Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-24
DALLAS.
Several Families In East Dallas Psis-
ened BY Something In the Milk
Many Narrsw Escapes
Suit Filed Against tho Recsiver of the Texas
and Pac.As-Iho Usual Divorce
Suits Filed.
THREE DALLAS FAMILIES POISONED.

| THREE DALLAS FAMILIES POISONED.
Special to the Gazette.
| DALLAS, TEX, April 2s.-The report
that several families living in Esst Dallas
had been poisoned gained circulation this
! morning, and Investigation proved 1t to be
true. The cause il attributed to the milk,
as all those who are down got their milk
from the same dairyman.
1t seems that Mr.. Silliphant, proprietor
of the meat market on Elm street, between
the branch and the Texas Trunk Railroad,
states that seven members of his family,
sae after another, were stricken
down with this strange malady
| which has been pronounced poison. At
the customary nour yesterday evening
the dsiryman delivered their milk which
they drank at tea. The eldest girl, who
is six years old, detected something IN
pleasant in the milk given her, and after
drinking Q swallow of it refused to touch
it az sin. Messrs. G. J. Silliphent,I. Sill
plant and Mrs G, and L. Silliphant
and three children In the family
partook of the milk freely and
all suffered gripping pains in the
stomach, burning thirst, and fell victims
to vomiting and disrrhea. They suffered
intensely all night and it seemed the dis
ease would prove fatal but for timely
assistance of medical aid. MIR. L. Sill
plant took supper with his brother and
was not sick.
Mr.. J. F. Blackston and family drank
milk from the same dairy, delivered at
about the same hour Mr.. Sllliphant's
family took theirs. Mr.. Backston is a
letter. carrier and took advantage Of
the half holiday Saturday by
going to the country to visit
relatives. He returned with his family
about 6 O'Clock, and whilei his wife
prepared coffee re met the dairy wsgon
and got the milk from the same party,
whom he has been pstronizing over
twelve months. At the evening lunch he
drank glass Of the milk and the children
about one-hslf that amount. Mrs. Black
ston used only small quality in her COT
fee. After the evening meal he lsy down
on q pallet in the room and his attention
was soon attracted by the smothered cries
Of the youngest CHILD. 1t was very sick
and vomiting freely. The two second
children (boys) were then attacked and
afterwards Mr.. Blacks.on himself. Mrs.
Blsckston WAS also sick, but her case was
not % severe as the rest, she having taken
only small quantity of the milk. This
family was in precarious condition all
night and Mr.. Blackston is yet confined
to his bed, but is out of danger.
Mr.. Heunessy and his wife drank of
the same milk and they were likewise
sufferers. The symptoms in each of the
fourteen cases were alike and there Can
be no doubt but that 1t was something in
the milk to cause the sickness. Those
people sll live in sight Of each other.
Mrs. Wsspie, neighbor of MI. Black.
ston, took small quantity of the milk
for her child, but upon being notified of
the condition of her neighbors did not use
it and escaped the malady. All were re-
ported in fair way to recovery. !
COURT NOTES.
W. S. Bowles fled suit in the sDistrict
court vs.. John c. BrowD, receiver Of the
Texas and Pacific Railway, for $4,000
damages which Re claims ;the company
has Inflicted upon him. bII the killing OF
thirteen head Of stock.
S. P. Emerson to-day filed an injunc.'
ton suit. against Louis JAcoby restraining
the sale of two horses levied on to satisfy
judgment in q suit of W. B Anderson
| Co. VS.. B. T. Barhan, q tenant OF Rmer-
son.
THE DAILY DIVORCE SUITS.
W. NJ. Beasley to-day filed his petition
In the District court praying for divorce
from his wife, Lula Beasley. Mr.. Bess-
ley alleges in his petition that his wife,s'
love for him is thing Of the past, ah6
that she loves the ground upon which
another man walks better than she does
him. He also charges her with adultery
with the same man, and says that while
lshesi is absent from home her master lives
With her altogether.
Florence Kennedy also prsys for d.
yoAEe from William Kennedy upon the
ground of abandonment.