Show Broken Finger Figr Ring Rig Caused Death Death New York World A diamond ring caused caus the death deth of Peter Reilly R iy of once prom prominent meat in Democratic politics in Kings King county and a clerk cerk under R 1 Haggerty Mr Reilly died die in St St JOha ohn s hospital Long Island City Ci r from bl blood poisoning air Mr Reilly who was unmarried lived Uve with his sister She said that on Mon Men Monday Monday day night a 1 week ago Reilly forced fore had off his finger a diamond ring he worn of for years and which as h hi js linger fliger increased in size had sunk into the flesh In pulling the ring off it broke and slightly scratched the middle n nger nger ger of the right hand hana The next AA the hand had turned blue and aad ai Olt swelling but Reilly paid no attention to the matter until hi his sister insisted on calling in Dr Burke Two days later the hand bad hod swollen to large barge proportions and blood poison poisonIng poisoning Ing set in An operation was per pel performed formed but the patient grew rapidly worse and died on Monday night of last week eek |