Poisoning by strychnine

On Tuesday evening a betting man named Morley, aged about 40, of Gainsborough, died suddenly, it is believed, from poisoning by strychnine. A man named Alexander Morgan (42), with whom Morley had been at a public-house, has been apprehended, and was yesterday remanded by the magistrates until Monday. The Coroner’s inquest was also adjourned to that day, after medical evidence, following the post-mortem, had been given.

(Leeds Mercury, 18th August 1892)

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