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MANTON SHOOTING
AFFAIR.
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shots went off, you were leaning forward.-Yes; slightly.
What sort of chair were you sit- ting on?-An ordinary dining chair with open back.
Everything you saw there was consistent with the possibility of an accident.?
ECHO OF BRUTAL CRIME.
Man Buried Alive Four Years Ago.
A crime which was committed in
A
MURDER CHARGE AGAINST EURASIAN.
Three-Year Old Orphan) Gives Evidence.
And
were
Singapore, Jan. 17. Singapore in 1927 was mentioned The Second Magistrate, Mr. G. E. before Mr. G. E. Clayton, the Clayton yesterday recorded Second Police Magistrate, Singa-ovidence in connection with the pore, on January 14 when a charges of murder and assault! Chinese who has just returned against a Eurasian named Espec Replying to this question, witness from China was charged with mur kerman who is alleged to have! said that with anybody handling ader and remanded for further in-struck B. E. Dendekker with a heavy blunt instrument, causing revolver for the first time anything quiries. might happen. He would not like
In December, 3927, Chinese his death and also with assaulting
11-year-old daughter to be in the same room with his police informer, who was decoyed his friend. If the latter had a revolver. to Thomson Road, was found buri- Chinese mald-servant, who
Mr. Hodgson How far was she ed in the Chinese cemetery, and seriously injured but recovered.
A pathetic note was struck when away?-About two or three feet Inspector D. W. Dale, of Kandang
Kerbau division, arrested three of, the children of the deceased gave She could have without you Ave suspects in connection with evidence. Jane said she remember- knowing-come right up to you and the crime. The three men were ed nothing beyond waking up In
before
the hospital. She knew the accused, fired straight into your head?subsequently tried
one Singapore Assizes and was who was a lodger in their house,
a previous convicted and sentenced to death, and she recalled Others suspected of the crime dis-casion when he entered her bed-
room while she was asleep. appeared from the country.
Inspector Dale was responsible awoke and he begged her not to for the arrest of the present ac- tell her father. cused, who fitatated to have re- turned from China rocently.
AWAY.
Yes.
I take it she had nothing to gain by shooting you?-Nothing to gain. What sort of state did you leave her in-As far as I can recollect, I took the revolver from her, threw her on the floor, called the amah. put on my hat, and walked out.
"Shoot Me."
ac-
Sho
Bernard, the three-year-old son, said he saw the accused push his daddy, also his sister and the servant girl. His sister woa unable to walk as a result of a
When you were going out did she LANCASHIRE COTTON WAGES. cut over the head. He was afraid say something to you? Yes. She said:
"Shoot me before you go." Did you see her in the No. 2 Police Station a little later?-No, sir.
Mr. Fitzroy-Was that the first time that you had seen the revolver that day?-Yes sir.
Weavers Oppose Employers' Terms.
London, Dec. 16. There is a possibility of trouble
in the Lancashire cotton trade as
of the accused. The enquiry was adjourned.
crs' proposal to introduce on Janu- arya new scale of wages and under which each a new system weaver will work more looms.
A
You have never before-seen the revolver in your flat?—No, never. the result of the Northern Coun-special delegate conference of the The next witness called was the tfes Textile Federation's decision Weavers' Amalgamation will meet amah, Chan To, who said that on to support the Weavers' Amal-t Manchester on Saturday to de the day in question she was in the gamation in opposing the employ-cide upon future action. kitchen when the firing took place. She went to the door and saw Mr.. Manton with a revolver in his hand, bet did not see the accused.
She went out with the object of calling a policeman but did not do 30. instead of going to Mrs. Xavier's sister-in-law's house. On her return she saw the accused near Wit- the kitchen standing alone. ness asked her, "What's happened?" and accused answered "I have shot the master dead."
Mr. Fitzroy-Anything else? The amah immediately de- manded my wages. (Laughter.)
Brother-in-Law's Revolver.
Hong
Mr. Reinaldo Gustavo Xavier assistant manager of the Kong Printing Preas, and residing at 4, Hanoi Road Kowloon, said that he was brother-In. law of accused. He identified the revolver and bullets no his, and explained that he kept the arms a locked drawer In his house. He only got to know: of their disappearance, through a letter which he recalved between 1.30 and 2.30 p.m. on December 27. He was positive that the handwriting on the letter was that of the accused.
The hearing was adjourned to this afternoon.
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