedules A 3 and G., under fraudulent
representations. shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor. and be liable to a
dne of not less than SIS nor more than
500.
Ewing is now under arrest at the
county jail for having poisoned these
horses The county attorney says he
Aas good evidence against the young