A SUICIDE.
FAOILITY TO OBTAIN DEADLY POISON. PRESS ASSOCIATION Christchurch, last night. An iuqueßt was held to-day touohing the death of James Gillies Mollwraith, who died suddenly at the Rotherfiela hotel yesterday evening. Medical evidenoe wsb given that death was due to poisoniDg by prussic aoid, and a verdict returned that the man died from poison self administered, There was found on the body of deceased a pieoe oi cyanida of potassium Buffioient to kill five men, and the dootor naid he did not thiok it was right that suoh a poison oould be purchased freely in a photographio shop when restrietions wore imposed in the oase of the sale of poisons at a chemist's shop. . The coroner promised to oommauicale with headquarters on the subjeot.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1941, 24 November 1906, Page 3
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126A SUICIDE. Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1941, 24 November 1906, Page 3
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