Sad Case Of Poisoning

A son of Julius Krueger, who uves near the T. & A. A. depot, was poisoned on Thursday last by eating roots of the Cicula Macúlala or water hemlock, by mistake for artichokes. Soon after the roots had been eatea, the boy was seized with violent convulsions lasting many hours. Medical aid was promptly summoned, but in spite of every effort he soon died. The other child has recovered. An attempt will be made at the Hygienie-Laboratory to isolate the active principie of the poison. A microscopio examination at the Botánica! Laboratory showed the identity of the contents of the stomach with roots obtained from the same locality by Dr. Herdman and with roots of the cicula preserved in the University herbarium. It 8eems that the children of the I borhood have all been in the habit of digging and eating the artichokes which grow abundantly on the borders of the garden and the banks of the brook, and the - - . = der is that more have not been poisoned The cicula is a deadly poison, and live are lost every year by mistaking it fo harmless plants. The roots are fleshy bu more stronly branched than the tuber of the artichoke. At the inqaest held by Coroner Martin Uark, the following were summoned as jurors: Fred. Huhn, John Pfisterer George Lutz, Ambrose Kearney, Wm. A Hatch, and Gottlob Rugath. William Gauss, a Ud of 13 years, testified that he round Freddie lying on a pile of brick on Second-st, opposite M. St&ebler's building and he was then alive. William Wagner also saw the boy lyiag on the brick, and he was then foamine at the mouth. He carried him into Mr. Staebler's. The father, Julius Krueger, and the mother, were also placed oa the witness stand! Drs. Conrad Geore: and W. J. Herdmau gave testimony. Dr. Herdman made the post-mortem examination and Dr. Georg was present. It was found that the left lung was congested and the pleura diseased, so that the boy was less able to resist the poison. Another boy named Kayesky was in spastns four hours, undoubtedly caused by the game poison.