POISONING CASE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 215, 30 January 1913, Page 5

POISONING CASE.

STRYCHNINE IN WINE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, January 29. A mysterious poisoning case is re- ( ported in Wellington street. George Miller and his wife were entertaining friends last nigiit, and everything went pleasantly. A bottle of wins was produced. Mrs. Miller took a glass, and collapsed in a few seconds, exclaiming "1 am poisoned!" .Millar, not believing the wine was bad, tasted it. and began to feel ill. He ran to summon a doctor, but was overcome en route. His wife meanwhile had expired, and Miller is not expected to recover. The empty wine bottle was found to contain sufficient strychnine to kill a dozen persons. FURTHER DETAILS. Received 29, 8 p.m. Sydney. January 29. Later details of the poisoning tragedy show that Robert George Miller, a rabbit trapper, intended to enter the hospital for a slight operation to-day. Yesterday he purchased a small bottle of wine. Miller and his wife each had a small glassful in the daytime. They showed no ill-effects, and each drank i another glass on returning. The wife was soon in agony, and Miller went to summon a doctor, but collapsed. Miller's family were attending a dance next door, and heard groans. They ascertained that Mrs. Miller was dying. She .said. "I drank the wine, and it poisoned me." She expired at the hospital. Miller is improving to-day. Miller had a .small amount of strychnine in the bedroom, which he used for poisoning rabb'ts. The pair lived on the happiest terms. Miller says that his wife recently remarked that she was tired of life, hut she did not'threaten suicide.