Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
CHALKHOLDS
CHILD IN
POISON
GRIP
Little Mary TribbIe Dying After
Two Weeks Paralysis From
Eating CrayOn. a.

seven-year-oId Mary Trfbbis,
daughter OF Policeman W. C. Tribble.
lies partially paraIyzed and apea0h-
less at her home, Porter streeA
Fast Atlanta, where her strange case
has baffled physicians for the last
two weeks.
Two doctors have worked over her
almost constantly since she came
from school two weeks ago Friday
and told Of eating come piecas Of
brightly oolored crayon. A few min
utss after she complained Of being
III her little body was rigid in the
mysterious paralysis and she has been
able to utter but a few words since.
The physicians say that the color
ing matter in the crsyons is one Of
the deadly polsons when taken into
the human system
Physicians Are PoVVsrisss.
Tho case IL SO unusual tnsv ara
powerless to combat it. Only a fiiolo-
er Of life apparently remains in the
tense body Of the stricken child.
The doctors fear this bit of Ifs
will go out at any moment.
Mary Tribble's uncle Policeman
Charles II. Brannon. stin has in his
possession the remnants of the chalk
which the girl ate. The imprints Of
her little teeth plainly are discern
fbls upon It.
The girl was a pupil in the ar,t
srade at the Faith School in gEast At
ianta, Several days before the close
Of school her parents bought her soma
OF the attraotivsly colored crayons.
She had pleaded for them for weak.
saying that she wanted to draw pref
~ pictures on the blackboard rioe.tbe
other children.
On the last day Of school sbs wens
nome sick. She was questioned nv
her mother. but was only able 60 tell
that her head hurt.
A little later she was ,Inconscsovs
Several Of her little schooIma+a.
among them Ada Parker. who occp-
pied the seat Just behind MARY. told
Mrs, Tribble that they had seen m.
child eating some Of the colorad
crayons that are used in tho draws
ing classes OF the school.
In Rigor of Death,
Drs. P. r. Pearce and r. r s4owra
were called. They were told OF the
circumstances and came to the con-
clusion that aniline colorinR. a deadly,
poison. had been used in the crayons-
They used every method known tn
the medical profession 20 bring tho
girl out Of her strange state, but were
unsuccessful
From that tfrns she has remained
as in the rigor OF death This
physicians can not hold out much
hope. They say that If the condition
lasts much longer the girl must surely
die. Her quick release from the para
lytio state they believe to be the only
thing that win save the young life
The parents are heartbroken. Mary
was bright happy little child and
was one Of the bright spots of sun
shine in the little home. She was
popular with her playmates, and they
cali every day at the TribbIe house to
see II there is any sign Of improves
ment
Case Puzzles Doctors.
DR.. R. 2. Stone, the physician who
has been in almost constant attend
ance upon the little girl. told 8 Geor-
gian reporter Saturday morning that
the case is one Of the most remark
able in his experience.
II have never seen anything like
it," DR.. Stone said. The symptoms
are unlike those Of any disease in
my knowledge Some appear to be
those of INSTRUMENTATION. combined
with a pressure on the brain that
produces a paralytic condition. We
have not yet been able 70 determine
whether her condition Is the result
of eating the chalk. or from some
other cause. AS a matter Of fact, III
be frank enough to say that we do
not know what Is the matter with
her, though it is evident that she has
been poisoned by something"
The little girl rallied for q few
moment Saturday morning, and
when DR.. Stone called her pulse was
stronger than it has been for sew
eral days. The physician declared
that it is impossible to tell whether