SENSATIONAL TRIAL

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1920, Page 2

SENSATIONAL TRIAL

fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION 1 THE DEFENCE. | LONDON, Nov. o. I Mr Marshall Hall in opening ihe de- [ fence in the Kidwelly poisoning case, ini timated he would call expert evidence |to show that the death’'of Mrs Greenj wood was due to acute gastritic attacks and not arsenical poisoni lg. Greenwood’s daughter would give evidence that she took a glass, of the same wine as her mother for lunch, and another for supper. FURTHER EVIDENCE. LONDON, November C. At .the Kidwelly trial. Greenwood, cross-examined declared the Police Superintendent’s notebook, purporting to contain his (Greenwood’s) statement in reply to the police inquiries before ! the exhumation *f Mrs Greenwood’s l>ody was not the original notebook, or pages had been substituted for others torn out. The statement had been mutilated by omission and additions an l the signature was forged. Tho Nurse lie said, told him his wife died from morphia pills and he told the doctor just before the exhumation that he had made a mistake in giving morphia pills which were too strong for his wife. The doctor had replied: “Morphia pills are not injurious.” Tho doctor was recalled, and he denied that Greenwood ever spoke to him about the pills. The Nurse was recalled and she de- , nied telling Greenwood the pills were : too strong. I The prisoner's daughter, aged 22 then gave evidence. She said she drank 1 burgundy at luncheon with her mother • from the bottle out of which the prosecution alleged that prisoner adminis- | tered a fatal dose of arsenic. Her mo- J ther became ill after tea time. Witness had another glass of burgundy at simper frojm the same bottle, and suffered no ill effects. The police lud never asked her for a statement regarding the events of which she gave evidence. Mr Marshall Hall, for the defence pointed out that Greenwood, if ke had been guilty, could have obliterated the * traces of poison by cremation. | Accused was under examination four j hours. He denied causing the worn- j an’s death. He said he was tot oi affectionate terms with hie present wife during the deceased lifetime; and 'he latter had an income of nine hundred sterling per annum, which went to the children and his present wife had nothing. I Colonel Toogood (London County Courted Toxicologist) stoutly opined 1 that death was due to morphia..