Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-15


 Burdick in Pierce street and Thursday morning complained of nausea and
 vomited violently. Dr. M- H. Scanlon
 was summoned and when he arrived dition. After giving the dying man attention he notified Dr. J. H. Nor gan, the medical examiner for West erly. When Dr. Scanlon made a sec ond call at 1.3O MT. McAvoy was dead It has been decided to hold an autopsy in this case.
 AIcAvoy served in the Civil war as a private in Company B, Ninth Rhode Island infantry, and was a member of Budlong post, G. A. R. He was 6S years of age and the last of his fam fly.
 By order of Attorney General Greenouqh a post nnortem examination was made on the body of Daniel T. Sullivan who died Wednesday night under suspicious circumstances. The post morten was made Thursday af- ternoon by Medical Examiner J. How ard Morgan. assisted by Drs. May and Scanlon. It was found that both lungs indicated symptoms of pneumonia and there were two cysts on the liver, but there was nothing to cause death from contained bright red blood and the brain was filled with a watery sub stance bordering on solidity, and the heart was a trif1e enlarged, indicating  The stomach will be sent to Harvard college for examination by Professor Whitney, poison and analyst expert.
 Coroner Brown remained in PaWca- tuck after the Patti post nnortem ex- animation to make further inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Ed ward Doherty and with a view to stren gthening the evidence of prose cution against the drug store where the coroner claims whiskey containing wood alcohol was sold that caused the deaths of Larrow, Hood and Doherty. The coroner took the testimony of Bernard Mccormick, brother-in-law of Edward Doherty, and whom, 1t is said. purchased the whiskey for medicinal purpose, which the coroner declares contained wood alcohol.
 The coroner and Town Solicitor Agard of Westerly were in consulta- ton concerning the deaths in Pawca- tuck due to alleged poisoned wfiskey purchased in Westerly. Up to the present time there have been no ar rests is, connection with the suspicious deaths. The solicitor and Chief Bransfield are busily engaged in gath ering in details and developments are expected in the near future, for these officials are not of the kind that shirk duty.
 United States and Rhode Island state officials propose to take a hand in this important matter at the proper time, provided there is ground for action. Internal Revenue Officer Kenyon in- tends to visit Westerly and seek evil dence of the illicit manufacture of whiskey other spirituous liquors. He will investigate with a view to aScer- taining whether there is basis for fed eral action. He had no knowledge whether internal revenue officers of the Hartford or New Haven offices intend ed to make investigation in Pawca- tuck.
 Secretary John E. Croft of the Rhode Island pure food and drug commission stated in Providence Thurs day that he had communicated with the police au- thorities of Westerly and requested that some samples of the wi1iskey in sion. This whiskey, if secured, will be analysed with view to prosecution on the ground of adulteration of whiskey. It is probable that MT. Groff will come to Westerly and make personal inves- tiga ation.
 Under the direction of Chief of Police Bransfield liquor raids were made on Thursday night in Pierce street in ex- pectation of finding adulterated wTlis- key pure alcohol or wood alcohol in with the mysterious deaths. Raids were made upon the premises of John Gencerilli and Frank Lavelley. The latter being former resident of that the liquors drank by Sullivan and might have been purchased at his place.
 Sergeant Thomas E. Brown and Con- stable John Reardon raided Gencerilli's place and secured a 53-gallon cask of