Important Uevelopments in the mystery are expected shortly. From certain. statements made by Mr. Law on Monday, the police are following up clues which, is hoped, will result in arrests of the perpetrators of the crime shortly.
'A circumstantial story of the crime has been printed certain Chinese papers, where was said that three employees of Tocal mill wore walking down Keswick Rond shortly before the shooting and saw five Chinese lowing two foreigners. Five shots fare reported to have been heard by another Chinese, coming from the direction of the crime, at about the same time.
In H. M, Police Court on Tuesday, the Registrar, Mr. A. J. Marti sitting as Coroner, took the evident of Mr, J. W. Baldwin, who, it will be remembered, acquainted the police of the fact that two bodies were lying in Keswick Road.
He said that on the evening of October 3, at about 6.40, he was driving along Keswick Road in his motor car, from Great Westera Rond and' proceeding to Brenan Road, The first thing he saw was what appeared to heap of light coloured clothing.
On approaching, he saw. that the object was woman and that the clothing was considerably bloodstained. It was absolutely dark at the time and he had his bright headlights on. He observed the body when about 100 yards from the scene and was at that time travelling at about. 16 miles per hour as the road was very rough. Slowing down as he near the spot, he then observed the body of a man which was lying about 100 ft. from the body which he first observed, and which subsequently proved "to be that of Miss Thompson, As he passed, he noticed -that the man moved aad his first thoughts were that a motor accident had occurred, On reflection, and noticing that the woman appeared to. be dead, he suspected shooting and being unarmed, proceeded with all haste to Bubbling Well police station where he reported the afllir. He accompanied two police constables to the scene where they arrived shortly after 7 p.m,
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