ARSENIC MYSTERY.
EVIDENCE BY THE PRISONERS.
Bj 'lulejrrnph-Presa Asßoctiitlon-CoDyrlelrt London, March 11. Tho trial was continued at tho: Old Bailey to-day of Predcriek Soddbii. (district super'ntendont of tho London and Manchester Assnrnnco Company) and his wile on a charge of poisoning Eliza Barrow (whose property tho male accused controlled) by giving her arsenic. Soddon was cross-examined by Sir Rufui Isaacs, K.C., for .six hours. Asked regarding tho finding of only £% mi deceased's trunk whereas it had contained £210 a few months before, accused replied that workmen had been in the room, including a vhuUw-cleauev. He admitted a want of frankness in concealing certain particulars regarding tho deceased's properly when communicating with her relatives, but said ho disliked llieir demeanour. How (he arsenic got into the stomach of deceased was a Chineso puzzle. Mrs. Seddon testified that she accidentally knocked lly-papers off a mantelpiece, and placed them in a soup plate containing water. The plate remained near the window until the death of tho deceased.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1387, 13 March 1912, Page 5
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164ARSENIC MYSTERY. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1387, 13 March 1912, Page 5
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