Evening journal., 1898-08-13
MRS. DUNNING DEAD
Second Victim Of the Myste-
rious Box OF Candy.
OF SENDER UNKNOWN

1T is LIKELY THAT SECRET SER r
VICE DETECTIVES WILL TAKE I
A HAND IN THE CASE, WHICH is q
SURROUNDED BY THE DEEPEST
MYSTERY.
Dover August 13.-Mrs. John ?.
Dunning died last night at O'clock
as the result Of eating Of the fatal poA
of chocolate candy that caused 'he
death of her sister, Mrs. j. d. Deane'
Mrs. Dunning was supposed 10 De
hetter Yesterday afternoon. she was
\ attended by DR.. Bishop, of this town.
. and DIR. q. II. Carmichael, OF Wllmlhe-
q ton who is a relative, both OF Whon,
had homes OF her recovery. IoWaru
d night however. she suffered relapse
e and death took place at the hour
< named Every symptom was inulcau'e
"a CT poisoning. uo
10 Iohn p. Dunning, husband OF the
e dead woman. is now In Porto RICO, anu
OF will be notified as soon as posslole OF
his ,yifes death They were marrleu
about nine years ago, and for uine
Nd lived in San Francisco. Mr.. Dunnlhe
Jh was in Cuban waters during the sles'
Of Santiago as a reporter for the Asso'
cd ciated Press. ....o.
IN The facts Of the case are these. ,, ,n,
ON Tuesday evening OF this week, TN
family Of Hon. John b. Pennington, con
at sieting at present Of himself ana VIE
at n Deane. wife and daughter, bei'
jim Mrs l. p. Dunning and daughlel
in glizabeth, and Mr.. Peningtons gran'
.ora son Harry Pennington. partook Of SUI
ner Among other things on the Dlll
oni- Fare we're corn fritters and trout. AIu
Gunner che family was seated on u
was front porch pleasantly chatting wh
, in the grandson. Harry. returning ITO
,esa the mail. brought a package auorVss
-. to Mrs. Dunning. Upon opening II
was found to be box OF choice CAM
ttlnB containing handkerchief and N
Jail addressed to Mrs. Dunning' but no
road nature other than the letter &c.
noticed on the paper. The candy
passed around, nearly all OF whom !
-, took OF some.
X later In the evening the family
,ired for the night Shortly afterW'
" I'M Mrs Deane complained OF feeling
o,r.,rr at the stomach. The usual housel
--' reuedies were administered ana II
Thought the sickness would soon
amiral IN During the night Mrs. Dun
rivera, was also taken suddenly ILL., ana T.
second aios we're also administered TO her
- h,s tba hone Of the same eject
~ ,,ornfnc Mr.. Deane's daughter
hrous" was taken sick, as was also the g
mouth, son g4arrv. Both OF these chi
lers. .sere nroperly cared for and were
IA not o,t ~ danger. Mrs. Deane ana
4, pull- D,,nning however, began to
- ~ gradually worse, and the physician
III 'A called An. They remained In this
seneeis o,,a condition all day Wednesda,
French Tyhursdav M till 430 o'clock,
ana II Mrs. Deane died alter heloi0 '''N
ere on save her life.
to the Mr. and Mrs. ~ Tenins.or \, tbe came M
az the others. but did not taste
candv felt no sickness whatever
Tosenhine Bateman and Miss
Huntington. who were sitting
RATION poreh at tIe I'm - ,I ,ho andy. we
FROM VINO ase ATE a .drne l1's' evening W min but the
NOON, si.eo SIN 'So su,lv recovered.
TO Z MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR
This town Is IN conlIAotioH =
LAR TO deem mystery attached to the q
.Es YOU the young women. Just what
noison lurlxed in the candy
been discovered, but a chemics
lO-DAi sis OF the candy is to DE mau'
IN Or expert. to learn the name OF
PRIMARY SON. which cannot definitely D
mined upon by the symptoms
victims. A post-mortem ezai
MINIS of the bodies also may be heiu
- and A matter Of great concer
'oiN 49, identity OF the person who
grass anu candy. The box itself furnish
n Shipley lutely no clue TO the mystery
Sewer De- main box usually adapted
,aving pnr- usage and bore no trade name
I. ao,.b. side 10 Indicate from whence II ca
II e''S" -. nostmark. which might furni
ike s'as nation. is blurred also. Ira
urchin was nr,obably be sent out to 10
lad resorted course over which the box
ick and he through the mails, and II th'
On there so the sender Is not learned by
'0n ,bot the secret service detectives
sho" hand in the case.