Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-19
CHILDREN POISONED
by WHISKY DRINKING

Suffering from acute alcoholic
poisoning, caused by over-indulgence
in a bad grade Of corn whisky which
they said they found in a patch of
woods near their home, William
Plunkett, age IS, and his two small
brothers, Albert, age 10, and Wood
row, age Z, the children of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. S. Plunkett, of Carey Park,
on the River car line, were carried
to the Grady hospital Saturday aft
ernoon in a thoroughly intoxicated
condition despite their immature
ages.
William was only partially con-
scious when the ambulance arrived
at the Grady, and was vomiting pro-
fusely. Albert was unconscious, but
improved later in the afternoon,
while Woodrow, the youngest, who
had evidently partaken more SPAR
ingly Of the fiery beverage than his
brothers, was quite groggy.
After being treated at the hos
pital, the children had recovered
sufficiently early Saturday night to
be taken home by their parents.
Accordingto the story of Wood
row they were playing in
some woods about two miles
from this home along with
Herman Rogers, ten-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. c. Rogers, who lived
next door to the Plunketts, when
they stumbled on a gallon can of
liquor carefully concealed in some
underbrush.
Drank in Fun
They thought it would be a prank
to drink it, so they decided to carry
it into the Rogers cellar, having
doubtless heard it said that liquor
was always kept in cellars.
There they, proceeded to indulge in
the liquor until they were saturated.
William, the eldest, drank two
pints, it is said. It seems unbe-
1ievable, but Woodrow was positive,
and pointed to the container which
he said his brother had drained. It
would easily have held that much.
Albert drank a little less, said
woodrow, and as for himself, he
modestly admitted that one drink
was all he could stand, and illus
trated the size of that drink by pick
lnp nr1inop~O 70, er1o
pointing to the halfway mark.
Herman Rogers, it appears, par
took even more sparingly than any
one, or else he was Of more rugged
constitution, because it was unnec-
essary to take him to the Grady, al
though he was violently i'll at home.
Mrs. Plunkett was the first to dis
cover the condition of her children.
Thinking it about time for them to
be home, she said, she went on the
front porch to call them about 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
Saw Intoxicated Children
She got no answer but, looking
around the yard, saw Woodrow
stumbling around as if he was try
ing to go somewhere and didn't
know exactly where it was. On
further investigation she discovered
her next son, Albert, lying on the
earth, in a state of complete intoxi-
cation, while William was still in
the cellar, humping from one wall
to another and apparently unable to
find way out.
She Immediately called the Grady
hospital and the ambulance respond
ed on the doublequick. It was
thought at first that the liquor might
have been poisoned but physicians
abandoned a chemical analysis to
determine this point when the chill
dren began to rally. They appeared
to be we'll on the road to recovery
late Saturday afternoon.
What little liquor there was left
in the gallon can was confiscated by
the notice