MUNN MURDER TRIAL
STRYCHNINE POISON CERTAIH THE MEDICAL EVIDENCE (Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, May 17. The trial of Arthur Thomas Munn on. a charge of murdering his wife, Lillie May Munn, at Northcote on February 11 was continued to-day. The trial, which opened on Mondav, is expected to last well into next week. This morning Dr Gilmour, pathologist, said the only possible conclusion was that Mrs Munn died of strychnin© poisoning. . She must have had a dose on February 4 to produce the attack described by tbe witness. Mrs Gill, and another dose on February’ 11 to produce the fatal result. He concluded that the woman had had a dose between the two visits of the doctor on the Friday. Answering the foreman of the jury, witness said a severe dose would cause convulsions, but a small dose might only cause twitching. Dr Milson also gave evidence, anil, cross-examined by Mr Northcroft, who sought to show that Mrs Munn might have taken, the strychnine herself for an unlawful purpose, even though she was mistaken regarding her condition, the doctor said ho had never heard of strychnine being taken for such a purpose.
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Evening Star, Issue 20486, 17 May 1930, Page 14
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193MUNN MURDER TRIAL Evening Star, Issue 20486, 17 May 1930, Page 14
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