Douglas Malcolm | |
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Born | James Douglas Malcolm 1883 Highbury, London, England |
Died | 1969 Sussex, England |
Occupation(s) | British Army officer, jute merchant |
Known for | Acquitted of murder in 1917 after shooting dead his wife's lover |
Spouse | Dorothy Vera Taylor (m.1914) |
Children | Derek Malcolm |
James Douglas Malcolm (1883–1969) was a British Army officer. Whilst home on leave in 1917 during World War I, he discovered his wife Dorothy was having an affair with a Russian, Anton Baumberg. He shot him dead, and was acquitted of murder and manslaughter in a much-publicised trial at the Old Bailey.[1]