‘Case No 96.—@ogaits; January 1860. —A man named Furida went to the house of Mussammat Hatim one evening, while her 
husband was absent, and took an opportunity of mixing some dhatura seeds with the rice that she was cooking, as he afterwards 
co’ nfessed. ‘Mussammat Hatim, another woman, and an old man partook of the rice when it was cooked, but the poisoner refused to 
do so. Shortly after eating, Mussammat Hatim was attacked ie extreme oe and her mouth and throat became very dry, 
and subsequently she became insensible as did also the other tw 
Sacer next ated the two women were seen to rush from the house in a very excited. manner, tearing off their clothes till they 
and throwing about bricks like mad people. On entering the house, the old man was found insensible , lying on 
hin bed and clutohing at it; his breathing was loud and as if his throat was filled with phlegm; he was perfectly unconscious and 
remained so for three days. The two women recovered on the second day, one of them declared that she had been raped while 
Supanible. 
‘« An infant also partook of a Aye. of the food and became insenaitll Seeds of dhatura were found on the prisoner, who alone 
‘was quite unaffected by any illnes 
‘Case No 26.—Another very interesting case in which death occurred happened at Umballa in 1861. Aman named Din 
Mul was sent with some money to Umballa; on his way he met with a person named Devera, with a companion. These 
_ persuaded him to drink some liquid which they had mingled with pounded datura seeds, as they Seetvands confessed. 
‘Shortly after Din Muhammad had drunk this, he complained of feeling thirsty and confused. He was seen to s tagger about 
as if drunk, and then to fall and become senseless. From this condition he was ig by pouring cold water over his head; he 
en ae ot 
‘* Afterwards he ran up a tree and jumped off into thorns, and then began to run about laughing and singing, and to eat earth. 
| ‘Subsoquently he fell ties and died, vomiting before death ’’ ' 
_ Case No. 26.—Lahore, November 2nd, 1859.—Lulloo had been married to Kirpoo for 14 years without having any children. 
_ He therefore asked Muhammad Shah to give them some medicine which would produce fertility. This was done at their own house, 
while ay and the poise? were alone present. Half an hour afterwards the male sufferer felt his head going round, and subse- 
quent. , a8 also did his wife. They were found by the man’s brother in an insensiblo state, and the woman 
% sonia 80 How: three nae ae then died, but the man recovered. 
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