The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-04-10
ARSENIC POISONING CAUSED
THE DEATH OF EDDIE WHITE

ing the process OF embalming; spleen,
left and right kidney, all normal; left
and right lungs. greatly congested,
but showing no evidence Of disease:
heart full OF broken down blood but
valves and ventricles. normal Brain
not diseased.
"Postmortem examination Of the
body. without chemical examination
of parts of the internal organs and
the stomach and its contents. reveals
nothing that would indicate that death
occurred from other than natural
causes" is the conclusion Of DR.. Wei
ler's report.
Testimony Of Mrs. White.
The testimony Of Mrs. Maude M.
White, the widow, secured on January
% is voluminous and covers the time
OF their married life. which was nine
years before death. She said that
he had measles two years ago and
had stomach trouble ever since. fire.
quently vomiting. She says that on
Saturday December 4, the deceased
took several chews of Honest Scrap
tobacco, on the cover of which were
some green spects. He became i'll
but the next day. was as well as usual.
On the night OF Wednesday, Decem-
ber Is, the witness said that she was
taken i'll with nausia and vomiting.
Her husband seemed to be in usual
health. except that his head hurt. AZ
ter eating light breakfast on Decem-
Der 16 he became sick and vomited,
most of the day.
Both Ate Canned Corn.
She says that she believes her own
and her husbands illness was brought
about by eating canned corn for sup
per on December Is. Mr.. White was
sick for several days, vomiting fire.
quently, but did not take to his bed
until December %. The deceased did
not think his illness anything more
serious than stomach trouble. The
widow said that DR.. Jones was called
on December 16 and saw her husband
every day until his death. DR.. Jones
told Mrs. White that her husband S
temperature was at all times no more
than half degree above normal.
The deceased had an attack of numb
ness and coldness on December 20
and again on December %. DIR. Har-
ley was called into consultation by
DR.. Jones on the morning of Whites
death, Mrs. White says. She said
that he arrived about 4:40 o'clock, the
morning of December %, about TWEEN
ty minutes before Mr.. Whites death.
She said that DR. Harley said death was
probably due to the effects of eating i
large amount Of canned corn. In her
opinion, according to her testimony
to the coroner. she thought death was
due to acute indigestion, brought on
by eating large amount of canned
corn.
Mrs. Amanda ]. Kennedy who as
sisted Mrs. White in nursing her hus-
band during his last illness. told the
coroner that Mr.. White was a heavy
drinker. She said that he gradually
became worse and was conscious until
within an hour of his death. She says
that DIR. Jones administered nitrogly-
cerine, hypodermically and also by his
mouth, four hours and fifteen minutes
before his death.
Testimony Of Or. Jones.
DR.. A. H. Jones the attending physi-
clan and living at Whitewater. in his
testimony before the coroner, gave a
history of the illness of the decedent
as he. as physician was familiar
with it. He says that Mr.. White be.
came a patient of his when he had an
attack of tonsilitis in the fall He
said that 1t appeared to him, when
first called that the illness was due
to eating the corn. He said that his
condition did not appear serious. He
left cathartic On the occasion of his
first visit. He said that he was call
ed on Wednesday and that White said
something was killing him. complain.
ing that the muscles of his stomach
were cramped. A stimulant and seda
tive was administered. His pulse was
poor at this time. That night, White
became very cold and perspired pro
fusely. One eighth grain Of NOR
phine hypo was administered
first and in half an hour
one-thirtieth grain of strychnine
sulphate. Still later. one one-hundred
and fiftieth grain of atropine was ad
ministered. DR.. Harley of Hollands
burg was called by DIR. Jones and
when he entered the room. DR.. Jones
says that he remarked, ''He is dying
man." DIR. Harley. concurred.
DR.. Jones Gives Opinion.
At the time of death, DR.. Jones ask
ed whether it would be a coroner's
case and DIR. Harley responded thai
1t would not as he had a similar case
| Mrs. Joseph Skinner. who had dice
from eating can of cove oysters. DIR
Jones says that in his opinion ane
that it still was his opinion Con Jan
uary 2S) that Whites death was due
to eating canned corn, causing pto
maine poisoning. He further states
that in his observance of the case
he had noted nothing which led hin
to believe that Whites 4eath was due
to other than natural causes He sait
tt at he had no reason to suspect thai
death was due to anything else.
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