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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1988.
DR. PFISTER TAKEN ILL IN WITNESS BOX
Dr. Pfister was cross-examined by some length by Mr. John Whyatt, for the Crown, when the Peak murder trial, in which Lam Chun, cook-boy, is charged with the murder of Mrs. Sybil Challinor, was resumed at Criminal Sessions before Justice Lindsell this morning.
Dr. Pfister yesterday after-
Did he make any contradictory state- noon gave evidence expressing ments in the course of the afternoon? the opinion that accused was suf--No." fering from epileptic equivalent when the attack was made,
Mr. Whyatt: So far as his evidence of the afternoon about leprosy was concerned, was it indicative of a sound what was it in his evidence of the mind? Yes. afternoon that indicated a disorderly mind 7--If he said that he became ex- cited when called a leper, that could Ruby have indicated that he had normal feel- ing. I cannot recollect what he said the but he was in a confused and agitated Mr. state of mind. His statements were so often contradictory. I should say he might say one thing at one time and later another.
•
DISORDERLY MIND?
Confining yourself to the evidence he
Mr. Whyatt's first question gave in the afternoon, was there any- thing that would suggest a disorderly this morning, was: Do I under-mind?-He made a statement to the stand that in your evidence yes-effect that if he did not make things terday you said you were clear he would be considered a fool or M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. (London) ? lunatic so I consider that he would rather plead guilty, than be considered Dr. Pfister: Yes.
a lunatic.
Mr.. Whyatt: If a man said: "I would rather speak the truth than be lunatic" would that not merely indicate a sound mind.
At this stage, Dr. Pfister again How long is it since you were complained of feeling unwell and ask- on the London register? I am short while. Mr. Whyatt, however, ed permission to leave the court for, a not sure. I passed two examin- indicated that he would ask no further ations in 1910 and I cannot say questions and the doctor was allowed how long my name remained onto stand down.", the register as I never intended to practise in London.
Mr. Whyatt: In point of fact, it is not true that you are not now on the London register? branded a Yes.
Dr. G. I. Shaw, called by the Crown
to give rebutting evidence, said pri-
soner had been under his care since.. on to his case and had seen him prac- June 11. He had given special atten- tically every day.
Do you agree that for 20 years you have not been on the London register?--I can only say that I He had formed the opinion that the never knew whether I was or not as man wag sane.**
vas sane. "In my opinion there
I was not interested, constthere is anything to indicata insanity.” is no ground for the suggestion that
SPECIALIST -
He had held various conversations with prisoner during which he had been
SHAW'S EXPERIENCE
Are you putting yourself for-told about his family. ward as a specialist in mental di- seases? Yes.
ANDRed about the statement.
made yesterday that prisoner when You said that at the P.U.M.C. asked to name a Chinese General, had you were director of the depart-named Sun Yat-sen, witnessed said that he had questioned many Chinese ment of neurology?—Yes.
inmates of Stanley Prison and a great Do you agree that a specialist in many of them had not heard of Chiang neurology is different from a spe-Kai-shek. They did not even know cialist in mental diseases?—Yes.
that there was any fighting going on in China. In most of your career you have studied neurology?—Yes. -
On the matter of prisoner's reflexes, witness stated that unlike Dr. Pfister, You stated yesterday that in he had always found them normal. He your opinion prisoner was an epi-had tested his knee jerks about six times in all and except for one occa- leptic? I said yesterday that the sion, had found them normal. The one behaviour of accused, the way he exception was last night when they had made the attack in the sleeping been abnormal. This witness attri- room and later an attack on the buted the the strain of the court pro- servants indicated that at the time Witness went on to say that he had
ceedings yesterday. he was suffering from epileptic made an examination of prisoner's. equivalent.
eyes to ascertain if there was
any physical disease which might result in mental disorder but had found none.
DRUG IN- EYES...
AN "ASSUMPTION?”
Mr Whyatt: You have proceeded He drew the attention of the court- om the assumption that the BC that in making this examination of to the fact, not hitherto mentioned, cused had no recollection of his at the eyes, he had had to Infect a drug tack on Mrs. Challinor? I don't into the eyes. The effect of this drug, think so.
one effect of which was to enlarge the
I suggest that that was an im- pupils, would not wear off within five portant factor in assisting you to Dr. Pfister made his examinations.
days. It was during this period that arrive at the opinion that he was an epileptic?-No,
? CLOSING SPEECHES D Mr. Macnamara's closing address to Dealing with the motive, counsel said the jury occupied some 85 minutes.
Are you asking us to believe that a man who attacks a woman dur- there was a great deal of evidence of ing a fit of epileptic equivalent squabbles, grievances, accusations that knows at the time that he is doing he was a leper, wrong?
all of which were for a sane pеrann.
Why
nate a have assaulted the Ber- After some time, witness replied: | vants. The first thing a sane man.
No, that is impossible.
Dr.
would have done would have been to Mr. Whyatt: If prisoner's answer
try to escape; Prisoner had made no made yesterday is true, your theory. Regarding prisoner's story
effort at all. goes by the board. Are we agre- Thomas, counsel said it was ed?--If the statement he made yes- to reconcile the alleged Co terday was made with a clear mind,
ved.
If the prisoner was speaking truth, your theory goes
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with the servants with other state- ments he had made. And then in the matter of climbing on the roof and the mention for the first time yesterday of an earthquake and the utter futility of jumping down, Co se contended that all these acts were those of an insane man.
Counsel mentioned the abnormal strength prisoner had shown in his struggle with Mr. Challinor, the sava Dr. Paster gory of the attack on Mrs. Challinor,
attDr.
the shout, "of """""Robbers,” Robbers when he ran but of the house, further Indications of insanity.
He suggested that prisoner's state- nënt
could not be believed.
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