Foreign Lady Murdered: Gentleman Seriously Wounded 'The body of a dead woman, Dorothy 'Thompson, well known among the sisters' of the Vi toria Nursing Home, and badly wounded man, Mr, H. Dudley Law, were "picked in Keswick Road by the police from Bubbling Well Station on Wednesday afternoon, Miss Thompson was shot through the heart and was quite dead. Mr. Law, a piece goods merchant, had been shot from behind by " bullet which entered his! ribs and passed out, without penetrating his chest, five inches below the heart. Another bullet had entered his skull just above the left eye! and passed through the head, in-Juring the bone, and splintering the the back.. Last night he was! still in a critical condition.
An inquest on the body of Miss Thompson was held by the Registrar, Mr. A. J. Martin, sitting as Coroner, in the Isolation Hospital on Thursday, Identification evidence only was taken, Dr. H. W. Webb, of the Isolation Hospital, giving tes many that the body viewed by the Coroner was that of Miss Dorothy 'Thompson of the Municipal Victori: Nursing Service and the Chinese] Police Hospital, who had been known' to the witness for nine months. Dr. Webb stated that he had seen her at 9 am. on October 3, and again in' the evening at the Bubbing Well Police Station, when she was dead.
After inspecting the remains the Coroner adjourned the inquest until Friday, October 12.
Victims of the Shooti Miss 'Thompson was a tall and extremely popular member of the staff of the Victoria Nursing Home, aged about 35 years. She was English and had, at the time of her death, only recently returned from Jong: leave in Britain. Wednesday. afternoon' was her usual afternoon, off" from two o'clock until five, but owing to an emergency case in the' maternity home, she volunteered for extra duty, and her three hours "of". were tus' postponed. Tt was
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