sentences:  At 3 am on 4 September 1873, Thomas Woolcock died.Dr Dickie initially stated his patient had died from "pure exhaustion from excessive and prolonged vomiting and purging".Woolcock's cousin, Elizabeth Snell, suggested to the doctor that as everyone knew Woolcock's wife had been getting "Morphia" she could have poisoned him with it and rumours of foul play began spreading.