THE CAT’S WARNING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2489, 30 April 1909, Page 5

THE CAT’S WARNING.

AGITATED WIFE AND HUSBAND'S LUNCH.

Shortly after II o'clock on a recent morning a woman in a very excited state and almost out of breath from running called at the Co’.lingwood AAAi tollhouse, Melbourne, and requested Sergeant Murphy to send a telephone message to her husband, who was working at the Clifton Brickworks at Preston. When her agitation had somewhat subsided, she explained that her name, was Gilliiigau, and that she resided at Abbotsford. In consequence of her husband working so far from home he always took his lunch with him. When preparing his lunch that morning she had placed in it some slices of German sausage. Between 10 and 11 o’clock she gave her eat a piece ot the. sausage, and a few minutes afterwards the cat died. Being under the impression that the death of the eat was due to ptomainepoisoning, she resolved to at once go by train to Preston to prevent her husband from eating the sausage at the midday meal. Finding that the tram would'not arrive at Preston until after. 1 o’clock, she next thought of sending a telegram, but fearing her husband would'not receive it in time she ran to the watobhou.se to send him a telephone message. Sergeant Murphy telephoned to the police at Preston, and was iniionmed that a messenger won.(l be immediately sent to the brickworks, on a bicvclc to warn Mr Gilhgau._ On hearing 'the reply Mrs GUligau warmly thanked the sergeant. Word was sent by the police, and Mr Gilhgan did not eat the sausage.