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Belone Mr. N. L. Smith at the Magistracy, yesterday afternoon, the bearing was concluded in the case in which J. A. Reynolds, an Overseer of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, was charged with impersonating a Police Officer, for the purpose of obesining. admittance to "No. 16, Lee Yuen Street and performing the duties of a Police Officer without authority. The case for the prosecution was that the defendant, posing as a Police Officer.
went to a house occupied by a Filipino bandsman employed ar the longkong Hotel, and there carried out a search for opium.
Detective Inspector Wills conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr. Leo, d'Almada represented the de- fendant.
In opening, the case for the defence, Mr. d'Almada said the defendant first made the acquaintance of Wong, the Chinaman who went with him to the house, and who has since absconded, at the Police "Reserve Club some one and a half years ago. He met Wong on the day in question outside the Hongkong Hotel, and the faster told
A WATCHMAN'S JAG.
Before Mr. R. O. Hutchison at the Magistracy this morning, an Indian watchman was charged with beingĮ drunk and incapable in Cameron Road, last night, and with causing an alarm by blowing a Police whistle, A sergeant attached to the Water Police Station said he was duty in the Charge Room last night, when he heard the sound
on
of a Police whistle being blown. He rushed. out into the street and spent some ten minutes trying to locate it. Other sergeants and constables began to rush out of the station as the alarm continued to be sounded, and a search for the responsible
· person WAS started. every man getting very wet in the pouring rain. Eventualy the sound appeared to be nearer, but muffied. Suspicion was quickly attached to a passing ricsha, which had its hood and screen up. The vehicle was forthwith stopped and when the screen was pulled away, the defendant was found in it with a bottle of whisky in one hand and a Police whistle in the other paying alternate attention to both. The de fendant said he was drunk and did not know what he was doing. A fine of $2 was imposed
him that some Filipinos staying in Loc THE LATE MRS. RANDALL
Yuen Street had some opium which be Wong had entrusted to them to tronship to Manila, and asked the de fendant to go with him to the house and see if he 'cnuld recover it.
The
The death occurred, on Thursday last at the Matilda Hospital, of Mrs. Randal, wife of Sergeant J.H. Randall, of the Wiltshire Re giment. She had been in failing health
defendant was willing to help a friend and went with him, When they arrive
ever since her arrival ed at the house. Wong told the people in the Colony with the Regiment in that he had come to get back his November, 1919. The interment eplum The people in the house re- took place on Friday at 5 p.m. a fused to return the drug and Wong large number of friends being present. decided to search the place. The Beautiful floral wreaths were sent defendant did not take part in the by the following Husband search Eventually the Filipino and Children," The Officers Wiltshire woman said the spiam had been re-Regiment, Officer Commanding "A" moved to Wanchan, and suggested that Company, "A" Company, "B" Com- il Wong, stereaded in recovering it. pany, "C" Company, Major and Mrs. the defendant shout assist her in C. A-Law, Capt. and Mrs. O'Hanlon, gening back Mila. Defendant Rev. and Mrs. Shewell, Pioneers, told the
when she got to Shoemakers and Regimental Work Manila, she sh.. go to see inspector shops. Cr. Sgt. and Mrs. Alder Donoghue, whose acquaintance he had ton. C.S.M. and Mrs. Blackford, made some three years, ago, and he Sgt. and Mrs. Holdman, CSM. would assist her They were all and Mrs. Mawer,. Bandmaster and friendly in the house, and had drinks Mrs. Eatson, R.S.M. and Mrs. Blake, Lodge No. 848 Naval and
woman
together. When they got back to Military S.C. Sgt. and Mrs. Andrews, the Hongkong Hotel, the defendant Wesleyan Sunday School. The Band say Mr. White and asked him whether Wiltshire Regiment, two from the the Filipino was a bandsman ar the women of the Regiment, and many hotek Mr. White said Yes. what others. is it you want?" The Jefendant then jold Mr. White that he was seting as a sort of a detective to get back some opium for his friend. After this gonversation with Mr. White, the de- fendant sent the Filipino, away and himself went home, where he was ar rested later by Inspector Wills.
Mr. Smith: He took no trouble to disillusion the woman.
He did not take part in the search. Counsel said there was not a tittle of evidence to prove that the defend. ant had represented himself to be a Police Officer, and the Magistrate The defendant was then put into mest remove from his mind the witness box. where after produc-all doubts as to whether OT not the inmates of the ing certificates of good character, hé gave evidence
Mhouse had doubts of the defendant corroborating. d'Almeda's opening statement. When being a Police Office:, and Wong a he first agreed to go with Wong to the Chinese constable, because people house, he though the latter was going who were new to the Colony, if they to collect a gambling debr. On arrival saw a European of the defendant's there, when he saw Wong and the type, would not know whether he was a Police Officer, a Sanitary Inspector Filipine arguing heatedly, he asked or an official of any other department what the trouble was all about, and of the Government Service; and yet Wong told him that the Filipinos were they would almost invariably assume mying to cheat him out of some opium. he was connected with the Police. Witness suggested that the Police should be called, but Wong said they would arrest him. Wong lost his Mr. d'Almada said the bandsman; temper after a while and proceeded 10 in his evidence also did not mention throw things about in search for his anything about the defendant having oplum Witness did not take part represented himself to be a Police in the search.
The only inmate of the A Chinese werian Officer. called witness Pom-pan (Inspector) house who had made any such but witness did not reply. He did allegation against the defendant, not attempt to pose as a Folice was the Filipino woman.. She did Officer. Alter a while, the Filipino not know a word of English, yet she woman began to cry, and said her told the Court that she understood husband was in Manila and she the defendant to say he was a con- She stable, and that he had shown her a . had no money to go home.
offered 10 tell them where badge. There was absolutely no the opium was
condition corroboration of this woman's story. be (witness) assisted her to get Mr. White had alleged that the defen. back to Manila. Witness told her dant had represented himself to be that all he could do for her was to a detective, and yet. the Filipino give her a letter of introduction to who was present at the interview Inspector Donoghue, who being a between Mr. White and the defend- friend of his, would render her every and, made no mention in Court, of assistance. The bandsman then asked any such statement by the defendant. witness to write the Inspector's name He did not suggest that Mr. White on a piece of paper, and he did so. deliberately tried to perjure himself, When they got back to the Hongkong but he thought Mr. White must have Hotel, witness interviewed Mr. White misunderstood the defendant when about the matter, and the latter asked he said he was acting as a sort of him what it had got to do with him; detective to get the opium back. and be replied "Nothing, except that After-some argument, his Worship Wong is a friend, and 1 am going to said he was satisfied that the defen find the opium for him, even if I dant. had got mixed up in bad have to do some detective work to company. In the' search for opium. locate it." He did not carry a badge He must confess, however, that the with him, neither did he at any time indicate that he was a Detective In- spector or even a Policeman.
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Wong.
whole thing was a mystery to hini why the defendant should lend his presence and pretend to be a police Mr. d'Almada then dealt with the constable, simply to help this man evider of the various witness for the prosecution, and submitted that on the evidence, his client was ent tled to be discharged. Gertie Jang, the principal witness, had told the Court that the defendant sat down while Wong searched the premises
Mr. d'Almada pleaded for leniency, saying the defendant had been threatened with the loss of his job if he should be convicted.
A fine of $50, or in the älternative, six weeks hard labour was imposed.
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