The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-15

felt headache and upon rising from her bed
next morning she suffered with pain
also troubled with bowels, which continued all
day Of the 10th of August until late in the
day she began to recover; that her lips were
for a week thereafter.
JOSEPHINE BATEMAN.
State of Delaware. Kent County
John B. Pennington deposes and says:
That he is resident of the town of Dover.
county and State aforesaid, and has been for Al
himself and wife. Joshua D. Deape and Ida H.
Deane. his wife, and Leila Deane, their daugh-
ter. and for two years last past Mrs John P
and since June 80, 1898. Harry G. Pennington,
his grandson. That on the evening Of August
out the front door of his dwelling, his two
daughters. Mrs, Joshua D; Deane and Mrs.
porch with Leila Deane. Harry c. Pennington
and little Mary e Dunning with some others
ne % a DnnF had Il er Sad bos
of candy open and said to him, '0h. papa, see
what a present I have got and don't know
who It came from" at the same time asking
him to take piece of the candy, which for
some cause, he does not now remember. he de-
and did not return until about o'clock. and
saw, nor heard no more in reference to the
tired and some time between 12 and o'clock
IN the night he heard his daughter,
Mrs Joshua bic nadsaon beane In the hall nd
vomiting and her husband. Joshua d.
Deane, talking to her. He went to sleep and
heard no more until next morning He arose
about o. clock and learned from his wife that
Mrs John p Dunning had also been wretching
and vomiting the latter part of the night; He
both Of them very sick. In the meantime Mr..
Deane had called in the family physician; DR..
Bishop. The physician remained in attendance
upon both of them almost continually, but
they continued to grow worse and at about 5
Mrs. Deane died, and on the evening of the
18th Of August Mrs. Dunning also died. Some
inquired of Mrs. Dunning where the box of
candy and the wrapper which she had received
from Harry were and from information OBJ
tained from her he went to the secretary in
the back parlor and took the box and wrapper
from off the secretary: Upon seeing the ad-
dress on wrapper he thought he recognized it
as being similar to the address on a letter
addressed to Mrs John P. Dunning. Dover,
Delaware and postmaarked San ds Iraneiseo; INC Sc
taken from his private box In the Postofhce
about one year ago. and which he had not de.
livered to Mrs. Dunning because OF her special
request she having received anonymous let
ters addressed to her and postmarked San
Francisco which she had shown et ana reaq 1,e3 20
he should not deliver them to her, but do with
them as he thought best: hence 1t was that
he had this letter in his office. The address on
the wrapper around the box of candy made
such an impression on his mind OF its simil-
arity to the address the letter In his office
that he folded up the wrapper and went with
II Immediately to his office and compared II
with the address on the letter. He was sat
isfied that both addresses were written by the
same person He took the wrapper back to his
house and wrapped 1t around the box contain
ing the candy and locked 1t in the bureau
drawer from which place they were not taken
exceptso permit DR.. Bishop to take therefrom ON
few pieces to take to the State chemist. Dr.
Wolf at Newark. Delaware, for analysis ana
again while the jury of inquistion was consid-
ering the case the Coroner and Walter motifs,
one of the Jurors of inquest, received from MIN
the box and contents and wrapper which they
returned in about one hour thereafter, when ne
locked them up again in the bureau drawer.
where they remained until he took them out
an the 2od day of August and handed them to
Bernard J. McVey, State detective.
JOHN B. PENNINGTON.
state Of Delaware. Kent County.
I,emuel A. II. Bishop deposes and says: That
he is practicng physician As years OF age,
and has practiced medicine in the town of Do
,er and State of Delaware for 22 years past;
that on the morning Of the 10th OF August last
about s o'clock he was called by Joshua D.
Deane to see his wife, Ida H. Deane, and her
daughter Leila Deane, Mrs. John P. Dunnfng
and Harry Pennington, all of them residing in
the same house when he arrived he found the
aforesaid parties all ILL., he learned that Mrs.
Deane had been i'll all night vomiting and
| purging and with slight pains though not Sc
we're ones in the stomach; Leila Deane and
| Harry c. Pennington were not taken III till
the early morning; he was informed by Mrs.
| Dunning and Mrs. Deane that they had eaten
| corn fritters and fish for their supper the pre-
| treated them for cholera morbus for several
| hours using the usual remedies for cholera
| rnorbus but they did not yield to the treat
| ment: Just before noon of the same day he
| was informed that they had all eaten candy
| from box which was received by Mrs. Dun
! inquiry that all those who ate of the candy