London June 3, Alexander F, R,_ Wollaston, fellow and tutor of King's College, Cambridge, was shot dead in his rooms at Cambridge to<lay by a. first year undergraduate, D. Potts.
Potts also shot and wounded Detective Sergeant Mis, of Cambridge, and then shot himself, Potts has since died. He had been absent from Cambridge for some days without leave and was in Me, Wollaston's rooms being inter regeted when he shot the tutor through the heart, Mx, Wollaston was killed instantly, Mr. Wollaston, who was 55 years of age, was educated at Clifton College, and King's College, Cambridge. He was an M.A., and B.Ch., of Cambridge and also an INROS. LR.CP. During the war ho wa a surgeon in the Navy and was mentioned in despatches and awand-ed the D.S.C. He was medical oticer and naturalist to the Mount Everest Expedition in 1921.
June 4, Det-Sgt. Willis succumbed to injuries early this morning Reuter.
Cambridge, June 6.
The inquest "upon the three ims of the shooting tragedy, ich occurred on June, was held here to-day.
It will be recalled that D.
Potts, a first year undergraduate, whilst being interrogated by his for, Alexander F, a Fellow and Tutor of King's College, shot and instantly killed the tutor, shot Detecti Cambridge, and wounded seriously that he succumbed, and then shot and killed himself.
The coroner said that Detective Sergeant Willis, when he visited Mx. Wollaston's room, had a warrant for the arrest of Potts When told to come to the Police Station Potts produced the revolver id fired twice at Willis, who tried his utmost to save Mr. Wollaston, but was himself seriously wounded, Potts then shot Mr. Wollaston dead and afterwards shot himself.
The jury returned a verdict of mind.
The Coroner expressed the opinion that Potts, who was about to be arrested for the theft of the pistol, was temporarily demented after the away from the ty for ten days—Reuter.
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