A POISONED KISS.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13052, 11 March 1911, Page 4

A POISONED KISS.

A baffling poiso.ning mystery, involving the tragic death of a bridal couple on the eve of their marriage, is puzzling the people of Maryland (U.S.). Mr Charles Edward Twicer, a wealthy young merchant, of Cumberland, visited his bride, Miss Graeo Eloser, a few hours before the time fixed for their wedding, for the purpose of prseenting hor with a new motor car. The two were hoard laughing and chatting happily in tho drawing-room, when the telephone bell rang. Miss Eloser answered it, gaily telling her friend at the other end of tho wire about the final arrangements for the wedding. Half an hour later her mother entered the drawing-room and saw the ppuple sitting hand in hand on the sofa, and gazing apparently into each other's eyes. The smile with which the mother approached the couple changed to an expression of horror as she noticed their rigid attitude. Both the bride, and bridegroom were dead. An examination showed that the lips of the lovers were burned. Apparently Mr Twigg Jiad taken poison and tho.ii kissed his bride, killing her in doing so. After careful investigation the coronar gave his opinion in ( these words:—"lt is a case of double murder, not double suicide." In the mouth of tho bridegroom was a piece of chewing gum, which, it is believed, contained cyanide.