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Three Men Poisoned.A peculiar casa of arsenical poisoning resulted in the death of a young man named John Alfred Phippen ut Broken Hill on Sunday morning, at Mrs. Woolcock's dwelling in Blende-street. Phippen, in the^com-districr, and when n»ak ng towards Broken Hill on Monday last they called at ihe changing stab.es at Thompson's dam, 011 the Tarrnwingee railway line, and there obtained some baking powder and flour from the wife of the carat aker of the s aides. They afterwards made some damper, which they ate. A man known as “Jack joined them, and also ate a portion of the damper. All three soon became ser ously ill, and were prostrated ail day Monday. On Tne«day they were found by the oaretaker of the stables in a helpless condition. He immediately conveved them to his house, a fetv hundred yards distant, where he and his wife attended the sufferers until Thursday. when a coach arrived, by wh'ch Phippen and Cody came to Broken Hill, leav-:ng “Jack lehind. On arival Cody took his mate to Mr. Woolcock's house, bu: lie himself went 'o lodge elsewhere. Mr. Wool-cock, seing the seriouo oonditon of Phippen, sent for Dr. Horn, who treated him for arsencal po;soning, and informed the police last evening thac the case was hopeless. The police secured a statement from deceased and also from Cody. A constable was despatched this morning to Thompson’s dam to collect. ev:dence and samples of the flour and tho water the men made the damper with, as it is possible the water may have been affected by poison left lying about for rabbits.
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Albury Banner and Wodonga Express
Albury, New South Wales, AU
Fri, Aug 18, 1905
Page 29
Full Page
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Chantelle-Maree T.
AU 01 Aug 2023
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