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CAFE MURDER TRIAL
BROTHER'S STORY OF
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EYEWITNESSES GAVE VIVID DESCRIPTIONS AT THE CRI- MINAL SESSIONS THIS MORNING, OF THE FATAL CHOP- PER ATTACK ON A JAPANESE RESIDENT IN A WAN- CHAI RESTAURANT IN JANUARY, WHEN THE "CAFE MURDER TRIAL” IN WHICH A 22-YEAR-OLD WAITER, LI THE MURDER OF PING-CHUN, ARRAIGNED FOR HIYOSHI SAGARA, WAS RESUMED BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MACGREGOR.
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Weeping bitterly, Li Yun-yung, brother of accused, said he mechanic employed at the Sam Hing Workshop.
A LETTER
STABBING
INCIDENT AT MONGKOK
"There are many of these assault cases in Mongkok, and I have been to take a In reply to Mr. John Whyntt, Crown instructed to ask you Counsel, witness said; "A fellow-vil-serious view because complainant lager, Wong, came to see me in Janu- might have been seriously injured ary. He gave me a letter. for
my if stabbed anywhere else than the brother (accused). When I met my shoulder. Sometimes there are 5
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brother I told him that Wong said that my younger brother had or 6 of these cases in a day, Your been killed and that my aunt had Worship," said Sergt. Rogers this been raped. My brother's face turned morning, in a case in which Leung red and he said to me 'Do your best and look after our adopted mother. I Ying, 17, was accused of assault- returned home and the following day ing Ng Hi, 28. I heard that my brother had been arrested."
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The prosecution alleged that on Sunday defendant and another man attacked the complainant with a knife.
Au Hing, 32-year-old salesman, stated that he saw complainant, a stranger, being chased by defen- dant and another man. Both were
Cross-examined by Mr. H. G. Shel- don, who appeared on behalf of the accused, witness said, "The uncle, re- ferred to in the letter, supported my brother (accused) until he was 14 years of age. When my uncle lost all he had in Canton when the Japan- ese came, my brother (accused) sup- ported him and also my younger bro- armed with knives. Defendant, be ther who was at school in Chung Shan, alleged, finally caught up My brother was upset when he heard complainant and stabbed him in the news of the killing and raping.
with
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He was not a violent man and I have the left shoulder. The defendant never heard him doing anything, viol- then ran into a shop, his friend ent. He had a very good character." | running away. Complainant called
Mr. N. C. Laurenciano, assistant a constable and defendant proof-reader of the "Hong Kong Daily
arrested. Press," said that he and a party, con- sisting of another man, Yeung Siu-ki, and two women, Yu Kwok-ching and Chan Yuk-lan, were having meal in
Witness the Cha Heung Cafe. party were sitting at the far end table. Witness heard a chopping noise paid no attention until the sounds of earthenware and crockery being broken were heard. Witness leaned forward and saw a man's head on the bench
Defentiant alleged that the wit- ness had been paid by complain- ant's friends to perjure him into and prison.
but Defendant was fined $20 or 1
month's hard labour.
of mahjong playing.
of the third cubicle, jutting out. Only clicking sounds the head and part of the neck could Accused, he said, appeared normal be- be seen. Accused was standing about fore the incident. four feet away with a chopper in his right hand.
WOMAN'S STORY Miss Yu Kwok-ching then entered the witness-box and in reply to Mr. Whyatt said:
A COMMOTION Witness continued: "There was a "I saw a man sitting with his head commotion. The two women screamed down and bleeding. I was frightened and cried and hid behind me. Yeung and shouted out. The other woman went forward and grabbed accused fainted. Yeung ran forward and grab- from behind and pinned his hands bed the assailant who was holding a behind his back. Accused dropped the chopper. I heard the assailant say I chopper and Yeung released him.
"One of the women fainted and Yeung returned and carried her out. When wo left, I heard accused say "You need not be afraid. Eat Drink On. This has nothing to do with you."
on.
"I heard no noise and I did not see any struggling prior to the chopping sounds. I would have noticed if a man in the left side cubicle had left and struggled with accused."
Yeung Slu-ki testified:
At about 11.40 p.m. one of the wo, men shouted and I saw a man being chopped in a cubicle. The assailant was a foki of the cafe, and was using a chopper. I snatched the chopper away from him and ordered him not to move."
am only taking revenge. My whole family had been slaughtered and my sister-in-law had been raped by "those people". I heard no other sounds.
Mrs. Chan Yu-lan testified similarly and said that she was so frightened that she fainted and did not regain con- sciousness until after she was convey- ed home.
A fellow-waiter, Wong Kan, said he heard a woman cry out. He saw Young holding accused, Witness was very frightened when he saw blood in the cubicle so he ran towards the door but fainted before he reached it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sheldon, wit ness sald four persons were playing mah jong upstairs in the cockloft when the incident occurred.-
Pang Teo-kai, manager of the cafe, The assailant replied, "My family said accused had a $75 share in the was slaughtered and my sister-in-law | business and worked as a waiter at a was raped."
The assailant said something else but I could not understand. He did not offer any resistance when I grab bed him. I saw that the women had fainted so I carried one of them home. "I heard no unusual noises prior to the chopping.".
Cross-examined by Mr. Sheldon, wit- ness said that he did not hear any
salary of $4 per month. Witness was eating with two friends when his at- tention was attracted by the cry of a woman. When he looked out he saw the body of a man lying on the bench. Accused was standing nearby. Witness ran out to summon the police.
Before the woman's cry he heard no other unusual sounds.
The case in continuing.