Tragic double pistol attack ends in Miss Ray's death
Miss Martha Ray dies after a man in black shoots her at Covent Garden theatre then turns the pistol on himself. Hackman, once her suitor and army officer, is seized as a suspect after a self inflicted wound and a follow up inquest at Shakespeare tavern. The evidence details a long, fraught history of affection, rejection, and perilous obsession culminating in a fatal Wednesday night incident.
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Murder at the Shakespeare Coroner's Inquest Delivers Verdict
In a tragic case Miss Ray died from a gunshot wound with skull fracture. The Coroner's Inquest at the Shakespeare called by nine o clock concluded with a verdict of willful murder. Lord Sandwich reacted with grief and the body prepared for interment near Leicester Fields. Miss Ray, from Clerkenwell, left five children and was renowned for singing and harpsichord playing.
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