Chapter III: Part II: Poison Mysteries

I THE MYSTERY OF LAWFORD HALL—THE CURIOUS CASE OF ELIZABETH
FENNING 265

II THE CASE OF MADAME LAFARGE 273

III THE CASE OF MADELINE SMITH 279

IV THE BRAVO MYSTERY 282

V THE RUGELEY MYSTERY 287

VI THE CASE OF DR. PRITCHARD 293

VII THE CASE OF DR. LAMSON 298

VIII THE PIMLICO MYSTERY 303

IX THE MAYBRICK CASE 308

X THE LAMBETH POISON MYSTERIES 314

XI SOME POISON MYSTERIES IN FRANCE 318

XII THE HORSFORD CASE 325

XIII AMERICAN POISON MYSTERIES 329

XIV THE SOUTHWARK POISON MYSTERY 337

XV SOME IRISH POISON MYSTERIES 345

XVI THE DEVEREUX CASE 347

XVII THE CRIPPEN CASE 350

XVIII THE MYSTERY OF THE SEDDONS 362

XIX THE DALKEITH COFFEE POISON CASE 369

XX THE AGRA POISONING MYSTERY 372

XXI A CORNISH POISON MYSTERY 381

XXII THE ARMSTRONG CASE 385

XXIII SOME POISON ASPECTS OF THE ILFORD MURDER CASE 401

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Natives of the French Sudan, south of the Niger,
preparing their Arrow Poison and dipping their Weapons _Frontispiece_
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Drinking Cup of Unicorn’s Horn (XVIIth Century) 58

Assay Cups of Rhinoceros Horn used to detect Poison in
Wine (XVIth Century) 58

Bezoar Stones 60

A Bottle with Representation of St. Nicholas of Bari
used for Aqua Toffana _page_ 123

Pope Alexander VI 128

Cesare Borgia 132

Lucrezia Borgia 138

“A Cup of Wine with Cesare Borgia” 140

Marguerite D’Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers 156

Bottle of Meat Juice and a Bottle containing Meat Juice
and Water exhibited in the Maybrick Case 312

Stethoscope and Pocket Medicine Case carried by Neill
Cream 316