Show DEATH SAVES TRIAL TRUL BRITISH OFFICER COULD nor SURVIVE DISGRACE general macdonald of the british army who was to be courtman Court mar dialed suicides at a hotel in paris major general I 1 hector lector macdonald commanding the british forces in cey ion on and one of the foremost officers in the british army against whom charges based on immoral acts were filed some time I 1 go committed suicide at the regina hotel in pans paris wednes day he shot himself in the right tern tem pie shortly after noon and expired a few minutes later the general was alone in his small chamber at the time of the tragedy sir hector macdonald arrived in paris parts last friday evening from lon d don on on his way back to ceylon where it was understood that an immediate court martial would be held to clear up the charges made against him the tragic end of fighting mac mae who as the son of a highlander rose from a position of a draper s assistant to be an honored general in the army has caused great surprise and deep sorrow borrow in london the nature of the offenses with which he was charged had not been generally known but had been common gossip in military circles and although in the army and among his highlan highlander Highl anler ler comrades especially there Is I 1 een grief the feeling Is that it was better to die thus than face dishonor sir hector macdonald s great chance came when as a sergeant during the afghan campaign in 1879 and 1880 I 1 with a small force he by a furious bayonet charge cleared out a body of afghans who were lying in ambush tor for lord roberts for this teat feat lord rob erts offered him the choice of the victoria cross or a commission he chose the latter his ills greatest military achievement was leading the black Sou danese brigade in the Om durman campaign against the khalifa |