The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-18
STATE TO PROBE
THE CASE.
Attorney Gen'l White Is
Making An Effort to
Bring the Poison
erS to Justice.

Dover, DOL, August 7-Attorney Gen
erai White today began the investigation
| which it is hoped will lead to The discovery
o. tho sender OF tho package OF poisoned
candy to Mrs. }. p. Dunning, tie eating OF
| which caasei tho deaths Of herself aud hsr
sister, Mrs. j ID, Denne.
| Mr.. White had consultation with for.
mer Congressman Pennington, Iather Of
the murdered woman, aud Mr.. Pennington
related his suspicious that tho candy was
| sent by a jealous woman enemy Of Mrs.
| Dunning in San Francisco Thp Attor-
ney General will ask Governor Tunnel to
offer q reward for the arrest Uf the perpe-
trlto or Of tho deed.
Mr.. While Is of tho opinion that hut lit.
tle trouble will be experienced In getting
Il cluo to .Eo crmo. Ihc proceedings, he
laid, will be begun in Snn Francisco, from
which pla0o the box was mailed. The
State detectives here will be put to wcrk
on tho case and tho postal authorities will
be asked to lend their assistance. Nr.
White told Mr.. Pennington to keep the box
OF candy secure until he calls for 1t.
The Sentiment in Dove; is hat The crime
should DO runout no matter what the cost
may b.. Thore is Lot adequate funds aJ
the disposal of the Attorney General for
tho great expense that will be ontaiIed in
the investigation, but provision will prob.
ably 10 made to meet tho costs.
LIT, -. "A. IL blsuop, tuc bLtcnu'HS puyS-
icinn, today received q mysterious letter
sent from Now Matamoru. o. This letter
says; +, J.. , ,. y. - chat.
oneu candy might havo been put up and
been manipulated in Dover by some one
connected with the p. .. Turn your at
tention to this us we'll as San Francisco II
you have not dono 50
"(Signed) DIX. S NJ, RICHARDSON"
Dr. Bishop does not know vi any DR..
Richardson, and little attention Is paid TO
the letter.
DR.. Bishop today made further ex.
animation OF some Of the candy, which
now leads him to the opinion that tho
candy was not home inadc, US has lately
had been punched In the candy and bits Of
arsenic as large as coffee grains inserted
Then tho holes had been covered up and
tho bon-bons dipped il Chocolate
There Is little doubt here that the theory
advanced by Mr.. Pennington, WIN was
years ago an able State pros .cutor, Is cor
rect that the candy was sent by a jealous
woman who was probably known to both
Mrs. Duuning aud her husband Tho
caro- Of the fleul w1s sent tue poison was
shown in the manner OF doing uP tho
package.
The candy was sent as 1rst-cass mail
matter, four fve.cent stamps and one two
cent stamp being placed OH the box This
would prevent tho package from being
opened by the postal clerks. 1t Is presum-
ed that the package was stamped in The
San Francisco postotfice and the stamps
bought there.
The author arc hoping that the un-
usual incident Of a package being sent as
frst-class matter may have fixed Ihe mail
ing Of 1t in the mind of tho clerk in tho
San Francisco office who received the box
for mailing.
j. L. Dunniug, husband Of the poisoned
woman, is expected homo on Saturday to
assist In unraveling the crime.
br. Dunnin2 is IL native OF Delaware,
the son of u. l. Dunning some years ago
postmaster at Middle town. this State
Some Of the Coroner's jury arc Of the
opinion that there were two kinds of candy
in the box, some home ade and the other
purchased, aud that the poison was in the
homemade.