Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 13 February 1954, page 9

THALLIUM
APPEAL

Court Hearing
Grills Case

hearing
The of the ap-
peal of Mrs. Caroline
Grills, against
63, her con-
viction and sentence of
administering
death for
thallium poisonwith intent
to murder Mrs. Eveline
Lundberg,
her sister-in-

law, was begun in the

Criminal Appeal
Court of
yesterday.
During trial, Justice
the Mr.
Brereton admitted evidence re-
lating to four other charges
against Mrs. Grills as evidence

of similarinstances.
These other charges were
of havingmurdered Mrs.
Mary Anne Mickelson, 60,
Mrs. ChristinaMickelson, 87,
and Mrs. Angelina Thomas,
84, and of having attempted
to murder Mrs. Christina
Eveline Downey, 40.
ADMISSIBILITY
Taylor,
Mr. R. L. Q.C.(for
Grills),
Mrs. saidthatthe ap-
peal was basedon the admis-
sibility evidence
of at the trial
relating to alleged poisonings
other than the one of which
she was charged.
Although other charges had

been preferredagainst Mrs.

Grills,
she was placedon trial
only in the case of Mrs. Lund-
berg.
Taylor
Mr. said that the
remarked
trial Judge had that
with the evidence of only a
conviction
singlechargea
difficult
would be to obtain.

It was neverproved nor

admitted that she had
murdered these people.
hearing was adjourned
The
untilFebruary 26.

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