THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 5, 1940
REAL LIFE DETECTIVE TRIUMPHS
SILVER PIECES IN
MOONLIGHT
William Sproull, second engineer of the steamship Dorset, was given shore leave the night of March 15, 1905, a few hours after it docked at Victoria Docks. He was accompanied by Second Mate McEachern. Together they had about two pounds in their pockets.
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Early the following morning, before daylight, the body of Sproul found in the middle of Rupert St., Just back of the Leman St. police station. He had been staobed to death and there was no clue to in- dicate how it had happened.
Inspector Wensley, one of the brightest detectives of Scotland Yard, was immediately assigned to the case. He knew East London Uke a book and he proceeded to the scene of the murder at once and made a careful examination of the street. Presently be discovered Ilttle blotches of blood
the ground.
intervals, Then at between these blood stains, he noticed something shining brightly in the moonlight,
threepenny
on
They
were
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GEORGE BARTON
PRAYA THE STABBING
INCIDENT
He
history at the Rupert St. house. arrested Marks Reubens as he came out of the house and later discovered Morris
Reubens, a brother, in an upper room. Sproull's overcoat was found in a closet of the room. A search revealed a broken hippo- potamus stick and a broken tumbler in a tin pall. When Morris Reubens was taken into custody he cried:
"I did not stab him; if he was stabbed my brother did it!"
IN THE SUPREME COURT THIS MORNING, LI FOOK-SING WAS CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF 30, PUN YAU SZE, ON OCTOBER OPPOSITE THE DOUGLAS WHARF. Mr. T. J. Gould, assistant crown solicitor, prosecuted, assisted by In- defence spector Hopkins, while the was conducted by Mr. H. W. instructed by Mr. 3. M. d'Almada Remedios.
Lee,
The jury was composed of Messrs. C. A. Goldenberg (foreman) Lam Ho-yin, Lee Chung-yew, Chia Peng- hong, J. Krogh-Moe, D. P. Furtes and Paul Lec.
Mr. Gould said accused was em- ployed on the s.s. Seistan as a cook and the crime occurred practically opposite the Douglas Wharf, where the steamer was berthed. At about 6 a.m. three street coolies, sleeping under the verandah near the Wharf, were aroused by quarrelling and saw three men, including accused, quar- relling with Pun on the wharf. After this, two men were seen running through the grill to the wharf carry- ing gunny bags, leaving Pun and Li behind. Pun attempted to strike accused, who was seen to take a knife from his pocket and strike Pun on the left side of the abdomen. Pun collapsed on the road after stagger-
This was highly important in viewing several paces. of the fact that no one had men- tioned stabbing. It was a case of the guilty fleeing "when no man
into custody, but it was pretty well established that they had nothing to do with the crime.
silver pieces. The bloody blotches | pursueth." Two girls were taken and the silver pieces led him directly to a lodging house on Rupert St.
There, at the outset, he came face to face with a bit of sensational evidence.
Morris Reubens admitted fighting with Sproull, but said that
Li threw the knife into the har- bour. The grill was closed by nn Indian watchman, Bhag Singh, who would say that while he was in the lavatory he heard the word "kill."'
Coming out, he saw nothing to ac- count for the remark and closed the grill because several persons were
He attempting to enter.
saw Pun at-
he had One of the panels of the door of the lodging house showed the only acted in self-defence. He point-lying on the road but paid no bloody prints of a man's hand.
At the trial each bit Aited
of evidence
ed to the broken tumbler as proof,
JOHNNY ON THE JOB
saying the dead man had started the These valuable discoveries were due trouble when he threw the tumbler entirely to the fact that Wensley had at him. But one of the girls testified gone on the job immediately. Had otherwise; suid the glass had been he waited until morning the blood-broken when she accidently knocked stained panel would have been clean-it off the table. _ed_and_the_telltale silver pieces pick-
ed up or swept away.
in with the other with the Meanwhile Second Mate McEachern perfection of a solved lig-saw puzzle was found leaning against a wall on It was proven that the sailors were Whitechapel Road in ก half-in- In the room drinking with the girls men saw them and toxicated condition. He said they had when the two been in a house with two girls and came in. Sproull was stabbed in the and was thrown out. He that two men had broken in on them house starting a fight. He had a dim recol- leaned his bloody hand against the lection of being hit with a stick made | panel of the door as he staggered out of hippopotamus hide. He remem- bered being thrown out of the house but did not know what had become of Sproull. Also he dimly
recalled
to the road to die.
Wensley received high praise for his prompt and successful work, but he gave all of the credit for the solu- having changed banknotes for silver tion of the crime to the silver pieces threepenny pieces. When they were in the muddy road, shining in the on shore leave they were constantly | moonlight. being accosted by beggars and they made a practice of tossing the silver pieces to the mendicants.
While McEachern was being inter- viewed by another Scotland Yard .man, Detective Wensley was making
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TROUBLE OVER PONIES
Shanghai, Yesterday,
Mr. Cornell S. Franklin, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council, sailed for Dairen on board the Dairen Maru this morning, on the request of a friend there who is having dificul- ties over the transportation of a large number of Mimchurian ponies which are due to be shipped to Shanghai.
Mr. Franklin will probably be ab- from eight to 10 days-Reuter.
tention.
His statement, continued Mr. Gould, did not coincide with those of the
three coolies, who said the watch- man was present at all times during
the incident. Pun died two days later. The stab wound had perforat- ed the abdominal wall.
The crew's quarters on thes.S. Seistan was searched but accused could not be found. It was found that he had gone tą Kwang Chow wan but on his return later he was arrested.
When formally charged, accused ad- mitted stabbing deceased, but said he was attacked by several men who
attempted to steal bags of copper
coins from him.
The case is continuing.
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HITLER TURNS TO
SCHACHT
AGAIN
Herr Hitler is apparently trying to persuade Dr. Schacht, former President of the Reichsbank, to come back and straighten out the Reich's money troubles.
It is learned from a neutral source that Herr Funk, who succeeded Dr. Schacht as President, and his experts have been working on a number of drastic schemes for financing the war, but Hitler is hesitating to give them his approval, for Rudolf Hess, his deputy, has told him that the people must not be asked for any more big sacrifices just yet.
The Fuehrer, in desperation, it is suld, is turning to the man who has- saved Germans so many times before. But Dr. Schacht, remembering the day last January when he was
versed, is reluctant to accept Hitler's offer.
COOL THEFT abruptly sacked and his policy re-
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well-organised gang of eight, He states that he cannot undertake Germany's fin- caught six hours after the offence fol- to do anything with lowing prompt work by the Police ances in their present state. under Det.-Sgt. A. Shaw last Friday, was before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen this morning charged with stealing 1,154 feet of galvanized water piping. the property of Mr. F. Gibson,
Pineacres, Tai Pp Road. The piping was valued at $600.
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Lam Shing, 28, who had two pre- vlous convictions, was given two months' hard labour, while the seven others were sentenced to six weeks.
The gang stole the piping from the hillside above Mr. Gibson's residence. It connected the house with the re-
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servoir. They sold the piping to godown in Gap Road for 38 cents per foot, a fair price.
STORE IN THEATRE BROKEN INTO
Lau Pan, 20, was before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, charged with stealing $150 from a. Candy Store in the Cathay Theatre, Wanchai Road.
Det.-Sergt. V. Morrison said defen- dant was formerly employed by the proprietress, and was dismissed some time last month. On Friday night, the store was broken into, and a sum of $150, was stolen. Defendant was detained for enquiries, and when money was found in his possession, admitted the theft.
Bentence of six weeks' hard labour was imposed.
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