New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-14
Third Degree for Chum OF
Chef of ArchbishOp'S
Banquet.
SOUP HAD 81 CIR.
OF ARSENIC TO PINT
Arrested Mans Rooms Searched
and Alleged Compromising
Letter Found.
rs, T,lesrsps to T., Trioun. J

Chicago. Feb. 1S.-That the poi
sonins Of some one hundred guests at
the banquet in honor Of Archbishop
George William Mundelein last Thurs
dav night may have been part OF ma
tion-wide plot among certain group
Of anarchists was indicated to-day by
Hinton G. Clabaugh, division chief OF
the Federal bureau of investigation.
Mr.. Clsbaugh admitted that agents OF
the Federal government n Chicago and
the East arc hunting associates OF Jean
Crones. suspected 20 be the poisoner.
Ny. Clabsugh said Il did not seem rea-
sonablo 20 believe that Crones could
have operated alone.
Cumulative analyses, completed by
DR.. Frederick o. Tonney, Of the Health
Department. tonight, disclosed the fact
that each pint Of the soup served at
the banquet probably contained as
much as 81 grains Of arsenic, an ex-
cessive amount, which might have been
placed in the soup purDosely. Sam
pies Of the soup .aken By the Health
Department showed this qualitative
result
The poison used was white OXIDE o.
srsenic. DR.. Tonney's calculations
showed that the entire kettle OF soup
contained $50 grains. IN Crones's ANA
feur laboratory an ounce bottle, ssld
IN have contained arcenIc. but when
was empty. was found. An ounce OF the
drug contains $50 grains.
Two Grains Is Fatal Dose.
The minimum fatal dose Of arsenic,
according 10 Dr.. John Dill Robertson,
IL two grains. At the University CLUB,
a is the custom at banouets. eaen
guest received One-thlrd OF pint OF
SOUP. Each banQueter who consumed
his full norton swallowed little more
than one and two-tenths grams OF AT
senic. or about threc-htths OF MINI
mum fatal dose. Healthy vomiting.
said Dr. Robertson. prevented more
FERROUS consequences.
Another development in the poison
plot was the holding OF John Ailegrlnl,
Of 24Os Calumet Avenue, anarchist ana
chun Of the missing Crones. Alegiihl
was kept incomunicado by Nlcholas
Hunt. chief Of detectives. and ms as
eistants IN the morning, after Delng
"sweated" for four hours BY Lieutenant
James Y. Larkin, Of the detective bu-
feau, and other detectives, Al!egrni
was rushed away from the Cottage |
Grove Avenue station IN an automobile. I
Whereabouts Kept Secret.
At the station it was supposed that
Allegr.ui had been taken TO the bu-
reau. but later 10 developed that the
Italian had been spirited away by the
detectives, and probably lodged in
cell in some outlying station.
Detectives raided Allegrinl's room a.
24O8 Calumet Avenue, where they found
and coufscated books, papers and vari-
Gus dry batteries and other parapher-
MALTA. That particular Importance is
attached by the police 10 one letter
found in Allegrini's possession was ad-
mitted by Captain Hunt.
eve found information in the letter
that is Of great Importance to us in
our search for Crones." the detective
chief said. 81 can't make the letter
public just yet. In fast, II we talked
now at all we might ruin our whole
case"
After at first denying TO detectives
that Crones had visited Allegrini at
her home last Sunday. Mrs. Marie Leg
no. with her husband. Pasquale, who
lives At 2048 Calumet Avenue, admitted
10 a reporter that the two men had
eaten their Sunday dinner there and
left together.
Pasouale. a cook at the Congress Ho-
tel. said he knew nothing Of Crones's
plans or whereabouts. tie assisted the
detectives in examining Allegrinl's be
longings. as well as the property of
Dominick Forte, who roofs with ALE
GRIM. Forte, according 70 Legno. IS a
travelling salesman, and papers found
NJ the house indicated that he worked
for the Sterling Smythe Company,
failors. Forte was out OF town, but
search Of his clothing and papers md
Gated he also is snarchisuc m lesnings.
IL do not know where they went"
Mrs. Iegno said, "but 7 thought they
were going 20 motion picture show.
Jean came in just o. my bosrders we're
finishing dinner. Tie and John talked
while and then went out together