MEDICAL WITNESSES AT HEARN TRIAL.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF MRS. THOMAS'
ILLNESS?
TESTS FOR FOOD POISONING.
Bodmin, June 18.-The brink of, -I kaow of no food poisoning that Mrs, Sarah Ane Hearn on, the would cause that run of symptoms charges of murdering by arsenical other than arsenical poisoning ! poisoning at Lewannick, Cornwall; per sister, Miss Lydia Everard, and
her friend, Mrs. Alice Thomas, we continued at Bodmin Assizca yester- day.
Counsel in the case are. For the prosecution: Mr. H. da Pareq, K.C., and Mr. Patrick Devlin; for the defence: Mr, Norman Birkett, K.C., M.P., and Mr. D. M. Foot.
Dr. Eric Saunders, who, when he diagnosed arsenical poisoning on
Mr. Justice Roche asked Dr. Lis
tor if he still held the view that there was a second dose of arsenic.
Dr. Listor replied that his first view was that there was a second dose, but, after hearing evidence by Mr. Tickle and scraps of evidence before the magistrates, his view had varied. From a clinical, point of view; ho thought there must have been a second dose.
The Judge: What it comes to is November 3, ordered Mrs. Thomas this: I gather you to say that you to be removed to Plymouth Hos-are not sure about the matter now," pital, said, in
Answer
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In 1930, he examined 108 tina o salmon. Forty-one time had no tracont all of arsenic, and of the remaining 04, one contained 3-280th of a grain per hy a second 1-700th of a grain per lb., and in the re- raining 62 there were simply minute traces
Mr. Birkott: If a tin of salmon is opened and some of its contents left exposed tho possibility of putrefaction greatly inercases Yes.
In the stomach of the dead woman
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Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Tucker, a second cousin of Mra. Thomas, des- cribed visits paid to Trenhorne Farm during Mrs. Thomas' illness. Replying to Mr. Birkett, she said that Mrs. Thomas spoke in very p
Mrs. Hearn was helping her.
to Mr. having regard to other circum-"preciative terms of the way which
stances which could account for everything without a second dese -My present view is that it is more likely that she had a second dose.
Dr. Millicent Fox, 'n doctor at the hospital at Plymouth where Mrs. Thomas died, said that, when Mrs, Thomas was admitted, she was very delirious and was waving her arma and head about.
Birkett, who continued his cross examination, that, so far as he know, the cause of Mrs. Thomas' mental agitation had nothing to do with the state of her health. Her physical progress from October 18 to November 3 was not noćompanied by an improvement in her mental. condition. She cheered up at times, but was apprehensive at others. ?
The Judge: You first became suspicious that it might be arsenical poisoning on October 97 or 291- That was a very fleeting suspicion so floating as to be fantastic.
You had never seen a case of acute arsenical poisoning before- That is 50.
On November 3 neuritis suggested arsenical poisoning 7-Yes,
Dr. Eric Wordley said that he made a number of tests to and if there was any evidence of poisoning by food. The results were all negative.
Thirteen Testa,
Percy Roy Parsons, a brother of Mrs. Thomas, said that he attended the funeral of his sister and there had a conversation with Mrs. Hearn. He asked hor about the food they had eaten as Bude, and someone said: "Whore did the "Mrs. sandwiches come from?" Hearn said something to the effect that "We brought them with us.".
It led him to believe that they were from the farmhouse, but Mrs. Thomas, senior, came in and said: "Mrs. Hearn made those sand. wiches and brought them, with her," Ho then said: "This looks serious and will have to be seen into."
Mr. Birkett: Wera you invited to the funeral -No.
You were not on visiting terms with the Thomanes ?-No.
Or speaking terms?—With my sister, Fee
Mr. Birkett: You would not ex- clude the possibility that you might have food poisoning, though the testa employed were negative 7-Yes, Dr. William Alexander Lister, by one tent, but when one bears in consultant to Plymouth City Hos-mind the combination of tests pital, said that he was called to see there were 13 in all, and they were Mrs. Thomas and diagnosed all negative-it is another matter. arsenical poisoning. He ordered You have given your view that Mr. Birkett: Were you on speak. her removal to the hospital at death was due to, arsenical poisoning terms with Mr. Thomas-I Plymouth, whore he saw her at 1.30ing. At this stage is it your view suppose we were not. There was a Later that that arsenic was taken into the body disturbance years ago and we never a.m. on November 4. aamo morning she died.
at a late date before the post-spoke. Mr. Birkett (erces-examining): mortem Examination? Whatever You have not had much experience arsenic was given, some arsenic was of arsenical poisoning -Not acute given, in my opinion, within a re arsenical poisoning, but I have seenlatively short period of death, - chronic cases.
Poison and Taston,"
If you had not had the conela sions of Dr. Wordley and the
analyst, might you have come to different conclusion yourself 1—I came to my conclusion before them. Mr. Birkett: It is surely
The Judge: What do you mean by within a short time I should say about four or five days, or per- has three to five days before death. Dr. Wordley, in answer to further questions, said that he was trying to say to the inquest jury that in the carly stages of the illness there, might have been no evidence of ar popular error that food that has posenic. When they found at the bad taste is not poisoned,-Yes.
post-mortem the amount of arsenic they could say that it must pre. viously have been there for some period. There was a possibility of arsenic being taken on the Sunday, whatever might have been given
One of the most common forms of
peripheral neuritis is caused by
alcoholism,-YER.
A man who drinks too much may expect peripheral neuritis because the nervous system has been dis- organised by the effect of alcohol -- Yes.
before.
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Did you say at the inquest: knew my sister and her husband did not get on together from the Arst?"
Yes
Did you say also, I put down the fact that they were not happy because on one occasion. I saw thent not getting on well together "I did say that.
Mrs. Hearn at Torquay, John Clarke, proprietor of a private hotel in Torquay, said that Mrs. Hearn slayed the night ut has hotel, registering in the name of Mre Ferguson, of Heavitree, Exeter. She said that she was look- ing for a boarding house.
Mrs. Beatrice Minnie Market, of Ellicombe, Church-road, Torquay, said that a woman who gave the Mr. Birkett: I am not seeking to
name of Mrs. Faithful came to stay make you say there was no arsenic at her house on November 11. She Suppose a person is suffering on October 16. What I suggest is paid is, a week for her room, and from food poisoning and cannot this: That, when you made that said that her husband was in Tor- sleep from day to day and week to answer, you made it on this fact-bay Hospital. week, you would get a condition of the symptoms of food poisoning and Dorothy Charlotte Dox; AR reduced vitality which might proersenical poisoning up to a point assistant at a stationer's shop in duce peripheral neuritis bare the same -Yes. never heard of such a thing.
I am speaking bypothetically Are you agreed that you can. And peripheral neuritis arising from reduced condition, caused by the reasons I have indicated ?-Not in aweek.ortsb
or
The Judge: In this case was the peripheral neuritis medium grave 1—It was very severe.
In re-examination Dr. Wordley said that he did not think death could have been due to a dose taken on October 16. There was too much arsenic in the liver for a fatal dona to have been taken, 17 days before.
Mr du Parcq: Have you ever thought it consistent with the facts
Torquay, said that a woman called and ordered 50 visited cards in the name of Mrs. Faithful. She never collected the cards.
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of this case that no arsenic was She produced a reference address. administered at all until the Sun- ed "The Larches, Heavitree, Moles
Mr. Birkett: In this case, was it day before death-No. That Exeter," nad signed by “Dr. and
your opinion that arsenic had been taken before death-Yes,
Have you any idea when 1-Cer
would not be consistent with the Mrs. B. Watson, late of Man facts AMICO PARLE
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Mr. Thomas Tickle, public, an Mr. Powell said that he employ- tainly, at the onset of the illness. alyst for Devonshire, said that he ed Airs. Hearn for nearly two The question is whether be bad found a total amount of 85 of a month She gave her sarmame as any subsequently. What do you key grain of arsenic in the organs of "Faithful," and was known to them to that? At first I thought shers. Thomas' body which he an- as "Annie" must have had, or she would not
alyzed, a ka have got worse after improving for
a time
Mr. Birkett: The only arsenic
Superintendente/Pill) of the. Mr. Birkett Your formed the Launceston-Division, gave evidence view that the arsenio you 'discover-of Mrs. Hearn's arrest and the It was that you needed some exed had been taken into the body statement she made to him. planation to account for the change shortly before death 1-It could not from the progress to the relapse have been taken very long befors that you thought arsenio must have
[:doath, been taken to account for it?-A second dose, yes....
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I suggest there is a misunder- standing about a word being c Mr. Birkett: Do you not think ployed about Mr. Thomas being it was a misunderstanding of kind-No, I am making no mis- if we d what she said-I made ho mistake, taken. about that
that
Woll, listen to
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The Judge said he did; not think Mr that the case for the prosecution
would terminate this week
Thomas used to bring a paper. He would terminate before Friday, and tio of weed-killer in 10201-Yeay yery kind."--"Mr. Thomas be was very doubtful if the case
Mrs. Hearn's Alleged Acidé, i used to bring a paper,. It was only Polico Borgenat Trobilcock, of a blind," Don't you think you Lewannick dengkibed has ha de emild have made a mis No chemist to Mere Lazenby, Len-tained Mrs. Hearn in a Torquay Why did you not tell Buperinten found in the bad suggest that don said that the legal limit of street. She said at first that her dent Pill there and then There is before then the symptoms might in arsenio was one-hundredth of a name was Donnis (ie: 30 Tra
Whila Superintendent Pill we. But you did not-No. WON dicate (arocnital poisoning, but grain per pound of solid food.
I suggest Mra Hearn never and to might also indicate food poisoning (Continued at foot of stai column.) writing down the statement, she
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