The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-29
Little Wilbon Boy Vic
tim of Poison Sold by
Druggist Warmer
ORDERED LAXOL
AND GOT LYSOL
Instead of Mild Preparation, as
Prescribed by Physician, Deal
er Gave Deadly carbolic
Mixture-Admits That He
Misread Paper From
DR.. Winn.

Because William F. warriner.
druggist. conducting Il store at 2O24
Grove Avenue. misread a prescription
Saturday afternoon. John Odeneal Will
bon, the three .year-old son of David
T. Wilbon, died yesterday afternoon
at o'clock OF carbolic acid poisoning
The poison was given TO him on Sat
urday afternoon by his mother, who
thought that she had been given a
bottle Of "laxol," when, In reality. she
had been given a bottle of 'lysol."
Both are proprietary medicines.
The little fellow had been sick for
several days. and his mother called in
DR.. John f. VIM, the family physi-
clan. to treat MIN. Seeing that the
boy needed simple remedy and q
fever mixture, DR. Winn prescribed
"laxol." preparation of castor oil
and peppermint. with the memo.
randum calling for 'laxol." he gave
one for another mild prepa, alton. and q
prescription for a fever mixture.
Gave Her Wrong Medicine.
Mrs Wilbon took the prescriptions
TO WARMERS drug store herself and
gave them 70 Dr.. Warmer. Warrine,
misread the "la8ol' memorandum and
gave the mother two ounces Of lysol.
which Is carbolic acid preparation.
bolic acid pure
When she returned with the medt-
eines Mrs. Wilbon gave the child a
dose of what she supposed was laxol,
and Immediately knew that horrible
mistake had been made. The child's
every aspect was of poisoning, and
Enc went a once to the telephone and
asked Warmer what he had given
her. Warmer rushed Immediately to
the Wilbon home, at 2400 Floyd Ave
nue., with antidotes.
In the meantime several physicians
In the neighborhood had been called in
and when DR.. Winn, who was also
telephoned for. arrived everything pos
s,ble had been done. Through Sat
ufday night the little boy seemed to
nave chance for recovery, but short
ly before / o'clock yesterday he ex-
perienced a sinking spell and the
nurse in charge at once called in DR..
Bowe, who lives Just across the street
and sent for DR.. Vim. DR.. Bowe arr
rived in time to do what he could,
but the little fellow died in a few
minutes after his arrival.
Warmer Had Antidotes.
Mr.. Warriner was one OF the first
to arrive at the stricken house, and
on his way told member OF the Tam
lily that il was his mistake and that
he would do anything in the world to
remedy it He brought witn him anti
dotes for carbolic acid poisoning. The
boy. however was beyond human help
David t. Wilbon, the father of the
child. was in New York On Saturday
and although he was reached by long
distance telephone he did rot arrive
in Richmond until yesterday morning
When he got home the boy recognized
him, as ne did several Others who came
into his room, and seemed to be able
TO weather the poisoning. His parents
We're told, however, that he was no,
out Of danger. and that tnere were
heavy odds against his recovery.
When the dose was given the cnnd
Ralthough he swallowed nearly a tea
spoonful of the acid. he spit 1t out
almost Immediately. The acid nac
burned ais throat and mouth and
stomach, and that which dripped from
his lips had burned his chin badly.
Druggist Takes Blame.
Mr.. Warriner last night took all the
blame for the accident upon himself
saying in statement that he read
the memorandum prescribing laxo
very hurriedly. and thought that it wa:
lysol. He had filled a number of pre-.
scriptions for DR.. Winn calling fol
lysol. and when he looked at the
memorandum he thought that it wa.
tnes same. He was on the verge of 8
COLLAPSE last night when he realized
the extent of harm that his care
lessness had created and seemed tc
be absolutely broken
He gave out the following statement
In regard to the poisoning:
~ read L-y-s-o-p for L-a-x.o-l,
merely glanced ut the memorandun
and asked her If she wanted tw,
ounces of .LysOl.' She said, sYes., Sb,
also said afterwards CATER the acci
henb that she did not know lysol from
inxol When she telephoned, asking
what was in the bottle, then kney
she wanted LaxoI.'o
"W. f. WARRINER."
NO Funeral Plans Yet,
The funeral of the child will TAX,
place as soon as his grandparents, wht
!, live III Mississippi can be heard from,
The death was so sudden that IL was
matter OF difficulty to get in ccnmn
nication with Mrs. wilbon's :notIar
Mr. Wilbon, who was born in Rich
mond and spent most of his life here
has. for a number of years been Il
business in the South ard only return,
# ed here this summer He has haa,
staying with his father d. II. wilbon
OF 240e Floyd Avenue, He is a brotha,
of Field. Sydney and Alfred Wtlbon
and Miss Gay Wilbon, ~
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