STRYCHNINE IN MILK

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21518, 15 June 1933, Page 18

STRYCHNINE IN MILK

TIMELY - DISCOVERY MYSTERY IN SYDNEY Detectives in Sydney have been unable to solve the mystery of the finding of a large quantity of strychnine in a bottle of milk which was delivered to tho Central Methodist Mission in that city for Mr. Maurice de Berg, who has a bookshop only a few doors away» , Mr. de Berg had been troubled by thioves, who frequently stole tho bottles of milk left at the front door of his shop, and ho secured permission to have his milk left in a fire hydrant box insido the entrnnco to the Central Methodist Mission building about four doors down the street. On Saturday morning, May 20, Mr. de Berg sent a boy employee to the Central Methodist Mission to collect tho pint bottle of milk, but, when the boy returned, Mr. do Berg noticed tbat the cardboard stopper of the bottle had been opened. He tasted the milk. It had a bitter taste, and he communicated with the police. Detectives had the milk analysed, and it was found to contain a'large quantity of strychnine—enough, in fact, to kill several people. The detectives carried out exhaustive investigations, but have been unable to discover any motive for the introduction of tho strychnine to the milk.