ALLEGED POISONING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 209, 28 May 1908, Page 7

ALLEGED POISONING.

SYDNEY MYSTERY. ANALYST FINDS ARSENIC. MEDICAL EVIDENCE, or telegram—press association—corrßiont Sydnoy, May 26. Tho inquest on Alex. Brown, wharf labourer, who, it is suspected) died from poisoning, was continued. This is the case ia which Jano Baikio stands charged with tho murder of deceased. •'V The Government analyst doposed that he had found distinct traces of arsenic in Brown's kidneys, and one-fifth of a grain in tho liver. Tho analysis was not yet complete, but what he had found would indicato that there was a large quantity of arscnic present. ■ ' ARSENICAL POISONING OR NEURITIS. Dr. 0' Neill deposed to treating Brown for influenza, when Brown left on a visit to friends at Stanmore. Eight days after ho again visited Dr. O'Neill, and complained of diarrhoea, a bitter taste in tho mouth, and numbness. After a few days lie appeared to bo better. - In reply to a question, the doctor said the symptoms on the last visit of Brown to him were consistent with neuritis' or arsenical .poisoning. ' ' 1 CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF - / ' POISON. ' Dr. Chennall doposed that lie attended. Brown at the houso of Mrs. Baikie at Stanmore. Tho symptoms wore general loss of power, vomiting, and numbness of the limbs. As Brown failed to improvo, and the'case appeared to be an obscure one, he suggested a consultation. Brown kept putting the consultation' off. ' In the meantime, failing to account for Brown's symptoms) satisfactorily, witness asked if. tliere was any poison about the house. Both Brown and Mrs. Baikio said no. From other inquiries ho had discovered that Sirs. Baikie had purchased sixpennyworth of poison with the expressed intention of killing cats. AN INSURANCE POLICY. . .After this discovery, and his failure to obtain a consultation, witness declined to take further responsibility in regard to the case, and ordered Brown's removal to tho hospital. Tho day after Brown's death Mrs. Baikio saw witness, and in course of conversation she mentioned that Brown had an accident insurance policy, but that the money was not obtainable unless it could be -shown that death had resulted through accident. Tho impression conveyed to witness's mind by Mrs. Baikie was that payment of his fees depended'" upon' obtaining this insurance. Witness declined Mrs. Baikie's suggestion to give a certificate that Brown's death had resulted from'accident.