A TERRIBLE CRIME.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) Woodville, last night. Three boys named Gibbons, aged 12, 9, and 7, sons of an old settler here, have been arrested on a charge of having attempted to poisoned their father. Gibbons made tea for hitnself on Wednesday morning. Although he noticed a peculiar taste and smell with it, he continued drinking, and shortly after suffered internal pains, and luckily was very sick. On investigation it was found that a quantity of aconite was amongst the dry tea. The aconite was kept in the bouse and used for the treatment* of the cows. The boys were not at home, and on a search being made were found camped on the Hon. Mr Ormond’s property, two miles from Woodville. Besides other possessions, they had eight geese in tbtir camp. The boys admitted putting aconite
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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 317, 18 January 1902, Page 2
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139A TERRIBLE CRIME. Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 317, 18 January 1902, Page 2
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