P ISONED BY DYE IN STOCKNGS.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 55, 27 December 1882, Page 3

P ISONED BY DYE IN STOCKNGS.

Oa Sa'.ur.luy, Sir Joiin HumpUrpys hold an enquiry at the Prirce of 'Wales, Arlx ur-Ktre.et, Mile-end Old T«.wn, respocing" 'he d°ath of George John Mnrsh, aired 8, tin- s-on of a carm:in t oi CoiimiP-rciul-ro»d. — I h* 1 bo}' «uiue bon.e on the 6>h from school. and complained of 11 vent pain in hi> foot. Some loti«»M was got, and it wh.s ff«;t, and it was applied, but as li. j re ceived iio reiitsj in a day or two. bi.pureuts look iiiai to a doctor s, an. l li<--died two hours »i'ter his return h.nie.. It transpired tlc.vf so;ue time ago h< had t:ik- n the skin offiiis heel hrough wearing a tight boot, aD<i the uye having come off some woollen stock ings he was wearing", entered the wound, as the pr.rrnts believed, and poison^n tho blood — This was afterwards bornp out by the doctor, who stated that the caut»e of death was |jya;.nia, 01 bu.ud poisoning, originally due to the iijt.ry to che heel and the stojking- dye. — The Coroner having commented upon the danger of wearing 1 s'eckinjis heavily dyed with poisonous dye, thejury returned a verdict iv accoidar.ee with the mpdical ■evideucc— The World, October 6th.