SUPPOSED PTOMAINE POISONING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 30, 4 February 1905, Page 7

SUPPOSED PTOMAINE POISONING.

ißv TtTegraph.—l'ress Association.) DUNEDIN, Friday. I The mijnest on Thomas Trudgeoa. who i died from supposed ptomaine poisoning, was; ri-sumed to-day, but adjourned to permit ol' ! further tests by Mr G. M. Thomson, ana- ; lytioai chemist. Dr. Hotop. resident surgeon at the hospital, said itiddell told him I Trudireon ond himself had partaken at tea ■nf Tinned sheep's toncties, with onions, bread, and tea. At 2 o'"clo<.'k vest mornlnji they became very 111. The tinned tongues were purchased from a storekeeper at Dnn--1 back. The brand was t-hat of tte Gear Meat Company, and the tins had been newly opened. Dr. Roberts, who made a ! post-mnrtem. described the state of the or- ! ?ans, ar.U said tippearances United qmte consistent with ptomaine poisoning. Appearances In such Ci-.ses were often negative. No poison was discovered. Had there be«»u cyaniile poisoning he should think the post-mortem would have disclosed more traces of irriration. H<* considered death v,us dup to ptomaine poisouing. Mr G. M. Thomson, analytical chemist, said he had received three tins of sheep's tongues from the police. One of these was opened, am , contained two tongues covered with mtrald. He treated the unopened tins for ptomaine, but the processes were lou£ and intricate. and he had not .yet finished." There was no metallic poison present in any of the tine. So far, he liad sot two extracts, of which one had no effect when «rive:i to a young animal. The othfr had been cot rid of by the animal immediately vomitins. The contents of the tins not previously opened were not very tempting, ami wore sported. There was no offensive smell, am! nothing jto show whether they were good or bad. i it any ptomaine were present he was bound ito get it by his process. James EL Cunningham, who had visited the tent of deceased, said Trudg-eon mentioned they had opened one tin, ami. not liking the look of it, had thrown it away. The Inquest was adjourned till Tuesday.