The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-25
Five Others Made Ill-Doctor
N-%&tRks- Thew- Xiet1ans Of
Knockout Drops.
WERE WEDDING GUESTS
Police Told Of Noisy Intruders
Coroner Suggests
Wood Alcohol.

are III. one seriously. after attending an
Italian wedding party in Kenmare Hail.
80 Spring street, last Sunday evening, at
which home made cordials were served
Coroner's Physician Riegelman Of The
Bronx, who Is investigating two Of the
deaths, thinks that they we're caused by
wood alcohol. although he says he will
not be sure until after the autopsy to>
day. But a physician who attended one
o. the girls who Is recovering Is sure
that the deaths were from knockout
drops-chlorai hydrate-put into the cor
dial by boisterous strangers. who caused
the breaking up Of the party.
The dead are Nellie I. Dean, so years
old and her sister. Madeline, rs years
old. OF 3s6 East Hath street, The Bronx.
and Mary Driscoli. SO years old. OF 1872
india street, Greenpoint. L. I. Anna
o'Brlen, IS years old, OF SO Ferry street.
was in a serious condition up to last
night, but will recover She took only
small amount OF the cordial.
Cordial viii ne Analysed.
The police have charge Of what Is left
OF the cordial and II will be analysed In
an effort to learn the exact cause OF the
deaths. There were many bottles. how
ever and all might not have been poi
sonec.
Assistant District Attorney preckin-
ridge OF the homicide bureau Is also in
vesiisating the case
The cordial was prepared by the bride.
Angelina Mglionico OF IS Oak street. and
her parents, last January. with alcohol
and fiavorng syrups bought OF Worth
street dealer from whom they had bought
the ingredients many times before.
Last night in her home at 2l7 sullivan
street the bride, who Is now Mrs. Carmine
J. Colino. vowed that the cordial was
harmless and offered to drink some OF II
before Lieut. Funstan OF the Mercer street
detectives. who questioned her.
Ii was impossible to learn yesterday X
t1e girls who died drank anything before
or after going to the wedding party. Be-
FORE they died they did not tell much of
their movements on that night. except to
say that they had good time" Miss
oBrlen Is the only one who could DO
Questioned. and she said she drank only
the cordial.
II is on her story OF the strangers
who broke up the party which is cor
roborated by Colino and his wife. that
the physician quoted based his belief that
knockout drops had been put In the
cordial What motive any one could
have had for doing this Is a mystery.
The three girls who are dead and Miss
OBrien. all worked In the bookbind!ng
plant Of the Cherouny Printing and Pub
fishing Company OF II Vandewater
street where Mrs Colino was employed
before her marriage.
The wedding was on Sunday after
noon In st. Joachim's Church at -
Roosevelt street. The bridal party after
the ceremony. went to Kenmare Hall.
There were about 200 guests. There was
the cordial and beer. and many Of the
In htAb ealt Aolt Dl,t
The guests all drank some Of the cordial
and the party grew merry.
The Misses Dean and Miss Driscoll
said that they drank very little and
Miss O'Brien said she drank only four
or Ave OF the tiny glassfuls The rest
she poured under the table.
Strangers Break Up Party.
Shortly before midnight the strangers
mentioned by Mrs. Colino and Miss
o'Brien appeared and gathered about the
cordial bottles. They were not wanted. but
rather than try to put them out and make
trouble Colino said Good night" and
with a few OF his friends. went to his
home. taking some Of the cordial and
what was left Of the cakes with him. The
others, including the Dean girls, Mary
Driscoll and Anna O'Brien. went home
The Dean girls lived with their father.
John Dean. mailer on n newspaper. In
The night they woke up and complained OF
severe stomachache. Mrs. Dean gave them
something to relieve the pain and they
went 10 sleep again. In the morning they
worse, but did not wish TO have a
doctor called. as they did not think their
Illness was serious
Early yesterday their condition became
grave. They were only semi-consclous
when DR.. Edward Grove Of 200 Alex
ander avenue was called. Nellie died at
home yesterday noon and Madeline died
IN the Lincoln Hospital three hours later.
Coroner Healy was notified and his
physician. Dr. Riegelman. Investigated.
He found that the girls manifested all
the symptoms OF wood alcohol poisoning
before death. including blindness. But
that is said to be a symptom also Of
choral poisoning.
Mary Dr!scoll, who -fives with her
brother. Dennis, ard his wife. got home
about midnight Sunday and showed no
signs OF illness. In the morning she felt
dvowsy and did not go TO work. In the az
ternoon her sister-in-law went out When
she returned Miss Driscoil WAS uncon-
sc!ous. She died before a doctor could be
called.
Coroners Physician DR.. Lester Volk
vas told by the girls brother yesterday
that she had suffered from indigestion.
As he did not know Of the deaths In The
Bronx at that time, ne thought death was
due 10 acute Indigestion and permitted a
death certificate to be issued. But when he
learned Of the other deaths he promptly
a