DOCTORS DIFFER.
CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At an inquest on a woman named Lucy Morris Shannon at the Morgue to-day, evidence was given that Dr Davenport bad stated that he tasted the medicine prescribed by I>r Clayton, and baad there was arsenic in it. Some vomit was analysed by a chemist and it was alleged to contain arsenic. Dr Clayton denied that there was arsenic in the medicine prescribed for the deceased's complaint of heart and liver trouble. Dr Symes, who made the post mortem examination, attributed death to blood-poisoning caused by the imperfect action of the kidneys, and said there was no trace of anypoison. Drs Morton and Anderson supported this statement. Professor ■ Bickeiton, whp had analysed thestomach and liver, found no trace of arsenic or other poison. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with Dr Byrne's evidence. .
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 95, 7 May 1903, Page 3
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