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DEATH: AGED 54 YRS
MEMORIAL ERECTED BY Richard ATKINSON her son
Star Newspaper Wednesday June 16 1897 page 2
In Memoriam
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Atkinson.- In found and loving rememberance of Annie Atkinson, who departed this life on Jun e 16th 1894
I never knew my mothers worth,
nor missed the love she gave,
Until within the cold,cold earth,
Her silent form was laid.
Inserted by her loving son and daughter-in-law Richard and Nellie Atkinson.
Death
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Star Newspaper 18 June 1894
Atkinson.- June 16, at her late residence Colombo Street South, Annie, the beloved wife of M r Thomas Atkinson , in her Fity - Fifth year. Husband and eleven children deaply mourn her lo ss. Not dead , but sleeping. Bendigo and Ballerat papers please copy.
Star Newspaper Monday 18th June 1894 page 3
Supposed Poisoning
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It was reported to the police this morning that on Saturday evening Annie Atkinson, the wif e of Thomas Atkinson, of Colombo Street, died as a result of a dose of "Death to Rats," whic h she had taken in the morning. The deceased is said to have told her daughter and another pe rson that she had taken the poison. Medical assistance was obtained , but the women died abou t 10 o'clock Saturday night. A Post-mortem examination is being made by Dr Murdock, and n inq uest will be held at the A1 Hotel at 9:30 to-morrow morning.
Star newspaper page 3 19th June 1894 Tuesday.
Inquest
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An inquest touching the death of Annie Atkinson, aged 54, who died on Saturday. was held at t he A1 Hotel this morning before Mr R Beetham, coroner.Mr W G Williams was chosen forman of th e Jury, and Sergeant Wilson conducted the Inquest.
A daughter of the deceased, Florence Atkinson, aged 14, deposed that her mother had obtaine d a box containing a powder which she had mixed up in water and drank. The witness had endevo ured to get the box, but her mother had snatched it away and carriied it upstairs, saying tha t she required it to cure a pain in her side.
The husband deposed that his wife had been somewhat addicted to taking alcoholic drink, and f or the last nine days she had drunk rather heavily.
Mrs Sullivan deposed that she had been called in before Mrs Atkinson had died, and that the d eceased had said to her, " I have taken poison"
Dr James Murdock deposed that a little after eleven o'clock last Saturday he had been calle d in to see Mrs Atkinson. Had been shown a box containing "Death to Rats" one of the contitua nt parts of which was Arsenic. The deceased had admitted having two teaspoonfuls of the mixtu re. Witness had found her suffering from symptoms of Arsenical poisoning. Dr Deamer had bee n called in, and the two doctors had washed out the stomach of the deceased several times an d administered an antidote. She had evidently been suffering from alcoholic poisoning as well -- chronic in her case. Upon making a post-mortem examination of the body yesterday, had foun d that she died from arsenical poisoning. Mr Beetham said that it was evident that poisonin g had been the cause of death., and that deceased had administered that poison herself. The o nly question; therefore, for the jury was as too her state of mind. As she had been drinkin g for nine days it could fairly be assumed that she had been of unsound mind when she had tak en the poison.
The jury immediately agreed that death had resulted from arsenical poisoning administered b y the deceased herself, while in a state of temporary insanity.
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