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THE PERKINS INQUEST
THE PERKINS INQUEST
Purchase of Strychnine at Cayuga Drug Store
Toronto World
[People’s Press, 29 January 1907]
Cayuga, Jan 22-”We find that Henry Perkins died by strychnine poisoning but by who we cannot say.”
Such was the verdict of Coroner Arrell’s jury given at the inquest today at Canfield, upon the death of Henry Perkins.
The town hall at Canfield was packed to the doors. The jury returned their verdict in fifteen minutes.
Four doctors present, when asked, after the evidence was in, for the cause of death, all swore that death was due directly to strychnine poisoning administered in large quantities.
Rumors of suicide are scouted from the fact that deceased had dictated a telegram to a friend a couple of hours before his death to come at once. William Spencer of Welland arrived too late.
Every Ten Years
In the county of Haldimand it is interesting to note that there have been ten year cycles of murder. Every ten years since 1850 there has been a murder trial at the Cayuga court house. First it was Herod who killed Calvert, then King and Blows, the highwaymen for the murder of Nelles, Locci, an Italian, for the murder of Mrs. Daly and her family followed by the sensational trial of Mrs. Sternaman for poisoning her husband.
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