POISONOUS HONEY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 92, 8 June 1911, Page 8

POISONOUS HONEY.

At the inquest touching the death of George Whiting, aged 21 years, reported by telegram iVoin Wamutcnui, Auckland district, the evidence of George Underwood, Frank Orr ami Thomas Eland, settlors, of Tutarnoc, showed that, on tlic 23tli Ala;-/ they had tea with the deceased, and amongst other food partook of some honey from a 101 b tin, procured from an Auckland firm'. They all suffered more or less from the -Ifoets of the honey. On the Tuesday following Eland noticed that the door of the deceased’s house was open, and .as lie could not he found a search was made and the body was found lying in a creek in about 2ft. of water. An examination of the house and neighbourhood showed that the deceased had vomited freely. Dr Horton deposed that, his examination of the hotly showed that deceased had not been drowned. The heart and lungs were normal, there was no water in the stomach, hut the brain was greatly inflamed, and ho was prepared to certify tj;at deatli resulted through the consumption of poisonous boner. In his opinion the deceased had either gone.'to the creel* to get. a drink, or had o> doavourr-d to cross the creek by a log, which did duty for a bridge, and a sudden fit had caused instantaneous death,. A verdict was returned in accordance witli the medical evidence. Two of those who partook of the honey •ire in a more or I ms serious condition I” the case of Emile Sclmpcns, on< side of his bod' - is paralysed, and Frink Orr is still suffering considerable pain, with pirtial loss of memory.