POISONING TRAGEDY.
INQUEST ON MRS, MOODIE,
By Telegraph—Press Associatlon-CohyrlgbC (Roc. December 21, 10 p.m.) '
Melbourne, December 21., The inquest into the circumstances Surrounding the death of Mrs. Moodie was opened to-day. Tho deceased and two" grown up daughters died in November after'eating tiiiriecl .m6at,"\Mrs.' •Hoodie's body was subsequentlyexhumed, and an examination of" the- contents of the stomach'disclosed the presence of large, quantities of' arsenic. A surviving' daughter, Olive Moodie, was subsequently charged with murder. The evidence showed that Olive Moodie on several occasions had purchased arsenic, avowedly to kill rats. Dr. Tuoker, who had attended the sisters, stated that Olive objected when he proposed to send the patients to tho Hospital. He added that there was no arsenic in the prescriptions he ordered. ' ■ ■
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1006, 22 December 1910, Page 7
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123POISONING TRAGEDY. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1006, 22 December 1910, Page 7
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