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And was she antagonistic__ to what you wished her to do?—Yos, I said we should hurry off instead of talking, and she wanted to tele- phone.
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Mrs. Florence Evangeline Martin, of Leinster-square, Paddington, said that she A verdict of Suicide while of un-Gordon for ten years." At times had known Mrs. Bound mind was returned by the she was rather peculiar. On the Paddington Coroner recently at the
day of tho_tragedy she met Mrs. Inquest on Mrs. Honorin Adeline Gordon at Victoria, and after do- Gordon, wife of Captain Charles ing some shopping they had ton, Gordon, who was found shot in and then went to a fat at Ebury friend's flat in Leinster-square, street, Victoria, where they inet Bayawater, on Monday night. Captain Gordon, and spent some Captain Gordon zaid that he lived time interviewing servants. They at Swiss Cottage, Box Hill, and reached her (witness's) fint be was employed in a shop in Regent-tween 9.30 and 10 p.m. street. He was not the owner of "Just before Captain and Mrs.Hongkong and Kwangs! Stations at Wuchow, Nanning and Llachow
Gordon were going to leave," she the charge is $0.20 per word. Messages will also be accepted for Kwel yang and Changsha by above route-the charge being $0.80 per word His wife, who was 35, had suffer-said, "Mrs. Gordon was very CA No charge will be collected from the addresses for delivery. ed from nerves, he said. She used cited. She had been discussing storms, and things with Captain Gordon, and bothered about troubles which did she asked me to leave the room. not exist. She had seen a doctor She went into the bedroom to tele phone. I put my head in at the for her nerves, and another doctor doorway and noticed that the cover- whom she saw about her throat let had been pulled off my bed, two pillows had been thrown back, and diagnosed trouble in the head.
They came to London ou amy revolver, which I always kept recent Monday morning, he said, under my pillow, was missing. and went to an address in Ebury- street, Victoria, where they had occupied a flat which they were leaving.
to have nervous
Search for Revolver.
"I shut the door," she said, "turn- ed to my daughter and said, "My revolver has gone. I opened the He left his wife there and saw door again, walked to my dressing: her again at 6.30 with
a Mrs table and looked round to see if I Martin and her daughter, he said. could get the gun. I could not see They stayed there little time. it, and I walked out again." --
The purpose of their visit was to
get servanta. They left Ebury- The Coroner-On previous oc. street and went to a itat in Leinster-casions has she suggested that sho square, where they had a dis might shoot herself?--Yes. cussion about the time of their re-
When you found the revolver had turn to working and decided to gone did you call Captain Gordon? have dinner and drive to Dorking-Yes, and as I started telling him afterwards.
we heard a shot, followed by a second shot.
Did you hear what the discussion was about between Mrs. Gordon and her husband? No, I cannot say that I did.
After dinner, he said, he wanted, to hurry off, but his wife said she wanted to telephone. She went into the front bed-room to get to the telephone, when Mrs. Martin called him into the sitting-room ad- joining the bed-room. He heard two bangs and hurried to the bed- room, where his wife was sitting on a chair unconscious. When doctor arrived she was dead.
Mental Distress.
The Coroner-Was she in any Anancial difficulties?--No.
or after dinner During dinner had you any disgreement?We had a discussion, but no disagreement.
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Japan, Shanghai and Europe vla
Siberia (London 18-19 Apr.) ........ Tamba Maru They seemed to have a little tiff, U.S.A., Canada, Japan and Shanghai Pres. McKinloy did they There seemed to be a Shanghai and Swatow .... certain amount of argument.
Straits
Mrs. Martin's 11-year-old daugh- { Straits ter, Elizabeth Florence, was next Japan, Shanghai and Europo viz
Siberia (London 20th"Apr.)
a
called.
Had you any idea she was dis- tressed mentally 7-I knew she was mentally distressed. It was her nervousness, and also about a thing that had happened some threej weeks before,
Had that incident caused acute mental distress?—Yes.
She described, in reply to the Manila Coroner, everything that happened Suez and Straits on the night of the tragedy.
She said she heard Mrs. Gordon say that she was going to tele phone. Mrs. Gordon went into the bed-room and shut the door. Her
mother
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a little later exclaimed, Japan and Shanghel "My pistol has gone," and her mother and Captain Gordon went into the bed-room.
Fi
Dr. Mervyn Eager, of Gloucester. Haiphong place, said that Mrs. Gordon had a Manila wound through the left breast. Salgon
hor There were no signs of bruises or Amoy and Japan
ather Injury or of a struggle. Swntow
Can you tell us what it was 1---I told her I could not carry on any I told her all our time I hail had great trouble with these nervous storms and things,
more.
The Coroner, in returning the Amoy verdict given above, said the girl Straits and Calcutta gave her evidence well, and heri statements were remembered and not suggested to her.
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