The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-21
The Last Package Sent to
a Chemist in Order to
Secure Analysis Be-
fore Action.
THE SUSPECTED WATCHED
The Postal Authorities
Have Taken Charge Of
the Letters Receiy=
ed Concerning
the Boxes of
Candy.

have an interesting case to investi.
gate. 1t has some of the traits OF
the Botkins case about it, inasmuch
as the poisoned candy and letters
are in existence. Since the poison
ing OF Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dun
ming at Dover, numerous cases OF
poisoned candy, have turned up.
This was due to the extensive pub
LEGATION of the facts in the Botkin
case. Wilmington has now come to
the front with box Of candy and
the person who received the same
is James e. Charsha, OF No. 2l9
Franklin street. Some time ago a
box of fine candies was received at
the Charsha home, but the family
having read so much of the Botkin
case, refused to eat the choice
sweets. On Thursday of last week
when Mr.. Charsha, who is coz
ductor on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. returned to his home, he
found a box accompanied by note
lying on the doorstep. He remem-
bered that he had received the 9TH
er box and that couple of letters
had been received asking how he
and his wife enjoyed the candy. He
took the package into the house and
called his wife. When the wrapper
was removed, they found the pack
age was box of choice candies.
They looked astonlshed, for they
could not tell who the ANONYMOUS
sender OF the package was, or what
motive he had in sending the candy.
Mrs Charsha could not throw any
light on the puzzle. She did not
know of any unknown friend who
would send her candy and write in
such a style that she could not I'M
derstand the name or contents of
the letter. Mr.. Charsha was equal
ly puzzled for a time as to the mo-
tive. Then his suspicious rested
on a very prominent person who re-
sides on the west side of the city.
In his opinion that was the only
person he could imagine who would
stoop to commit such a rash act as
to send his family box OF poisoned
candy. Charsha commune ted
with the postal authorities on Sat-
urday and handed over a number
of letters he had received concern
ing the candy. The latter has been
sent to a chemist in order to see
what poison the candy contains.
1t has been tasted and those who
tasted it say that it had taste of
saltpetre about it. Arsenic resem-
bles saltPetre somewhat in looks
and taste. The people in the
ncighborhood of Second and frank
lin are considerably asitated over
the receiptof second box ot candy
at the Charsha home.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. Dixon Burton their son
Frank and Miss Molllo Q. Burton Of Bal.
t'mo:e are at Delaware City.
Mrs, VIVA Broughton and son Waltor
AID Mrs. b. +. Rawnsley are at Atlantic
City whero they will spend ten days.
William Lawson, Charles +, Gray, Will
kins Strayhorn and Walter D. Blu III have
returned home from Boston where they
attended tho l., A. W. races.
Miss Teresa McMenomy of this city will
leave today for week at Atlantic City.
She will also visit New York, Long Branch
Newport and Coney Island during her
trip.
john b Dougherty Is homo from South
America WHARF for eighteen months he
has been connected with the canalization
of tho Magdslone river in United States
Of Columbia.
Misses Edn: and Katherine Cooling,
who have been visiting their grandparents
Mr.. ana Mrs. Jones Guthrie on the Now
Castle road, Will return to their home in
Phllad, lphia today.
J. p Redmond has returned from BAL
timore whore he represented Lodge No
62S, of B. X, T., as a member Of the Gen
eral Grievance Committee. which has been
loTniuihliub uoW agreement WIN Inc Is
& o. railroad.
Ofllcer James c. Shields has returned
home from Atlantic City where he spent a
week. In the evenings Mr.. Shields loved
TO sit watching Tho man in the moon,
listening to the wild waves song and
thinking of 1900.
Mrs Angus o. Hanlcy. of OF Lancas-
ter avenue, has returned from ten days
trip to Niagara Falls and CaEada, hor
birth place. She was accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. J. Woods, and son Thorn as
Of Victoria, British Columbia.
Mrs Frank Bowman. Mrs William
Becker and Mrs. Frank Fox. OF Reading
Pa, were in this city yesterday.
Thomas Culbert has returned from At
lnntic City not very much improved fr om
an attack OF Iheumatism.
Juno Bird Is looking for q nest. She
will keen them all fiyinc next Wednes-