THE GREENWOOD CASE.
GAMBLING ON THE RESULT. LONDON, Nov. 9. At the trial of Greenwood the judges are summing up and the verdict will be given to-morrow. To-day was given up to counsels’ speeches. Interest is unabated and betting on the result is widespread in the North of England. Books are being compiled with professional thoroughness and in the mining districts even women’are laying odds. Mr Marshall Hall, in a three and ahalf hours* brilliant speech, emphasised the doctors’ doubts regarding the cause of death. Two doctors of high reputation gave evidence that Greenwood’s wife djed of morphia and not arsenic. The defence felt justified in suggesting that Dr. Griffiths made an unfortunate mistake and gave a dose of Fowler’s solution at 8 o’clock, which accounted for the presence of arsenic, and completed the disaster by administering a whole grain of morphia later instead of half a grain. The Crown had not even provided a motive for murder. During the closing passages Greenwood was overcome and warders assisted him from the dock.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19201110.2.61
Bibliographic details
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18022, 10 November 1920, Page 9
Word Count
172THE GREENWOOD CASE. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18022, 10 November 1920, Page 9
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Wanganui Chronicle. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in