Evening journal., 1913-05-03
CYANIDE
KILLED YOUTH
JURY AGREES
COrOner'S Body, However,
Not Satisfied That KOp-
rOWSky Was Murdered
STATE OFFICIALS
END INVESTIGATION

After hearing az the evidence the
State authorities had in the case Of
Frank Koprowski, the young man
who died suddenly from cyanide f
potassium poisoning at the plant Of
f. Blumenthal and Company three
weeks ago, Coroner gpring's jury em-
panelled last night to hold an inquest,
found a verdict to the effect that
Koprowsh had come to his death
from the fleets of the poison, but
administered in manner unknown to
the iu Thus the question is left
open and while the authorities lean
to the belief that the young man
ended his own life It is still a much
mooted question. Some friends OF
the young man believe otherwise.
The State authorities will drop the
case as an exhaustive Investigation
on their part revealed nothing that
would tend to show that the young
man met with foul play.
Nine witnesses we're heard, most
Of them friends and fellow workmen
OF the dead man Those who worked
With him an said that on the Nom
dav morning he dropped dead they
saw him take a drink of wafer from
hose a minute or two before he
foll TO the floor No one saw him
place anything in his mouth before
taking the water. He had been work
ing all morning ana had eaten moth
ing since his breakfast and he was
about to go home to luncl when he
died.
state Bacterlologist Watson's re-
port Of his finding the poison in the
mans stomach made 1t clear that the
powerful drug and especially in such
n large ouan ity as was found could
not have been retained by any hu-
man being more than two or three
minutes before causing dnath This
led to the belief That Koprowskl
nlaced th poison 10 his mouth Just
before taking the drink OF water, but
NO one saw him do &C.
Miss Helen p Booth, to whom ko.
prowski was to hay been married
within two weeks Of the day he died
was witness. She said ne had spen
ihe Sunday evening prior to his dealt
with her He was then In the bes
ni suirils and gave no indication TIA
hc was contemplating suicide. The
tabled over arrangements for thei
oeddinr and the preparations the
had under way for going TO house
frrrinr in Tho home kOnrOvski hal
rrrchqsod When no iefi her he di
81 with tho understanding that h
s,rll visit her again Monday nigh
Mss pooth. who refused Z. heliev
rnnrovski was dead when his bod
was brought home am who wa
shocked and hysieriosl when toll
life was extinct eave her iesiimon
before tho jury last night without dis
PLAYING an. emotion
Frank szyuansk. who roomed Wit
KoprowsN IN the same hoardin
house. testified that Konrowsfi move
had anv Medicines about the roor
He had alwlva appeared in ZOO
health ard sniriis and he never hint
ca al suicide Tho witness did no
know of any reason why the yOun
man should want to die If he di
end his own life
Or Elwood 7 Rogers testified tha
about two weeks before Koprowsk
died. he was suffering from arscni
poisoning. Dr Rorers had him re-
moved to a hospital where Koprov
ski was IN serious condition 70
p time AZ that time KoDrowski coul
not explain how he had taken th
poison
Tho other witnesses could thro'
no light on the mans death AM
their testimony was OF little import
ancc
Tho Jury included Ou1 Miller fore
man: Isaac r. Brown secretary
lsmes J. 1ustison Merris Wineaf
and John r Spring. IT.