BURNED WITH VITRIOL
Martin Philbin and William Connery, of Minooka, Suffer From Pranks of a
Mischief Maker
Scranton Tribune
Martin Philbin, of Minooka, a minor, was yesterday taken to the
Lackawanna hospital with both of his feet terribly burned as the result of
vitriol having been pouted upon them. He claims this was done while he was
asleep in the Grand Central hotel, on Lackawanna avenue. William Connery, a
friend of his, also had vitriol poured on his feet. Connery, however, was not
as badly injured as Philbin. Dr. William Haggerty Dr. J, J. Walsh were in
attendance on the men, and yesterday decided, that in view of the extent of
Philbin's injuries, it was best for him to be sent to the hospital. The story
of the affair told to a Tribune man by Connery, was as follows:
"It was on Friday evening, February 2, that Philbin and
I came down to town to see William Kelly, a friend of ours, off as he was going
to New York. The train left at 12' o'clock, and as it was too late to get a
train car for Minooka, we went into the Grand Central hotel and lay down in the
room back of the barroom, and went to sleep. We had been that way for about
half an hour when Philbin suddenly woke up with a start feeling terrible
burning in his feet. Just as he woke up he saw a fellow with a bottle pouring its
contents on me. "As soon as the chap saw Philbin was awake he bolted out
of the room and didn’t see any more of him. We got up and Philbin saw that the fluid had
pierced right through his shoes, cracking them as though with fire. We made things pretty lively for a
while and then managed to walk down to Dr. Quinn's on Pittston avenue, where we
received temporary relief." Mr. Durkin, proprietor of the Grand Central,
last night said that he was not present on the evening in question but had thoroughly investigated the case. His bartender he says, utterly denies the story and gives this version of the case:
The two men had been in the place about 2 o'clock, after
seeing their friend leave the city, they went out of the hotel and then came
back a short while later, raising a great fuss and saying that they had been burned
while there. Mr. Durkin is very much annoyed that any such occurrence should
even be said to have taken place in his hotel.
Philbin rested easily last night at the hospital, though his
feet are terribly Injured, the burns extending half way up the ankles.
Contributed by Maria Montoro Edwards
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