FATAL WEDDING BREAKFAST
PARIS, November 10. Twelve persons died from the effects of the poisoned food eaten at the fatal wedding feast at Chalet. Among the victims were both the brides, one of the bridegrooms, and the mother of the brides. The presence of a mineral poison in the custard has been discovered. November 11. Experts investigated the cream used at the fatal Cholet wedding. They reported that it had been touched by dirty hands which had previously been in contact with a person suffering from typhoid fever. November 12. Professor Pepin states that the custard was infected with the culture of virulent microbes, which became a hotbed during the 30 hours between its making and eating. The general opinion is that the cooks unwittingly conveyed the typhoid germs to a dish of cream, to the whiles of eggs and gelatine, which would be ideal ground for their "culture.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3114, 19 November 1913, Page 26
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