A Sydney Sensation.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3783, 16 May 1908, Page 3

A Sydney Sensation.

Sydney, May 15. A case of suspected poisoning is being inquired into by the police. The body of the victim, a man named Alexander Brown, 56 years of age, has been exhumed and the contents of the stomach are being analysed. Brown was employed on the Sydney wharf, and possessed considerable property. He died in the hospital of what the doctors supposed to be neuritis. A woman has been arrested on a charge of stealing deceased’s jewellery. The whole story is likely to recall the famous Talune case of some years ago. Sydney, May 16. Tbe woman Jane Blaikie arrested on the charge of stealing property from Alexander Brown, who is supposed to have died of poison, has been arsested on a charge of causing his death. She was remanded for a week. It is believed that the identity of the accused will create a sensation.