Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-22
POISON IN CANDY?
Theory Advanced for Death of
Two Boys at Lakeside.
John stone and Napoleon Christian the
sudden Victims of n Mysterious
DIscasc--\n Investigation
Probable.

Adolph Stone. the 1o-ycar-old son of Mr.
| and Mrs. John Stone. died early ycstcr.
day morning at his home on Congcr ave.
nuc. In tho same building, in the ncxt
room, Napoleon Christian lies dead, hav.
| ing died two hours after tho Stone boy
Tho death certificates give pneumonia
aud heart failure or pneumonia, rcspcc.
| lively, as tho cause.
Tho residents of Lakeside believed, how.
over, that candy containing poison play
ed prominent part in the boys illness
Tho statement of Or. J.. r.. Lewis, who
was tho first physician to arrive to Mrs
Stone. Strengthens this theory, he having
said that the boy showed symptoms OF
having been poisoned.
Tho following story Is told by Mrs
Stone. "Adolph was ten years old and
attended the Catholic school at Lakeside
lie had always been well but Sunday
morning he was suddenly taken sick
The boy had been eating candy and tho
outside is painted red and I am afraid
of it."
Mrs. Christian said: "My boy had been
well until Monday morning when he was
taken sick and lost his reason. On Sun
day he was out on the lake and returned
home looking ali right. lie was a big
candy eater and / am sure that the little
rcd peanut candy had something to DO
with his death He was II years old
DR.. Lewis was interviewed by a Free
Press man last evening. Ho refused to
make statement at that time, saying
he would rather wait until to-day. He
did, however, state that there were some
of the stone boy. When | left Tuesday
afternoon" said Or. Lewis. the boy was
apparently on tho road to recovery"
DR.. f. J. A. Bombard. who was the
other attending physician, both in tho
stone case and the Christian case,
said: The death certificates have
been issued, stating what caused death.
in my opinion"
DO YOU think tho stomachs ought
to be taken to tho state laboratory OF
hygiene for analysis" was asked.
II think not" said pr. Bombard. Il
understand that pr. Lewis has taken
samples OF tho candy and if they arc
analyzed at the laboratory and found
to contain poison, it viii set all the
cries at rest. | prefer 10 remain quiet
and let tho case rost for the present"
Or. J. w. Courtney, health officer,
was asked about tho case. lie had
not been informed of it but did not
know any more than that the death
certificates were issued. II the chill
drcn died of poisoning. pr. Courtney
should have been notified. Now thai
he knows of tho case, he will have it
Investigated.
J,VCrythius will nov. ,oncuJ an +bo
result Of the analysis Of the candy.
Free Press man called on tho
candy merchant at Lakeside and OBJ
tanned samples Of the candy. They
are candy covered peanuts of a red
color. The red co!oring matter may
DC the cause OF the poisoning and il
may be the peanuts, n largo majority
of them being decayed. The residents
of Lakeside arc DESTROYS of having the
cas-" thoroughly sitted.
Unless further investigation Should
be thought best tho funeral of tho
Stone boy will ho held at four o'clock
Thursday afternoon from st. Anthony
church with intermcut in Mt. Calvary
cemetery. The boy is survived by his
parents, five brothers, John, BENJAMIN
Mcddio, Edward aud Carol; three sis
tcrs, Mrs. H. Goodrich Of New York
city, Mrs. William Osborne of Willis
ton and Miss lrcuo,
The funeral OF tho Christian bov
who is survived by his parents and one
sister. Mrs. William Maple, will be
held Friday morning at nino o'clock
from st. Anthony Church, with inter
mont in Mt. Calvary cemetery.