POISON IN CUP

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16200, 25 November 1926, Page 13

POISON IN CUP

GIRL WIFE ON TRIAL

UNHAPPY. MARRIAGE

ADELAIDE, Nov. ,IS. A story of an unhappy marriage was told at the Port Broughton Police, Court to-day, When Ellon Gladys Evans, IS, was charged with having endangered the life of her husband on November 7 by giving him strychnine.

“I only wanted to frighten* him. 1 got the stuff intending to do away with myself, only I never had the heart. Ho has treated mo like a dog over since tlnJ. week we were marriel,” stated the aVciised in a written statement to the police. The story for. the prosecution, was that- Stanley, Evans, 'husband of the accused, married her 10 months ago. Four months later she had a child. He had known nothing of this. He took her home from the hospital, but she refused to have anything to do with him. They were continually quarrelling. On Sunday morning, November 7, she handed him a cup containing drink, and also gave him a spoonful of fruit salts. She then picked up a eup from the table, placed it to her lips, and said, “J bet I will race vOu.” She pretended to drink, and -he took a mouthful of his drink. It tasted bitter. Shortly afterwards he felt- giddy had pains in the stomach and head. His limbs became stiff. He called for his wife,’but received no answer. llis brother took him in his car to the doctor. The case is proceeding.