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Show A Philadelphia, druggist, Dr. Isaac Sitler, has been tried and convicted con-victed on the charge of causing the death of Mia3 Hettie Love, in negligently negli-gently compounding for her a dose of S castor oil with muriatic acid. The jury being satisfied that the fatal mix- ture was the result of a mistake rather x than carelessness, returned a verdict of involuntary manslaughter, with a recommendation to mercy. Jadge Thayer, in passing sentence, Baid that in order to prevent a repetition ot the act hy others, he would be obliged to give the defendant more than a nominal nomi-nal sentence, hence he would fine him $500 and send him to prison for three" months. There are' far too many "involuntary" murders by careless druggists, hence it is gratily-ing gratily-ing to know that one at least of tho perpetrators is being made to suffer light though his punishment be for his criminal negligence. |