The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-19
WEDDING FEAST.
Poisoning of the Company Through
Chicken Salad or Caka
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY At SEA.
Two Brothers and the Cook Conspire 20
Murder Captain and Cr~cw-Strango
Suicide of Gen. ". a.. Dunn,
Love-sick and In Liquor.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 13.-It has Just
become known that many of the guests
who attended the wedding Wednesday
night of William q. Winchester and
Elvaretta Il. Palmer are still confined
TO their beds as a result OF eating
chicken salad which contained "A pois-
onous substance. II was ut first feared
that some of the cases would prove IA
tai, but the physicians in attendance
now proclaim their patients out of dan
ger.
About fifty guests were present at
the wedding and almost all Of them
were more or less affected. Nothing
unusual was noticed until about two
hours after supper when several guests
complained of feeling i'll and left for
their homes. The symptoms were vom-
fling and cramps and tho suffering of
those afflicted was terrible. The bride
and groom were among those affected.
The couple left to take the Cleveland
boat on their wedding tour, but
the bride became so i'll on the way
that they stopped at. the home Of Mrs.
Julia Henderson and were attended by
DIR. HASTE. Mr.. Winchester was also
taken i'll, but not SO seriously as were
Mrs. Henderson and members OF her
family who attended the wedding. The
condition of the bride was critical for a
time, but she is now out Of danger, al
though so weak from spasms hat she
is still confined to her bed.
Among others who were taltcn i'll
were Perry Palmer, brother of the
bride, and his wife and son. A portion
of the suspected salad has been pre-
served for analysis DR.. Dakin has
some of it and a partial analysis has
been made without result. 1t is be-
licved by some that the sugars used for
frosting the wedding cakes contained
the poisonous ingredients.
A TRAGEDY Al SEA.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. lathe brig
Galilee arrived yesterday from Tahiti
and the Marquesas islands, bringing par
~ticulars of the murder Of the crew Of
old King Pomares' former yacht Niua-
loati and the subsequent capture Of the
murderers. After King Pomares died
his yacht was sold and was loaded for
n trading voyage among the South
Sea islands. Capt. Castella was in
command. The mate was u man
named Roedique. The cargo supervisor
was Willie Gibson and the vessels cook
and the remaining four of the crew
Roedique's brother was taken aboard
and the brothers formed a plot to seize
the vessel. The cook was induced to
put poison in the food of the crew, thus
disposing of them. While Capt. Castella
and Gibson We're sitting in the cabin
eating dinner Mate Roedique and his
brother entered the room, two shots
sounded and the captain and Gibson
fell dead. After dinner the six bodies
We're thrown overheard and the vessel
put for the Marshall group. After
trading for some time they returned to
Kingswcll islands and here the cook
had n quarrel with the brothers over
money matters and revenged himself
by disclosing the murder to the Span
ish authorities and all three were taken
TO Tahiti for trial. At the time they
seized the yacht there were sixty tons
of coral, one ton of pearl shell and So, 00l
cash aboard.
SUICIDE OF GEN. N
DENVER, Col, Aug. 13.-Gen. N. G,
Dunn, who has spent the last few years
in this city but who was formerly one
of the best known clubmen in New
York city and Washington, committed
suicide at 0 o'clock last night, almost
blowing off the top Of his head with 9
revolver. The deed occurred at hi,
boarding place, 1851 Stout street.
His suicide seems to have beer
brought on because of n love affair. II,
left several ~driveling letters, showing
disordered mind. All Of them refer t
some one addressed as Fannie. He ais.
left a partly illegiblc note from Jennie
Litz, telling him that If he ever had oc
casion to kill himself with this re
volver" to think twice before so doing
1t is ascertained that the woman wa
Mrs. Fannie Barnes. Who she Is o.
what her address is is not known. IL,
was evidently infatuated with her.