Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-23
ENEMY GAVE HIM STRANGE POISON
Drink Made From South American
Herbs Causing Rubber Hunter TO
Seek Deoenerates and Criminals as
Associates. Just AS Did Milwaukee
Milllonoire's WIfe--knows A Cure.

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weeks ago from South America
where for several years he was engage
ca IN the rubber hunting business
claims that II few months before his
departure from that country he had
IN experience similar to that of Mrs.
j. Is. Romadke, the Milwaukee mil
ilonaircss. who, forsalilng her hus.
Dand. friends. social position. recently
Went TO the Sims of Chicago where
sfle associated with the most vicious
negroes OF that city and with them
committed robbery aftor robbery mn.
I'll she was finally captured by tho
police ana thrown into Jail
La2arte declares that the statements
of Doctors Alex. Gustafson ana Shell.
don Leayitt the Chicago scientists
who examined Mrs. Romadke after
she was jailed. that the woman Is
possessed OF an Ethiopian spirit" are
ridiculous in the extreme. and I'M.
worthy of the belief and considorn.
ton OF people of inteiigence and
sound Judgment He says that some
enemy of the woman gave her draft
OF subtitle poison which is made
from cettnin roots ana herbs that arc
found only in Brazil ana Peru.
~ Lazarte's Experience.
AS a proof that sue. poison OK.
ISIS and That II has an un,sal ana
strange effect upon Il Persons mind
l>azarte, who appears to he highly
educated and who speaks excellent
Engiisli, cites his own experiences. He
says that he Went to Brazil from tho
unltcd States several years ago with
smail fortune ana went into part
hershlp there with several we'll known
L.. Ia.
Years he made over $4,000 ana wns
preparing TO return TO this country
With his money when, after n short
stay IN lluitls. Peru, hn suddenly
lost all Interest In money. friends and
everything, else ana sought out ynra.
nonds ana criminals ns his associates
lie was unable to understand this
sudden change In his Temperament.
nut was poworless TO overcome his
ever present desire to associate with
l'id people and leave his money,
friends and business behind him.
Doctors Unable to Help Him.
He was not III In body hut after
seyc;al weeks decided to seek the all
or physician. He vlsltcd several
doctors In lquitis. but none of them
could Iathom his malady ana IN des.
pair lie went 10 Manaos BRAZIL, hon.
Ing TO he better able to combat his
desires for vile associates In that
city.
Tho change. however apparently
Old not aid him and he was soon Nv.
ing with the criminals aud lower class
oil people there. After being IN Mana
os Tor several weeks he CHANGED to
nlet an aged brazilian woman who
Invited him to her .,ouse.
Old Woman Knew Secret.
He accepted the invitation after
talking with her for some time tho
woman told him that he was aifectrd
by n strange disease, which did not
Affect his holy but which was ruin
ing his mind and making deprnyec
degenerate out of him. After explain.
ing to him that some Of his supposed
friends had sven him a draftYof \
poison that was made f,om certain
roots and herbs. The names of which
she would not divulge. she told the
Indian Tint she would trcat ana cure
him at her home She said that SHE
was moved ly pity for the man and
would not ask AMY remuneration for
her services
Lazarte agreed to plan and be-
gan her treatment She gave him
regular drinks of some kind OF tea.
winch she prepared from roots. Al
though the Indian frequently asked
tor the name of The roots and the
place where they could be found. she
refused TO tell him anything con.
corning the cute
After remaining under her treat.
ment for three months I.azar,e was
cured. Leaving Manaos lie returned
& 10 llultis, only to find that his trade
had been lost and that his 10. tune
had gone with IT,. Laaarte says he
gave some of his money away to vi,
vicious types OF South Americans. but
he never know what became OF the
greater portion of his money.
T. Works at shipyard Now.
Returning TO Brazil, he shipped on
British steamer for England MS n
seaman. he having followed the sea
Tor number of years before going
10 South America. Arriving in Eng
land he took passage to New York
and came To this city three weeks
ago on an Old Dominion Line steam.
or. on his arrival mere he secured
o. position in the local shipyard and
now lives at 1897 Twenty-third
street
While looking over a newspare.. n
few days ago I.azarte read of the
strange case or Mrs. Romadke, and
struck by the similarity OF her case
and that of his own in South America
lie came to the Daily P;ess office and
after telling his story to rcporte.
asked the newspaper man to write to
MI Romadlte In Milwaukee and tell
him OF his tI-azarte's) case The In
dian said that the plight Of the I'M