SMILING MRS.

GRILLS "GUILTY"
DEATH A Central Criminal Court
SENTENCE A recent photograph

FIVE CHARGED
! /:
jury today found
Mrs. Caroline Grills, 63, guilty of having adminis
tered thallium
Lundbera, with
to her
intent
sister-in-law,
to murder.
Mrs. Eveline
WITH 4000
Mrs. Grills sen chance with three to Mrs'.

CONSPIRACY
was any ministering poison
tenced to death. detectives on you? Lundberg with intent to
The jury had retired at v "Can I ask that? murder.
3.3 pm, and was out for "They went- to Mrs. "The evidence discloses
only minutes. Lane's place and" asked that
Mrs.
12
Grills had pleaded her, 'What did your friendship
under the
and
guise
loving
of
NEWCASTLE, Thursday.

Five
not guilty.
mother and father die of?'
kindness, but with appar
men havebeen charged in New
now
Mr. Justice Brereton They said, 'We don't ently motiveless malig
know.' castle Court- with conspiring together
said he heartily agreed nity, you administered
with the
verdict.
"Ferguson said to her, poison to her, condemn to cheat and defraud the Commis
'Mrs. Grills ing her at least to. a life
When Mrs. Grills re poisoned your, sioner for of than
turned to the dock to . mother and father'." of blindness and possibly Railways more

await their, decision, she Looking at the judge,

death.", 4000.
stood swallow "I direct that sentence
nervously Mrs. Grills then asked, This morning, Austin
and the of death be recorded."
ing tapping rails "Do you think that is
St. Clair Hum, 35, con
with her In a voice carrying
fingers. right? described as "the
over the
excited murmur tractor,
When she heard the "Mrs. Lane told my hus man" by
Heavy wool
which pivot police
verdict, she shrugged her band and a cousin. spread through the prosecutor
and a court, Mrs. Grills turned Sgt. Connolly,
shoulders gave wry remanded Novem
"Do you think any one to the was to
smile. police standing
person has a chance with ber 2 on 500 bail.
She - then threw her outside the dock a/id said,
thai sort of people about? "Is He was with
head back and smiled that all?" charged
That is .what I want to She with Vivian
broadly.
When the judge asked
ask.
escorted
then left

by police,
the
police
dock conspiring
Stewart and others.
buying 'for
"I helped to . live, not afternoon,
Mrs. Grills if she had women and a wardress Early this
to kill." from Bay another Leslie John
anytihng to say before Long Jail. man,
Judge; Is that all? Mrs. Burke, was re
sentence was passed, she Grills' husband, 28, carrier,
stood
"What
calmly,
I want
and
to ask
said,
is,
Mrs.
Judge:
Grills:
The jury
That's all.
have
sitting
court,
in
was
the
obviously
back of the
dis
manded
on
to the
240 bail on
same date
a charge uniforms'
has found guilty of ad- tressed. of having conspired with
any one person got you
Hurn and others. Unexpected heavy
Burke was described as buying- _ of. crossbred

Mrs. Lundberg weeps a married

children.
Mr. R.
man

A.
with

Hardwick,
three wool,
forms
be for
suitable
and
Iron
for
believed
uni

Curtain
to

Mrs. The trial started last brother's and countries, lias caused a
Lundberg, 67, (her wife), SM. was told that Burke's
and Wednesday week, and the of the
attempted murder stir in the' Sydney Wool
broke down wept position in the conspiracy
after Mrs. Grills was fury has heard hundreds of Mrs.
Christine Eveline Market.
was the same as that of
found of thousands of words of Downey," 47 . (Mrs. Lund
guilty. Robert Nixon carrier, who Some buyers today said
Mrs. a evidence, as well as long berg's daughter).
undberg, using was charged yesterday. they were unable to com
walking-stick and assist addresses by counsel and Mr. Justice Brereton
Later two railwaymen
a 105-minute final sum the pete
ed by two of her rela told jury they must were brought before Mr. against the high
Mr. Justice whether a wit prices
tives, was given a brandy ming-up by consider Hardwick and charged. being paid for this
to steady
Tears, flowed
her nerves.
from Mis.
Brereton.
The judge said, "It is
ness was
independent
a disinterested,
witness and MOTHER AND DAUGHTER They
Arthur
were
Lilly, 31.
Leslie
and
type
forced
of
out
wool
of
and were
the market.
Lundberg's which administer
to whether the witness 46, Price is
eyes, as easy tor only other occu Vivian Hume Stewart, being paid eas
she
kerchief,
dabbed with
after
a
the
hand
jury
poison
as to
to
steal
a blind
pennies
woman
from
may
ot
have
the
The
twisted
facts
some
unconsciously
told the
ARE GASSED pant of the
up to go to work
house got
shortly
a
man.
cranedriver and tip- ily
their
several pence
limits.
above

judge jury
announced its verdict. |a blind man." Police believe g as
before 6 am, and called Sgt. Hill, ques on the The wool is not best
Mr. Justice Brereton to dismiss from their his mother.
Mrs. Lundberg was seeping into a bedroom tion of said both
bail, men quality, but is suitable
allowed minds any that
from the court evidence relating possibility from a leaking meter When she did not an were and at the for military and
helped by 1 the of Mrs. married, utility
to four other charges poisoning their arrest were
r e 1 a t i v es, including =
overcame a Guildford
swer, he went to her bed time of purposes.
against Mrs. Grills to be Lundberg was accidental NSW
women, who also wept. woman and her daugh employed by the The said to be on
admitted at the trial. or attempted suicide. room and. found her and move,
Mrs. Lundberg's son ter today. Railways. behalf of Russia, has trade
"Mum has taken it
The other charges are The judge added, "Who his sister unconscious in Their was the circles
said, her used that ever The couple are Mrs. position baffled.
of having murdered poison bed. that of Burke.
badly. same as
stepmother, Mrs. Chris what can only usedbe Elsie Figge, 42, and her Last May Russia came
The room was full of Stewart was at a
"If she had been able tina 87. Mrs. described as a diabolical liying into the market unexpect
Mickelson, daughter Josephine, 21, of construction camp
is . which gas. railway for the
to see (Mrs. Lundberg Angelina Thomas, 83 (a weapon destroys Clement St., Guildford. at edly finer greasy
Victor callhd
help to for at Wangi, and Lilly
blind) she would have and Mrs. slowly its victims with its merino types and caused
family friend), in Parramatta neighbors. A doctor
taken it even worse." Mary Ann Mickelson, 60 blindness, and death in They are treat Morisset. the market to soar.
Hospital and their condi ed the
women before allow
the long run. Bail of 240 was
tion is satisfactory. ordering an ambulance to
"It is the act of an in Mrs. son Vic- rush them to hospital.
ed for each man. Sales intriguing
Figge's
human and cowardly per Russia and
Buying for
DON'T IBE MISLED! son.

satellite countries in the
"It displays no par Editorial past four years is intrigu
AMany Attempts Wave ticular smartness or
ing.

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"v- Ween 31aie To
cleverness.
HE STORY IS WRITTEN Russia, according to
official figures in 1949-

imitate it Wat Petrol down i IN THE SHY TODAY 50,

from
bought
Australia,
122,483
and
bales
satel
lite countries Poland and
Mhere ts anty\ 2d gallon For better or worse, for mankind's future happiness or
Czechoslovakia 153,173
in the bales.
"MERMES" I ADELAIDE, Thurs- j for its ruin, history was written sky of the southern
: day. Petrol will cost j In 1951-52 no ship
a halfpenny a gallon j hemisphere today by the first explosion of an atomic weapon ments to Russia were
less on Friday, a con- recorded, but the other
j j
i
on the mainland of Australia.
j ference of Prices Min- two countries took
: isters decided today. 49,611 bales.
This country has no teeming gen bombs might be far easier to
j The new price will i
armies than scientists Top price was 136d, a
: be 3/4 a a gallon. .; population, no mighty or produce once
penny below the season's
Other reductions de- vast air force to offer in defence thought, and that he feared that
| j best, for five bales of
| cided were: j of democratic but in one "the Soviet come to
upon ideas, may possess, greasy merino, from E. G.
i Lighting kerosene by with infinities five 10 of these
respect at least, its nqt or weapons, Shelton, Marlow, Moree,
j id a gallon; power j of empty earth, the ideal testing- but hundreds or even thousands".
j kerosene, Id: diesel oil, j
: 20/- a ton; furnace oil, : ground for atomic experiments, "Though it be against our will,"
| 40/- ton. j
it has been able to make a con he added, "we are now engaged
Falling bricks
tribution to the security of the in an atomic and hydrogen arms
free world. race. We have no alternative but kill
Thus, whatever the to stay ahead commandingly and
girl
significance
Dutch woman or scope of today's explosion may . incontestably ahead."
was
A six-year-old girl
when
killed instantly
be, another vital step has been Unless the democracies can at
a brick pillar fell on her
taken in the development of a least keep pace with Russia, they
' W
& CASH OR EASY TERMS poison victim power which, forgood or evil, is must invite an annihilating attack.
at her Balmain home yes
A 35-year-old Dutch likely to rule the future of the In this dark the only terday.
prospect,
The SWISS Portable ol PRECISION and Beauty woman told him she had
human race. She was Dawn Booth,
relief may be found in the long- of Vincent Balmain.
drunk three bottles of St.,
At the same every think- range view that scientific concen Police were told the
Manufacturers: |f ;s nof without reason that time,
thallium rat poison, a on a
man or woman must tration on the development of girl was swinging
Limited Swiss workmanship is renowned policeman said in the ing regret,
ather home when
in such will inevitably gate
Switzerland all over the world tor its excel- Lunacy Court today. that an ato/nic experiment weapons speed up came from
the gate away
D. J. a form and for such a military the whole of the development of the
. ( Estab . in 18141 like Constable White, the pillar, causing
lence. a factory
Only should atomic energy. bricks to on her,
of , Collaroy, said he had purpose be necessary. collapse
PAILLARD LTD., with a record Australia, perhaps more her skull.
The World's most compact r .m w r a nr I the woman in The simple fact remains, how fracturing
interviewed
Portable Typewriter. Weight Over 130 YEARb Ot precision than any other her nation, with
on ever, that atomic weapons are
' Manly Hospital July
complete wait carrying case

8J lbs.
workmanship,
a
is

mechanical
able to produce
masterpiece like
24. critically
fence
necessary
of the democratic
for the
world.
de vast
spot,
supplies
can look
of uranium
forward
on
to a tre
the
[?] Temp. Humid. Bar.
The who
woman,
the HERMES Portable. Indonesia, The nation which mendous of atomic 6 am 54.3 88 30.08
migrated from only against potential
with 7 am 55.2 86 30.07
was charged trying this kind of defence could possibly power.
FULLY GUARANTEED 8 58.8 80 30,08
to commit suicide. freedom from we am
be needed is Russia. Given war, 9 am 62.2 77 30.08
Constable White said Three days ago, the chairman of should be able to see in the smoke 10 am 64.5 77 30.04
Office Equipment he
woman
had confirmed
had bought
that "the
three
America's Congressional Atomic and fury of today's
of
explosion the
of
11
Noon
am 66.2
66.8
70
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30.08
29.98
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bottles of Thall-rat from a Energy Committee, Mr. Sterling outlines our own country
71 YORK SYDNEY. 1 pm 65.3 72 29JS8
STREET, Tel.: BX2501 (5 lines) chemist. declared that there was the future, to the unlim-
t 4.
' Manly Cole, geared 2 pm 67.0 70 29
The woman was re "ominous evidence" that hydro- II ited production of the atomic age. 67.4 75
manded for seven days
3 pm 29f|
4 pm 66.2 79 29.88
for medical observation.
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