The New York herald., 1922-08-03
ARREST EXPECTED
FOR POISON DEATHS
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shouldered clear by a patrolman. who
would demand:
What are you hanging around for?
Waiting to see somebody fall dead or
something's
But the crowd insisted uron collect
ing. In front. OF the show window a
large sign had been erected. 1t read:
IMPORTANT.
This establishment will be closed
for few days in order that we may
take all necessary steps to insure the
safety of our patrons In the mean
time we are working In conjunction
with the authorities in order to de-
tect the perpetrator Of this dastardly
crime.
We will pay $1,000 reward for any
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of any such person.
RossLER RESTAURANT Co., Inc.
Samples of twenty-one foodstuffs are
being analyzed chemically by the De-
partment of Health. DR.. Monaghan.
this analysis will be known to-day. Thus
far, however. the chemists have failed to
find arsenic In anything except the
dough from which the pie crust was
made.
Rolls From Same Batch.
District Attorney Banton learned more
about the victims who did not eat pie.
He said:
That is explained by the fact that
the rolls were made of the same original
dough that went into the pie crust. The
original batch of dough is used for all
sorts of pastry and rolls and bread made
In the restaurant. 1t is shortened or
sweetened to fit the requirement. The
sweet rolls and bread used In the Shell
burn are made in their kitchens. The
ordinary rolls and bread are made out
side.
Three of the persons in the death list
of six were identified by Mr.. Banton as
having eaten pie In the Shelburn on
Monday. These were Joseph Laubhei-
nier. IL West Sxty-fifth street. Man
rattan: Lillian Goetz, 1862 Brook ave-
nue., The Bronx. and Charles II. Roman,
1143 Lexington avenue. Manhattan.
William Goetz, the young woman's s
father had her body removed from the
morgue.
No additional deaths were reported,
but several new cases OF illness were
announced to the District Attorney.
One was Benjamin Cooperstein. 365 East
Fifty-first street. A member OF his fam
lily told Mr.. Banton that he was desper-
ately Ill and that all he could remember
eating was tongue sandwich. He had
coffee also. 1t is thought that his sand
wich was of the roll variety and that
the roll was one of those made in the
restaurant. Another is Elaine Morrow.
&c Macon street. Brooklyn. She was
overcome in a subway train after lunch
ing at the Shelburn. She had cake and
coffee. Her condition is not serious.
Curiously enough those who have been
reported Ill seem to have eaten almost
everything a lunch menu would offer
For example,
Julia Sullivan. 2142 Amsterdam ave-
nure. roll ham sandwich. coffee and
milk: Frances White. same address.
shrimp salad. rolls and butter: William
Heller. so Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn,
beef a la mode. rolls and butter: Nor
ris Nellinger. 120 Cannon street, eggs.
bread and corned beef: Charles Name.
735 Fifth street. ham and eggs, coffee
and bread; Louis Birschrif, Bath Beach.
Brooklyn, bananas, cream, rolls. butter
and coffee; Alex Werner, 462 102d
street, Richmond Hill. consomme, roast
beef, rolls and butter: George A. Cohen.
434 Remington avenue, Arverne, pea
soup. rolls. butter and coffee; Nat
Slater. same address. poached eggs.
coffee, rolls and butter
All this. according to Mr.. Benton, in
dicates that the rolls were poisoned as
we'll as the pies. 1t was his understand
ing. however. that only the sweet rolls
and not rolls and bread used for sand
wiches, we're made on the premises.
There Is the possibility that some Of the
victims have forgotten or been mis-
quoted by their relatives who have been
reporting the cases.
Because of the possible confusion OF
names the Hotel Shelburne at Brighton
Beach sent out requests that Il be made
clear that there Is no connection be-
tween the Broadway place and the smell
burne by the sea.
DIES FROM SHOOTING