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| Varying Form of Title: | Trial of William Palmer for the murder of John Parsons Cook
Poisoning by strychnia
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| Other authors / contributors: | Palmer, William, 1824-1856.
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| Notes: | Title from PDF title page (LLMC Digital, viewed on Apr. 25, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references.
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
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| Summary: | Includes information on how the substance was used by notorious murderer Dr. William Palmer, this volume discusses the physiological effects of being poisoned by strychnia. Strychnia, or strychnine, is a highly toxic substance used in pesticides today. Causing death through asphyxia, the poison is commonly found in the Strychnos nuxvomica tree's seeds.
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| Other form: | Print version: Taylor, Alfred Swaine, 1806-1880. On poisoning by strychnia. London : Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1856
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