Ethel Proudlock case

On the evening of 23 April 1911, she was alone in the VI headmaster's bungalow (3°8′28″N 101°41′40″E / 3.14111°N 101.69444°E / 3.14111; 101.69444, near the present-day Pasar Seni LRT/MRT station[1][1][2]) while her husband dined with a fellow teacher.

Shortly afterwards the boy heard two shots and saw Steward stumble out of the house across the veranda, followed by Proudlock carrying a revolver, who emptied the remaining four chambers into him.

The verdict caused a furore in the local community, prompting The Malay Mail to issue a notice reading:[3]We decline to associate ourselves with the hysterical outbursts which have followed the judicial decision...Correspondence has already appeared in our columns touching upon the case, and the opinions of our readers will receive publicity within limits.

During the course of that time a number of petitions were created for her, including one from her husband and the boys of the Victoria Institution, prompting Sultan Sulaiman of Selangor to pardon her.

In addition to the 1927 Maugham play and 1940 Wyler movie, the incident was referenced in the 1977 film East of Elephant Rock by Don Boyd.

Montage of historical maps of the Klang River, taken at the Pasar Seni MRT/LRT station. The Victoria Institution was located on its eastern bank when the murder occurred. The school's site was located several meters south of the present-day station, marked 'You Are Here'.