In 1876 Charles Bravo died from antimony poison. Was it deliberately taken by him, administered to him by another or swallowed accidentally? Set in the Victorian suburb of Balham, the revelations at the much abused inquest, which turned into a virtual trial of the main 'suspects', created a scandal devoured by readers of the popular press. Probably the nearest we'll get to the truth of the matter is this riveting account written 80 years later.
(James Baker - bwl 16 December 2002 ) |
