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New Zealand Tablet, Volume X, Issue 476, 26 May 1882, Page 9

Some very startling revelations have been made during the Lamson trial as to the poisoning facilities which exist. A poison of which the public were in almost entire ignorance has been brought to light. The deadlinees of its character may be estimated from the fact stated in evidence that one two-thousandth part of a grain was capable of killing a mouse. On account of its extreme danger it is not used as an internal remedy in this country ; yet nothing seems to be more easy than to purchase some of it. As a name aconitiae has been known, but the full extent of its deadly character has only been ascertained through the Lamson trial. Mr. Justice Hawkins, who tried the case, pointed out the very inadequate security against mischief provided by the existing law. Now thataconitine has come to be thoroughly known and understood, it will be a strange thing if Parliament loses any time in providing safeguards against the dangers of a free tale of such a very dangerous agent. — Universe,