A LAST KISS.
YOUNG WOMAN'S TRAGIC DEATH. A strange poisoning ease occurred in a house in street, Little Coogcc, laht week (reports the Svdncv Sun). The particulars contained in'the Randwick police report to the Citv Coroner arc that at about 8.30 Mrs. Laura Morns, aged 30, a native of Buriii.', Tasmania, visited a doctor, and explaining to him that she was troubled with cats about the house, asked for an order for poison with which to destrov tlmm • ' Save an order for strvchnine, and Mrs. Morris took It to a chemist. - IQ ' K>r 'he poison. She then went home.
Mr. Morris and visitors were there, and after a time Mrs. Morris left them and wont to hpr bedroom. She returned a little later, and going towards , >cr husband asked him to kiss licr for tim f- She told him that she 11(1(1 taken poison. He rushed to her i'ooni._ and found an envolnpe which had c<;n «,.«,! the crystals. A doctor was sent for, but. when he arrived the woman was beyond aid. She died shortly afterwards,
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1918, Page 8
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176A LAST KISS. Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1918, Page 8
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