THE CAIN TRAGEDY.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 25, 31 January 1887, Page 3

THE CAIN TRAGEDY.

This Ifaj's I'roccediiiss

Dukkdin, this day.

EJali.'h trial wii3 rosuuiod this morning by tho dcfonco calling Joseph Edward?, who stated that in 18S5 ho wan employed with Mr Slultor, draper in Timaru. In Juno, July or August, Captain Cain camo into tiltttor's shop, became tick and vomited vory much. Dr. Aloxondor, snrgoon and phyeician, had heard Dr. Mclntyro describe tho symptoms proeontcd by Capt. Cain during his last illnosp, and nleo the ovidonco of tho witnoffos who woro with him tho night boForo ho diod. So far a*) doscribod, tho manner of Captain Gain's doath was not inconsistent with natural causes. It was not altogether inconsistent with death by minic poisoning. Ito could not draw any coitain inforonco from tho ovidenco aa to whether Captain Cain was sufl'ering from Brlght'fl disea=o. Tho symptoms described woro not inconMatont with ono form of Bright'H diaeato. Urinic poisouing may occur in any form of Bright's disease or ihrough any any conpostion of tho kidnoys. Whore Bccrotion it) dclliciont. Urinic poieoni-« in tho closing houra of tho patient producea stupor, ticknesf, and slightly convulsive movements. Tho symptoms doecriued as being apparont immediately bofoio Captain Cain's death wcro not distinctively siiKgcslivo of antimonial poi--on-inff. Vomiting and purging woro symptoms occurring to witness as being conxistont »i(h antimonial poisoning, or poisoning by initanta, but eotuo of the eymptoms of antimonial poisoning woro absent. Without complete data as to the stato ol tho patient, I should liesitito to givo an opinion whether tho administration had accolorated death.