The inquest on the body of Miss Blake, who is
presumed to have died from the effect of strychnine administered to her in order to procure abortion, was resumed at Salisbury on Thursday. William John Storer, formerly a medical assistant to her father, has been apprehended, and the letters found in his possession leave little doubt as to the way in which her death was brought about. Professor Taylor proved the presence of strychnine in the pills sent to the deceased by Storer, and also in the body. He also stated that strychnine could not possibly be a proper medicine for procuring abortion. The coroner directed the jury to find man- slaughter only if they believed that the pills were administered without "malice," and they did so. He seemed quite to overlook the fact that death was caused by the administration of drugs for an unlawful purpose, which, if ending in death, is legally murder.
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