SYDNEY POISONING CASE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2204, 30 May 1908, Page 3

SYDNEY POISONING CASE.

THE MEDICAL EVIDENCE.

INDICATIONS OF ARSENIC

United Press Association—Copyright. SYDNEY. May'2B. At tho inquest tho Government Analyst deposed that lie found distinct traecs of arsenic in Brown’s kidnevs, and one-fiftli of a grain in the liver. Tho analysis is not yet complete, hut what he had found would indicate a large quantity of arsenic had been present. Dr O’Neill deposed to treating Brown for influenza when Brown left to visit friends at Stanmore. Eight days after he again visited Dr O’Neill and complained of diirrhoea, a bitter taste in tho month, and numbness. After a few days he appeared better. In reply to a question the doctor said the symptom on the last visit was consistent with neurisis or arsencal poisoning. Dr Chennoll deposed that he attended Brown at Mrs Baikie’s house, Stanmore. The symptoms were a general loss of power, vomiting, and numbness of the limbs. As he failed to improvo and the case appeared obscure lie suggested consultation. Brown kept putting the consultation off in the meantime. Failing to account for Brown’s svmptoms satisfactorily he asked if there was any poison about tho house. Both Brown anil Mrs Baikio said no. From other inquiries he discovered that Mrs Baikio had purchased sixpence of poison. with the expressed intention of killing cats. After this discovery and the failure to obtain a consultation lie declined to t-ako further responsibility in the case and ordered Brown’s removal to the hospital. The day after Brown’s death Mrs Baikie saw witness, and in the course of conversation she mentioned that Brown had an accident insurance policy, but the money was not obtainable 'unless it could be shown death resulted from accident. The impression conveyed to his mind by her was that the payment of liis fees depended upon obtaining this.insurance money. “It is a soldier’s privilege to be brief, but I do not think that this privilege is onjoyed by the Mayor of this town,” said a speaker, at the smoke -concert of the Gisborne Rifles last night. “If anybody asks mo for anything I will give it, but I do not run around offering things..”—His Worship the Mayor at the Rifles smoke concert last night,