A SYDNEY SENSATION.
js| Svdnkv, June 18. ij At the trial of Mrs Jane Baikie, on a charge of murdering the f; wharf labourer Alex. Brown—i- who died in a hospital, and in
’ whose exhumed remains traces I of arsenic were found by the f Government analyst—the accused | woman made a lengthy statement ? from the box.
She said she bought sixpenny-
worth of arsenic. Brown took it from her and threw it in the fire, saying that it was dangerous to have there. That was all she knew of the poison. She declared that Brown drank quantities of ale and spirits, and would not take the doctor’s medicine. She did all she could for his health.
The jury retired at 6.30. p.m. The jury found Mrs Baikie “ not guilty ”of the murder of Brown.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 400, 20 June 1908, Page 3
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134A SYDNEY SENSATION. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 400, 20 June 1908, Page 3
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