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A CHEMIST ASSISTANT'S COSTLY MISTAKE.

ATROPINE SUPPLIED INSTEAD OF COCAINE. DEATH OF A DOCTOR. United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. (Received Maroh 8, 9.50 a.m.) Melbourne, This day. Dr. Williams, of Fitzroy, injected supposed cocaine into a patient, Mrs Turner, afterwards following the usual habit of injecting into his own arm. The doctor collapsed while driving home, and died in a few hours. Mrs Turner is in a critical condition. It has been discovered that a chemist's assistant supplied Dr. Williams with atropine (a deadly poison) instead of cocaine.

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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9108, 8 March 1898, Page 3

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A CHEMIST ASSISTANT'S COSTLY MISTAKE. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9108, 8 March 1898, Page 3

A CHEMIST ASSISTANT'S COSTLY MISTAKE. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9108, 8 March 1898, Page 3