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e shot which killed deceased had been fired in the shrubberyabout seven minutes'
distance from the houseand that the body of deceased had been dragged from that place to the house.
Deceased had undoubtedly died as the result of being shot in the lungs. The jury would have to decide
whether that shot was fired by his own hand or by the hand of another andif the latterwhether by accident
in self-defence or by malice aforethought with intent to murder.
As regards suicidethey must consider what they knew of deceased's character and circumstances. Deceased
was a young man in the prime of his strengthand apparently of considerable fortune. He had had a
meritorious military careerand was liked by his friends. The Duke of Denver had thought sufficiently well of
him to consent to his own sister's engagement to deceased. There was evidence to show that the fiancés
though perhaps not demonstrativewere on excellent terms. The Duke affirmed that on the Wednesday night
deceased had announced his intention of breaking off the engagement. Did they believe that deceasedwithout
even communicating with the ladyor writing a word of explanation or farewellwould thereupon rush out
and shoot himself? [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]