A POISONING CASE.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12878, 23 August 1910, Page 4

A POISONING CASE.

[United Phess Association.] Dunedin, August, 22. . A young man named Eric SinaiLa'ppoared before the Police Court td-ilay on a charge of having attempted tc commit suicide on the 12th inst. The accused peaded guiltj 1 . ' • Sub-inspector Phair said the accused went on the night in question to Mr Sprosen, chemist, and proceured a liniment known as A.8.C., which contains aconite,. beladon.na and chloroform, three deadly prisons. He then went to the Trades Hall, where 'he drank about a third of the contents, falling to th© floor immediately. Small was removed to' the hospital, and had remained there until to-day. *A-;cQn-stable Was attending him day and •night. The hospital doctor said Smail was not in a fit condition to be let go. Expenses amounting to £12 had been incurred; the police charges being £10 4s, the hospital £I, los, and cab hire 6s. .The night the- accused • was admitted to thi • hospital ho asked Constable Fox for the bottle of poison, saying, "I- took it, and I'll take it again." Accused was considerably under the influence of drink when he committed the act. . ' ■■_■■. --His Worship said he would remand the accused for a week for the purpose of obtaining tho police and probation officer's reports. An the •outcome of the above case, Hirry Lionel,,-Sprpsen, chemist, ;.wa& cb.a'rgV;l wtth 'haying committed a breach of the Poisons Act by selh'hg to Smail a liniment containing poison, and failing to make an entry of. same in the poison bor-k. A remand, for a week was granted. .•'•■