GREENWOOD TRIAL
CASE FOR THE DEFENCE
ACCUSED'S STATEMENTS IN WITNESS BOX
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London, November 6. At the trial at Carmarthen of Harold Greenwood, who is charged with tho MKler of his wife, Mr. Marshall Hall, '" ?& ni *S f« the defence, intimated show iwT « rall J e -^ ert evidßnce ta Si,; ° ie! } th wns duo *° nc,lte gastrin, attacks, not: t„ arsenical poisoning clnml ?w', V udor ' denotehnni the .P° Ilco superintendent's nenM.' PWftinj to contnin his stntofhn»rl r ° P t y to „P° llc e inquiries before orSn^ Wn ? t V ,n , of ~he> d - v- w» Mt the SSw M \! r ols< : ™* 9 lmd bei!n suDstitutcd for others torn out The Rn r ont l ha , d ,-J ec ' n mutilated.by omisBioiß and additions, and the signature had tan forged fr,e nurse tofd him 'Wat his wife died from morphia pills. m told the doctor just before the exhumation that his hade a mistake in giving morphia pills, which wore too strong lor his wife The doctor replied that the morphia pdl 3 were not injurious Ihe doctor, recalled, denied that. Greenwood ever spoke to him about the pills Iho nurse, also recalled, denied telling (.iroenwooa that the pills were too strong.' tho prisoner's daughter, aged twentytwo, gave evidence that she drank burgundy a» luncheou widi her mother from the to'ttle out of which the prosecution alleges that the prisoner administered thr> tatal'doso of arsenic. Her mother becamo ill after tea time. Witness had ano'Jher glass of bungandy at supper from tho samo bottle; and suffered no ill-eft'ecu. lho police had never asked her for h statement regarding the events of which she gave evidence.
Mr. Marshall Hall pointed out that Greenwood, it' ho had teen griiilty, could liavo obliterated the tr-Sccs of poison \:v cremating the bodv Accused denied oauwng the death of his -wife. He was not on affootionata terms with his present wifo during dor.eased's lifetime. The latter tad •fiiXX) per annum, which wont to her children. His present wife had nothing Colonel Tooßood, the London County Council toxicologist, stoutly expressed th'w opinion that death was due to morphia. ~Aus.-N Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 37, 8 November 1920, Page 3
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363GREENWOOD TRIAL Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 37, 8 November 1920, Page 3
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