Peter Shelley Survives Poisoning by Tainted Bread
Piper chop corn, Shelley noticed a bitter taste and asked if quinine had been put in the bread [3]. The bread was fed to a hog, which died immediately [3]. Shelley was stricken with cramps, rode to Holloway’s, but could not talk upon arrival [3]. He hurried home, melted lard, and swallowed it, saving his life, though he could not walk for nearly two weeks [3]. The poisoning appeared to stem from yeast used to make the bread; someone had apparently poisoned that yeast [1][2]. Shelly came near losing his life from the effect, and the matter was urged for thorough investigation by the next grand jury [1][2].
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- It is quite evident that someone did poison the… (1891)It is quite evident that someone did poison the yeast from the effect of which Mr. Shelly came near losing his life. The matter should be thor- oughly investigated by the next grand jury.
- Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-02-06 (1891)the house he was so effected by the poison that he could not talk. He lived only a short distance from the Holloway place, so hurried on home, melted some lard and swallowed it, which saved his life, alt…
- A Poisoning Case (1891)A Poisoning CaseThe details of a case of attempted poison- ing on the Gila was this week brought to this city by the residents of that section. It seems that Mr. Piper, who has the McMillen place leased, prepa…