A FATAL MISTAKE
POISON TAKEN INSTEAD OF MEDICINE. By T»l»*rnnl>--Pr«,« AatooiaUea.' Dunedin, February 18. James Harker Wilson Crosbie, a bank clerk, aged 2G, who was married only last July, met his death tragically this morning through taking a dose of liniment in mistake for some medicine. Both bottles lay at his bedside, and to ease pain he took a doso from the wrong bottle. Giving evidence at the inquest, Dr. Strain, who ordered deceased’s removal to the hospital, said that the liniment contained aconite and belladonna, and had deceased taken it otherwise than on an empty stomach it would probably hav4 done no harm. A verdict was returned that death was caused by, deceased accidentally taking poison. The Coroner expressed condolence with th* widow and relatives.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 125, 19 February 1921, Page 8
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126A FATAL MISTAKE Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 125, 19 February 1921, Page 8
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