POISONED CHOCOLATES.
TATAM COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. (vz cable— pbiss associatioif— copyright.) (austbalian and h.z. cablx association.) (Eeceived February 16th, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, February 15. Walter Tatam pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to poison Sir William Horwood, head* of the Metropolitan Police. He reserved his defence, and was committed for trial. [Sir Bichard Muir, Senior Treasury Counsel, at the' Central Criminal Court, in opening the case against Tatam, said that one of the chocolates sent to Sir William Horwood contained six grains of arsenic. The prisoner told the police after his arrest that he had sent the chocolates for analytical purposes, and had no desire to harm Sir William Horwood. Medical testimony was given as to Tatam's mental condition, and his confinement in a mental institution.]
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17691, 17 February 1923, Page 14
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