The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-01-31
POISON PLACED
IN THEIR COFFEE
THREE or FARMERS FAMILY
SEIZED WITH AWFUL AGONY
ON DRINKING.
TWO ESCAPE THE WORK
OF 6orgia-Authorities Hold Letters
Which May 6etray the Murder.
er--Friends Offer Fifteen
Hundred Reward.

Newcastle, Ind, January 3o--ThIs
vicinity is arou ed tonight over tha
presence Of poisoner through whose
deadly work one person Is dead ami
1 two others, IL is feared, dying. The
lpoliee and county officers of Henry
county are i ing every endeavor 10
run Gown the guilty party, and not
without hope Of success. for letters
/ written prior TO the crime are relied
upon to bring the prisoner to justice.
/ That the whole family OF Reuben
Bailey, prosperous and very popular
farmer, residing a short distance from
| this city was not wiped out IS consId-
cred almost a miracle.
| Mr.. Bailey himself is dead. and his
| wife and daughter are suffering fright
ful agony and are not expected to re-
cover
The poison was administered at
breakfast this morning, and is believed
10 have been put into the coffee. for
only those members of the family who
took coffee We're affected.
Death dt tne breakfast
There are five members Of the fam
~ When they sat down 10 breakfast
this morning Mr. Bailey, his wife and
daughter, Melitte. after eating some
meat and vegetables, each drank
cup Of coffee. Within few moments
all We're taken sick and an showed the
same symptoms. The other Two mem
bers ef The family ate OF the same
meat and vegetables, but took no sof-
fee, and they escaped injury. The three
who were affected were seized with
burning sickening sensation in the
stomach and vitals and soon became
unconscious. Or. c. E vanmatre was
called and stated that the symptoms
we're tohse Of arsenical poisoning,
Whoa the physician arrived Mr.. Bailey
vas beyond aid and d ed wi hin few
hours. His wife and daughter are in a
critical condition and Il Is belied they
cannot recover Or, Vanmatre report
| ed 10 the authorities that Baileys
death was caused by arsenical pois.
oning. The coffee pet and parts Of
the breakfast have been taken by
the authorities for analysis.
to the perpetrator Of the crime
the officers are silent but il is known
hat they are working ON a definite
clew
Get Threatening Letters.
For some time Mr. Bailey has been
receiving threatening letters, to which.
however he paid little or no attention
He was very well liked by all his
leighbors. and was net known to have
an enemy. and even after receipt Of
he letters did not express any ap-
orehension that the threats contained
n them would be carried out. What
he said 10 his family has not been
disclosed, but has been oonhded to the
fficers. There is con iderable mys.
terry around the manner in which the
poison was administered. The whole
fam ly was absent from home yestcr.
day. and IL is thought the house was
entered then and The poison put into
the coffee. although SO FAR as known
he family found no evidence on their
roturn hat the house had been enter
ID The entire neighborhtod In which
be Baileys live b. aroused over the
crime and ueigrborng families ars
akng every precaution 90 escape
similar fate The popularity u Bailey
and his family was such thai the neigh.
1ors tonight concluded 90 oder a re-
ward for the p0is0ner. and this VIII
probably Dee done tomorrow when 81,
700 win he raised The officers are to-
1ieht working on the Glow offered by
be- threatening letters.