James Amadee “Jim” Kennerly

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James Amadee “Jim” Kennerly

Birth
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA
Death
28 Jul 1872 (aged 29)
Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Plot
Section 2 Lot 17
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He was a Lt. in the Civil War, on the Confederate side. After the war, he was an engineer building railroad lines. One month after he married Nin V. Allen, he was working on a line when he developed a stomache ache. He went to the pharmacy and asked for a harmless medicine. However, the pharmacist's untrained clerk gave him Aconite instead. He died a horrid and painful death one hour after taking a tsp. of the Aconite. The usual dose was only 2-3 drops. He was conscious the whole time. His widow sued the pharmacist for negligence and settled out of court just before the trial. I found the court papers, complete with depositions of all the witnesses involved.
He was a Lt. in the Civil War, on the Confederate side. After the war, he was an engineer building railroad lines. One month after he married Nin V. Allen, he was working on a line when he developed a stomache ache. He went to the pharmacy and asked for a harmless medicine. However, the pharmacist's untrained clerk gave him Aconite instead. He died a horrid and painful death one hour after taking a tsp. of the Aconite. The usual dose was only 2-3 drops. He was conscious the whole time. His widow sued the pharmacist for negligence and settled out of court just before the trial. I found the court papers, complete with depositions of all the witnesses involved.

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