Chinese Youth's Plea Of "Not Guilty" Alleged Murder
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Arsenic Poisoning
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coward.. This's why unless I aires, one revolver, and 200 rounds don't know what to do hot and is made some supreme effor case, Li, Kwok, a walter, was fined last night. I can't help it-being. "I hope Bob will make this his 360 by Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at a coward, I mean. I've been one home," old Miss Tamplin was say the Central Magistracy this for forty years. Ever since I ing. "He lived here
as a child morning. Defendant pleaded guilty can remember. It's as much after his parents died. Poor boy! to the possession of the leather part of me DS my narrow it will be so nice for him to settle EFORE His Honour, the Chief Justice, the Hon. Mr. A. D. A.
case which he denied was his, but shoulders, my short sight, my down after wandering about South MONOPOLE CHAMPAGNE MacGregor at the Criminal Sessions this morning, Fun Choho stated that he did not know its thinning hair. I'm made like it. America and all those dreadful hung, a young Chinese male, pleaded not guilty to a charge of mur-.
That wouldn't matter so much if places." der.
Detective-Sergeant Fowlie apé it weren't for Adela.
"I don't suppose he found them Mr. J. A. Fraser, the Assistant Attorney-General, assisted by peared for the prosecution and Adels, like so many women, ad- dreadful," protested Adola. "I bet the Assistant Crown Solicitor, Mr. W. J. Lockhart-Smith, appear stated that on Thursday, at about a mires above all thinge physical he thought the revolutions and ed for the Crown, while Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mrp.m., Revenue Officer Magor saw a courage; and I, I desire above all things awful fun. It's England D. B. Evans of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Masters, was for the junk coming from one of the things to display it, for Adelia he'll find a dreadful place dread- defendant.
The following special jury were empanelled: Messrs. R. H. American steamers in the harbour, will never love where she does not fully dall!"
"Not with you in it," smiled Miss Waller (foreman), C. Kew, E. I. Rozorio, U Tat-chee, A. H. Rob- and during the subsequent search find it. But I can't. I'm a coward.
an unclaimed leather case
Day dreaming, I accomplish the Tamplin. erls, A. M. Rumjahn, and F. Tolle.
The accused Pun Cho-hung is charged with the murder of found among the luggage in the heroic and the light of hero worship junk, This case was later claim-glows in her dark eyce; awaking to
"Even England," I hastened to Chik Wing, a vegetable gardener., who died at the Kwong Wah Hospital on the afternoon of August 8 last from arsenic poisoned by defendant who was staying at reality. I meet her friendly, half-interpose, "en't all that--well be
Another leather case, amused glance, and long hopelessly haved. We seem to be swarming! ing, alleged to have been administered to him in some red bean
which defendant identified as his, to make my dream come true. But congee by the accused and the wife of the deceased.
was found on the ship from which even if I had the opportunity I he had disembarked.
know I should shrink miserably When arrested the defendant had from the danger. So when I saw a cheque for $226 American cur- what I thought was a chance to play rency, 20 foreign coina, $64.10 Hong the here without risk, I jumped at
11 робов $1.50 Kony currency,
I was growing desperate. I had Canton currency, and one dollar,
to do something, something pretty Shanghai currency in his possesion.
In passing sentence Mr. Wynne spectacular; now that young Tam Jones said there was a possibility plin was home again. Although I The scene of the crime was near On the following morning, the that the defendant did not know had never met him I had heard a the Kowloon City Police Station and detective again went, to the farm the contents of the leather suit. took place in a wooden hut situated where he discovered another dead case. in a vegetable garden.
puppy, and, in the chicken coop.
Mr. Fraser in his opening ad-taining the liquid.- dress to the jury said that the Three Dogs Dead charge on which the accused was On the floor of the hut the indicted was a very serious one, Chinese detective found three pup- and when they came to consider pies dead outside and discovered a the verdict, there could be no wooden trough. question of any half-way verdict, "In the scrapings of the trough. éither he was guilty of the crime were found. traces of arsenic," or he was not guilty.
said Mr. Fraser.
The decensed, Chik-wing, and his dend chicken, In all the pup- wife, Gob Kam-yeung, slept in one pies and in the chicken were portion of the hut, while the accused, found 4 of a grains of argenic. Fun Cho-hung, and other vegetable fokis and casuals occupied the other portion.
In July the deceased and his wife were not living on friendly terms and she once tried to run away.
Meetings With Accused
in the vegetable garden.
that.
Meanwhile there was nothing to show that both the deceased and
The Government Analyst, in his subsequent analysis of the "congee! found in the bowl, discovered enough arsenic to kill 40 persons.
The accused, after his arrest, was first charged with attempted mur- der, together with the deceased's
an hotel.
"MUI TSAI" OWNERS FINED
Registration Not Made
the accused were not on good rela- "No more evidence will be given the S.C.A. for the registration, of
fit.
TO-MORROW'S STORY
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lot about Robert Tamplin from with smash-and-grab raiders and Adela and from his aunt. I knew bandits, quite up to South American the type, one of those sunburnt, standards. You've even had bur- hefty, reckless young men, who stars round here lately." breeze through life, riding to
hounds, flying aeroplanes, climbing mountains, roaming the wilds; he ing all the things I am not, and doing all the things I have dared to do.
never
"Yes," admitted the old lady.
With only the maids in the house was a shade nervous, but with: Bob here we'll be safe enough."
"I'd be sorry for the burglar Bob got his hands on," laughed. Adela.
Miss Tamplin ahuddered.
"Oh, I hope that will never hap- pen. There's not much here to tempt burglars."
"What about your jewellery?" exclaimed Adela. "That's valuable enough!"
"But no one knows I have any.
REVUE AT QUEEN'S never wear it. I only keep it for
RHAPSODY GIRLS'
Hungarian Trio On Stage
Two years ago Adela, was almost engaged to him, and now, watching her across his aunt's polished dining Summoned for keeping a 7-year-table, I felt that two months hence, She appears to have been on good wife Goh Kam-yeung and when Chikold unregistered mui tsai, Sun Tspi-! terms with the accused and had Wing died, the accused was charged
sau, alias Lin Tsoi, Leung Yu, a many opportunities of meeting him with murder.
Counsel. The charge against the woman Fung Street, second floor, was this married woman, of No. 22 Wing would not go further than saying was subsequently dropped in Police morning fine $25 by Mr. W. Scho-
Court proceedings and she was de-field at the Central Magistracy.
a present to the girl Bob marries." tained at Laichikak gaol.
Inspector Fraser said that on
"Lucky girl! But mind the bur- Evidence Against Accused
glars don't deprive her of. it!" December 8, defendant applied to
"I don't think they will. I keep before the jury than is necessary." the mui tegi, who has been with her
it there"-Miss Tamplin pointed to tionship with each other.
The accused, it was said by the The woman was discharged because since September 9, this year. The ing the Rhapsody Girls' Revue, who "They wouldn't know where to Three Hungarian girls, compris-a amall safe let into the panelling- prosecution, was in love with the it was not possible to get a state- woman and she did not do anything/ment from her which would have girl, who was presented by the has just arrived in the Colony after look."
mother-in-law of defendant, been reliable enough. She will give
was an extensive tour through Java, the "It's not difficult to spot. Be- exceptionally well treated. Inspec- Straits Settlements and the Phil-sides, the servants?" I suggested. At about noon on August 6, the evidence against the accused.
In answer to the charge of mur- had been instructed not to press appearance on the stage in Hong
tor Fraser said, and added that he lipine Islands, will make their firat "They may talk.". deceased Chik Wing, went to a nearby teahouse with a friend and der, the accused said: "I had no in-
"Oh, no, they are quite trust- Kong at the Queen's Theatre to-mor-worthy A fine of $25 was also imposed row afternoon.
What is it?" returned home at about 8 n.m. intention of murdering him, I had no intention of putting the arsenic in
"A telegram, Miss.”' good health.
on Lam man-yi, 22-year-old Soon after he partook of a bowl the congee: I leave the matter en married woman, of No. 3 Tsui Yin acrobatic dancing will be in con- took the orange envelope from the The exhibition of classical and The old lady, à little agitated. of congee and a short time after-tirely in your hands."
Lane, first floor, for keeping an un-junction with Metro's "Death on the maid. wards was taken ill. He then
registered mui taai, Tam Mun, alias Diamond" and will be given three called a relative and some friends.!
Shun Ho, 13 years.
to discourage him.
Poison Suspected
The deceased, his friends, and
and
a relative saw the pan in which the congee had been made saw some gritty substance at the bottom of it. The deceased there- upon came to the conclusion that he had been poisoned and searched; about for some more of the gritty substance. He discovered a bottle
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CONCEALED BIRTH OF CHILD
Woman Detained In Hospital
the case.
#1
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In this case the defendant also
times daily.
WHITE TROUSERS FOUND
applied to the S.C.A. for registera tion, saying that the girl was pre-: sented to the defendant by the mother, who was in poor circuni- stances, for the sum of $185 in Kongmoon on November 22.
An unusual case was brought be fore Mr. W. M. Thomson at the Cen-station in life and poured some water into it to 14-year-old woman, Chiu Heung-tal, vants, are quite satisfied
tral Magistracy this morning, when a changed to that of see if any of the poison was con- af No. 5GG Queen's Road West, mistresses. tained in it. The bottle, which was subsequently analysed, ré- vealed traces of arsenic.
At about 5.30 p.m. the same
ground floor, was charge with con- cealing the birth of a child, born between December 5 and 10.
On the application of Inspector
afternoon a Chinese doctor arriv Elston, one week's remand was ed from the Kwong Wah Hospital and made an examination. He'dis-'
granted.
covered that Chik Wing had been in hospital.
poisoned by an irritant substance
and gave him a simple antidote.
Chik Wing was then taken
to
Peak "Boy" Fined $75
Her face fell.
"Oh, dear! Bob's been delayed, He can't get here to-night!".
Adela echoed her "Ok!" of dis-i may. I twisted my face to a dis- appointment I did not feel.
"It's too bad," went on
Miss
Tamplin, "just when I've got you
two down here to make up a party In both cases the girls, whose
A fine of $75, in default aix for him. He says he'll arrive to had now been
weeks' hard labour, was this mornmorrow. You'll stay a day or two with their employed by Mrs. Nelson, of No. domestic sering imposed on Lau Chan, a "boy" longer, Mr. Pargeter?"
"That will be delightful," I mur- 166 The Peak, by Mr. W. Schofield mured, looking at Adela. But she at the Central Magistracy, for only smiled mechanically. being in unlawful possession of two} pairs-of-white-trousers at Mount Over coffee in the drawing-room Kellet Road..
our hostess began to recover from
BROKE INTO SHOP
Wong Tal, a 46-year-old unem-
No. 166 The Peak was formerly her disappointment. Encouraged by The woman is at present ployed, was sentenced to two months" the residence of Mr. W. G. Robin- Adela, she talked of Bob's boyhood
hard labour by Mr: E. W. Hamilton son, who has now left the Colony. at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning for breaking into a shop at
SHING MUN CASUALTY
No. 56 Temple Street, by means of
the Kwong Wah Hospital together | Chit Chong-ming, an earth coolie a duplicate key, and stealing a gold with a basin containing a sample employed at the Shing Mun Dam, wrist watch, four tins of cigarettes
PRACTICAL POINT OF VIEW
of the congee. This was later an- was removed to hospital yesterday and 18 packets of cigarettes, belong How alysed and was found to contain following injuries sustained when ing to Taze Kee, the 26-year-old about 120 graine of arsenic.
another worker fell on him.
Deposition Taken
Dr. Pau who later took charge of the deceased' discovered an Ir ritant poison. Meanwhile Chik Wing was getting, weaker and weaker and later a deposition was taken from him by Mr. Lee, the Kowloon Magistrate, in the presence of the accused.
Chik Wing succumbed to the poison at 3.30 a.m. on. August 8, 36 hours after' partaking of the congee.
After the post mortem had been held the deceased's stomach was examined and there was found 1/1,000th of a grain of arsenic..
Before Chik Wing died at the Kwong Wah Hospital, his rela- tive made a report to the Kowloon: City Police Station, and the re- sult was that a Chinese detective visited the hut the same night and took charge of the bottle con
shop keeper.
These three beautiful: Hungarian dancers, y Rhapsody Girls Revue are coming to the Queen's Thes Tow-in conjunction with Metro Goldwyn-Mayer's
Diamond."
the 10-18DE- ath on the
Britishers Regard The Irish Sweep
in this house. I must say he seem- ed to have been rather a mis- chlevous young devil, always in trouble with the neighbours, shoot- ing people with catapults, and tor menting the life out of his gentle old aunt.
"I used to punish him by sending him to bed, but he slipped in and Apropos of the great interest bellked. He could open the dining- Tout of the house at night just as he ing shown by the British Press at
room windows from outside by present in matters relating to the forcing back the catches with his Irish Sweepstakes, a Dublin resi-pocket knife. He was a naughty." dent, who recently made a businese she added with pride. trip to the north of England, re- "I haven't much use for a boy lates an amusing experience.
His business took him to a small in him," said Adela.
|or a man who hasn't a bit of devil
manufacturing town in Lancashire,
I lay in the lavender-scented and in a comparatively small area sheets rather miserable for all their of that town he came across a hotel, comfort I had never climbed out a motor garage, a bicycle repair of bedrooms, forced windows in the shop, a restaurant and a tobac-dark. There had been no devil in conist, all of which businesses bad me as a boy, nor as a man either, been started by prizes won in the and Adela knew it. Trich Sweepstakes.
At last I dozed off, to wake some Commenting upon this to a local time later with a shaft of moon- resident, the latter replied, "Oh, Ught falling on my pillow. I diss it would never do to restrict the like any, light on me when I gleep. salo of Irish Sweepstake tickets and I realised that if I was to rest here. What other chance --has-
undisturbed I must draw the cur working man or a tradesman of tains, Reluctantly I allpped out of getting enough money to retire on, bed and padded to the window. For to provide for bis old agel A)-(Continued on Page 10.)
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