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DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
GERMAN COUPLE'S SAD- ENDING.
FINDING OF JURY.
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have passed the man on to the Gov Pictures Corporation, said he would COLONY'S FINANCES. Civil Hospital it is up to the medi-leave the matter in the hands of his
The witness said that the only point with any bearing on such a. case in the Police regulaitons was to the effect that if the police sus pected anybody of bebig insane they should send the suspect to the Government Civil Hospital, with a statement giving the reasons for their suspicions.
life?
:
He was quite upset.
Witness (after some hesitation):
Yes or Not Yes.
a
revolver. This was in the morning
worship.
How far that ill-treatment may have led to her action in taking poison.we don't know, but it seems quite clear that husband and wife wore fully reconciled when seen by Dr. Morrison; therefore, your verdict in her case is clear. You should bring in a verdict of "Suicide." There is nothing in the evidence on which you could blame her husband in connection with the direct cause of her death
HUGO AMBURG'S CASE
FIGURES FOR AUGUST."
The Colony's financial statement for the month of August this year is as follows
F
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Total........ Expenditure from August I to 31, 1923. ....
Balance
..$ 1,466,827:30
$18,350,038.08.
A comparative, statement of the Colony's revenue and expenditure for the period ended August 31, this year gives the following totals under revenus head
Estimates, 1923: $18,567,270.; revenue from August 1 to 31. $1.993.983.81; revenue for the com responding period the previous
to August 31, this year year, $1,572,552.82. actual revenue 6,534,92683 and revenue for cor responding period the previous Under the expenditure head the year $14.871,303.67. statement, gives the following total:
suicide.
cal authorities to state what steps shall be taken.:
You may have a man like Am The Coroner, addressing the burg, appearing quite sane, and yet | Jury, said: As to the death of Mrs. he, according to Mr. Ryan and Dr. Amburg, it seems quite clear that Smalley, was likely to commit suicide. Now, suppostag you she was found between 10 and It
REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE Balance of Assets The inquiry into the deaths of knew this fact that he was likely o'clock on the night of the 5th in
and Liabilities Mr. and Mrs. Amburg was conto commit suicide what would you the Hongkong Hotel, in the tinued before Mr. J. R. Wood, have done? What are your in- presence of her husband, after
July 31 1923 $15,822,941:57 Coroner and a Jury. The first structions in such a case? Well, having taken bichloride of mar-Revenue from August
1993.923.81 witness called was Inspector assuming that the man had been Pincott who stated that Amborg sent back from the Government cury. When she was found by Dr. to 31, 1923....
Morrison she said she had taken
$17,816,865.38. was brought to him from the Civil Hospital, I take it——
You take it that once the man the polton herself. She made this hospital at 12.45 p.m. by Sergt Murphy. He was not informed has been through the Doctor's that Amburg was likely to commit hands you are ao longer respon staternant volontarlly," and wo suicide and when witnesa sawsible (No answer to this ques have, also, the husband's state- Amburg he appeared to be quite tion).
mant that she took it herself, rational. Sergt. Murphy told wit- ness that Dr. Smalley had said at
After she had been removed to the hospital that Mrs. Amburg was
hospital, everything that could be black and blue, and in a measure
done for her was dons. Dr. Smal he took this to mean that Amburg
tey has told you that he stayed was responsible, in a way, for Mrs,
with her throughout the night until Amburg's condition. He took the meaning in the criminal sense.
5 m. She died the following night. Well, her case is clearly a The witness then went on to re- count the efforts of Mr. Perdue, The Coroner: These regulations case of suicide. Incidentally, with A.S.P., to get into touch with the do not apply to Amburg. "There is Medical Officer at the Government nothing definite to show that he her admission to hospital we have Civil Hospital in order to find out was insane. There are apparently, it that her husband treated her. something more definite about the no instructions to cover such a case. case. As however, Dr. Smalley You have no other instructions reg- was not available, Mr. Perdue left arding sane persoas suspected of the Detective Office to go for his being slightly insane and who are tiffin, Witness then went back to being detained by the police I Amburg and told him that he would don't think so. remain in the hands of the Police AMBURG WANTS, A REVOLVER.
Estimates, 1923, $22,583,835; ex- until they could get in touch with Mr. C. L. Chung, local repre-
penditure from August 1 to 31 the Doctor. He added what Sersentative of the Universal Pictures
$466,827.30: expenditure for cor geant Murphy had told him and Corporation of New York, said he
responding period the previous asked Amburg if he would care to knew Mr. and Mrs. Amburg. He
year, $1,390,493.56; actual expend!- make a statement, cautioning him firet saw Mr. Amburg at noon on
ture to August 31, $12.843.531.16: in the usual way. As the same time the 5th inst.
and expenditure for correspond- Amburg was then
As to the case of Amburging period the previous year, be told him that his wife's condition
quite normal. On the following was serious and probably they day witness went to the Hongkong himself, we know that he jumped $10,980,853.02. On Saturday afternoon the out- would have to take her dying de Hotel, and was informed of the over the verandah in the Police standing point in League Football positions. Amburg replied:
previous night's tragedy. He at Station and it is quite clear that, so focally was that, for the first time fore making a statement, just listen once went to the hospital, where far as those people who were with this season, both the senior and to me and I will tell you, man he saw Amburg. He did not have him at the time are concerned, his information that this man's mind junior teams of the King's had to man, what happened. The
He also said in evidence that he points scored against them. The beating did not take place in Hong any conversation with him about death was purely accidental. He was such that he might commit
the case but he remained with him took them all by surprise and jumped deliberately to his death. senior team played a draw of one kong. I will give you a statement until Amburg jumped over the That his death, also, was a case of gave Sergt. Murphy the same in- each with the R.G.A., while juniors as to what took place in Hong- verandah.
kong." Amburg then said he would
The Coroner: Did you anticipate suicide is obvious, and it is for you formation. Sergt. Murphy seems won by 5-2 against University.
All the league matches were write out his own statement, and that Amburg might take his own to state what condition his mind to have misunderstood the purport was in at that time. We have had of this conversation and that there keenly contested, in the, first for this purpose be was handed Sergt. Murphy whilst division no team lost by more than over to
witness took a statement from Mr.
a good deal of evidence as to the is no record of. Dr. Smalley's tele- circumstances leading up to that phone message having been re- the odd goal
time when Amburg jumped overceived in Central Station. The Ryan. Whilst this was going on witness asked Sergt. Murphy to
the verandah, and we have tried to only intimation which appears to Why 7-Well, he asked me for discover whether right and proper have reached the police is that ...... I serve Amburg with a "first notice," HK. Club...... 2 Kowloon
Asked to explain why he did not at the hospital. He did not say care was taken of him by those which reached Mr. Wolfe through King's............ I RG.A. Tamar.....
know that Amburg was in police I serve the notice himself, witness what he wanted the revolver for, persons through whose hands he Mr. Ryan, and Mr. Wolfe did not
passed, 1 Ambrose...... O said that Sergt. Murphy was in a There was no police-officer present Titania...
Continuing his Worship said that custody imtil 1.30 pm. It is very 2 Diomede........ 2 measure personally responsible for when he asked for a revolver, he thought it was quite clear that unfortunate that the matter should Despatch..
DIVISION IL
Amburg. At 2.15 p.m. Mr. Perdue neither did witness tell the police legally speaking no one person not have been placed on a more Kowloon....... 6 HK. Club.. I returned from tiffin and stated that
of Amburg's request.
could be held responsible as no definite footing. Dr. Smalley King's............ 5 University.... 2 he had spoken to Dr. Smalley, who
MISSING TELEPHONE MESSAGE. Sarred Heart... 4 Filipinos...... had informed him that the woman
The Police throughout the case person had taken actual charge of clearly wanted to rid himself of Titania............ I S. China "B." was dying. At about the same time maintained that not one person told Mr. Amburg and no person could any responsibility and tried to get S. China "A"... 2 Tamar......... I a message came from the Central them that Amburg might take his be charged for having neglected him off his hands and to secure this
to inform the authorities of their be informed the police. hud de Rec.... I Hollyhock... I Station Charge-room to the effect life. They denied receiving suspicions about Mr. Amburg, Mr.
that word had been received from Smalley's telephone message in the Ryan had told them that he saw The Coroner then referred to the the hospital that Mrs. Amburg was morning to this effect. On this very Amburg in the moming and he Ordinance which gave instructions dying and that Amburg's presence wits required at the hospital chins was called to give evidence.
important point Sub-Inspector Hut
Informed Dr. Smalley of his for dealing with such cases of the Witness gave Amburg the purport He said that he was on Charge suspicions. He also told the Cap-kind in hand. The Section stated of this message and said he was
tain Superintendent of Palice and that a person who is believed to be going to get a Magistrate. He on duty at the Central Station on after that he returned to the in an unsound state of mind should November 6 He did not speak to hospital to take charge of his friend be placed under control and that moved away and then heard a Dr. Smalley over the telephone on and he remained with him through any person may see that such a commotion. Turning round, he that morning, neither did he receive out the day. Mr... Chung also person is placed under control. Aston Villa... O Liverpool...... o saw Amburg disappearing overthe any report from the Government went to hospital and be formed Therefore under the Ordinance it Civil Hospital about Mr. and Birmingham... 0 Notts. Co
the same impression about Am- seemed quite clear that Dr. Smalley Mrs. Amburg. On that morning Bolton W....... 3 Huddersfield Burnley
5 West Ham U. 1
How the higher Police officers Mr. Amburg came to the Central Amburg asked him for a would have been within his legal in spital. Their friends have fine. Amburg but he did not do Everton ...... 2 West Brom. A, 0
told by Mr. C. G. Perdue, Assist Hotel. Amburg's condition was unfortunate people.
Mr. Manchester C. I Cardiff G.......I were concerned in the matter was Police Station accompanied by ever. Mr. Chung stood by him rights if he had taken steps to con White of the Hongkong done their best for those two that; he had him transferred to
the Central Police Station. Middlesboro 2 Chelseaant Director of Criminal Intelli-
normal. Amburg said he wished
Now as regards the Medical Dealing with the action of the Notts Forest... I Sheffield U..... 2
gence. Like Inspectar Fincott, he Preston N.E.... 1 Newcastle U. 2 was brought into the matter at to go to the Hospital with a night Officer at the Hospital, continued police, the Coroner said: It is un- Sunderland ... s Blackburn ... [ 12.45 p.m., when Amburg, was dress for Mrs. Amburg. Witness the Cordner, he dat with Ainig fortunate that Mr. Amburg, at the 'SCOTTISH LEAGUE. brought to the Central Station sent for Sergt. Murphy, who went all night until 5 o'clock in the mor time when he was in great mental Airdreonians.. 3 Hearts......... from hospital. He told the Jury to the Government Civil Hospital ning and he formed the impression distress, over his wife depending. Celtic............ Dundee
about his elforts to get Dr with him. In the afternoon wits that Amburg was in great distress dissolution, instead of receiving Falkirk Rangers Smalley before going to tiffness received a telephone message and that he might do anything to assistance was detained by, the Hibernians. 3 Clyde.... Whilst at tifin, Dr. Smalley rang from Dr. Smalley, stating that Mrs. himself. In the morning he thought police pending the consideration Kilmarnock... I Raith R. him up, and witness asked him if Amburg was about to die and thet so seriously about it that he was an- and perferment of criminal p Morton 4 Ayr Utd... it was possible for the dying de- he considered Amburg should be xious to get. Amburg off the pre-ceedings.
JURY'S FINDING A LIN Motherwell..... 2 Queen's Park positions to be taken. To this Dr. in attendance, but that Amburgmises and to give him in charge.
was not to be allowed to go to Unfortunately there is a confliction The Jury then retired to consider Partick.......... Hamilton A. 1 Smalley replied that the woman hospital alone. That message was of evidence on this point Dr. their verdict and after a brief St Mirren ...... 2 Aberdeen ... Owas not in a fit condition then, but
Smalley says that he rang up the absence returned to Court with the Third Lanark... 2 Clydebank... I should she recover sufficiently sent to Mr. Perdue.
The Coroner: Inspector Pincott, Police Department, giving definite following verdict he would let the police know. Mr.
In the case of Mrs. Amburg they. Perdue then asked the Doctor if the have you found out anything Can you
returned a verdict of suicide. In bruises on the wife's body would about this message?
the case of her husband they return- be the direct cause of death, should find who received it? The following players have been the woman die. To this question been made from everyone in the Inspector Pincott: Enquiry has
ed a verdict of suicide whilst of unsound mind. They also added selected to play on the Club the Doctor made a reply in the
the following tider: In our option Ground on Wednesday, kick off negative. The Doctor added that Central Station, but no one recol-
the Medical Authorities at the 4.30 p.m. sharp.—
the poison belonged to the hus- lects receiving such a message. Whites: Angus; Wheeler, Bis-band, but he said nothing to sug-
CORONER SUMS UP,
Government Civil Hospital, know ing the state of Hugo Amburg's bop: Mair, McKelvie, Lelliott; gest that Amburg himself was -Asked if he wished to address
mind, should have detained him in Green, Caseldine, Johnston, Begg likely to commit suicide.
the Jury, Mr. Webster, who ap
hospital. and Simpson.
Continuing, witness said he ex-peared on behalf of the Universal Blues: Hutchison; Knight. Mc-plained the situation to Mr. Wolfe, the Captain Superintendent of Water; Post, Sepher. McPhail Omar, Forsyth, Cooke, Roberts and Police, who was having tiffin with him, and then Mr. Wolfe related what had taken place between Mr. Ryan and himself, Ryan, it appear- ed, told him that Amburg was in a very bad state. Witness told Mr. Wolfe that Amburg was in the Station at that moment, and Mr. Wolfe's instructions were to keep People who like action in pict him there. Mr. Perdue then return ures, and not too much protracted ed to his office and there received love making, will be glad to the message from the Charge room bear that Garrison's Finish", that Mrs. Amburg was dying! The a spectacular racing film, will message was to the effect, that Occupy the screen at the Coronet Amburg was not to be sent to the for the next few days. The hospital unless he was accompanied primary clain made for this pict by somebody responsible for him. ure is that it is one of the finest Whilst Mr. Perduo was answering racing films ever, mede-other- the telephone, Amburg took his
fatallesp wise the story, runs on agree-
The Coroner: Supposing the ably familiar lines, with... a Welcome touch of melodrama in the police received information that a situations now and again. One person was irresponsible, what in associates a racing story with a structions have you got? river defink type of plot there are Witness We should at once AlwayBrooks and gamblers galore, Place the Borson of unbound mind and there is the never absent at story Ves would tole" sempt to
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