CHARGE OF MATRICIDE.
ACCUSED SMILES IN DOCK
• • • LONDON. March 8. The unexpected verdict of murder against her son William returned, by the jury in the inquest on the death of Mrs. Morgan, wife of a Newport butcher, who died from arsenical poisoning, had its sequel when William Morgan formally appeared at the police court. On hearing the charge "of feloniously killing and murdering your mother," Morgan, whose evidence suggested that his mind was unbalanced, smiled faintly, and took no further interest in the proceedings. He was remanded.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18355, 22 March 1923, Page 7
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87CHARGE OF MATRICIDE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18355, 22 March 1923, Page 7
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