Constable
William THOMPSON
YEAR OF DEATH
1883
JURISDICTION
Tasmania
DETAILS OF DEATH
Constable Thompson had been called to assist a woman and her daughter who were being abused by a drunken employee a Mr James Connolly. It was reported that when Constable Thompson attempted to subdue Connolly with his police stick Connolly seized an axe in retaliation and killed him.
