WOMAN’S STRANGE ACT
BLENHEIM MYSTERY SOLVED. Per P ress Association. BLENHEIM, Aug. 21. The Benheim poisoned chocolate mystery had a remarkable denouement in' the* Magistrate's Court this morning when Mrs Alma Evelyn Roee, a married woman residing at Springlands, confessed to having dosed sweets with strychnine and having posted them to herself. She could offer no explanation for her act, which Mr Maunsell, S.M., described as a “morbid yearning for sensationalism.” z The formal charge was the contravention of the postal regulations which require that poisons sent through the post must he packed in special covers. The police stated that, they had been put to considerable expense investigating the matter. Accused was placed on her good behaviour for 12 months.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 224, 21 August 1935, Page 8
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120WOMAN’S STRANGE ACT Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 224, 21 August 1935, Page 8
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