THE WELLINGTON SUICIDE
» Wellington, November 7. At the ltqueit to.day on Mrs Martin, trho committed suicide by taking " rough Ca rats," the evidence showed that tbe deotMdd bad Informed both her husband and her daughter that she had taken poison, bat neither believed her; and notwithstanding that the box whioh had contained the prison was found empty no remedies were given t > coumeraoc the effect of the poison, hot a Htile brandy and water was administered \* there was no direct erldenee to show that death resulted from pplson, the Corcner adjonrned the Inquest to allow a post mortem to be road* November 8. At tbe adjourned n queet on the body of Mrs Martin the medical evldenoe proved there was every indication of Irritant po sonlng, and that traoes of mnonio, which is one of tbe properties of "Rough on feats," were found In th« etomaoh. The jury returned a'verdiot of raiolde while temporarily lnaane. A elder was added censuring tbe conduct of . the hatband I
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1706, 8 November 1887, Page 3
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166THE WELLINGTON SUICIDE Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1706, 8 November 1887, Page 3
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