New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-22
Discovers Mistake and Screams.


at was not until she had swallowed
two Of the tablets, of seven and one
half grains each-much more than a
fatal dose-that Mrs. Hall discovered
her mistake. She screamed. Her hus-
band, who had been in the library,
rushed to her assistance. he found
her hysterical, holding the poison bot
tie In her hand.
81 was summoned by telephone. l
used a stomach pump, but by the time
| arrived the Dichloride already was
well distributed through Mrs. Halls
system"
There are many discrepancies between
the story told by :. Neisley and those
which were rife among neighbors.
Several of the other versions tailed
closely. Acc ording to them, Mr.. Hall
was not in the house at the time his
wife swallowed the mercury tablets and
did not arrive until after a physician
had been summoned.
Mrs. Hall, ne.ghbors said. had gone
"down street" to the village of Great
Neck after having luncheon with her
husband and their four children. II is
reported she entered drug store, but
the proprietor said he could not re-
member having seen her. lie was posi-
tive, also, he had sold no bichloride Of
mercury
When Mrs. Hall got home. according
70 the neighbors' stories, her husband
had left the house. IL was soon after
ward that Katharine Hall, her elder
daughter, fourteen years old, ran
screaming TO the home of neighboring
physician and told him her mother had
taken poison.
LET Me Die" Woman Means.
reporter for The Tribune who went
10 the Hall residence, in Arrandale
Avenue. found the house in charge of a
negro maid. The girl was overwrought
and could not tell coherent story, but
what she did say appeared 10 corrobo-
rate the version Of the neighbors.
"A while after Mrs. Hall had come
back from downtown" said the maid,
Il heard her groaning. II must have
been q little after o'clock. ! ran up
70 her room and found her very sick
and pale.
"f'm dying she said. Leave me
alone and let me die
Il ran downstairs and told Miss
katharine, and she ran for doctor.
The doctor was here when Mr.. Hall
came home again. ] don't know where
he had been"
Neither OF the two justices OF the
peace al Great Neck. who also serve as
eoroners. had made any investigation
Of the poisoning when the Tribune re-
porters saw them late at night.
One OF the justice-coroners, George
". Hayden, is the owner Of the Arran-
Gale Avenue house In which the Halls
live.
NO report has been made 70 me OF
70 Justice Dodge" said Hayden. our
hands are tied as long as Mrs. Hall
Ives. Il is up 70 the District Attorney. >.
=, Lewis J. Smith. District Attorney OF
AaS1au County, could not be found. Az
NE hospital, however, II was said the
ease had been reported 20 him.
Three months ago the Halls figured
n peculiar case in the Supreme
Iouri, % which they applied for per
mission 20 drop the middle name OF
toer four.year-old daughter, who had
been ehristened Janet COwl Hall.
II was act forth In the affidavit that
ne child had been named for Clarkson
noTl. son-in-lAw Of the late James A.
hssrn. Hall informed Justice Dele
hanty that Cowl lately had expressed
eoJect!ons 20 the child longer bearing
ma name and that II would be for the
enild's good we're she permitted 70 be-
come plain Janet Hall.
The name Of the child was legally
shsnged, but the motives behind ne
Hfsnze action never became public.