Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-15
rANnt rnI.nNlNa MY.trny.
Impression Prevail. that u Was Accident
No clue Vet to the sender ct the
Candy.

No clue Yet to the sender OF the
Candy.
San FranciacD. aug. i5.-- Nono VI DO.
many frlsnds and sUquainiInccs 900
thla city of Mr and Mrs John Pre1-
ton uuuulnE can uffrr any piluniDle ln-
formation why any one ln San Fran
cisco. should glnd poisoned chocolate
10 bover Oct, from the ratllF of
which candida AIRS. uunnlug ana her
Arguing upon the theory thai The
trnHIdy was the result ~ carefully
planned act on The par, OF como one
whl desired TO take Mrs punninr'a ne.
tho dclahfsd's friends here arr unable
60 fuHHrHi any reasonable motive.
Nor can HnF one nnHr any cltw ip
tn mysterious poisoning. ON th0 con.
irafy. ihf ruEsaafiun .hal the poison
lnr was Intentional lH secuted boy those
who know MfF. Duunlng. ail ~ whom
sny rhe was mover known 90 arouse hn-
iiFonlsm. much iofs 90 create an 0n-
nifty, Nor ru fnr nH cen D. learned had
afr Dunniuf any pefn1nl ur business
foes who could have attempted such "a
diH'nrlly rcvrnga upon mrmhfr of
nj family
Tho moro the case Is considered, the
more ptumihcnt o. The conclusion that
tn pulfonlnF must have been accI.
dental 1he fact that hlndfrrrhIt /
was sent aH aIn 90 Mrs. Dunnlngs |
daughter simultaneously with thn ufras
ent m chocolates u the mother IN cliDd |
no ma indication that me candles came |
from fiiundi that this supnoslton u !
correct and M the donor. appalled, d. |
the dreadful consequences NJ the rlft. |
IL carefully clncenllnr hlH or her ldcu. l
tlty. The "Mrn. G." stamped upon the I
wrapper 10 fthr box OF candy has not /
maierinllEod In this city, alihuugh the |
police hope hat n there D. such per- |
con, nhe win come forward and solve /
the statement that the wrapper N |
the candy boz was puatmarked San |
Francisco. puzzles the mall authorities /
here. 10 b. not the CuHisN 90 p0Hlmnrs /
thlrd-claa mail, the Htnmpf simply be-
Ing cancelled.
Tho possibility that the candy could |
have been accidentally poisoned at she
cline OF ~ manufacture Ia denied by |
local Cunfacflnnffs, who Hny that even /
II unusual practice Of using cllorinE /
matter ln The making " chocolates han
been followed 90 fhia ease the swallow
INK u The entire amount of cllnrlng or
dye Tor a MY pound hatrh NJ painted
candy would have been NJ more serious
IN result than day's Illness ~ tlnt
Or rather c1rrldlng uienaila lH used ln
fhf preparation N candy Tor market.
The result of the chemical analysis
Of Tho ungaten candy In che box %
AlhlNhHl1 aWAAitl IN AuN nope tNAN tNN
character ~ the poison may throw
some possible llrht upon the mystery
which continues TO remain apparently
ineHpllcabll,
CORONER ~ INVEsrIGATISu.
Dover. Del. Aug. i6--Coroner WINS
today held an inquent over the bodies
" Airs. J. u. Doano una Mrs J. y.
Cunning. who died after eating candy
from box that had been sent 10 NfH.
DunninT by mail from Han Francisco
Dr. nlhfop, the attending physician.
made verbal statement ~ 60 his upin-
Ton Of the deaths. Hc said the candy
eaten by the women was poisoned. No
POST norton was held the physician
nayinr that on account " the frequent
vomiting there was nothing IN the
rtomacha 10 analyzu,
After viewing the bodies the Jury nd.
journed 10 meet subject 10 the call of
the rufunor
A verdict viii not be- rendered until
after tho candy has been analysed.
The funeral nf the two yidtima ~
the poisoning took place this afternoon
aud was largely attended.