TRAGEDY AT SYDNEY
DR TOZER SHOT DEAD. Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, ; Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, December 22. (Received December 22, at 11.5 a.m.) . A mysterious tragedy occurred at Handfield, in the northern suburbs. Dr Tozer, the well-known cricketer, was shot dead at the residence of H, S.Mort. The latter telephoned to Dr Tozer yesterday morning to come and see his wife, who had been ill - for some days. l>r Tozer had hardly entered the sick loom when. ; shots were heard. On the door being • forced Dr Tozer was found dead, with a bullet through his brain. Mrs Mort was shot in the left breast. WRAPPED IN MYSTERY. SYDNEY, December 22 (Received December 22, at noon.). The Tozer shooting case is a complete mystery. Though it occurred' early in the day, the police were not informed until late at night. Mrs Mort is. unconscious, and is unable to give any details 1 of the affair. _Dr Tozer was to have captained the New South Wales cricket team against Queensland on New Year’s Day.
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Evening Star, Issue 17541, 22 December 1920, Page 8
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173TRAGEDY AT SYDNEY Evening Star, Issue 17541, 22 December 1920, Page 8
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