Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-06-26
A DRUGGISTS SAD END.
v. Kahn. Of San Francisco, Dies
From the DRUG Habit, After
Brief Stay in Jackson.

cisco, was employed as assistant in
the +. W. Kuhser's pharmacy on
Saturday, June Is. tie was we'll re-
commended by dealers in drugs in
San Francisco, and proved we'll post
ed In ell the details of his profession.
Indeed, he seemed bright man
otherwise, being we'll informed
generally. We gave brief item
announcing his death on Friday last
just as we we're putting the Ledger
forms to press, but the case demands
a more extended notice.
1t seems he came to jackson under
engagement of Nj Ruhser on Satur-
day, June 13. lie was not known
here personally, and was employed
solely on recommendation of others.
lie started to work Sunday, and dis
played an aptitude that argued we'll
for his thoroughness. He engaged
room at the Francis residence on
Broadway. Everything went salts
factory until Tuesday, when it Is re-
ported he evidently, toward evening,
started out on drinking spree. That
night he could not locate his rooming
place and called at several residences
on Broadway before he got the right
one. Wednesday morning he showed
up at the drug store apparently all
right About ten o'clock he repaired
to the stOreroom in the rear of the
main store to fix up the diamond dye
case. He was missing several hours,
supposed to be working on this job.
Finally Mr. Ruhser, during the after
noon, went to the room and found
him in deep drunken slumber A
bottle of grain alcohol was beside
him, about half emptied of the
spirits.
That night between nine and ten
O'Clock, Mr. Ruhser paid him the
salary coming to him, and discharged
him. lie wanted another trial, but
this was refused as useless. That was
the ~ast he saw of him alive. He
charged him.
Between one and two O'Clock Thurs
day morning he went to the Louvre
saloon and called for a glass of beer.
! ightwatchman Parker happened to
be there at the time eating his lunch
at the restaurant counter. After dis
posing of the beer he inquired of the
bartender where he could get bed,
and was referred to the nightwatch
man. He was not drunk, but it
could readily be seen that he had
been imbibIng. lie was taken to the
Globe hutel, and placed in room 4.
and paid for his room. lie explain
ed that he had a room on broadway,
but did not want to disturb the
occupants at that hour; he had been
there, but could not open the door.
1t appears that he kept in his room
all day Thursday, refused to eat any
thing. Friday morning about eleven
o'clock, one of the attendants at the
hotel, in passing his room heard a
groan. Looking in he found Kahn
! lying in a peculiar way between the
mattress and wall. He reported that
the man was sick. He started to get
him some soup. On returning Kahn
was found in what was thought to be
fit. 1t was evidently the death
struggle. DR.. Gall was summoned
and got there about a quarter to 2.
The patient had crossed the dividing
line between life and death before he
entered the room.
The sheriff was notified, also the
coroner. In the deceased's pockets
were found $500, also watch and
chain, eyeglasses and pocket knife.
Also in HIS coat pocket there was
found an ounce bottle of cocaine,
nalf full of the drug And in the
room there was an empty alcohol
bottle. There is little doubt that
the victim had during his stay III the
room partaken of both deadly drugs.
| The cocaine bottle was at the coro-
ner's inquest. identified by Mr. kuhser
as one that had been taken from his
drug store. He missed it from the
shelf Thursday. When he last saw it,,
it was three quarters full of the drug.
About sixty grains had been used
since it Was distracted from the store.
This would be sufficient to kill a
number of ordinary men, and was a
dangerous quantity tor one addicted
to the habit to consume in so short
time.
Coroner II. Il. Potter came over