Who’s to Blame?
Mary certainly didn’t think so, and neither did her employers. Every time a family got sick, she would pack her bags and move on to the next. She hopped house to house until she eventually began working for the Warren family in the summer of 1906. Charles Warren, a wealthy New York banker, decided to take his family to Oyster Bay on Long Island.
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Of course, Mary traveled with the family so she could make them her famous peaches and ice cream dessert. But days after the Warrens ate Mary’s food, they all fell extremely ill. This time, however, Mary’s employer didn’t blame the unknown disease on fate. Charles knew that something, or someone, had caused his family to get sick.