THE MAYBRICK POISONING CASE. LONDON, August 5.
An analyst attiehed to the Home Office who lias been engaged investigating the Maybrick case\ states that' tfi'e ileath of-" May brick was not caused by arsenical' poison, The,ies«lt of his investigations showed that death resulted from gasfroenoteritis. The "prisoner, Mrs Maybrick, who is charged with- poisoning h^r< husband, stated that she 'pnrchastid fly puppM, for th»» purpose of'tnnkim? a face wash, the night before Maj brick died. Her husband implored her to give him tiio powder and she refused' until h<j declared it would do no harm to his food ; she then placet! the powder in a tin of meat ju'ee. She then left home and when she returned he/ "husband was , asleop. Ho had never tasted , the contents of the tin, nud she was unaware that they were arsenical until after his death.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TAN18890807.2.7.1
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 391, 7 August 1889, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
142THE MAYBRICK POISONING CASE. LONDON, August 5. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 391, 7 August 1889, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in