The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-03
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IN W|LB0N CASE
Dir. VIM Withdraws Statement
That Laxol Memorandum
Had Been Tempered With.
CERTAIN 1T WASN'T CHANGED
Inspection Under Magnifying
Glass Removes All Doubt.
Simply a Blunder.
CERTAIN 1T WASN'T CHANGED

Simply, a Blunder.
The coroner's Jury rendered YER
dict yesterday afternoon that John
odenea1 Wibon. the three-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. David T. Wilbon, Oh
24oo Floyd Avenue, to MS dea.h
from the effects of lysol dispensed by
Druggist william f. Warinner and aa-
minIstered by the mother MIR. WARM,
ner and Mrs. Wilbon We're eAohet ass'
from any criminal intent ~ ,,,,rr
The suggestion by DR.. John n. Wlnll
| that the memorandum which ne Wrote
for laxol had been samp on q " anpear
that lysol had been prescrlpeu yu,r,
withdrawn by the physician. Dr. VIM
examined the memorandum by .ne . aaa
| of a magnifying glass and aamltleu
that Il is .auite probable that he was
mistaken in his suspicion that the
writing had been changed. ne saiu |
that it is possible that ne inadver,en.s. ~,
made the extension of the letter
himself.
Jury Sees Mcmornndum.
Nelson Robins. reporter Tor a Ill
. placed the memorandum last SUNDAY.
after DR.. Winn suspected that the
writing had been altered. produced IT:
, and it was submitted to the scrutiny Oh
, testified that the memorandum was
preserved Intact by him and that no
q one had the opportunity or did actualiy
|, ciAtnge the writing while IL was III MS
e Mr. Robins said, when Dues TONED BY
{ the coroner, that Mr.. Warinner made
q different statements to him last sun.
v day. He explained that when he iirss
Interviewed Mr.. Warnner he said that
O Mrs. Wilbon came into the store WI" VIZ
: three papers In her haild,' but that the
druggist received the prescription ZOE
e the fever mixture" and did not see
r. the face of the other two until after
"a he had sold the lysol. Witness SAID
n that he was informed by the druggist
that he did not read the memoranaums
until after Mrs. wilbon telephoned IN
o during what had been dispensed IN
Il the bottle. dose of which she had ad-
v ministered to her child. ~,
r. The second statement by Mr.. W ar
d presence OF members Of the W!lbon
n family Sunday night The witness eX.
e planned that he wrote the statement Nv !
y the dictation of Mr. Warinner, WnS
then signed It. The statement. which
Y. was introduced as evidence, was pup
d lished in The Times-Dispatch last MOP
: day.
n Mrs. Lillian II. warinner wife Of the
e druggist testified that she had : seer =, e,
e the memorandum several times are. el
l. 1t was discovered that lysoi had peer zee
Il
+ denied most emphatically. that she hae
: Ichanged the writing on the laNol mem
,s orandum She also disclaimed an!
u knowledge of being aware that the iet
Il with IT do not know that the pape
has been altered" said the witness.
II When DIR. John +. Winn. who Wrot
\ the three prescriptions, next TOOK III, In
i stand. Coroner Taylor requested hlr
to scrutinize the memorandum prescrip
ing laxol and see If he was positiv
al that the "X" had been extended, as n
so first intimated DIR. Winn placed tn
4. naper under magnfying glass, an
&c at the suggestion of Coroner Taylo
~ compared 1t with the writing on IN
~ ~ memorandum for citrate of magnesie
u which DR. Taylor believed dispelled tn
idea that the memorandum had bee
altered, because the letter g" in mag
i, .e nesia. also appeared to have been ex
I'd tended.
et Withdrnws InsinuatiOp.
er After several minutes of close ex
ire animation Of the two papers under IN
powerful glass DR.. VIM admitted ina
1t is "quite probable that he inadver
or- tently made the extension OF the iette
"a tx" which attracted his attention. III
rt, then explained that he desired to with
draw any suspicion, If any he had,
T. any person regarding the apparent al
be teration OF the writing.
Coroner Taylor announced at TN
juncture that all the evidence was DC
at fore the jury. He suggested to tiel
Ing Wilbon, an uncle of the VICTIM that 7
be and Mr. Warinner make friends. ~
coroner said that considerable feelln
the had been shown by both at the FIR!
OF session of the Inquest, and he was Ver
NJ. anxious that each sympathize with tt
other and try to make the pest OF q
me awful mistake.
err DR.. VIM suggested that Mr.. Wilbe
and Mr.. Warinner shake hands and n.
. bear each other any Ill will. Mr.; Wi
bon readily agreed to 90 SO; re te e, e
did not desire to have anything dol
should 1t be found there was JUST
cation for some legal action. Mr.. w
. bon and Mr. Warinnart then shoe
;, No Criminal Intent.
lns After brief deliberation the Jury re
dered the following verdict:
. ITO the Coroner:
y "The jurors sworn to inquire WHIT
how and BY what means the said 10
odeneal Wilbon came to his dea
upon their oath do say that he came
August. 1910 from the effects Of "
administered by his raother on !,
twenty-seventh day of August 10
and which was dispensed by Willis
- f. warinner a registered pharmac
nv on the twenty-seventh day of Augt
w 1910, instead Of laNol, as prescribed
DR.. John F.sWinn, and that there "
81 no criminal intent either in the adm
I|lI - C. W. TYLER,
lA|k ''F'oreman
|NIl At the suggestion of Coroner Tayl
lM|I after the inquest. Dr. VIM agreed
|NBlI advocate In the Medical Journal Il
|lHAIl either the name of laXol or lysol
|lNbIl changed, In order that there may
ll|Al no possible chance for another ia
lI|Mi mistake of the kind.
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