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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 6691, 27 September 1882, Page 3

The Auckland mystery has assumed another phase, and is verging on the ludicrous. At first no one could exactly say what was the mrtter with the poor young woman. Then, having turned her stomach inside out, the three medicos were convinced she had been poisoned with arsenic. But their word wasn’t good enough, for they were only doctors, and so the aid of bard and fast science, in the person of the analyst, had to be invoked. And it told quite a different tale, for after minutely testing the stomach and contents, and also the intestines, the analyst declared there was not a trace of arsenic to be found. Anc what was worse, the coroner's jury believed him, absolutely believed the man of tubes and retorts, and didn’t believe the doctors, and returned a verdict accordingly. Such conduct is really too utterly utter. Still, the truth must be told, and will prevail—doctors or no doctors. The poor fellows, however, are much to be pitied, and want a lot of help.—“ Asmodeus” in the N.Z. Mail.