A PECULIAR DEATH
(By Telegraph—PTtsx. , Association.)
-. v . , WELLINGTON, La*t Night. ; Asa inquest was resumed yesterday .by Dr MacArthnr (Coroner) into the death of Gertrude Stevens, otherwise known as'Madame Karle, who •was taken ill on the evening of December 7th, while watching the posting of the election 'results, and died three days later. When the inquest was first opened, the evidence showed that deceased had been taking drugs. An adjournment was made txj of the contents' of the stomach to /be analysed-. Dr AfcLaurin, ■Dominion Analyst, stated that the -amount of apiol in the stomach was not more thlan a third of what was contained in one of Steam's apioloidis. It was'.probable the drugs had heen absorbed in the Wfcod before death. Dr-Fyffe .sttid the poison would not be traceable in the blbod! three .days after-death. The stomach had a perforation, but he thou glut it was post mortem. He had. never rehd of such.a. peculiar case. The Coroner returned a verdict that death was caused by haemolysis' of the blood, with, acute inflammation 'of the kidneys.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10544, 29 January 1912, Page 5
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176A PECULIAR DEATH Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10544, 29 January 1912, Page 5
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