MYSTERIOUS POISONING
STRYCHNINE IN A" WINE BOTTLE. United Piess Association—By Electiio , Telegraph—Copyright. , (Received January 29, 10 a.m.) LONDON, January 28. A mysterious poisoning case occurred at /Wellington Street. George Miller And his wife were entertaining some friends. Everything went pleasantly till a bottle, of wine was produced. Mre Miller took a glass of the wine and eollapsed in a few seconds, exclaiming that; she was poisoned. ' Miller, not believing her, tasted the wine, and began to , feel bad. He ran to _ summon a doctor, but was overcome en route. His wife meanwhile expired. Miller is not expected to recover. The empty wine bottle was found to .contain sufficient strychnine to kill a dozen people.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10680, 29 January 1913, Page 6
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