SYDNEY POISON TRAGEDY
MAN’S ABNORMAL BRAIN SUGGESTS INSANITY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received May 24, 9.25 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 24. At tho inquest on the Bastard family, found poisoned at North Sydney on Sunday, Mr Williamson appeared for the New Zealand relatives of tho deceased. Dr Palmer stated that Bastard’s brain was the largest ho, had over seen or known to be recorded. Ho was unable to say that such a brain incline would have a tendency to insanity, but if money was received from Now Zealand and tho man had no cause to worry on that account witness would have a, strong suspicion that ho was insane. Mrs Bastard's brother gave evidence that he did not know tho deceased was short of money. A verdict was returned that all the deaths were due to prussic acid, administered by Segar and Evelyn Bastard. Tho coroner expressed the opinion that the man was of unsound mind.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7449, 25 May 1911, Page 7
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