CRIME IN SYDNEY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1601, 19 November 1912, Page 7

CRIME IN SYDNEY.

"LYSOL POISONING MYSTERY. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (800, November 18, 9.4fl p.m.) Sydney, November 18. A lysol poisoning tragedy with eome peouliar features has occurred at Wavcrley, one of the city snburbs. The body of a' girl named Hilda" Gowan was found In a park' with two lysol bottles alongside, and George Veitch, 18 years old, is lying dangerously ill from lysol poisoning. Veitch informed the police that he and his sweetheart'quarrelled, and decided to poison themselves. After praying they swallowed the poison. The girl died, and he crawled homo. Veitch in his depositions stated that he drank first, and became oblivious, and the next thing he remembered was finding himself in the hospital. He had no recollection as to what had become of the girl. The doctor considers it impossible that anyone in Veitch's condition could reach home alone. Veitch's sister says she heard two sharp rings at the doorbell, and on answering found her brother collapsed in the doorway. ■ It was impossible for him to have rung, but he must have been assisted home. A medical examination of the body of the girl Gowan 6hows that she took a big dose, but indicated nothing that would explain the tragedy. , TRAGEDY IN A PARK. 1 (Reo. November 18, 9.40 p.m.) Sydney, November 18. A woman was found in Moore Park unconscious, and died while being conveyed to the police station from hemorrhage of the brain, due to a fracture of the skull. The doctor declares that the fracture had been sustained certainly more than two days previously. The barman of a neighbouring hotel recognised the woman as having visited the hotel accompanied by a man. Both'were quite sober. The woman was cheerful, and the man 'quiet. The woman was found only four hours later unidentified. SALE OF LTSOL. (Reo. November 19, 0.5 a.m.) Sydney, November 18. Replying to a question in the Assembly tho Premier, Mr. M'Gowen, said he was unable to promise to pass legislation this session restricting the sale, of lysol.