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THE TRIAL OF SARAH ANN HEARN.

HOME ANALYST'S EVIDENCE ON ARSENIC POISON.

DID NOT KNOW THE CORNISH SOIL WAS CONTAMINATED.

Bodmin, June 20—The principal witness' yesterday at the trial at Bodmin Assizes of Mrs. Sarah Aan Hearn, charged with the murder by poison of her sister and another women, was

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arsenical poisoning.

Counsel appearing in the case

are:--For the prosecution, Mr. H.

was delayed for a Feriod of days and possibly weeks Ono-thirtieth of a grain was the general medi einal "dose. The maximum medi. cinal doen was eight-hundredths of a grain, or, roughly speaking, one- tenth of a grain. The recognised possibly fatal dose was not grain, Up to four graine might be required

to kill

He was Antisfied Mrs Thomas died from asentoal poisoning. The du Parcq, K., and Mr. Patrick course of things which following the Devlin; for the defence; Mr. Nor-eating of the sandwiches in the man Birkett, K.C., M.P., and Mr. Bude Café on October 18 was quito D. M. Foot.

consistent with arsenic having been administered then.

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Mr. Justice Roche is the Judge. Before Dr. Roche Lynch gave his evidence: Dr. William Clayton, chief chemist of, Lazenby's, was recalled and questioned upon certain points concerning food poisoning.

WOMEN AND MENTAL Mr. Birkett asked Dr. Clayton

DEFECTIVES.

THE STERILISATION - PROBLEM DEBATED,

The segregation and sterilisation of mentally defective roople were ainong the problems discussed by the National Council of Women in conference at Aberdeen,

If a tin of salmon which had been infected and subsequently sterilised were examined bacteriologically you might find no bacteria, bitt food poisoning from toxins may

still occur 1-Yes,

That means that the sterilisation of food by heat may kill bacteria but not the toxins.

Dr. Clayton agreed that the effect of eating food in which there were toxins of a particular group com- nonly associated with tinned and

other foods would manifest itself after an interval of two or four hours.

Can you find cases of food poi soning in which one person has been affected and others not although they have all partaken of the same food 1-Yes,

The Judge referred to the famous case of botulism in which a number of people all died as the result of eating game paste.

The Judge: You said earlier that all the persons died on that occn- sion. Is it anal if you have got bad food that it affects everyone who eats it?

Miss Evelyn Fox, of the Central Association for Mental Welfare, moved a resolution calling for a Royal Commission of inquiry into the causation of mental deficiency, into its relationship to other abnor mal conditions and social problems, and into any measures, including both segregation and sterilisation, by which it might be prevented. There was general agreement as to the desirability of preventing men- tally defective persons from having children, said Miss Fox. Some measure of selective sterilisation would probably be necessary before they could protect those able to maintain their place in the world, while for those in institutions srgre gation only would be expected.

Dr. Clayton: In the case to There were, however, serious under which you are alluding, it is trac lying problems in regard to sterili-that all the persons died, but that shtion, and there was at present very little in the way of data to ease was das due to an extremely enable them to any how far this rare bacillus. It was a case of measure of protection could be ex-botulism, and is the only case

Are C. J. Bond, of Leicester, known in the British Isles. moved an amendment to include in botulism the percentage of deaths the resolution a. demand for "auch

is extremely high. changes in the law meanwhile as may be necessary to legalise volun- tary sterilisation in the case of persona liable to trausinit serious mental or physical defects" There were sterilised in a temperature of was in this country, she said, n 240 degrees Fahrenheit. growing demand for sterilisation Mr. du Pareq: Do you know for eugenic reasons, Poople were,

cases of poisoning from toxins as however, faced with a grave prae-

tended.

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In answer to Mr. du Pared Dr. Clayton said that the tins of salmon

tical difficulty because the legal distinct from bacteria-There are position was not clear, and autho

cases on record.. rities controlling voluntary hospi tals were not willing to take theIn such cases as these are you risks. Neither was is likely that the able to say whether the experience Beard of Control, would sanction has been that some poople have sterilisation for mental defectives suffered and others not 1-In my in the present legal uncertainty.

"You cannot attempt to storiliso rending of it there are case. anyone until you are absolutely certain that they are mentally de- fective," anid Mrs. Potts, of Bir ming. "Surely ascertainment Wo must get mirstborn first. public opinion about that, and we must induce local authorities not only to get their ascertainment more complete, but to provide more accommodation."

Unwanted Uhlidren..

Answering Mr. Justice Roche, Dr. Clayton said that in contrast with the millions of cans of tinned salmon which were produced each year the number of cases of illness arising was eo minute as to be almost negligible :

Dr. Roche Lynch. Mrs. Paton, of Grandholm, sup- Dr. Rache Lynch, senior Homne porting the amendment, said: "7 Office analyst, next gave evidence um not in favour of a wait-and-see He stated that he had made a molicy. Babies are meanwhile-pour- ing into the world at a greater, rate special study of poisons. Explain than we can support. But many people who want to be sterilised

are asking for it and cannot get

it done. The outpouring of money

Mr. Du Parc asked whether, taking the whole of the facts as he know them, combined with the post-mortem examination and the results of the analysis, it would be consistent to say that death was

due to food or ptomaine poisoning?

Dr. Roche Lynch (emphatically): They are not.

He found arsenic, he said, in every ofgan he examined. Invited

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BRITAIN'S POLICY. TOWARDS SILVER.

CRITICISM OF MACMILLAN REPORT

(THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENOT.

RUBBER PRICES DECLINE.

JULY AND FORWARD POSI

TIONS ALL LOWER,

New York, July 8-Prices con- tinued to decline in the trading on the "New York rubbor market to- day. At the close the July posi- tion stood at 6.63, off from yester day's els at 0.05, The futures positions were correspondingly,

only 3 lost yesterday. Following are the closing futures price quota.

Lounor, July 14. Mr. Frederick Anderson, Chair man of the Far Eastern Section cf the London Chamber of Commerce," interviewed by Router, regretted wor. Trading was active with the contract turnover for No. 1 rub that the MacMillan Committee'ser totailing 109 lost as against report on Finance and Industry' ignored tho, influtes, on trade of Britain's policy towards, silvor.

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tions for standard No, 1 rubber:"

Month

July Aug.

Oct.

July

July 8

"0.63"

9.72

8.59

Sapt.

6.60.

0.66

· 0, 60."·

-0.71.

Nov.

0.07

0.81

Dee.

7.07

6.01

Jau.

7.14

0.09.

Feb.

7.20

*.04

Mar.

7.28

7.11

Apr.

7.28

7.21

UNEMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN..

May

7.48

7.32

June

*.58.

7.43

to explain to the jury the method FIGURËS SHOW DECREASE. by which he analysed, for arsenic, he produced a number of test tubea and a quantity of apparatus.

Explaining & closer baalysis which he made of the hair which had been

removed froin Miss Everard's head, he said that in one examination be found arsonic" to

the extent of 10 parts per million, He had found in the hair of a person who had not suffered from arsenical poisoning 1.5 parts per million. He gave details of an analysis which he made of a lock of hair, from which he deduced that arsenic was being administered during the last seven months of Miss Everard's life. He found 40 parts per million of arsenic in the

nails of Miss Everard, which was an exceptionally high gyre. It was possible that from dust or other- wise arsmic might have got into the jars so as to vitiate his analysis and account for some of the arsenic

in the body,

Mr. Du Pareg: About how much in the way of minute particles in the atmosphere would have to be de- posited, do you think, upon the

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Rucny, July 14. The figures of unemployment, issued by the Labour Minister, for cent tendency to increase the week show. a. check to the re

U.S. IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY.

PESSIMISTIC VIEW OF LEADING JOURNAL,

New York, July 8-Further pes- There are 1,647,000 wholly un-simistic. reports of the American employed, and 674,000 temporarily iron and steel industry were con out of work.

tained in the bulletin issued here to-day by the "Iron Age Journal."

The total is 20,000 less than last

week, but 700,000 more than a year

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GOOD PROSPECTS OF AGREEMENT.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SÁRVICE)

"Iron Ago" estimates current steel production at 30 per cent, compared with 35 per cent...last week.

The June" pig, iron production totalled 1,838,627, tone which is 18 per cent, below the pig iron pro duction for May and the smallest" monthly pig iron production since February, 1922.

N.Y. SILVER FUTURES:

RUGBY, July 14, Questioned in the House of Com- mons regarding an Internationn! kets, the lines Secretary, Mr. Agreement to stabilize coal mar

Now York, July 8-Further Shinwell, said the negotiations now sharp declines were recorded in the rested with the ccal owners. He trading on the New York silver bady to produce anything like the believed there was excellent futures. exchange today. At the opportunity of concluding an agreement which might help the coal industry.

amount of arsenic found ?-Taking the highest value in the neil as roughly 1980 parts of a million, and as I found 7 of a grain it would mean that "7,000 grains of dust would have to be deposited to ac count "for the arsenic in the body or one pound of soil..

Dr. Roche Lynch said that he found that soil from the top of the coffin contained 125 paris per

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EMPIRE MARKETING - BOARD.

INCREASED BUYING OF EMPIRE PRODUCTS BY BRITAIN.

London, July 8.-The report of million of arsenic, and the soil from the bottom contained 62 parts the Empire Marketing Board just iasued reccrds increased busing: of per million.

Virtually all the Empire products in Great Britain arsenic was in an insoluble form, which is attributed in part to grea ter scientific attention by produ and, therefore, if water percolated cors to grading and orderly market. into the coffin that water would ing only carry with it very minute por-

Two hundred local authorities tions of soluble farsenic. Poison have responded to the Board's sug could have been given to Miss chases. A "sales drive" in sup.

gestions to increase Empire pur

Everard in small doses of weed port of home and Empire butter in reported to have killer. It could be given either in Lancashire is

been remarkably successful and powder form or in solution, such resulted in 2,000 more shops in the as invalid food. If given in small area selling Empire butter. doses in an ordinary invalid food the taste would not be noticed,

Cross-Examination.

Mr. Birkett, cross-examining,

ing some general particulars of the asking: With soil so heavily im forms of arsenical poisoninghe pregnated as the soil of the Lewan.

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more localised, the blue would come through in sputa or stains..

You have shown that arsenic put in Benger's Food discolours the white food 1-It changes the colour. That is with two grains - Yes, If you put 14 grains of blue weed Yes. killer on a sandwich and carried

that it would mot bo. v

said that after taking a large dose nick churchyard, if that impregnait for hours I suggest it would be on the care of defectives, which I ofarieme a person suffered from tion is at all widespread in Corn-blue 1-I have not tried it, but my agree is necessary, is like a county acute symptoms such as vomiting wall, there is soms chance of sramnic opinion, for what it is worth, is council-putting, an excellent am- bulance and hospital equipment at and subsequently diarrhea, and being found in the drinking water 1 the foot of a precipice, whereas died generally about thirty hours-Traces, I have no doubt many, lives, might be saved by put afterwards. He might, however, ting a fener at the top. We must

In people.. who had been drink

think not only of the rights of the turn the corner and recover. An ing the water of Cornwall for people in the world now, but alan other form, which was rarer, was long time the witness would expect of the rights of the unborn. T think of the souls of the unborr when, after vomiting, and diarrhan, to find minute quantities,, ! children waiting. to choose homes. patient became in a lethargic

Mr. Birkett: You say that in

your

But you have not tried it. On the theory of the prosecution it was a most terrible risk to run 7- Personally I don't think so

If you havo sandwiches in two piles of three each assume for the moment that the topmost sandwich of one of these piles alone contains arsenicam I right in assuming

Trip to in women to see that state and died to vama somewhere on opion the weed kiner with that the andelen with the blue we do not allow these children to about twelve hours afterwards used to a solid form 1 suggest weed-killer would stain downwards 1. come, to, homes where they are not wanted. Where even the defect is Then they had the possibility of

1-Year arba red

The white bread, like the white not heritable they might be brought a person after an acute attack got-

Have you taken & sandwich and Benger's Food, would make the up by a defective parent."

stains instantly discernible 1-1 The zinendment being defeated, ting better, and receiving a second put 14.3 grains on it fNo the resolution was carried,

a result of which death

agree, and the white bread, being

dona Bo

(Continued on ness Column.)

I am much obliged. And would not the stains also go, upwards!--

In the whole of the pokimartem findings there is nothing that is not consistent with death from other than arzenical poisoning - No

Dr. Lynch said that had he known. he was going to find afeenic in the soll be should certainly have had many other things done.It was a matter of surprise to find arsenic in

the soil,

Mr. Birkett: No one had even tested to see if the coffin was imp- pregnated with arseniot-No.

I make the plain suggestion to angsiriliby diereon- tamination of hair and organs by diffusion from the surface of Lewan nick churchyard cannot be exclud. ed1--I agree it cannot be excluded, but it is extremely unlikely, or

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