Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-24
WHOLESALE POISONING.
a shocking Case Of Poisoning, and
Fearful Fatality, near gieksburg-
Twelve Persons Already Dead.

A shocking Case of Poisoning, and
Fearful Fatality. near Vleksburg-
Twelve Persons Already Dead.
From the vieksbarg tMiss.) Times Of the 18th
On Tuesday evening last very gay
party Of young ladies and gentlemen
some from this city, and the remainder re-
siding in the vicinity of that place-were
assembled at the residence Of Mrs. A. l..
Hebron, the respected widow of the late
Col John Hebron, near Boyina, in this
county. The evening passed off most
pleasantly, and the usual amusement of
dancing was mingled with music, conyer-
sation, and the promenade beneath moon
of dazzlidg splendor. Light hearts beat
happily, bright eyes grew brighter, and
fair cheeks were flushed by whispered
praises of their loveliness. When the
"wee small hours" warned the delighted
guests that, like all things earthly, their
pleasant evening was at an end, a more
joyous throng has rarely uttered the fond
"good night" 4-t .'a4s
Within the brief space of time that has
elapsed since those glad young spirits
parted Wednesday morning, SEVEN have
uttered their last "good night" and have
passed beyond the river of death twelve
others are still i'll, and some of them, we
regret to say, are quivering between life
and death, lettering on the very brink of
the grave. Among those who have already
persisted, we note the names of Miss Re
becca Hebron, Miss Ellen Tribble, Mr..
James Billingslea, William Tribble, Hal.
Wilkins, Thornton Sthreshly and Allen
Auter Those now Ill are Miss Mollie
Al ,.e-- NJ, d. -
Tor and Miss Viola Brabston, of the Bovina
neighberhood and Messrs. Joseph and
Alex. johnson, brothers, Granville Hicks,
Merrs. Andrew and Henry Bodies, brothers,
A. c. Brooks, Captain J. NJ. Bachelor,
Henry Brabson and William Hunter.
All of the parties were similarly affect
ed, and each had, we learn, strong symp-
toms of cholera; but we understand that
the medical gentlemen in attendance con-
cur in the opinion that the guests at the
party were poisoned, possibly by having
some poisonous substance administered in
some portion of the food. This opinion is
strengthened by the report that such guests
as did not participate in the lighter re-
freshments of the evening-caKes, ices, and
confects-hiye experienced no inconve-
nience. We trust the affair may be thor
oughiy investigated, TO the end that if SO
horrible crime as poisoning large party
of innocent young ladies and gentlemen
has been committed, the guilty perpetrators
of the atrocity may be brought to eondign
punishment
Ia addition to the names of those We
have mentioned, we learn that fire servants
have died from the same cause, and with
the same general symptoms; and it is
suspicious fact each of those servants ac~
companied some of the guests in the capaci-
ty of personal attendants. So far as we
learn, none ofthe servants employed in the
house of Mrs. Hebron, the esteemed lady
hostess, have suffered in any way As
a matter of course, there are many rumors
in regard to this mysterious and melan-
choly affection, but at present we forbear
TO mention them.