THE MCANA INQUIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1919, Page 5

THE MCANA INQUIRY.

FURTHER KViaiCNCJJ. By Telegraph.- Vn as Wellington, Jan. 28. The inquiry into the dearths of Di Grimm and Miss Isbislcr was resumed to-day.

Chief Detective Boddan, ,;ave evidence that lie made a clow search of th o quarters on the ship of all con. cerned, but tound noUiin.; to throw light on the mystery. He had no reason to suspect foul piny. He had been informed that the doctor's conduct towards Miss Isbister was no different to Uat toward! other passengers. There was nothW ta justify the suspicion that the deceased were on familiar term,. Nothing S ing to Miss T 3biater WM found fc to Grimm's correspondence. ' \^ , t L T Vm i Govcrm "-= n t Analyst, M i| dnnks for deceased were mads ho fount 1.2 cubic centimetres of dear all.oltal V° nt * inC i l th ° e l uivale »t i one-fifth of a grain of cyan de of potasS ■mm. If the bottle had been full tfthtf liquid it would hare contained 30 grata! of cyan.de. A fatal dose w as 2J «££■ The remainder of the lemon squash C tamed equivalent to 15 grains of cyaS per pint. He found no trace ofWlia acid in the liquid or in the silf Dr. Frobo deposed that th? svmntAm. were consistent with cyanide oxalic poisoning. a not Tho inquiry was adjourned to eM .M« ?o ho rw n aK M to Wfi water during the piof^jftoC