Evening journal., 1898-08-17
ARSENIC CAUSED DEATH
Large Quantities Found in
Candy Sent to Mrs. Dunning.
FOUL PLOT TO MURDER

@-NN<SASAs NAA1On1 WAS 11El}D I'm
DOVER last NIGHT-No CLUE
AS TO THE SENDER OF THE
CANDY.
Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover, August 17.-The Levy Court
room was crowded last night at the in
quest called by Coroner Walls to in
vestigate the tragic death Of Mrs.
Joshua D. Deane and Mrs. J. P. Dun
ming, who were buried in one grave in
the Presbyterian churchyard here, hav-
ing died in agony from eating candy on
Tuesday night last at the home OF
their father, former Congressman John
B. Pennington.
When Foreman Caleb S. Pennewill
raped for order, DR.. L. A. II. Bishop,
who attended both women, was called
and continued his testimony. The evil
dence was all carefully written by
Cashier John S. Collins, of the First
National Bank, secretary of the jury,
and each witness was asked to sign.
There was a sensation that stirred
the crowd almost into a tumult when
Professor T. R. Wolf, state chemist,
stationed at Delaware College, and a
graduate OF Heidelberg, appeared with
an analysis of the box of candy re-
ceived by Mrs. Dunning through the
mail from San Francisco. His testi-
mony made the case appear to be one
OF the foulest crimes ever perpetrated
in Delaware.
There is enough poison in that
candy to kill many people," said the
professor during his testimony, "and
enough arsenic in the three bonbons l
tested to kill horse"
The jurors were mortified at the de-
velpoments and reluctantly signed
their verdict and adjourned.
WHEN POISON TAKES HOLD.
In the testimony OF Dr.. Bishop, the
first witness, he stated that when call
ed in on Wednesday he first treated all
four members Of the family for cholera
morbus, they having assured him that
they had been suffering with that NAL
ady all night from eating corn fritters
AS the suffering and vomiting contin-
ued all OF Wednesday, he began tc
make further inquiry as to what they
had eaten and on Thursday, learned
that they had eaten candy in the even
ing from box sent to Mrs. Dunning
apparently from San Francisco, where
she had formerly lived.
1t was then that Or. Downs was call
ed in and a consultation brought out
the opinion that the victims had been
poisoned by eating the candy.
"I will state for the information OF
the jury" said DR.. Bishop, chat after
a deadly poison has been in the stom-
ach for twenty-four or thirty-six hours
it passes into the tissues and blood
paralyzing the action of the heart and
weakening gradually the entire arteria
system. It has then become systemic
) poisoning and is out of the reach OF al
local remedies. The only hope then is
to sustain by stimulants the heart and
pulsations above the parlyzing effect
This was the case with Mrs. Deane and
Mrs. Dunning.
There can be no doubt that sue
eessful remedy could have been USED
had the poisoning been discovered
earlier, a few hours after eating th'
candy. That remedy-and think al
the doctors present will agree with ms
lis peroxide Of iron, which allays thu
E deadly effects of arsenic"
p DIR. DOWNS CARBOHYDRATES.
Practically the same evidence wal
r given by DR.. Downs, who described a
length the symptoms and treatment o
4 Mrs. Dunning. AS soon as the appear
? ances Of arsenic developed, from tn
congested eyes and livid lips Of Mrs
e Dunning, they began the stimulan
q treatment and prolonged her life by II
b Three grains of arsenic" he said
were sufficient to kill a healthy adult
although two grains or even a grail
y and a half would be fatal on an empt
r stomach"
II DIR. WOLF EXHIBITS ARSENIC.
i Upon being sworn DIR. Wolf told @
= an analysis of three pieces OF cand
+ taken from the box handed him b
i DR.. Bishop (all of which was submitte
e in evidence and taken charge Of b
Juror Waiter Morris).
From the symptoms described
concluded that there was arsenicai po
/ soning and applied the usual tests fo
IS arsenic. l found in the two bonbon
d and a half which I analayzed, abor
Is ten grains Of arsenic. Here 1t is in thi
small bottle Showing the white pellet
to the jury).
"Why, gentlemen, you can see 1t fc
g yourselves in this candy" (Showing
h,olran niece with large white Jumps